Fresh off their upset of No. 8 McLennan Community College, the Temple College women's basketball hosted Southwestern Christian College on Monday evening at Kirby Johnson Court.

The Leopards shook off an early 12-point in the first half with stingy defense and timely hoops as TC upended the Rams, 86-72.

Having trailed 9-8, the Rams closed out the first quarter on a 15-6 run, as Leopards trailed at the end of the opening period, 23-14.

Temple trailed at the halftime break, 33-30

Down 44-32 with 4:51 to play in the third quarter, Temple scored a 23-12 stretch to close out the quarter and headed to the fourth period, 55-54 lead.

The Leopards outscored the Rams in the fourth quarter, 31-18, for the win.

Temple (13-8 overall, 3-4 NTJCAC) shot 8-of-16 at the free-throw line, and drained eight three-pointers.

In a balanced offensive attack, six players scored in double-figures and seventh had nine points.  Gabby Edo the way with 18 points, Antronea Jackson and Emori Lasalle each scored 12, Korina Garcia netted 11 points, Daija Mitchell and Kyla Clark each poured in ten points, and Chyna Nixon chipped in nine points.

Destiny Lewis led all scorers with 30 points for the Rams.

The Leopards will host Cisco College on Wednesday afternoon at 5 pm at Kirby Johnson Court. The game will conclude the first half of North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference play.