Red Hot Shooting Downs Women's Basketball

HOUSTON – The Temple women's basketball team (12-12, 7-6 AAC) suffered its second consecutive loss on Wednesday night, falling to the Houston Cougars (12-12, 5-7 AAC) by a score of 80-60. Down by eight points with four minutes to play in the third quarter, the Cougars ended the quarter on a 13-4 run to take command for the rest of the contest. Red hot shooting (50.0% from three-point land) from the Cougars kept the Owls from cutting into the deficit.

Statistical Leaders

> Mia Davis: game-high 24 points on 7-14 shooting

> Caranda Perea: 13 points, 4-7 shooting from three-point range

First Quarter: Temple 15, Houston 19

> Houston began the game with a hot start as they took a 7-1 lead early on to…