Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, February 26
Orlando, Fla.
6:00 PM
Temple University
at
UCF
Women’s Basketball Looks to Bounce Back at UCF
2.25.20 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team looks to return to the win column as they head to UCF on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a 6 p.m. conference tip-off.
THE OWLS
> Temple arrives in Orlando, Fla. following a heartbreaking 56-50 loss at ECU on Feb. 22. The Owls are currently ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 15-11 (7-6 AAC).
> Junior Mia Davis leads Temple with 18.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Her boards per night leads the American.
> A Cheryl Miller Award top 10 finalist, Davis totals 15 double-doubles on the season to tie for fifth-most in the nation.
> Redshirt sophomore Ashley Jones adds 16.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
> Marissa Mackins is the third Owl to average double-digit points with 13.1 per night. Mackins leads Temple and ranks second in the American with 70 three-pointers this season.
> Graduate student Lena Niang is the second leading rebounder for Temple with 5.6 boards per game. Niang nets 7.5 points per game.
> Rounding out the top-five shooters for Temple is sophomore Alexa Williamson, who adds 5.9 points per outing.
> Freshman Asonah Alexander is second in the American with 112 assists on the year, averaging 4.3 per game. Her assist/turnover ratio of 2.67 ranks first in the conference and 10th in the country.
LAST TIME OUT: ECU 56, Temple 50
> After Temple led 22-11 at the end of the first quarter, ECU outscored the Owls in the remaining three frames to earn the come-from-behind win on Saturday, Feb. 22 in Greenville, N.C.
> The Owls held a slight edge on the boards, outrebounding ECU 38-37.
> Temple also recorded a better field goal percentage than the Pirates (36.4% to 32.8%). But the Owls struggled from three-point range, shooting just 24% from beyond the arc (6-25).
> The Pirates converted Temple's 19 turnovers into 14 points.
> Davis collected her 15th double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
> Jones led Temple with 14 points and five assists.
> Mackins and Alexa Williamson each notched six points.
> Niang and Alexander dished out four assists apiece.
SCOUTING UCF
> UCF is the third-ranked team in the American, holding an overall record of 16-9 and a conference mark of 8-5.
> Kay Kay Wright leads the Knights with 16.7 points and 3.9 assists per game.
> Wright was recently named the AAC Player of the Week for the second time this season on Feb. 17 after leading UCF to a pair of wins with her averages of 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals.
> Masseny Kaba leads the Knights on the boards with 6.7 rebounds per outing. Kaba adds 8.5 points to her stat line each game.
> Brittney Smith is the second leading scorer and rebounder for UCF, chipping in 10.8 points and 5.1 boards per contest.
> The Knights are one of the better defensive teams in the conference as their opponents average just 57.5 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT: No. 6 UConn 66, UCF 53
> The Knights fell 66-53 to No. 6 UConn on Saturday, Feb. 23 in Hartford, Conn.
> Masseny Kaba led UCF with 14 points and 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
> Kay Kay Wright added 12 points while Sianni Martin chipped in 11.
> UConn outshot the Knights 43.1% to 38.6% from the floor and 46.2% to 16.7% from three-point range.
> UCF finished the game with a 35-33 edge on the boards.
TEMPLE VS. UCF
> The Owls lead 8-5 in the all-time series against UCF.
> The first meeting between the two programs came on Dec. 28, 1995 in Orlando as the Knights won 84-66.
> The teams would not face each other again until Temple joined the American Athletic Conference. The Owls topped the Knights 75-54 on Jan. 4, 2014 in McGonigle Hall.
> Temple had lost four-straight contests against UCF before topping the Knights earlier this season in Philadelphia.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 67, UCF 65
> Despite seeing a lead as large as 12 slip away, Temple got hot when it counted, coming up with two big defensive stops to finish out a gritty 67-65 win on Jan. 29 at McGonigle Hall.
> After a 30-30 halftime tie, Temple had a huge start to the third quarter, going up 48-36 and seemingly creating breathing room. However, UCF answered, getting the lead down to one.
> A back-and-fourth fourth quarter saw the Owls do just enough down the stretch, as Temple won its fifth conference game of the year.
> The Owls out-rebounded UCF 41-30 working around 18 turnovers.
> The Knights out-shot Temple by a slim 44% to 43% margin, but Temple racked up nine makes from long range while UCF had just three triples in the game.
> Mackins led Temple with 22 points and five rebounds.
> Jones tallied 13 points while Niang scored 12 with a team-best nine rebounds.
> Davis ended her night with 12 points and seven boards with Williamson adding six points and seven rebounds.
THE OWLS
> Temple arrives in Orlando, Fla. following a heartbreaking 56-50 loss at ECU on Feb. 22. The Owls are currently ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 15-11 (7-6 AAC).
> Junior Mia Davis leads Temple with 18.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Her boards per night leads the American.
> A Cheryl Miller Award top 10 finalist, Davis totals 15 double-doubles on the season to tie for fifth-most in the nation.
> Redshirt sophomore Ashley Jones adds 16.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
> Marissa Mackins is the third Owl to average double-digit points with 13.1 per night. Mackins leads Temple and ranks second in the American with 70 three-pointers this season.
> Graduate student Lena Niang is the second leading rebounder for Temple with 5.6 boards per game. Niang nets 7.5 points per game.
> Rounding out the top-five shooters for Temple is sophomore Alexa Williamson, who adds 5.9 points per outing.
> Freshman Asonah Alexander is second in the American with 112 assists on the year, averaging 4.3 per game. Her assist/turnover ratio of 2.67 ranks first in the conference and 10th in the country.
LAST TIME OUT: ECU 56, Temple 50
> After Temple led 22-11 at the end of the first quarter, ECU outscored the Owls in the remaining three frames to earn the come-from-behind win on Saturday, Feb. 22 in Greenville, N.C.
> The Owls held a slight edge on the boards, outrebounding ECU 38-37.
> Temple also recorded a better field goal percentage than the Pirates (36.4% to 32.8%). But the Owls struggled from three-point range, shooting just 24% from beyond the arc (6-25).
> The Pirates converted Temple's 19 turnovers into 14 points.
> Davis collected her 15th double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
> Jones led Temple with 14 points and five assists.
> Mackins and Alexa Williamson each notched six points.
> Niang and Alexander dished out four assists apiece.
SCOUTING UCF
> UCF is the third-ranked team in the American, holding an overall record of 16-9 and a conference mark of 8-5.
> Kay Kay Wright leads the Knights with 16.7 points and 3.9 assists per game.
> Wright was recently named the AAC Player of the Week for the second time this season on Feb. 17 after leading UCF to a pair of wins with her averages of 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals.
> Masseny Kaba leads the Knights on the boards with 6.7 rebounds per outing. Kaba adds 8.5 points to her stat line each game.
> Brittney Smith is the second leading scorer and rebounder for UCF, chipping in 10.8 points and 5.1 boards per contest.
> The Knights are one of the better defensive teams in the conference as their opponents average just 57.5 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT: No. 6 UConn 66, UCF 53
> The Knights fell 66-53 to No. 6 UConn on Saturday, Feb. 23 in Hartford, Conn.
> Masseny Kaba led UCF with 14 points and 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
> Kay Kay Wright added 12 points while Sianni Martin chipped in 11.
> UConn outshot the Knights 43.1% to 38.6% from the floor and 46.2% to 16.7% from three-point range.
> UCF finished the game with a 35-33 edge on the boards.
TEMPLE VS. UCF
> The Owls lead 8-5 in the all-time series against UCF.
> The first meeting between the two programs came on Dec. 28, 1995 in Orlando as the Knights won 84-66.
> The teams would not face each other again until Temple joined the American Athletic Conference. The Owls topped the Knights 75-54 on Jan. 4, 2014 in McGonigle Hall.
> Temple had lost four-straight contests against UCF before topping the Knights earlier this season in Philadelphia.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 67, UCF 65
> Despite seeing a lead as large as 12 slip away, Temple got hot when it counted, coming up with two big defensive stops to finish out a gritty 67-65 win on Jan. 29 at McGonigle Hall.
> After a 30-30 halftime tie, Temple had a huge start to the third quarter, going up 48-36 and seemingly creating breathing room. However, UCF answered, getting the lead down to one.
> A back-and-fourth fourth quarter saw the Owls do just enough down the stretch, as Temple won its fifth conference game of the year.
> The Owls out-rebounded UCF 41-30 working around 18 turnovers.
> The Knights out-shot Temple by a slim 44% to 43% margin, but Temple racked up nine makes from long range while UCF had just three triples in the game.
> Mackins led Temple with 22 points and five rebounds.
> Jones tallied 13 points while Niang scored 12 with a team-best nine rebounds.
> Davis ended her night with 12 points and seven boards with Williamson adding six points and seven rebounds.
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