Temple University Athletics
Thursday, December 7
McGonigle Hall
7:00 p.m.
Temple University
vs
Hampton
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Women's Basketball Plays Hampton on Thursday at McGonigle
12.5.17 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball team seeks their third-straight win, hosting Hampton on Thursday. The Owls will be looking to avenge last season's loss to the Pirates, tipping off at 7:00 p.m. at McGonigle Hall.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Temple is 6-2 on the season, 4-2 at home and 2-0 on the road to start the year.
> Tanaya Atkinson leads the Owls, averaging a double-double of 23.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
> Freshman Mia Davis averages 10.5 points and 9.3 boards per game.
> Freshman Desiree Oliver adds 8.0 points and a team-high 2.7 assists per game.Â
> Freshman Emani Mayo chips in with 7.0 points per outing.
> Senior Khadijah Berger averages 5.6 points and 2.7 assists per game.
> Freshman Breanna Perry adds 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
> As a team, Temple shoots 40.0% from the field and 28.1% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple opened play with a 20-2 run and the final outcome was never in doubt, as the Owls toppled visiting Harvard, 86-64, on Saturday afternoon.
> After a 2-0 Harvard start, the Owls rattled off 20 unanswered points to put the game out of reach just 6:34 into play.
> Temple shot 58.1% (18-31) in the first two quarters, ending the game shooting 45.8%.
> Tanaya Atkinson notched her seventh double-double in eight games this year, finishing with game highs of 27 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists.
> Davis tallied 13 points with seven boards.
> Berger scored 12 points on 4-of-5 from the field, adding three helpers.
> Oliver finished with 12 points and five rebounds.
SCOUTING HAMPTON
> Hampton enters Thursday's clash with a 2-5 overall mark.
> The Pirates have lost five of their last six, most recently a tight 64-58 defeat at the hands of Quinnipiac.
> Hampton has three players averaging between 12.9 and 13.6 points per game.
> Monnazjea Finney-Smith leads the Pirates with team-best totals of 13.6 points and 8.6 boards a game.
> Jephany Brown adds 13.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per outing.
> Allina Starr averages 12.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game.
> DeJane James (8.2 ppg), K'lynn Willis (7.7 ppg) and Ashley Bates (7.3 ppg) round out the top scorers.
> As a team, Hampton shoots 38.5% from the field and 27.3% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Hampton fell 64-58 to Quinnipiac in the Pirate's home opener on Sunday.
> Jephany Brown scored 20 points to lead three in double figures.
> Trailing by 11 points in the fourth, Hampton cut it to 59-58 with 2:25 left, but Quinnipiac pulled away down the stretch.
> Finney-Smith finished with 12 points, six rebounds and four steals.
> Allina Starr added 10 points and six rebounds.Â
THE MATCH-UP
> Temple leads the all-time series against Hampton, 4-1.
> Hampton broke a string of four-straight Temple wins, by beating the Owls 71-65 in last year's meeting.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> A furious fourth-quarter comeback from Temple fell just short, as the Owls dropped a 71-65 game on the road.
> Temple rallied from a 19-point deficit to make it just a four-point game with under 30 seconds to play, but Hampton made their free throws down the stretch to win it.Â
> Senior Feyonda Fitzgerald scored a season-high 29 points, adding three assists and five steals.Â
> Junior Alliya Butts finished her night with 17 points, six assists, and three steals.
> Hampton shot 44.2% (23-52), while Temple recorded its second-straight game shooting just 31% (23-74) from the field.Â
> For Hampton, Kaylah Lupoe had team highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds.
> Malia Tate-Defreitas and Finney-Smith each added 12 points in the win.
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SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Temple is 6-2 on the season, 4-2 at home and 2-0 on the road to start the year.
> Tanaya Atkinson leads the Owls, averaging a double-double of 23.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
> Freshman Mia Davis averages 10.5 points and 9.3 boards per game.
> Freshman Desiree Oliver adds 8.0 points and a team-high 2.7 assists per game.Â
> Freshman Emani Mayo chips in with 7.0 points per outing.
> Senior Khadijah Berger averages 5.6 points and 2.7 assists per game.
> Freshman Breanna Perry adds 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
> As a team, Temple shoots 40.0% from the field and 28.1% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple opened play with a 20-2 run and the final outcome was never in doubt, as the Owls toppled visiting Harvard, 86-64, on Saturday afternoon.
> After a 2-0 Harvard start, the Owls rattled off 20 unanswered points to put the game out of reach just 6:34 into play.
> Temple shot 58.1% (18-31) in the first two quarters, ending the game shooting 45.8%.
> Tanaya Atkinson notched her seventh double-double in eight games this year, finishing with game highs of 27 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists.
> Davis tallied 13 points with seven boards.
> Berger scored 12 points on 4-of-5 from the field, adding three helpers.
> Oliver finished with 12 points and five rebounds.
SCOUTING HAMPTON
> Hampton enters Thursday's clash with a 2-5 overall mark.
> The Pirates have lost five of their last six, most recently a tight 64-58 defeat at the hands of Quinnipiac.
> Hampton has three players averaging between 12.9 and 13.6 points per game.
> Monnazjea Finney-Smith leads the Pirates with team-best totals of 13.6 points and 8.6 boards a game.
> Jephany Brown adds 13.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per outing.
> Allina Starr averages 12.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game.
> DeJane James (8.2 ppg), K'lynn Willis (7.7 ppg) and Ashley Bates (7.3 ppg) round out the top scorers.
> As a team, Hampton shoots 38.5% from the field and 27.3% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Hampton fell 64-58 to Quinnipiac in the Pirate's home opener on Sunday.
> Jephany Brown scored 20 points to lead three in double figures.
> Trailing by 11 points in the fourth, Hampton cut it to 59-58 with 2:25 left, but Quinnipiac pulled away down the stretch.
> Finney-Smith finished with 12 points, six rebounds and four steals.
> Allina Starr added 10 points and six rebounds.Â
THE MATCH-UP
> Temple leads the all-time series against Hampton, 4-1.
> Hampton broke a string of four-straight Temple wins, by beating the Owls 71-65 in last year's meeting.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> A furious fourth-quarter comeback from Temple fell just short, as the Owls dropped a 71-65 game on the road.
> Temple rallied from a 19-point deficit to make it just a four-point game with under 30 seconds to play, but Hampton made their free throws down the stretch to win it.Â
> Senior Feyonda Fitzgerald scored a season-high 29 points, adding three assists and five steals.Â
> Junior Alliya Butts finished her night with 17 points, six assists, and three steals.
> Hampton shot 44.2% (23-52), while Temple recorded its second-straight game shooting just 31% (23-74) from the field.Â
> For Hampton, Kaylah Lupoe had team highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds.
> Malia Tate-Defreitas and Finney-Smith each added 12 points in the win.
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