Temple University Athletics
Sunday, November 17
Philadelphia, Pa.
1:00 PM
Temple University
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UCONN
Women’s Basketball Welcomes No. 4 UConn For First Conference Game of the Season
11.16.19 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball welcomes No. 4 Connecticut to the Liacouras Center for the first conference game of the year on Sunday Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.
THE OWLS
> Temple enters their first conference game of the season with a 3-1 record. The Owls topped Fairfield, Duquesne and Xavier at home while falling to St. Joseph's on the road.
> Mia Davis averages a double-double to lead the Cherry and White with 22.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
> Ashley Jones leads the Owls with 6.5 assists per game while adding 18.3 points per contest. The redshirt sophomore currently leads the team with her 86.7% from the free throw line.
> Marissa Mackins leads Temple from beyond the arc, knocking down 14 threes to rank second in the conference. The Durham, N.C. native is the third Owl to average double-digit points with 14.8.
> Freshman Asonah Alexander falls right behind Jones with 20 assists on the season. Alexander has been a spark off the bench, adding 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 78, Xavier 65
> Temple went on a 17-0 run late in the fourth quarter to finally push past the Musketeers and record their third win of the season.
> The Owls outshot Xavier 43.5% to 38.7% from the field.
> Temple held the edge on the boards, 44 to 39.
> A team-best 72.2% foul shot percentage aiding the Owls in tonight's win.
> The Temple bench poured in 17 points while two starters finished in double-digits.
> Redshirt sophomore Ashley Jones collected a career-high 23 points while adding eight assists and eight rebounds. The Philadelphia native registered four shots from beyond the arc to lead the Owls in three-point shooting.
> Mia Davis registered her third double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds. The junior added two blocks in the win.
> Freshman Rayniah Walker hit two clutch threes in the fourth quarter to help fuel the Owls past Xavier.
SCOUTING UCONN
> No. 4 UConn opened the season with a pair of wins over Cal and Vanderbilt.
> The Huskies won the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championships to improve to 120-0 against conference opponents. UConn went on to compete in their 12th straight Final Four before falling to No. 3 Notre Dame in the national semifinal.
> Crystal Dangerfield, Christyn Williams, Megan Walker and Olivia Nelson-Ododa were each named to award watch lists for their positions: Dangerfield to the Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard); Williams to the Ann Meyers Drysdale (top shooting guard); Walker to the Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward); and Nelson-Ododa to the Lisa Leslie Award (top center).
> Walker currently leads the Huskies with 23 points per game followed by Williams with 18.5.
> Nelson-Ododa averages a double-double with 12.5 rebounds and points per game.
TEMPLE VS. UCONN
> Temple is 2-12 all-time against UConn, winning the first two match-ups, but falling in 12 straight.
> The Owls and the Huskies have met 12 times since the start of the American Athletic Conference, with UConn winning all 12 games.
LAST TIME THEY MET: No. 5 UConn 109, Temple 74
> The last time the two programs met was on Feb. 9, 2019 at the Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. The Huskies defeated Temple 109-74 as they went on to end conference play with a 16-0 record.
> UConn shot 62.9% from the field, including 62.5 % (15-24) from three.
> The Owls made a season-best 14 threes, and finished at 41.2% (14-35) from long-range.
> The Huskies out-rebounded Temple 38-30, and held a slim advantage (12-10) in turnovers.
> Sophomore Mia Davis tallied 20 points with nine rebounds to lead five Owls in double figures.
> USBWA First Team All-American Napheesa Collier led all players with 30 points and 14 rebounds.
THE OWLS
> Temple enters their first conference game of the season with a 3-1 record. The Owls topped Fairfield, Duquesne and Xavier at home while falling to St. Joseph's on the road.
> Mia Davis averages a double-double to lead the Cherry and White with 22.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
> Ashley Jones leads the Owls with 6.5 assists per game while adding 18.3 points per contest. The redshirt sophomore currently leads the team with her 86.7% from the free throw line.
> Marissa Mackins leads Temple from beyond the arc, knocking down 14 threes to rank second in the conference. The Durham, N.C. native is the third Owl to average double-digit points with 14.8.
> Freshman Asonah Alexander falls right behind Jones with 20 assists on the season. Alexander has been a spark off the bench, adding 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 78, Xavier 65
> Temple went on a 17-0 run late in the fourth quarter to finally push past the Musketeers and record their third win of the season.
> The Owls outshot Xavier 43.5% to 38.7% from the field.
> Temple held the edge on the boards, 44 to 39.
> A team-best 72.2% foul shot percentage aiding the Owls in tonight's win.
> The Temple bench poured in 17 points while two starters finished in double-digits.
> Redshirt sophomore Ashley Jones collected a career-high 23 points while adding eight assists and eight rebounds. The Philadelphia native registered four shots from beyond the arc to lead the Owls in three-point shooting.
> Mia Davis registered her third double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds. The junior added two blocks in the win.
> Freshman Rayniah Walker hit two clutch threes in the fourth quarter to help fuel the Owls past Xavier.
SCOUTING UCONN
> No. 4 UConn opened the season with a pair of wins over Cal and Vanderbilt.
> The Huskies won the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championships to improve to 120-0 against conference opponents. UConn went on to compete in their 12th straight Final Four before falling to No. 3 Notre Dame in the national semifinal.
> Crystal Dangerfield, Christyn Williams, Megan Walker and Olivia Nelson-Ododa were each named to award watch lists for their positions: Dangerfield to the Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard); Williams to the Ann Meyers Drysdale (top shooting guard); Walker to the Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward); and Nelson-Ododa to the Lisa Leslie Award (top center).
> Walker currently leads the Huskies with 23 points per game followed by Williams with 18.5.
> Nelson-Ododa averages a double-double with 12.5 rebounds and points per game.
TEMPLE VS. UCONN
> Temple is 2-12 all-time against UConn, winning the first two match-ups, but falling in 12 straight.
> The Owls and the Huskies have met 12 times since the start of the American Athletic Conference, with UConn winning all 12 games.
LAST TIME THEY MET: No. 5 UConn 109, Temple 74
> The last time the two programs met was on Feb. 9, 2019 at the Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. The Huskies defeated Temple 109-74 as they went on to end conference play with a 16-0 record.
> UConn shot 62.9% from the field, including 62.5 % (15-24) from three.
> The Owls made a season-best 14 threes, and finished at 41.2% (14-35) from long-range.
> The Huskies out-rebounded Temple 38-30, and held a slim advantage (12-10) in turnovers.
> Sophomore Mia Davis tallied 20 points with nine rebounds to lead five Owls in double figures.
> USBWA First Team All-American Napheesa Collier led all players with 30 points and 14 rebounds.
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