The Temple College women's basketball team is in the thick of the playoff chase in the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference standings. A win would be a timely thing, as conference play is down to its final three games.

The Leopards took on the Southwestern Christian College Rams on Wednesday at Kirby Johnson Court.

Temple scored the first 12 points of the game and never looked back, as the Leopards defeated the Rams, 109-54.

Mychal White scored 11 of her game-high 30 points in the first quarter, as she dished out assists on baskets by Jaylice Rosario, and Aniyah Lewis. The Leopards' 12-0 run over first three minutes of the game set the tone, as Temple led at the end of the first period, 29-13.

White scored ten of Temple's 29 points in the second quarter, as the Leopards replicated its first quarter output, 29-13, and led at halftime. 58-26.

The Rams did not roll over, as they continued to battle Leopards mightily. TC outscored SwCC in the third stanza, 26-22, and led after 30 minutes, 84-48.

Temple outscored Southwestern in the four quarter, 25-9, as they won the game by 55 points.

Three Leopards scored in double figures along with White, who did not play in the fourth quarter. Rosario scored 19, Lewis added 14, and Gabby Edo chipped in ten. Temple shot 17-of-22 from the free throw line.

Held to six field goals in the first half, the Rams had a pair of players in double digits, with Taikiah Lewis having scored 14 and Elaysia Yarborough chipped in ten.

The win, coupled with Weatherford College's 59-53 loss at home to Grayson College, has Temple a full game ahead of Weatherford in fourth place with two games to play.

MCC and Grayson are tied for the top spot with identical 11-2 marks, and Collin County Community College sitting at 10-3.

The Leopards will take on MCC on March 5 in Waco and complete their regular season on March 9 against Cisco College.