This one started pretty badly.
The Cincinnati Bearcats’ women’s basketball team fell behind 23-2 after one quarter. The 20th ranked Temple Owls spent the rest of the afternoon in cruise control. Temple ended up winning by a final score of 88-64.
Cincinnati fell to 16-12 with the loss and 7-8 in the American. Temple moved to 22-6 with the win and 12-3 in the conference.
The game was a homecoming for UC star and Philadelphia native Shanice Johnson, who led the way for the Bearcats with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Freshman guard Sam Rodgers contributed 13 points off the bench for the Bearcats.