Women's Basketball Plays Annual School Day Game on Tuesday at Noon

PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball team is back at the Liacouras Center on Tuesday afternoon, hosting Houston at 12:00 p.m. on ESPN3. The game is Temple's annual "School Day" field trip for local students.

THE OWLS
> Temple is 7-14 overall (2-5 AAC) including 4-3 at home and 3-11 on the road.
> The Owls have won three-straight games, most recently topping Wichita State on the road on Saturday, 65-40.
> Sophomore Mia Davis leads Temple on both ends of the floor, averaging 18.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
> Graduate student Alliya Butts is second on the team in scoring, with 15.3 points per game, while leading the Owls with averages of 4.5 assists and 2.1 steals per outing.
> Freshman Marissa Mackins averages 7.0 points per game and is second on the Owls with 43 assists.
> Sophomore Emani Mayo chips in with 5.3 points per game, while junior Shantay Taylor is averaging 4.8 points and 5.6 boards per outing.
> As a team, Temple is shooting 38.6% from the field and 28.6% from long range.

LAST TIME OUT: Temple 65, Wichita State 40
> Temple turned a close game into a blowout, allowing just one fourth quarter point, as the Owls knocked off Wichita State, 65-40, on the road on Saturday night.
> Temple led by just six points heading into the fourth quarter before an outstanding defensive effort sealed the win.
> The Owls allowed just one Wichita State point — a free throw with 5:38 on the clock, while forcing the Shockers to go 0-11 from the field. > Wichita State led early in the game, but Temple built an 11-point advantage midway through the second quarter.
> The Shockers made it a one-point game before Temple pushed it back to six after three, setting up the stout defensive effort in the fourth.
> Mia Davis racked up a double-double, leading the Owls with a career-high 30 points to go with 13 rebounds.
> Alliya Butts finished with 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists, while Shantay Taylor added 10 points and eight boards.

SCOUTING HOUSTON
> Houston enters Tuesday's game with an 11-10 record, including 5-3 in the conference.
> The Cougars are coming off a thrilling 69-68 overtime win against SMU on Saturday.
> Jasmyne Harris leads Houston with 16.2 points, 3.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game.
> Angela Harris contributes 10.4 points per outing, while Dorian Branch adds 9.4 points per game.
> Serithia Hawkins averages 9.1 points and a team-best 7.3 rebounds per game.
> Octavia Barnes (8.0 ppg) and Alyssa Okoene (7.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg) round out the high-scoring Cougars' offense.
> As a team, Houston shoots 40.9% from the field and 29.78% from the field.
> The Cougars score an average of 71.2 points per game.

LAST TIME OUT: Houston 69, SMU 68 (OT)
> Dorian Branch knocked down a pull-up jumper with seven seconds on the clock to give Houston a 69-68 overtime win over visiting SMU on Saturday.
> SMU forced overtime by rallying from a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to earn the extra period.
> Five players finished in double figures for Houston, led by Branch's 17.
> Angela Harris talied 15 points with seven assists, while Alyssa Okoene added 11 points and six boards.
> Both Serithia Hawkins and Octavia Barnes finished with 10 points and six rebounds in the win.

TEMPLE VS. HOUSTON
> Temple leads the all-time series against Houston, 7-2.
> The Owls had a string of seven straight wins snapped by the Cougars in last season's only meeting.
> The Cougars also took the earlier meeting this season in Texas.

LAST TIME THEY MET: Houston 78, Temple 65
> In a back-and-forth game, Temple fell victim to one too many runs from Houston, falling 78-65 on the road.
> After a hot first quarter, Temple led by as many as 11 points in the second, before giving up a huge Houston run that put the hosts up by four.
> Trailing by nine, the Owls cut into Cougars lead in the third and tied it up early in the fourth before a final surge from the hosts sealed it.
> Houston shot 47.3% from the field to Temple's 43.6%, while holding a 37-29 advantage on the glass.
> Mia Davis paced the Owls with 19 points, while Alliya Butts had 16 points, four assists and three steals.
> For the Cougars, Julia Blackshell-Fair had 15 points, while Octavia Barnes, Dorian Branch, and Myyah West all had 11.
> Angela Harris added 10 points and a team-best seven rebounds in the win.

Women's Basketball Plays Annual School Day Game on Tuesday at Noon

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Players Mentioned

Alliya Butts

Mia Davis

Marissa Mackins

Emani Mayo

Shantay Taylor

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