PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball team won its seventh-straight game, downing visiting Tulane, 86-71, at McGonigle Hall on Sunday night. Both teams entered the contest receiving votes in the USA Today national poll, but it was the Owls who grabbed their 11th win of the season, improving to 11-3 overall, 2-0 in conference play. Tulane falls to 10-6, 1-2 in The American.
Three players reached the 20-point mark for the Owls, including junior Tanaya Atkinson, whose 21 points included the 1,000th of her career. Junior Alliya Butts tied for team-high honors with 21 points, while senior Feyonda Fitzgerald tallied her fourth-straight double-double with 20 points?