PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The La Salle women's basketball team overcame a deficit of 16 to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but a strong response from Temple was too strong for the Explorers to overcome dropping the contest 70-56 on Monday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• La Salle's offense was slow to start shooting just 20% (7-of-35) from the field in the first half led by a seven-point effort from Charity Shears who hit a three as the time ran out on the first 20 minutes to cut the Explorers' deficit to 12, 33-21.
• The Explorers set the tone for a second-half comeback with Amy Jacobs hitting a three-pointer just 32 seconds into the start of the third quarter. La Salle held the 24-17 advantage over the Owls, thanks to an eight-point effort from Claire Jacobs including a 4-of-5 performance from the charity stripe, cutting the 12-point deficit down to five, 50-45, to end the quarter.
• A 5-0 run to start the fourth comprised of a Shears three and Mia Jacobs jumper tied the game, 50-50, but Temple responded with 15 unanswered points through the next four minutes to put the game out of reach for the Explorers, 70-56.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Claire Jacobs led the night for the Explorers with 13 points from 4-of-8 shooting and 5-of-7 from the line.
• Shears also ended the night in double-digits with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting including 2-of-5 from deep and 2-of-5 from the line.
• Mia Jacobs led the battle at the boards with eight rebounds followed by sister Amy Jacobs with six.
• Molly Masciantonio led the team in assists with six and committed just one turnover.
• The Explorers struggled from the 3-point range shooting 25.9% and from the charity stripe with a 50% performance.

GAME NOTES:

• La Salle is now 6-4 on the season, 3-3 when playing on the road and 0-2 in Big 5 play.
• The Explorers are now 28-23 in the all-time series in Temple and 18-6 in the series when visiting the Owls. La Salle is on an eight-game skid in the series.
• Claire Jacobs has now hit six games in double figures. The contest marks her first game with 10-plus points since playing Penn on Nov.29.
• Shears has recorded her fifth 10-plus game of the season. The contest also marks her first since playing Penn.

UP NEXT:

• La Salle head back to 20^th & Olney this Wednesday, Dec. 7 to face Monmouth in Tom Gola Arena at 6:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early as the first 100 in attendance will receive an exclusive La Salle ornament. In the spirit of the holidays, fans are asked to bring an unwrapped gift for donation to the Toys For Tot toy drive.