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Temple's Big 5 winning streak reaches 17
Senior Lady Comfort nailed two free throws with six-tenths of a second remaining to lead Temple to its fifth consecutive win, 17th consecutive win in Big 5 play and at least a share of the City title, with a 70-67 victory over visiting Saint Joseph's last night.
Temple improved to 12-10 overall, 3-0 in the Big 5, and 5-1 in the Atlantic 10. Saint Joseph's fell to 10-10, 1-2 in the Big 5, 2-3 in the A-10.
"Any time we get together, we make it a barnburner," said Temple coach Dawn Staley. "Any team could have won."
Ashley Morris contributed 14 points and LaKeisha Eaddy added 12 for Temple.
St. Joe's was led by Amy Wold, who had 21 points, and Brittany Ford, who added 19.
In other games:
* At Villanova, Marcedes Walker scored 13 points to lead No. 14 Pittsburgh (17-3, 7-0 Big East) over the Wildcats (12-9, 2-6), who got 17 points from Laura Kurz.
* At Charlotte, Erin Floyd's 18 points led the 49ers (14-8, 5-1 Atlantic 10) to a 74-52 win over La Salle, whose Margaret Elderton scored 14 points. *
