HAMPTON, Va. - Despite leading for most of the second half Tuesday night, the Hampton team fell 54-51 to the Lady Owls of Temple University at the HU Convocation Center.

Kristen McCarthy converted a stick-back with 1:13 left to play to give Temple its first lead since the first half, 52-51. Sophomore Bernadette Fortune missed what would've been the go-ahead layup with 27 seconds to play, and in the fight for the rebound, the Owls came away with possession on a jump ball.

LaKeisha Eaddy hit two free throws with 13 seconds left to ice the game.

The Lady Pirates (2-5) led by as many as seven, when Fortune capped a 9-2 run with a layup with 10:11 to play to give Hampton a 47-40 lead. Quanneisha Perry would sink a jumper with 8:18 to play to give the Lady Pirates a 49-43 lead, but Hampton would not score another basket until Laura Lewis made a pair of free throws with 2:55 left to give the Lady Pirates a 51-48 lead.

Jericka Jenkins led the Lady Pirates with 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting and a 3-for-5 effort from behind the arc. Choicetta McMillian added 10 points in the loss, while Lewis led the Lady Pirates with five rebounds before fouling out with 2:18 to play.

Jasmine Stone had a game-high 15 points and 18 rebounds for the Owls (7-1).

Temple shot 34.5 percent (19-for-55) from the floor, while Hampton shot 16-for-51 (31.4 percent). The Lady Pirates also made five of their 16 attempts from 3-point range. Temple out-rebounded Hampton 45-33, though Hampton forced the Owls into 19 turnovers.

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Arkansas Rallies Past Coppin State with Strong Second Half

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- C'eira Ricketts scored 13 of her game-high 17 points in the second half and Arkansas overcame a one-point halftime deficit by outscoring Coppin State 46-24 after intermission as the Razorbacks defeated the Eagles 72-51 on Tuesday at Bud Walton Arena.

Coppin State took a one-point lead into the intermission, 27-26, but Arkansas shot 48.6 percent from the floor and forced the Eagles into 14 turnovers in the second half.

Ashley McCray added 13 points for Arkansas, which improved to 6-2 on the season.

Coppin State, which dropped to 2-5 on the year, was led by sophomore Crystal Whittington who scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds to lead the Eagles.

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