It wasn’t the prettiest of starts for either team, but the Wildcats would ultimately do just enough to spring ahead of the Owls in the second half and win, 69-65.
With the win, the Wildcats improved to 9-0, their best start since the 1979-80 season. Villanova also remains to be one of three schools that have undefeated men’s and women’s basketball teams—with the Florida State Seminoles and the Mississippi State Bulldogs also in the mix.
It wasn’t an easy game for the ‘Cats, who found themselves trailing early.
The Wildcats were slow to start, but remained defensively tough in containing Temple’s Tanaya Atkinson.