Women's basketball falls at Temple; earns No. 5 AAC seed

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs Fall In Regular Season Finale

PHILADELPHIA (SMU)- The SMU women's basketball team dropped its regular season finale to Temple, 68-62, on Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center.

Four Mustangs scored in double figures. Jessica Peterson's career-high 19 points and nine rebounds led SMU (16-11, 7-8 American Athletic Conference). Savannah Wilkinson reached double-digits for the 11 straight game, scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds. Chantae Embry and Jasmine Smith both added 10 points. Smith grabbed seven rebounds and recorded six assists.

Smith, Peterson and Wilkinson combined for the Mustangs 22 first quarter points. Peterson's 10 points and six rebounds propelled SMU to a 22-19 advantage after the first frame. The Mustangs trailed 32-30 at halftime.

Trailing by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter, SMU rallied back starting with Chantae Embry knocking down a pair of free throws that propelled an 8-0 run, cutting the deficit down to two points. After an Embry layup tied the game with 2:15 left in regulation, the Owls scored five straight points to regain the advantage, ultimately sealing the victory.

NEXT GAME
AAC Championship Seeding Scenarios
SMU is the No. 5 seed with a Tulane loss.
SMU is the No. 6 seed with a Tulane win.
*The Tulane and Memphis game tipped at 7 p.m. CT in Memphis, Tennessee.
No. 11 Cincinnati vs. No. 6 Seed | Monday, 5 p.m. | Dickies Arena I Fort Worth, Texas
No. 5 Seed vs. No. 4 Houston | Tuesday, 2 p.m. | Dickies Arena I Fort Worth, Texas
TV: ESPN+
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | Audio Streaming: SMU App (Google Play | Apple App Store)

NOTES
Starters vs. Temple: #0 Tamia Jones, #10 Jasmine Smith, #12 Savannah Wilkinson, #13 Reagan Bradley, & #33 Chantae Embry.
15th time with this starting lineup in 2022-23, 9-6 record with this starting lineup (.600). This lineup has started nine out of the last 10 games.
MILESTONE WATCH
Jessica Peterson scored a career-high 19 points.

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES -
Jessica Peterson (#35, So, C)
19 points, 9 rebounds
Career-high 19 points
Savannah Wilkinson (#12, Sr., F)

10 points, 5 rebounds
11th straight double-digit scoring performance
18th double-digit scoring performance of the season
Chantae Embry (#33, So., F)
10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
18th double-digit scoring performance of the season
4th straight double-digit performance
Reagan Bradley (#13, Sr., G)
9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
13th double-digit scoring performance of the season
Jasmine Smith (#10, GS, G)
10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists
14th double-digit scoring performance of the season
Fourth straight game with 5+ assists

[Roach]

Temple??
Bad loss. We look better this year from what I've seen, but have we had a signature win yet in Wilson's tenure? Cal? UCF?
She inherited a train wreck from Mays, but I had higher hopes this season.

[ALEX LIFESON]

Temple??
Bad loss. We look better this year from what I've seen, but have we had a signature win yet in Wilson's tenure? Cal? UCF?
She inherited a train wreck from Mays, but I had higher hopes this season.

You better hope CA Mustang doesn't read this.