Nov. 30, 2013

Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (1-6)

• The Golden Grizzlies start the 2013-14 season with five of its first seven games against BCS opponents
• The Golden Grizzlies trailed at the half by a score of 39-29; Temple went on 16-6 run in the opening half to lead by as many as 14
• TU led by as many as 29 points in the second half as the Owls started on a 25-10 run to open the second half
• Temple outrebounded Oakland 41-33
• Jeff Tungate started his 1st season as head coach of the women's program after spending the last six seasons as associate head coach for the men's team
• Oakland shot 39.4 percent (13-33), but only 1-for-7 from beyond the arc in the first half; finished game shooting 35.0 percent (21-60) and 23.5 percent from 3-point range tying with season-low 4 triples
• Temple shot 50.0 percent (17-34) including its first 9 straight field goal attempts, but 22.2 percent (2-9) from beyond the arc in the first half; finished game at 50.7 percent (34-67) and 30.0 percent from 3-point range (6-20)
• The Owls outscored the Golden Grizzlies in the pain 54-26
• Natasha Thames' 21 points is the most points scored by an opponent against OU all season

OU-TU SERIES NOTES

• Temple leads the series 2-0
• The two teams last played in 1979

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Olivia Nash

• Finished 16 points and 9 rebounds
• It marks her 5th double-figure scoring effort of the season
• Tallied team-best 9 rebounds

• Finished with a career-high 10 points with 3 made field goals
• Hit career-best 4 free throws
• First career double-figure scoring effort

Sophomore Elena Popkey

• Scored 8 points on 4-of-10 shooting
• Only third game this season failing to reach double-figure points

Senior Bethany Watterworth

• Tallied 8 points in 16 minutes of action
• All 8 points came in the 1st half