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Temple Surprises No. 13 George Washington
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Ashley Morris leaped in the air and landed in a teammate's arms. Just like one of Lindsay Kimmel's arching three-pointers, everything fell nicely for Temple.
Shanea Cotton's basket with 23 seconds left lifted the Owls to a 68-66 victory over No. 13 George Washington yesterday in Philadelphia.
Kimmel scored 15 points on five three-pointers and Lady Comfort and Morris added 14 each for Temple (9-10, 2-1 Atlantic 10).
The Owls improved to 11-79 all-time against ranked opponents. Temple beat then-No. 22 Purdue, 61-47, on Nov. 24. This one against a conference foe was a lot sweeter.
"To beat GW, it's bragging rights," Temple Coach Dawn Staley said.
So when the final buzzer sounded after LaKeisha Eaddy stole an inbounds pass, it was time to celebrate.
Sarah-Jo Lawrence had 17 points and Kimberly Beck scored 15 for GW (14-4, 2-1), which had won nine straight games. The Colonials hadn't lost since wasting a 24-point halftime lead in a 62-61 loss to UNLV on Nov. 30.
"Temple is a little better team than their record shows," GW Coach Joe McKeown said. "They play a national schedule. They don't dodge anybody."
After Eaddy's jumper put Temple ahead 61-53, the Colonials answered with a 13-3 run. Whitney Allen's driving layup got GW within a basket and Antelia Parrish hit a long jumper to tie it at 64. Lawrence scored on a strong inside move to put the Colonials ahead for the first time, 66-64, with two minutes to go.
Eaddy's layup tied it and Cotton scored off her own miss to give the Owls a 68-66 lead. Cotton then grabbed a key rebound at the other end to help secure the win. After Cotton missed a free throw, Eaddy's steal sealed it.
"They played hard. We didn't play good enough offense," said Jessica Adair, who had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Colonials.
George Washington had won 19 consecutive conference games, including 12 straight on the road.
