Temple University Athletics
Thursday, January 23
Philadelphia, Pa.
7:00 PM
Temple University
vs
Penn
Women’s Basketball Battles Penn for Share of Big 5 Title Thursday Night
1.22.20 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team welcomes Penn to McGonigle Hall on Jan. 23 for a 7 p.m. Big 5 tip-off. The winner of the Thursday night matchup will become Co-Big 5 Champions alongside Villanova.
THE OWLS
> Temple enters their final Big 5 matchup of the season 11-7 overall and 4-2 in the American Athletic Conference.
> The Owls are coming off a heartbreaking 72-70 loss at Wichita State that snapped their five-game win streak.
> Mia Davis leads Temple with 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. The junior forward totals 12 double-doubles on the season, which ranks second-most in the nation.
> Ashley Jones adds 16.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game for the Owls.
> Sophomore Marissa Mackins is the third player in the Cherry and White to average more than 10 points per game with her mark of 13.3. Mackins leads both Temple and the American with 50 three-pointers on the year.
> Asonah Alexander is the conference's assists leader as the rookie dishes out 4.8 per game. Alexander adds 5.9 points and 5.4 rebounds each outing.
> Graduate student Lena Niang is the second leading rebounder for the Owls, ripping down 5.7 boards per game. Niang is also an offensive force with her 7.2 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT: Wichita State 72, Temple 70
> The Shockers outscored Temple in both quarters of the second half as they handed the Owls their first loss of 2020 on Jan. 19 in Wichita, Kan.
> The Owls shot 40% from the floor in the first quarter and 53.8% in the second, but were unable to shoot more than 38.5% in the second half.
> Wichita State had better luck with their second-half shooting as they registered a field goal percentage of 63.6% in the third quarter and 40% in the fourth.
> Temple won the battle on the boards, pulling down 38 to the Shockers' 32.
> Wichita State capitlazied on the Owls' mistakes as they converted Temple's 16 turnovers into 13 points
> The Shockers' bench played a big role in the win as they poured in 28 points for Wichita.
> Davis registered her 12th double-double of the season with 23 points and 15 rebounds. The junior forward finished 8-for-9 from the foul line and 7-for-15 from the floor.
> Jones poured in 19 points for the Owls and dished out a game-high seven assists. Jones also recorded a team-high two blocks.
> Mackins tallied 15 points as she went 3-for-5 from three-point range.
> Alexa Williamson registered six points and Alexander added five points to round out the box score.
SCOUTING PENN
> The Quakers enter their final Big 5 game of the season with an overall record of 10-3 and a conference mark of 0-1.
> Kayla Padilla is the leading scorer for both Penn and the Ivy League, averaging 20.4 points per game. The freshman has been named the conference's Rookie of the Week five times and garnered Player of the Week twice.
> On Dec. 9, Padilla swept the Ivy League weekly honors along with being named Big 5 Player of the Week and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Freshman of the Week as she averaged 22.6 points, 3.3 steals and 2.0 assists over a three-game stretch. Padilla was named the Ivy League's Player and Rookie of the Week for the second time this season on Jan. 6.
> Eleah Parker, Tori Crawford and Kennedy Suttle lead the Quakers on the boards as they each average 5.4 rebounds per outing. Suttle is the only player for Penn to collect more than 10 rebounds in a game, pulling down 11 against both Iona and La Salle.
> Kendall Grasela is the leading both the Quakers and the conference with 4.8 assists per game as she totals 62 on the season.
LAST TIME OUT: Villanova 70, Penn 58
> Penn suffered a 70-58 loss to Villanova on Jan. 15 at Finneran Pavilion.
> The Quakers outshot Villanova 48.5% to 41.4% in the first half, but the Wildcats came back for a big second half to outscore Penn 38-22 and walk away with their share of the Big 5 title.
> Kayla Padilla led Penn with a game-high 23 points as she shot 9-for-19 from the floor and 3-for-7 from beyond the arc.
> Tori Crawford led the Quakers on the boards with nine rebounds while Kendall Grasela led all players with five assists.
> Penn shot a season-low 44.4% from the foul line, netting just 4-of-9.
> Villanova used 11 threes and two players scoring more than 20 points to fuel their way past the Quakers.
TEMPLE VS. PENN
> Temple leads in the all-time series against Penn, 51-20.
> The first meeting between the two programs took place in 1925, where Temple topped the Quakers 30-20.
> Penn has won the last two matchups over the Owls as Temple has not defeated the Quakers since Jan. 25, 2017.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Penn 71, Temple 62
> Temple fell to the Quakers 71-62 on Jan. 23, 2019 at the Palestra as the Owls ended the 2018-19 city series with a record of 2-2 and Penn finished at 3-1.
> Penn never trailed in the game, which saw only one tie at 21-21 midway through the second quarter.
> The Quakers scored 29 points in a huge third quarter, making eight of their final nine attempts shooting 73 percent overall.
> Temple trailed by 19 at the end of the third quarter and still by 17 with 4:49 left in the game, but scored the final eight points while holding Penn scoreless.
> Mackins made 5-of-10 three-pointers on her way to scoring a career-high 19 points while also leading all players with three steals.
> Davis added eight rebounds to 15 points, while Shantay Taylor also pulled down eight boards for Temple.
> Alliya Butts led the Owls with six assists.
THE OWLS
> Temple enters their final Big 5 matchup of the season 11-7 overall and 4-2 in the American Athletic Conference.
> The Owls are coming off a heartbreaking 72-70 loss at Wichita State that snapped their five-game win streak.
> Mia Davis leads Temple with 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. The junior forward totals 12 double-doubles on the season, which ranks second-most in the nation.
> Ashley Jones adds 16.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game for the Owls.
> Sophomore Marissa Mackins is the third player in the Cherry and White to average more than 10 points per game with her mark of 13.3. Mackins leads both Temple and the American with 50 three-pointers on the year.
> Asonah Alexander is the conference's assists leader as the rookie dishes out 4.8 per game. Alexander adds 5.9 points and 5.4 rebounds each outing.
> Graduate student Lena Niang is the second leading rebounder for the Owls, ripping down 5.7 boards per game. Niang is also an offensive force with her 7.2 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT: Wichita State 72, Temple 70
> The Shockers outscored Temple in both quarters of the second half as they handed the Owls their first loss of 2020 on Jan. 19 in Wichita, Kan.
> The Owls shot 40% from the floor in the first quarter and 53.8% in the second, but were unable to shoot more than 38.5% in the second half.
> Wichita State had better luck with their second-half shooting as they registered a field goal percentage of 63.6% in the third quarter and 40% in the fourth.
> Temple won the battle on the boards, pulling down 38 to the Shockers' 32.
> Wichita State capitlazied on the Owls' mistakes as they converted Temple's 16 turnovers into 13 points
> The Shockers' bench played a big role in the win as they poured in 28 points for Wichita.
> Davis registered her 12th double-double of the season with 23 points and 15 rebounds. The junior forward finished 8-for-9 from the foul line and 7-for-15 from the floor.
> Jones poured in 19 points for the Owls and dished out a game-high seven assists. Jones also recorded a team-high two blocks.
> Mackins tallied 15 points as she went 3-for-5 from three-point range.
> Alexa Williamson registered six points and Alexander added five points to round out the box score.
SCOUTING PENN
> The Quakers enter their final Big 5 game of the season with an overall record of 10-3 and a conference mark of 0-1.
> Kayla Padilla is the leading scorer for both Penn and the Ivy League, averaging 20.4 points per game. The freshman has been named the conference's Rookie of the Week five times and garnered Player of the Week twice.
> On Dec. 9, Padilla swept the Ivy League weekly honors along with being named Big 5 Player of the Week and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Freshman of the Week as she averaged 22.6 points, 3.3 steals and 2.0 assists over a three-game stretch. Padilla was named the Ivy League's Player and Rookie of the Week for the second time this season on Jan. 6.
> Eleah Parker, Tori Crawford and Kennedy Suttle lead the Quakers on the boards as they each average 5.4 rebounds per outing. Suttle is the only player for Penn to collect more than 10 rebounds in a game, pulling down 11 against both Iona and La Salle.
> Kendall Grasela is the leading both the Quakers and the conference with 4.8 assists per game as she totals 62 on the season.
LAST TIME OUT: Villanova 70, Penn 58
> Penn suffered a 70-58 loss to Villanova on Jan. 15 at Finneran Pavilion.
> The Quakers outshot Villanova 48.5% to 41.4% in the first half, but the Wildcats came back for a big second half to outscore Penn 38-22 and walk away with their share of the Big 5 title.
> Kayla Padilla led Penn with a game-high 23 points as she shot 9-for-19 from the floor and 3-for-7 from beyond the arc.
> Tori Crawford led the Quakers on the boards with nine rebounds while Kendall Grasela led all players with five assists.
> Penn shot a season-low 44.4% from the foul line, netting just 4-of-9.
> Villanova used 11 threes and two players scoring more than 20 points to fuel their way past the Quakers.
TEMPLE VS. PENN
> Temple leads in the all-time series against Penn, 51-20.
> The first meeting between the two programs took place in 1925, where Temple topped the Quakers 30-20.
> Penn has won the last two matchups over the Owls as Temple has not defeated the Quakers since Jan. 25, 2017.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Penn 71, Temple 62
> Temple fell to the Quakers 71-62 on Jan. 23, 2019 at the Palestra as the Owls ended the 2018-19 city series with a record of 2-2 and Penn finished at 3-1.
> Penn never trailed in the game, which saw only one tie at 21-21 midway through the second quarter.
> The Quakers scored 29 points in a huge third quarter, making eight of their final nine attempts shooting 73 percent overall.
> Temple trailed by 19 at the end of the third quarter and still by 17 with 4:49 left in the game, but scored the final eight points while holding Penn scoreless.
> Mackins made 5-of-10 three-pointers on her way to scoring a career-high 19 points while also leading all players with three steals.
> Davis added eight rebounds to 15 points, while Shantay Taylor also pulled down eight boards for Temple.
> Alliya Butts led the Owls with six assists.
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