Tulane Extends Win Streak to Nine With Win at Temple, 71-56

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Tulane Extends Win Streak to Nine With Win at Temple, 71-56

Feb 26, 2022 | Women's Basketball

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PHILADELPHIA – Lock down perimeter defense led the way for the Tulane women's basketball team (20-7, 11-4) to notch its 20^th win of the season by defeating Temple (12-13, 7-7) 71-56 on the road Saturday afternoon. The Green Wave held the Owls to 9.5 percent shooting on 2-of-21 from beyond the arc and forced Temple into 14 turnovers.

With the victory, Tulane extended its winning streak to nine games. The nine-straight wins is the longest streak since the 2010-11 season when the Wave also won nine in a row. Tulane also extended its win streak against American Athletic Conference opponents to eight games, which is its longest streak since joining the league for the 2014-15 season. The win over the Owls also marks the 16^th 20-win season for the Green Wave under Head Coach Lisa Stockton.

The streak rolls on. 😎🌊

Hear what our head ball coach @lisastockton__ had to say with @Gkatt_17 after today's win over Temple. #RollWave pic.twitter.com/jHdHMoXIPo
— Tulane Women's Hoops (@GreenWaveWBB) February 27, 2022

A Tulane trio finished with double figures against Temple with redshirt junior Dynah Jones leading the way with 18 points. Mia Heide followed with 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks while Arsula Clark finished with 10 points of her own.

Redshirt senior Kaila Anderson matched a career-best dishing out 10 assists to just one turnover in the contest. As a team, Tulane collected 19 assists on 30 made shots. The Wave used the painted area to its advantage outscoring the Owls 44-30 around the rim and picking up four blocks on the defensive end.

The opening quarter was evenly matched as Tulane and Temple used scoring runs to exchange leads five times in the frame. After the Owls got on the board first, the Green Wave scored seven unanswered to take a 7-2 lead. Temple took the advantage back with 9-0 run, but the Wave got the last laugh in the quarter as Clark scored in the lane to give Tulane a 15-14 lead at the end of the frame.

The Wave and the Owls continued to go back and forth to begin the second quarter until Tulane claimed control with a 10-0 run to take the lead 27-19. A strong effort on both ends of the floor helped the Green Wave hold on to the advantage at the end of the first half. Tulane shot 50 percent from the field and forced the Owls into six turnovers. The Wave got the final bucket of the frame again when Irina Parau banked in a three-pointer to beat the buzzer and send Tulane into the locker room up 34-27.

The game of runs carried into the third quarter as this time it was Temple with a 13-4 run out of the locker room to take the lead 40-38 with 6:15 to play. The Wave and the Owls traded baskets over the next few minutes, but it was once again Tulane in front at the end of the frame with a 52-46 advantage.

Tulane turned back to its defense in the final ten minutes to close out the Owls. The Wave held Temple to just 2-of-18 shooting in the fourth quarter and without a basket in the final 6:03. On the other end of the floor the Green Wave put the game on ice from the charity stripe shooting 7-of-8 at the line to secure the 71-56 victory.

Up next, the Green Wave will wrap up the regular season with a visit to Wichita, Kansas, to face the Wichita State Shockers on Wednesday, March 2. Tipoff between Tulane and the Shockers is set for 6 p.m. CT and will be aired live on ESPN+.

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