Temple University Athletics
Women's Basketball Hosts #22 USF on Wednesday
1.8.18 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball team will host nationally-ranked USF on Wednesday at McGonigle Hall at 7:00 p.m. The Owls (9-5, 1-1) will square off against the #22 Bulls (12-4, 2-1) on ESPN3.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Temple is 9-5 overall, with a 1-1 record in American Athletic Conference play.
> The Owls are led by senior Tanaya Atkinson, who averages team-best totals of 21.9 points and 10.7 rebounds, while adding 2.5 assists per game.
> Freshman Mia Davis is second on the team with 11.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per outing.
> Rookie Emani Mayo averages 8.3 points and 2.5 assists per game.
> Freshman Desiree Oliver adds 8.0 points and 2.7 assists per game, but is sidelined due to injury.
> Senior Khadijah Berger averages 5.3 points and a team-best 2.6 assists per game.
> As a team, Temple shoots 38.6% from the field and 30.2% from three.
> The Owls have out-rebounded opponents by an average of 6.4 boards per game, but have a negative turnover margin (-2.3).
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple erased a 10-point first half SMU lead to grab its first conference victory, 55-52, on Sunday afternoon.
> Tied 52-52 with 2:19 to play, Temple got the go-ahead bucket from freshman Mia Davis, while graduate student Mykia Jones hit a free throw to give the Owls' a three point edge that stood.
> The Owls then forced a pair of turnovers and SMU missed three at the buzzer.
> Tanaya Atkinson notched her 10th double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
> Davis finished her afternoon with 10 points and five rebounds, while Jones tallied nine points with four rebounds.
> Khadijah Berger wrapped up the box score with a career-best eight assists.
SCOUTING USF
> USF is 12-4 overall with a 2-1 start to the American season.
> The Bulls are ranked #22 in the latest USA Today/WBCA Coaches poll.
> USF has three players in double figures in scoring, led by Kitija Laksa's 20.2 points per outing.
> Laksa has racked up 62 total threes this season, shooting 41.3% from long-range.
> Maria Jespersen contribures 16.5 points and a team-high 9.6 rebounds per game.
> Laura Ferreira adds 11.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
> Laia Flores is the team's top playmaker, dishing out 6.4 assists per game, while averaging 9.6 points per outing.
> Alyssa Raider (8.3 ppg) rounds out the top scoring threats for the Bulls.
> As a team, USF shooting 44.9% from the field and 36.8% from long range.
> The Bulls rank seventh nationally in turnovers, averaging only 11.6 per game.
> The Bulls are also in the top 15 in the country in threes made (9.4)and total rebounds (689).
LAST TIME OUT
> #1 UConn shot nearly 54% from the field and finished with four players in double figures, topping USF, 100-49, on Saturday.
> Alyssa Rader gave USF a boost off the bench with 11 points and six rebounds after going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.
> Rader, Alba Prieto, Shae Leverett and Vanessa Blagmon combined to score 23 points off the bench.
> Maria Jespersen led all USF starters with nine points and eight rebounds.
> Tamara Henshaw finished with eight points and six rebounds while Laia Flores added seven points and four boards.
THE MATCH-UP
> USF owns the all-time series with the Owls, 9-2.
> Last year, the teams split the regular season series, 1-1, with each team winning on the road.
> USF captured the post-season meeting last year, winning 63-58.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> #25/21 and second-seeded Temple fell short to third-seeded USF, 63-58, in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.
> Temple carried a lead through much of the first half, before a late second quarter run gave USF a lead they kept.
> The Owls turned an 11-point deficit into a one-possession game late in the fourth quarter, but time ran out for Temple.
> Senior Feyonda Fitzgerald finished with 18 points and five assists.
> Junior Alliya Butts added 17 points.
> Junior Tanaya Atkinson tallied her ninth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
> For USF, Maria Jespersen had a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds.
> Kitija Laksa tallied 18 points with three assists.
> Tamara Henshaw finished with 15 points and six rebounds.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Temple is 9-5 overall, with a 1-1 record in American Athletic Conference play.
> The Owls are led by senior Tanaya Atkinson, who averages team-best totals of 21.9 points and 10.7 rebounds, while adding 2.5 assists per game.
> Freshman Mia Davis is second on the team with 11.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per outing.
> Rookie Emani Mayo averages 8.3 points and 2.5 assists per game.
> Freshman Desiree Oliver adds 8.0 points and 2.7 assists per game, but is sidelined due to injury.
> Senior Khadijah Berger averages 5.3 points and a team-best 2.6 assists per game.
> As a team, Temple shoots 38.6% from the field and 30.2% from three.
> The Owls have out-rebounded opponents by an average of 6.4 boards per game, but have a negative turnover margin (-2.3).
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple erased a 10-point first half SMU lead to grab its first conference victory, 55-52, on Sunday afternoon.
> Tied 52-52 with 2:19 to play, Temple got the go-ahead bucket from freshman Mia Davis, while graduate student Mykia Jones hit a free throw to give the Owls' a three point edge that stood.
> The Owls then forced a pair of turnovers and SMU missed three at the buzzer.
> Tanaya Atkinson notched her 10th double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
> Davis finished her afternoon with 10 points and five rebounds, while Jones tallied nine points with four rebounds.
> Khadijah Berger wrapped up the box score with a career-best eight assists.
SCOUTING USF
> USF is 12-4 overall with a 2-1 start to the American season.
> The Bulls are ranked #22 in the latest USA Today/WBCA Coaches poll.
> USF has three players in double figures in scoring, led by Kitija Laksa's 20.2 points per outing.
> Laksa has racked up 62 total threes this season, shooting 41.3% from long-range.
> Maria Jespersen contribures 16.5 points and a team-high 9.6 rebounds per game.
> Laura Ferreira adds 11.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
> Laia Flores is the team's top playmaker, dishing out 6.4 assists per game, while averaging 9.6 points per outing.
> Alyssa Raider (8.3 ppg) rounds out the top scoring threats for the Bulls.
> As a team, USF shooting 44.9% from the field and 36.8% from long range.
> The Bulls rank seventh nationally in turnovers, averaging only 11.6 per game.
> The Bulls are also in the top 15 in the country in threes made (9.4)and total rebounds (689).
LAST TIME OUT
> #1 UConn shot nearly 54% from the field and finished with four players in double figures, topping USF, 100-49, on Saturday.
> Alyssa Rader gave USF a boost off the bench with 11 points and six rebounds after going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.
> Rader, Alba Prieto, Shae Leverett and Vanessa Blagmon combined to score 23 points off the bench.
> Maria Jespersen led all USF starters with nine points and eight rebounds.
> Tamara Henshaw finished with eight points and six rebounds while Laia Flores added seven points and four boards.
THE MATCH-UP
> USF owns the all-time series with the Owls, 9-2.
> Last year, the teams split the regular season series, 1-1, with each team winning on the road.
> USF captured the post-season meeting last year, winning 63-58.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> #25/21 and second-seeded Temple fell short to third-seeded USF, 63-58, in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.
> Temple carried a lead through much of the first half, before a late second quarter run gave USF a lead they kept.
> The Owls turned an 11-point deficit into a one-possession game late in the fourth quarter, but time ran out for Temple.
> Senior Feyonda Fitzgerald finished with 18 points and five assists.
> Junior Alliya Butts added 17 points.
> Junior Tanaya Atkinson tallied her ninth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
> For USF, Maria Jespersen had a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds.
> Kitija Laksa tallied 18 points with three assists.
> Tamara Henshaw finished with 15 points and six rebounds.
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