Tulane University
15-8, 6-4
Temple
17-5, 7-2
Cold Shooting Plagues Women’s Hoops in 76-50 Loss to Temple
Feb 5, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Green Wave shoot season low 25.4 percent
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NEW ORLEANS – The (-/RV) Tulane women's basketball team (15-8, 6-4) suffered from a rare cold shooting day at home on Sunday afternoon, as the visiting Temple Owls (17-5, 7-2) took advantage for the 76-50 victory. The Green Wave shot a season low 25.4 percent while a trio of Temple players combined for 67 points.
"This is a really disappointing loss," Tulane head coach Lisa Stockton explained. "In the first quarter, neither team could stop the other, really back-and-forth. The thing that really disappoints me the most is that we just didn't battle through the whole game. The first half, I thought it was our defense a little, then in the second our offense just wasn't patient enough."
Tulane jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the opening minutes, but Temple responded with a 12-2 run, primarily thanks to Donnaizha Fountain who registered 18 points in the period. The Wave kept pace by shooting 61.5 percent, claiming a 26-25 advantage by the end of the quarter.
Tulane's shooting cooled off in the second period, as the Wave suffered a six-minute scoring drought as the Owls then pushed ahead 44-33 at the half.
The Green Wave's shooting woes continued into the second half where they registered a field goal at the 8:13 mark in the third before missing 18 consecutive attempts. Meanwhile, Temple shot 50.0 percent in the third, which included four three-pointers, to jump out 65-36. The Wave later outscored the Owls 14-11 in the fourth to bring it to the final of 76-50.
Morgan's streak of seven straight games of 20+ points came to an end on Sunday, finishing a rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. However, Morgan did surpass Olivia Grayson for seventh all-time in Tulane scoring history, now up to 1,445 in her career.
Lastly, Vorpahl finished with a team high 14 points, which included a 6-for-6 mark from the free-throw line.
Up next, the Green Wave will look to bounce back when they host the Memphis Tigers on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. CT, on ESPN3.
