Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, January 20
Houston, Texas
1:00 PM
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Women’s Basketball Heads to Houston for Wednesday Matchup
1.19.21 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team travels to Houston for a 1 p.m. matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the Fertitta Center. The conference matchup will be aired on ESPN+.
THE OWLS
> Temple arrives in Houston with a record of 4-4 (4-1 AAC). The Owls currently stand at third in the American Athletic Conference.
> The Cherry and White rank third in the conference in rebounds per game (39.9) and assists per game (14.6).
> Temple enters the Wednesday afternoon game shooting 39.3% from the floor, 23.9% from three-point range, and 65.6% from the foul line.
> Senior Mia Davis leads the Owls with 21.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. So far, the forward has recorded four double-doubles this season.
> Rookie Jasha Clinton is the Owls' second-leading scorer with 11.9 points per game, while adding 4.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals per game for the Cherry and White. Clinton leads Temple with 12 three-pointers on the year.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander ranks eighth in the country with her 6.5 assists per game. Alexander is also Temple's second-leading rebounder with 7.8 per contest.
OWLS' LAST TIME OUT: Cincinnati 71, Temple 65
> The Owls suffered their first loss in the American Athletic Conference to Cincinnati on Jan. 13 at McGonigle Hall.
> Playing without junior Alexa Williamson, the Owls' second leading scorer, Temple was unable to maintain a lead despite going up by as many as six in the contest.
> Cincinnati had a slim one point edge at the half, which Temple erased quickly in the third.
> However, the Bearcats used strong free throw shooting and surged forward to lead by two at the end of the third, 51-49.
> Temple took the lead in the fourth quarter, but as was the story of the whole game, they couldn't maintain it. A late push by the Bearcats put the game just out of reach, as Temple snapped its conference win streak.
> Cincinnati out-shot the Owls 44% to 39%, working around a 1-11 (9%) performance from beyond the arc.
> The Bearcats also held an edge on the glass, pulling down 44 rebounds to Temple's 32.
> Freshman Jasha Clinton had a career performance, with a collegiate best 23 points, also dishing out five assists.
> Senior Mia Davis tallied 20 points with six boards.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander had nine assists and six rebounds, while senior Emani Mayo had nine points.
> Freshman Kash Ayuso rounded out the box score with seven points and six rebounds.
SCOUTING HOUSTON
> The Cougars sit at fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 7-4 (4-3 AAC).
> Houston leads the AAC in blocks per game (4.3), while ranking second in both three-pointers per game (7.5) and turnovers forced each game (19.82).
> The Cougars are shooting 39.5% from the field, 31.1% from beyond the arc and 61.3% from the charity stripe.
> Britney Onyeje leads Houston with 10.9 points per outing as she's shooting 35.7% (25-70) from three-point range.
> Leading the Cougars on the boards is Bria Patterson with 5.8 rebounds per night.
> Dymond Gladney adds 9.0 points and 2.2 steals each game, while Julia Blackshell-Fair chips in 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists for Houston.
COUGARS' LAST TIME OUT: Houston 66, ECU 56
> Houston won their second-straight conference game on Saturday, Jan. 16 at ECU, 66-56.
> Onyeje and Tatyana Hill led the Cougars with 15 points apiece.
> Miya Crump added eight points and team-highs of eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks.
> Despite ECU shooting 42.6% and Houston shooting 40%, the Cougars used eight three-pointers to fuel their way past the Pirates.
> Houston scored 32 of their points in the paint and had 27 points come from the bench.
TEMPLE VS. HOUSTON
> Temple leads the all-time series against the Cougars, 11-2.
> The lone two wins for Houston came in back-to-back meetings on Jan. 16, 2018 in Philadelphia (Houston 99, Temple 75) and Jan. 12, 2019 in Houston (Houston 78, Temple 65).
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 76, Houston 75
> The Owls were able to outlast Houston, 76-75, on Feb. 15, 2020 at McGonigle Hall.
> Houston took control of the first quarter, holding as much as a 16-point lead over Temple.
> The Owls clawed their way back to outscore the Cougars in both the second and third quarters.
> After trailing 38-33 at the half, Temple won the battle of the third quarter 26-18 as they took their first lead of the game.
> Temple collected eight steals in the win, the most steals they've totaled against a conference opponent this season.
> Houston held the edge in field goal percentage (47.5 to 46.4) and rebounds (34 to 33).
> Mia Davis shot 11-for-17 from the floor as she led all players in scoring. She added a team-high seven rebounds, one steal and a block to her stat line.
> Graduate student Lena Niang was the final Owl to score in double figures with her 11 tallies. She added five assists, two blocks, two assists and a steal.
> Alexa Williamson added seven points to round out the box score.
THE OWLS
> Temple arrives in Houston with a record of 4-4 (4-1 AAC). The Owls currently stand at third in the American Athletic Conference.
> The Cherry and White rank third in the conference in rebounds per game (39.9) and assists per game (14.6).
> Temple enters the Wednesday afternoon game shooting 39.3% from the floor, 23.9% from three-point range, and 65.6% from the foul line.
> Senior Mia Davis leads the Owls with 21.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. So far, the forward has recorded four double-doubles this season.
> Rookie Jasha Clinton is the Owls' second-leading scorer with 11.9 points per game, while adding 4.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 steals per game for the Cherry and White. Clinton leads Temple with 12 three-pointers on the year.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander ranks eighth in the country with her 6.5 assists per game. Alexander is also Temple's second-leading rebounder with 7.8 per contest.
OWLS' LAST TIME OUT: Cincinnati 71, Temple 65
> The Owls suffered their first loss in the American Athletic Conference to Cincinnati on Jan. 13 at McGonigle Hall.
> Playing without junior Alexa Williamson, the Owls' second leading scorer, Temple was unable to maintain a lead despite going up by as many as six in the contest.
> Cincinnati had a slim one point edge at the half, which Temple erased quickly in the third.
> However, the Bearcats used strong free throw shooting and surged forward to lead by two at the end of the third, 51-49.
> Temple took the lead in the fourth quarter, but as was the story of the whole game, they couldn't maintain it. A late push by the Bearcats put the game just out of reach, as Temple snapped its conference win streak.
> Cincinnati out-shot the Owls 44% to 39%, working around a 1-11 (9%) performance from beyond the arc.
> The Bearcats also held an edge on the glass, pulling down 44 rebounds to Temple's 32.
> Freshman Jasha Clinton had a career performance, with a collegiate best 23 points, also dishing out five assists.
> Senior Mia Davis tallied 20 points with six boards.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander had nine assists and six rebounds, while senior Emani Mayo had nine points.
> Freshman Kash Ayuso rounded out the box score with seven points and six rebounds.
SCOUTING HOUSTON
> The Cougars sit at fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 7-4 (4-3 AAC).
> Houston leads the AAC in blocks per game (4.3), while ranking second in both three-pointers per game (7.5) and turnovers forced each game (19.82).
> The Cougars are shooting 39.5% from the field, 31.1% from beyond the arc and 61.3% from the charity stripe.
> Britney Onyeje leads Houston with 10.9 points per outing as she's shooting 35.7% (25-70) from three-point range.
> Leading the Cougars on the boards is Bria Patterson with 5.8 rebounds per night.
> Dymond Gladney adds 9.0 points and 2.2 steals each game, while Julia Blackshell-Fair chips in 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists for Houston.
COUGARS' LAST TIME OUT: Houston 66, ECU 56
> Houston won their second-straight conference game on Saturday, Jan. 16 at ECU, 66-56.
> Onyeje and Tatyana Hill led the Cougars with 15 points apiece.
> Miya Crump added eight points and team-highs of eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks.
> Despite ECU shooting 42.6% and Houston shooting 40%, the Cougars used eight three-pointers to fuel their way past the Pirates.
> Houston scored 32 of their points in the paint and had 27 points come from the bench.
TEMPLE VS. HOUSTON
> Temple leads the all-time series against the Cougars, 11-2.
> The lone two wins for Houston came in back-to-back meetings on Jan. 16, 2018 in Philadelphia (Houston 99, Temple 75) and Jan. 12, 2019 in Houston (Houston 78, Temple 65).
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 76, Houston 75
> The Owls were able to outlast Houston, 76-75, on Feb. 15, 2020 at McGonigle Hall.
> Houston took control of the first quarter, holding as much as a 16-point lead over Temple.
> The Owls clawed their way back to outscore the Cougars in both the second and third quarters.
> After trailing 38-33 at the half, Temple won the battle of the third quarter 26-18 as they took their first lead of the game.
> Temple collected eight steals in the win, the most steals they've totaled against a conference opponent this season.
> Houston held the edge in field goal percentage (47.5 to 46.4) and rebounds (34 to 33).
> Mia Davis shot 11-for-17 from the floor as she led all players in scoring. She added a team-high seven rebounds, one steal and a block to her stat line.
> Graduate student Lena Niang was the final Owl to score in double figures with her 11 tallies. She added five assists, two blocks, two assists and a steal.
> Alexa Williamson added seven points to round out the box score.
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