Temple University Athletics
Friday, December 21
Columbia, S.C.
7:00 PM
Temple University
at
South Carolina
Photo by: Steve Woltmann
Women's Basketball Plays at #25 South Carolina on Friday
12.18.18 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball team returns to the court on Friday on the road at South Carolina. The Owls will play the #25 Gamecocks at 7:00 p.m. on the SEC Network.
THE OWLS
> Temple is 3-6 overall, playing seven of nine games so far this season away from McGonigle Hall.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple on both ends of the floor, averaging 20.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, also shooting a team-high 60% (12-20 from three point range).
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 16.1 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 4.2 assists and 2.9 steals per outing.
> Sophomore Desiree Oliver (6.3 ppg) and Freshman Marissa Mackins (6.0 ppg) also aid the Temple offense.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo (4.9 ppg) and junior Shannen Atkinson (3.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg) round out the season box score.
> As a team, the Owls are shooting 39.1% from the field and 28.2% from long range.
LAST TIME OUT: Villanova 76, Temple 68
> Temple forced 19 Villanova turnovers, but the Wildcats shot 54.2% to provide the edge in a 76-68 Philadelphia Big 5 battle in Villanova.
> Temple rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to take the a 34-33 edge at the half, backed by an 11-0 closing run in the second quarter.
> Villanova answered by outscoring Temple 22-14 in the third quarter to lead by seven after three.
> The Owls cut the lead to four midway through the final frame, but Villanova surged over the final four minutes sealing the win.
> Mia Davis and Alliya Butts each scored 22 points, with Davis adding nine boards, and Butts adding six assists and three steals.
> Marissa Mackins rounded out the scoring with 12 points, including Temple's only two threes.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
> South Carolina enters Friday's game ranked #25 in the AP poll, having fallen out of the USA Today/Coaches Poll last week.
> The Gamecocks are coached by former Owls' head coach, Dawn Staley, who has a 427-171 overall record in her 19th year of coaching.
> South Carolina is 6-4 overall, with three of their four losses coming to team's ranked in the top 10 nationally.
> Three different players average in double figures in scoring for the Gamecocks -- Te'a Cooper (12.8 ppg), Tyasha Harris (11.2 ppg), and Alexis Jennings (10.2 ppg).
> Cooper and Harris are both threats from long-range, while Harris leads SC with 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
> Jennings is the team's top rebounder at 5.9 board per game, while LeLe Grissett adds 5.2 rebounds per outing.
> Mikiah Herbert Harrigan adds 8.4 points and 1.9 blocks per game.
> As a team, South Carolina shoots 41.9% from the field and 32% from three. The Gamecocks average 77.4 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT: South Carolina 82, Purdue 73 - 2OT
> South Carolina topped Purdue 82-73 in double overtime on the road Sunday, handing the Boilermakers their first loss at home.
> The Gamecocks trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter, before battling back to tie and force overtime.
> In the first extra session, SC trailed by four with just 46 seconds to go, before a pair of Bianca Jackson free throws sent the game to a second overtime.
> In the final period, the Gamecocks outscored Purdue 15-6 to earn the victory.
> Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and Alexis Jennings each scored 19 points in the win, with Herbert Harrigan adding a career-high 15 rebounds.
> Jackson tied her season high with 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting.
TEMPLE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA
> South Carolina holds a 3-0 record against Temple in the all-time series.
> The teams met in 2001 and 2002 and didn't meet again until last season.
> In 2001, Temple fell in a close game to #23 South Carolina, 68-65, in Columbia, S.C.
> In 2002, Temple fell 57-39 to the #18 Gamecocks.
> In the latest outing, exactly one year from the date of this year's game, South Carolina won 87-60.
> Dawn Staley was the Owls' head coach in the 2001 and 2002 meetings.
LAST TIME THEY MET: #4/5 South Carolina 87, Temple 60
> Playing as the defending NCAA Champion, #4/5 South Carolina, opened on a 26-9 run, en route to an 87-60 win over Temple at the Liacouras Center.
> South Carolina shot 50% or better in all four quarters, finishing at 53.7% from the field for the game.
> The Owls were held to just 26.7% from the field, but shot 50% (8-16) from three.
> Temple Rookie Mia Davis tallied notched a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, sinking three from long range.
> Tanaya Atkinson finished just shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, also adding a team-high six assists.
> Emani Mayo chipped in with 13 points, while Shantay Taylor had eight points and six rebounds.
> SC's A'ja Wilson neared a triple-double, finishing with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and eight blocks.
> Bianca Jackson added 16 points, while Tyasha Harris had a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists.
THE OWLS
> Temple is 3-6 overall, playing seven of nine games so far this season away from McGonigle Hall.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple on both ends of the floor, averaging 20.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, also shooting a team-high 60% (12-20 from three point range).
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 16.1 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 4.2 assists and 2.9 steals per outing.
> Sophomore Desiree Oliver (6.3 ppg) and Freshman Marissa Mackins (6.0 ppg) also aid the Temple offense.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo (4.9 ppg) and junior Shannen Atkinson (3.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg) round out the season box score.
> As a team, the Owls are shooting 39.1% from the field and 28.2% from long range.
LAST TIME OUT: Villanova 76, Temple 68
> Temple forced 19 Villanova turnovers, but the Wildcats shot 54.2% to provide the edge in a 76-68 Philadelphia Big 5 battle in Villanova.
> Temple rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to take the a 34-33 edge at the half, backed by an 11-0 closing run in the second quarter.
> Villanova answered by outscoring Temple 22-14 in the third quarter to lead by seven after three.
> The Owls cut the lead to four midway through the final frame, but Villanova surged over the final four minutes sealing the win.
> Mia Davis and Alliya Butts each scored 22 points, with Davis adding nine boards, and Butts adding six assists and three steals.
> Marissa Mackins rounded out the scoring with 12 points, including Temple's only two threes.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
> South Carolina enters Friday's game ranked #25 in the AP poll, having fallen out of the USA Today/Coaches Poll last week.
> The Gamecocks are coached by former Owls' head coach, Dawn Staley, who has a 427-171 overall record in her 19th year of coaching.
> South Carolina is 6-4 overall, with three of their four losses coming to team's ranked in the top 10 nationally.
> Three different players average in double figures in scoring for the Gamecocks -- Te'a Cooper (12.8 ppg), Tyasha Harris (11.2 ppg), and Alexis Jennings (10.2 ppg).
> Cooper and Harris are both threats from long-range, while Harris leads SC with 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
> Jennings is the team's top rebounder at 5.9 board per game, while LeLe Grissett adds 5.2 rebounds per outing.
> Mikiah Herbert Harrigan adds 8.4 points and 1.9 blocks per game.
> As a team, South Carolina shoots 41.9% from the field and 32% from three. The Gamecocks average 77.4 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT: South Carolina 82, Purdue 73 - 2OT
> South Carolina topped Purdue 82-73 in double overtime on the road Sunday, handing the Boilermakers their first loss at home.
> The Gamecocks trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter, before battling back to tie and force overtime.
> In the first extra session, SC trailed by four with just 46 seconds to go, before a pair of Bianca Jackson free throws sent the game to a second overtime.
> In the final period, the Gamecocks outscored Purdue 15-6 to earn the victory.
> Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and Alexis Jennings each scored 19 points in the win, with Herbert Harrigan adding a career-high 15 rebounds.
> Jackson tied her season high with 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting.
TEMPLE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA
> South Carolina holds a 3-0 record against Temple in the all-time series.
> The teams met in 2001 and 2002 and didn't meet again until last season.
> In 2001, Temple fell in a close game to #23 South Carolina, 68-65, in Columbia, S.C.
> In 2002, Temple fell 57-39 to the #18 Gamecocks.
> In the latest outing, exactly one year from the date of this year's game, South Carolina won 87-60.
> Dawn Staley was the Owls' head coach in the 2001 and 2002 meetings.
LAST TIME THEY MET: #4/5 South Carolina 87, Temple 60
> Playing as the defending NCAA Champion, #4/5 South Carolina, opened on a 26-9 run, en route to an 87-60 win over Temple at the Liacouras Center.
> South Carolina shot 50% or better in all four quarters, finishing at 53.7% from the field for the game.
> The Owls were held to just 26.7% from the field, but shot 50% (8-16) from three.
> Temple Rookie Mia Davis tallied notched a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, sinking three from long range.
> Tanaya Atkinson finished just shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, also adding a team-high six assists.
> Emani Mayo chipped in with 13 points, while Shantay Taylor had eight points and six rebounds.
> SC's A'ja Wilson neared a triple-double, finishing with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and eight blocks.
> Bianca Jackson added 16 points, while Tyasha Harris had a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists.
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