Women's Basketball Hosts Quinnipiac on Sunday

PHILADELPHIA -- Temple women's basketball will look to get back on track on Sunday, hosting Quinnipiac at 2:00 p.m. at McGonigle Hall. The 2-1 Owls will square off against the 4-0 Bobcats, for a re-match of last season's WNIT second round, in which Temple won 64-62 on the road.

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SCOUTING THE OWLS
Temple is 2-1 this season, with the only Owls' loss coming on the road at #19/23 Florida, 83-76. Senior guard Feyonda Fitzgerald leads the Temple offense with 20.7 points and 7.6 assists per game, also adding 6.3 rebounds per outing, ranking second on the team. Junior guard Tanaya Atkinson has produced 19.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game this season, while classmates Alliya Butts and Donnaizha Fountain have each added 13.3 points per contest.

Fitzgerald, Atkinson, and Fountain all shoot over 46% from the field, leading the Owls to shoot 43.6% as a team. The Owls are also shooting 38.9% from three-point range, led by Fitzgerald (60.0% - 6-10) and junior Khadijah Berger (54.5% - 6-11).

Temple is outscoring opponents by an average of 8.3 points per game, and have forced an average of 17.3 turnovers per contest.

LAST TIME OUT
#19/23 Florida used an 18-2 fourth quarter run to earn an 83-76 win over Temple on Saturday afternoon. The Owls led for three quarters of play, but went cold to start the fourth quarter. The Gators shot 9-of-10 to start the fourth, finishing the quarter to shooting 78.9% finish off Temple.

Fitzgerald led five players in double-figures in scoring, recording 19 points, nine assists, and six rebounds. Fountain ended her night with 15 points and seven boards, while Atkinson recorded a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds, also adding four steals. Berger had 12 points, all coming in the first half, while Butts recorded 11 points in the loss.

SCOUTING QUINNIPIAC
Quinnipiac enters Sunday's game sporting a 4-0 mark. The Bobcats are ranked No. 4 in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Poll, the highest mid-major ranking in program history.

The Bobcats run an offense they call "the Gold Rush," with five players subbed out at a time. That system sees Quinnipiac carry nine players who average over five points per outing, led by Adily Martucci (12.0 ppg) and Morgan Manz (11.3 ppg). Paula Strautmane, Aryn McClure, Brittany Johnson, and Jen Fay all add over seven points per game, with McClure leading the Bobcats on the boards (6.8 rpg).

Quinnipiac shoots 38.9% from the field and 29.6% from beyond-the-arc. The Bobcats hold opponents to just 57.5 points per game, including shooting only 19.7% from three-point range, and have forced an average of 22.3 points per game.

LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac held visiting Northeastern to just 35.6% from the field and 10.5% from beyond the arc, as the Bobcats recorded a 76-59 win at home against the Huskies on Sunday.

Quinnipiac hold Northeastern to just five points in the first quarter and 16 in the first half alone, while ten different Bobcats scored in the game. Adily Martucci recorded a game-high 15 points, while Paula Strautmane added 12 points in 18 minutes of action. Brittany Martin and Jen Fay each added 10 points in the win.

TEMPLE VS. THE BOBCATS
Temple leads the all-time series against Quinnipiac, 2-1, including a 2-0 mark against the Bobcats in post-season play. Last season, the teams met in the regular season and in the WNIT, with both games being decided by just two points. Quinnipiac took the regular-season meeting 58-56, while Temple won in the second-round of the WNIT, 64-62.

LAST TIME THEY MET: 3/20/16 - Temple 64, Quinnipiac 62
Temple grabbed a nail-biting 64-62 win over Quinnipiac in the second round of the WNIT. Clinging to a one-point lead with under two minutes to play, Temple used a 6-2 run to gain some breathing room. A pair of Owl free throws would put Temple up 64-59 with 3.1 seconds on the clock, making a QU three at the buzzer inconsequential, as Temple survived and advanced.

Fitzgerald finished with 23 points for game-high honors, also adding five rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Atkinson and senior Erica Covile each notched double-doubles, as Atkinson had 16 points and 11 boards, and Covile ended with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Alliya Butts had six points, five assists, and three steals, while classmate Donnaizha Fountain rounded out the box with five points and five rebounds.

Quinnipiac's Strautmane had 19 points eight rebounds, and three blocks to lead the Bobcats, while McClure added 17 points.

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Women's Basketball Hosts Quinnipiac on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Tanaya Atkinson

Khadijah Berger

Alliya Butts

Erica Covile

Feyonda Fitzgerald

Donnaizha Fountain

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