Women's Basketball Looks for Third Straight Win on Saturday at Wichita State

PHILADELPHIA -- Temple women's basketball continues its road stretch at Wichita State on Saturday. The Owls will take on the Shockers at 7:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m. local time.

THE OWLS
> Temple is 6-14 overall (2-5 AAC) including 4-3 at home and 2-11 away from McGonigle Hall.
> The Owls have won two-straight games, most recently topping Tulsa on the road, 75-61, on Tuesday.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple on both ends of the floor, averaging 18.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 15.4 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals per outing.
> Freshman Marissa Mackins averages 7.0 points per game and is second on the Owls with 42 assists.
> Rookie Alexa Williamson is averaging 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, while junior Shantay Taylor is averaging 4.6 points and 5.3 boards per outing.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo chips in with 5.3 points per game.
> As a team, Temple is shooting 38.6% from the field and 28.5% from long range.

LAST TIME OUT: Temple 75, Tulsa 61
> A career performance for Alliya Butts pushed the Temple to a 75-61 win on the road at Tulsa on Tuesday night.
> Butts dropped a career-best 34 points as Temple rebounded from an early 13-point deficit.
> Trailing by five at the half, a huge third quarter changed the momentum, as the Owls outscored Tulsa 27-15 in the frame.
> Temple then sealed the win with a 19-12 fourth quarter.
> Butts' 34 points topped her previous career high of 30 and she also had five rebounds and a team-best five assists.
> Mia Davis finished with 25 points and nine rebounds.
> Emani Mayo added five points with a career-best nine boards.

SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
> Wichita State enters Saturday's game with a 9-11 overall record, including a 2-5 mark in conference play.
> The Shockers have won back-to-back conference match-ups, most recently topping ECU at home on Tuesday.
> Carla Bernaud leads Wichita State in scoring at 9.6 points per game, while Sabrina Lozada-Cabba adds 9.1 points and a team-best 5.9 rebounds per outing.
> Jaida Hampton contributes 8.3 points per game, while Seraphine Bastin averages 6.2 points and a team-best 3.2 assists per game.
> Raven Prince (6.1 ppg) rounds out the regular starting line-up
> As a team, Wichita State shoots 40.0% from the field and 26.6% from three.
> The Shockers give up just 62.0 points per game.

LAST TIME OUT: Wichita State 57, ECU 47
> Wichita State won a 57-47 home game over ECU on Tuesday night.
> The Shockers trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter before a game-changing 16-2 run.
> Wichita State made six of its first eight shots in the fourth quarter and held the Pirates to just two baskets to seal the victory.
> Jaida Hampton led the Shockers with 12 points, while Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
> Seraphine Bastin tied her season high with 10 rebounds and added five points in the Wichita State victory.

TEMPLE VS. WICHITA STATE
> The teams have met just twice in history, both meetings coming last season when Wichita State joined the American Athletic Conference.
> The Owls and Shockers split the two meetings in 2017-18.
> Wichita State won the regular season game, which took place on their home court, 88-81.
> Temple got revenge less than a month later, winning 72-59 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 72, Wichita State 59
> #11 Temple upset #6 Wichita State, 72-59, in the opening round of the 2018 American Athletic Conference Tournament.
> The win was the 200th career victory for head coach Tonya Cardoza.
> The Owls grabbed the lead from the opening buzzer, and allowed Wichita State to tie the score just three times -- all in the first half.
> Temple shot 48% (26-55) from the field, holding Wichita State to a 37% (17-51) clip.
> Emani Mayo had an outstanding all-around game with 20 points, six assists, six rebounds, and a pair of steals.
> Mayo tied the conference's freshman record for points in a tournament game, matching the Owls' Feyonda Fitzgerald who scored 20 points against USF in 2014.
> Senior Tanaya Atkinson led the Owls with 24 points and seven rebounds, also grabbing three steals.
> For Wichita State, Rangie Bessard was the only Shocker in double figures in scoring, as she tallied 23 points.
> Cesaria Ambrosio and Angiee Tompkins each added eight points.

Women's Basketball Looks for Third Straight Win on Saturday at Wichita State

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Players Mentioned

Tanaya Atkinson

Alliya Butts

Mia Davis

Feyonda Fitzgerald

Marissa Mackins

Emani Mayo

Shantay Taylor

Alexa Williamson

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