Temple University Athletics
Monday, December 3
Chicago, Il
12:00 PM
Temple University
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DePaul
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Women's Basketball Takes on #16/14 DePaul on Monday in Chicago
11.29.18 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA --Â The Temple women's basketball team will play its second-straight nationally-ranked team, as the Owls head to Chicago on Monday to play at #16/14 DePaul. The match-up will take place at 11:00 a.m. as part of the Blue Demons' school trip day.
THE OWLS
> After starting the season 2-0, Temple has lost four-straight games, falling in road games against Ole Miss, Marist, Radford, and #22/24 Miami.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple n both ends of the floor, averaging 19.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 15.2 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 3.8 assists and 3.0 steals per outing.
> Sophomore Desiree Oliver (6.0 ppg) and freshman Marissa Mackins (5.4 ppg) also pace the Temple offense.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo (5.2 ppg) and junior Shannen Atkinson (4.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg) round out the season box score.
> As a team, the Owls are shooting 36.6% from the field and 26.0% from long range.
LAST TIME OUT: #24/22 Miami 73, Temple 61
> Temple hung tough with #24/22 Miami, but the hot-shooting Hurricanes got the win, 73-61, in the final game of the Miami Thanksgiving Classic.
> Miami shot 47% from the field, and from three, burying nine from long-range to quash any potential Temple surges.
> Temple out-rebounded Miami, but the Canes shot over 50% in the second half to seal the win.
> Alliya Butts had another solid stat line, finishing with 18 points, five rebounds (tying a career high), five assists, and three steals. She earned All-Tournament honors for her play in the two games.
> Mia Davis rang up her third double-double of the season, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds, both team highs.
SCOUTING DEPAUL
> DePaul enters Monday's game ranked #16/14 in the national polls.
> The Blue Demons went through a stretch of playing five game in seven days, most recently falling, 99-63, to #2 UConn on the road.
> DePaul features a high-powered offense that has averaged 82.7 points per game, including a 124-point output against Savannah State last week.
> The Blue Demons have seven players averaging better than 7.0 points per game, led by Chante Stonewall's 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per outing.
> Ashton Millender averages 13.1 points per game and is a threat from deep, connecting on a team-best 21 threes.
> Dee Bekelia (8.4 ppg), Rebekah Dahlman (8.0 ppg) and Tanita Allen (7.6 ppg) bolster the DePaul offense.
> Rounding out the starting line-up is Kelly Campbell, who averages 7.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and a team-best 4.7 assists per game.
> As a team, DePaul shoots 39.4% from the field and 33.3% from three, with a 85.0% free throw clip.
LAST TIME OUT: #2 UConn 99, #16/14 DePaul 63
>#2 UConn used a 16-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter into the second, to put DePaul away in a 99-63 win in Hartford.
> DePaul had UConn within a point midway through the first, before going cold from the field.
> The Blue Demons used an 18-9 third quarter run to close the gap to 61-44, but the Huskies scored the next 10 points to put the game away.
> Ashton Millender led DePauls with 15 points while Dee Bekelja added eight and Kelly Campbell, Lexi Held and Sonya Morris scored seven each.
TEMPLE VS. DEPAUL
> Temple leads the all-time series against DePaul, 2-0.Â
> The teams started the series in the 1982 WNIT, where Temple picked up a 84-68 win to place fifth at the national tournament.
> The Owls and Blue Demons didn't meet again for 34 years, when unranked Temple upset #17/16 DePaul, 84-74, at McGonigle Hall on December 15, 2016.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 84, #17/16 DePaul 74 - 12/15/16
> Temple upset #17/16 DePaul 84-74 at McGonigle Hall for the Owls' first victory against a ranked non-conference opponent in nearly 10 years.
> Temple All-American Feyonda Fitzgerald paved the way with 25 points, while then junior Alliya Butts had 20 points and six assists.
> Temple shot 40.9% from the floor and 44% from long distance. Both numbers topped DePaul as the Temple defense held the Blue Demons to just 12% from beyond the arc and 39% from the field.
> DePaul was led by 21 points and five assists from Jessica January and 18 points from Amarah Coleman.
> Despite the game being played just two seasons ago, Butts is the only Temple player on the current team to play in that game.
> For DePaul, Kelly Campbell (1 pt, 5 reb), Chante Stonewall (6 pts), and Tanita Allen (8 pts, 7 reb) all played against Temple in 2016.
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THE OWLS
> After starting the season 2-0, Temple has lost four-straight games, falling in road games against Ole Miss, Marist, Radford, and #22/24 Miami.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple n both ends of the floor, averaging 19.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 15.2 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 3.8 assists and 3.0 steals per outing.
> Sophomore Desiree Oliver (6.0 ppg) and freshman Marissa Mackins (5.4 ppg) also pace the Temple offense.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo (5.2 ppg) and junior Shannen Atkinson (4.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg) round out the season box score.
> As a team, the Owls are shooting 36.6% from the field and 26.0% from long range.
LAST TIME OUT: #24/22 Miami 73, Temple 61
> Temple hung tough with #24/22 Miami, but the hot-shooting Hurricanes got the win, 73-61, in the final game of the Miami Thanksgiving Classic.
> Miami shot 47% from the field, and from three, burying nine from long-range to quash any potential Temple surges.
> Temple out-rebounded Miami, but the Canes shot over 50% in the second half to seal the win.
> Alliya Butts had another solid stat line, finishing with 18 points, five rebounds (tying a career high), five assists, and three steals. She earned All-Tournament honors for her play in the two games.
> Mia Davis rang up her third double-double of the season, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds, both team highs.
SCOUTING DEPAUL
> DePaul enters Monday's game ranked #16/14 in the national polls.
> The Blue Demons went through a stretch of playing five game in seven days, most recently falling, 99-63, to #2 UConn on the road.
> DePaul features a high-powered offense that has averaged 82.7 points per game, including a 124-point output against Savannah State last week.
> The Blue Demons have seven players averaging better than 7.0 points per game, led by Chante Stonewall's 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per outing.
> Ashton Millender averages 13.1 points per game and is a threat from deep, connecting on a team-best 21 threes.
> Dee Bekelia (8.4 ppg), Rebekah Dahlman (8.0 ppg) and Tanita Allen (7.6 ppg) bolster the DePaul offense.
> Rounding out the starting line-up is Kelly Campbell, who averages 7.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and a team-best 4.7 assists per game.
> As a team, DePaul shoots 39.4% from the field and 33.3% from three, with a 85.0% free throw clip.
LAST TIME OUT: #2 UConn 99, #16/14 DePaul 63
>#2 UConn used a 16-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter into the second, to put DePaul away in a 99-63 win in Hartford.
> DePaul had UConn within a point midway through the first, before going cold from the field.
> The Blue Demons used an 18-9 third quarter run to close the gap to 61-44, but the Huskies scored the next 10 points to put the game away.
> Ashton Millender led DePauls with 15 points while Dee Bekelja added eight and Kelly Campbell, Lexi Held and Sonya Morris scored seven each.
TEMPLE VS. DEPAUL
> Temple leads the all-time series against DePaul, 2-0.Â
> The teams started the series in the 1982 WNIT, where Temple picked up a 84-68 win to place fifth at the national tournament.
> The Owls and Blue Demons didn't meet again for 34 years, when unranked Temple upset #17/16 DePaul, 84-74, at McGonigle Hall on December 15, 2016.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 84, #17/16 DePaul 74 - 12/15/16
> Temple upset #17/16 DePaul 84-74 at McGonigle Hall for the Owls' first victory against a ranked non-conference opponent in nearly 10 years.
> Temple All-American Feyonda Fitzgerald paved the way with 25 points, while then junior Alliya Butts had 20 points and six assists.
> Temple shot 40.9% from the floor and 44% from long distance. Both numbers topped DePaul as the Temple defense held the Blue Demons to just 12% from beyond the arc and 39% from the field.
> DePaul was led by 21 points and five assists from Jessica January and 18 points from Amarah Coleman.
> Despite the game being played just two seasons ago, Butts is the only Temple player on the current team to play in that game.
> For DePaul, Kelly Campbell (1 pt, 5 reb), Chante Stonewall (6 pts), and Tanita Allen (8 pts, 7 reb) all played against Temple in 2016.
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