Temple University Athletics
Tuesday, December 10
Philadelphia, Pa.
5:00 PM
Temple University
vs
Villanova
Women’s Basketball Set for Big 5 Matchup Against Villanova
12.9.19 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team hosts Big 5 rival Villanova Tuesday afternoon in McGonigle Hall for a 5 p.m. start.
THE OWLS
> Temple is 5-5 on the year and 0-1 in Big 5 play as they enter their second City Series game of the season.
> St. Joseph's handed the Owls their first Big 5 loss of the year on Nov. 11 with a close 67-63 game at Michael J. Hagan Arena.
> Mia Davis leads Temple with 19.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per outing. The junior forward has collected six double-doubles in 10 games to tie with six other players in the country for fourth-most double-doubles this year.
> Ashley Jones adds 17.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Owls. The redshirt sophomore missed the last game against South Carolina due to injury.
> Marissa Mackins is the third Owls to average double-digit points with 10.9 per contest. The sophomore poured in a career-high 26 points in the loss to South Carolina as she knocked down five three-pointers.
> Asonah Alexander leads both Temple and the American Athletic Conference with 49 assists, dishing out 4.9 per game. The rookie adds 6.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
LAST TIME OUT: #6 South Carolina 78, Temple 71
> The Owls fell in a close contest to the No. 6 Gamecocks of South Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 7 at McGonigle Hall.
> Extended Gamecock runs at the end of the first and the beginning of the fourth proved to be the difference maker.
> Temple out-shot South Carolina by a slim margin (36.6% to 35.1%) but had 19 turnovers to South Carolina's nine.
> The Owls also out-rebounded the Gamecocks, 50-46.
> Mackins had a career night, draining five threes in a 26-point effort, adding four assists.
> Graduate student Lena Niang tallied her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
> Davis also nabbed a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
> Elsewhere, junior Emani Mayo had a season-high nine points, while sophomore Alexa Williamson and Alexander each had five. Alexander added six boards and a team-high six assists to her stat sheet.
SCOUTING VILLANOVA
> Villanova is 4-4 so far this season and 1-0 in Big 5 action.
> The Wildcats are paced by redshirt-freshman Maddy Siegrist with 20.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per outing. The forward also leads the BIG EAST in points per game.
> Siegrist has been named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week three times so far this season. On Nov. 19, she was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Tamika Catchings Freshman Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points over a two-game stretch.
> Mary Gedaka averages 16.6 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Wildcats. The senior was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 9 after she averaged 17.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in games against Drexel and Saint Joseph's.
> Sisters Brianna and Bridget Herlihy add 7.5 and 6.3 points, respectively, to round out Villanova's top scorers. Bridget leads both the Wildcats and the BIG EAST with 20 blocked shots.
LAST TIME OUT: Villanova 60, St. Joseph's 44
> The Wildcats won their first Big 5 matchup of the season 60-44 at home.
> Siegrist paced Villanova with 23 points, eight rebounds, three steals, three assists and a block.
> Mary Gedaka added 19 points in the win, while Cameron Onken led the Wildcats on the boards with 13.
> St. Joseph's held the lead for the first two quarters and half of the third frame, but Villanova outscored the Hawks 23-12 in the third to put the Wildcats up.
> Bridget Herlihy hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to one point before Siegrist collected an offensive rebound and put it back up to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game at the five minute-mark in the third quarter.
> Villanova did not allow St. Joseph's to score in the final two and a half minutes of the game to walk away with a 16-point win.
TEMPLE VS. VILLANOVA
> The Wildcats have won the past two meetings over Temple as they improved to 31-14 in the all-time series.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Villanova 76, Temple 68
> The Wildcats took a 76-68 Big 5 win over the Owls on Dec. 9, 2018 at Finneran Pavilion.
> Temple rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to take 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.
> Temple racked up a season-best 13 steals, while shooting 42% from the field, but Villanova's 13 threes and accurate offense prevailed in the Big 5 battle.
> Davis was one rebound shy of her fourth-straight double-double with 22 points and nine boards. The forward was sidelined for a good portion of the fourth quarter having picked up a fourth foul in the third.
> Alliya Butts scored 11 fourth quarter points to tie for game-high honors with 22 overall, while also adding six assists and three steals.
> Mackins netted 12 points and was the only Owl to hit a three in the game.
THE OWLS
> Temple is 5-5 on the year and 0-1 in Big 5 play as they enter their second City Series game of the season.
> St. Joseph's handed the Owls their first Big 5 loss of the year on Nov. 11 with a close 67-63 game at Michael J. Hagan Arena.
> Mia Davis leads Temple with 19.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per outing. The junior forward has collected six double-doubles in 10 games to tie with six other players in the country for fourth-most double-doubles this year.
> Ashley Jones adds 17.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Owls. The redshirt sophomore missed the last game against South Carolina due to injury.
> Marissa Mackins is the third Owls to average double-digit points with 10.9 per contest. The sophomore poured in a career-high 26 points in the loss to South Carolina as she knocked down five three-pointers.
> Asonah Alexander leads both Temple and the American Athletic Conference with 49 assists, dishing out 4.9 per game. The rookie adds 6.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
LAST TIME OUT: #6 South Carolina 78, Temple 71
> The Owls fell in a close contest to the No. 6 Gamecocks of South Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 7 at McGonigle Hall.
> Extended Gamecock runs at the end of the first and the beginning of the fourth proved to be the difference maker.
> Temple out-shot South Carolina by a slim margin (36.6% to 35.1%) but had 19 turnovers to South Carolina's nine.
> The Owls also out-rebounded the Gamecocks, 50-46.
> Mackins had a career night, draining five threes in a 26-point effort, adding four assists.
> Graduate student Lena Niang tallied her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
> Davis also nabbed a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
> Elsewhere, junior Emani Mayo had a season-high nine points, while sophomore Alexa Williamson and Alexander each had five. Alexander added six boards and a team-high six assists to her stat sheet.
SCOUTING VILLANOVA
> Villanova is 4-4 so far this season and 1-0 in Big 5 action.
> The Wildcats are paced by redshirt-freshman Maddy Siegrist with 20.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per outing. The forward also leads the BIG EAST in points per game.
> Siegrist has been named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week three times so far this season. On Nov. 19, she was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Tamika Catchings Freshman Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points over a two-game stretch.
> Mary Gedaka averages 16.6 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Wildcats. The senior was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 9 after she averaged 17.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in games against Drexel and Saint Joseph's.
> Sisters Brianna and Bridget Herlihy add 7.5 and 6.3 points, respectively, to round out Villanova's top scorers. Bridget leads both the Wildcats and the BIG EAST with 20 blocked shots.
LAST TIME OUT: Villanova 60, St. Joseph's 44
> The Wildcats won their first Big 5 matchup of the season 60-44 at home.
> Siegrist paced Villanova with 23 points, eight rebounds, three steals, three assists and a block.
> Mary Gedaka added 19 points in the win, while Cameron Onken led the Wildcats on the boards with 13.
> St. Joseph's held the lead for the first two quarters and half of the third frame, but Villanova outscored the Hawks 23-12 in the third to put the Wildcats up.
> Bridget Herlihy hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to one point before Siegrist collected an offensive rebound and put it back up to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game at the five minute-mark in the third quarter.
> Villanova did not allow St. Joseph's to score in the final two and a half minutes of the game to walk away with a 16-point win.
TEMPLE VS. VILLANOVA
> The Wildcats have won the past two meetings over Temple as they improved to 31-14 in the all-time series.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Villanova 76, Temple 68
> The Wildcats took a 76-68 Big 5 win over the Owls on Dec. 9, 2018 at Finneran Pavilion.
> Temple rallied from a 10-point first half deficit to take 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.
> Temple racked up a season-best 13 steals, while shooting 42% from the field, but Villanova's 13 threes and accurate offense prevailed in the Big 5 battle.
> Davis was one rebound shy of her fourth-straight double-double with 22 points and nine boards. The forward was sidelined for a good portion of the fourth quarter having picked up a fourth foul in the third.
> Alliya Butts scored 11 fourth quarter points to tie for game-high honors with 22 overall, while also adding six assists and three steals.
> Mackins netted 12 points and was the only Owl to hit a three in the game.
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