In Temple’s final exhibition victory against Bloomfield College 65-42, the Bears gave the Owls a lot to contemplate defensively before their season opener against the University of Florida, Nov. 13.
As Temple stepped onto court against the Bears, it was apparent there were still rebounding struggles that carried from last season. After being outrebounded 20-14 in the first half, the Owls entered halftime with a 26-23 lead after Bloomfield’s Tianna Smith connected on a 3-point shot with 2.7 seconds left.
“I don’t think we were really happy with our first half,” junior center Safiya Martin said. “Defensive wise, we were kind of lackadaisical and weren’t paying attention to details.