PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team had its five-game unbeaten streak snapped on Wednesday as Temple held off the Hawks for a 69-66 victory at McGongile Hall.

In typical Big 5 fashion, the contest came down to the final moments as Saint Joseph's (5-1, 0-1 Big 5) rallied from down six with six minutes to play to take a 66-65 lead on a layup by Chelsea Woods with 19.5 seconds to play.

Out of their last timeout, the Owls (5-2, 2-0 Big 5) answered back as Tanaya Atkinson's driving layup made it 67-66 at with 16.3 seconds to go.

Temple would cause a SJU turnover and get the ball back with 10 seconds remaining. Off an in-bounds play, Deja Reynolds drew a foul after she was tied up in the corner, but was ruled to have been held after a discussion by the referees.

Reynolds connected on both free throws, and a game-tying three pointer by the Hawks at the buzzer was off the mark.

Overall, SJU shot 39 percent from the floor (23-of-59), but went 1-of-10 from three-point range and 19-of-31 from the foul line (61.3 percent).

Individually, graduate student Amanda Fioravanti led the Hawks with a career-high 22 points and added nine rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. Senior Adashia Franklyn added 12 points and eight rebounds, while junior Sarah Veilleux as the third Hawk in double figures, finishing with 12 points.

At the other end, Atkinson finished with a game-high 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Owls shot 36.4 percent from the field (24-of-66) and 73.1 percent from the line (19-of-26), but connected on just 2-of-10 from distance.

The Hawks are back in action this Sunday at another Big 5 rival, #25/#24 Villanova, at 1 p.m.

Game Notes: SJU now leads the all-time series 44-36...Junior Alyssa Monaghan finished with eight points and five rebounds...Woods had eight points and 11 rebounds...Junior Kristalyn Baisden and freshman Lula Roig each scored two points...Graduate student Jaryn Garner added a rebounds and a blocked shot...Redshirt sophomore Whisper Fisher played a minute...The Hawks were outrebounded 50-40.

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