Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, February 24
Philadelphia, Pa.
3:30 PM
Temple University
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USF
Women’s Basketball Welcomes #13 USF for Pink Game
2.23.21 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's basketball team welcomes #13 USF to McGonigle Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 24 for a 3:30 p.m. tip-off. The American Athletic Conference contest will be Temple's #Play4Kay game, where both teams will wear various pink gear for Breast Cancer Awareness.
THE OWLS
> Temple returns to McGonigle Hall with a record of 9-8 (9-5 AAC). The Owls are currently ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference.
> Senior Mia Davis leads the Owls with 18.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
> Davis is eight foul shots away from becoming Temple's all-time leader in made free throws. The current record is 402, set by Feyonda Fitzgerald (2013-2017).
> Rookie Jasha Clinton is Temple's second-leading scorer with 13.0 points per game. The guard adds 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game for the Owls. Clinton leads Temple in three-pointers (27) and steals (29).
> Junior Alexa Williamson is the third Owl averaging double-digits this season with 11.8 per game. The Houston, Pa. native boasts a team-best field goal percentage of 49.7% and adds 6.6 rebounds per game for Temple.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander leads Temple with 5.0 assists per outing. The 5-10 guard is the third-leading rebounder for the Owls, pulling down 6.0 boards per night.
OWLS' LAST TIME OUT: Temple 68, Tulsa 46
> Temple had one of their best shooting games of the season, recording a 50.9 field goal percentage and a 33.3 three-point percentage.
> The Owls scored 42 points in the first half, the most first-half points they have recorded this season.
> 40 of Temple's 68 points came from the paint.
> The Owls held the edge in rebounds (43-32), assists (15-11) and blocks (5-0).
> Williamson scored a game-high 18 points and tied for a game high 10 rebounds adding two blocks and two assists.
> Davis also pulled down 10 rebounds and added 17 points, four assists and a steal to her stat line.
> Clinton chipped in 12 points, four assists and three rebounds.
> E. Mayo and freshman Kash Ayuso each recorded eight points for the Owls.
SCOUTING USF
> The 13th-ranked Bulls are 13-1 (10-0 AAC). USF dropped from #12 to #13 this week in the AP Top 25 poll. Their 12th rank was the highest ranking in program history.
> USF is led by head coach Jose Fernandez in his 21st season. Fernandez is one of 15 coaches named to the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Feb. 17.
> USF's only loss came from #4 Baylor in their second game of the season. The Bulls dropped the 67-62 decision at home to the 2019 NCAA Champions.
> In their third game of the season, USF upset #6 Mississippi State at home with a 67-63 overtime victory.
> The Bulls are the only undefeated team in the AAC as they rank first in the conference with their mark of 10-0.
> Three players average double-digit points for USF, led by Elena Tsineke with 12.1 per game. Sydni Harvey adds 12.0 points and Bethy Mununga adds 11.9 points for the Bulls.
> Mununga leads USF and the AAC in rebounding, while ranking sixth in the country with her 12.4 boards per outing.
> Elisa Pinzan leads the Bulls and ranks second in the nation in assists per game with 7.1. Her assist-turnover ratio of 3.81 ranks fifth in the country.
BULLS' LAST TIME OUT: #12 USF 78, Tulane 69
> The Bulls topped Tulane 78-69 on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla.
> Bethy Mununga led USF with 17 points, 17 rebounds, five steals and three assists.
> Sydni Harvey added 16 points while Elena Tsineke had 13 and Shae Leverett chipped in 10.
> Following a tied game at the half, USF used a 48-point second half to fuel their way past the Green Wave.
> The Bulls finished the game shooting 38.2% from the floor, 30% from long range and 70.8% from the charity stripe.
TEMPLE VS. USF
> USF leads the all-time series against the Owls, 13-3.
> Temple's first win against the Bulls came on Feb. 6, 2016. The Owls knocked off #19 USF 68-66 at the Liacouras Center thanks to a buzzer beater by Erica Covile.
> Temple's second win over USF came on Feb. 19, 2017 in Tampa, where the Owls won 77-71 over the 22nd-ranked Bulls. This was Temple's last time they defeated a nationally-ranked opponent.
> The third and most recent win came last season when the Owls topped USF 69-66 on Jan. 16, 2020 in Philly.
LAST TIME THEY MET: USF 99, Temple 51
> The Owls suffered a 99-51 loss to USF on Feb. 9, 2020 in Tampa.
> USF's Elena Tsineke and Sydni Harvey each collected 25 points to total more than half of the Bulls' points. Harvey shot 7-for-8 from three-point range as USF collected 13 threes on the day.
> The Bulls shot 57.4% from the floor and 52% from beyond the arc.
> Temple shot a season-low 28.8% from the field and 16.7% from downtown.
> The Owls were outrebounded by USF, 43-27.
> Williamson, Davis, and Shannen Atkinson each added 10 points for the Owls.
> Davis led Temple on the boards with six rebounds.
> Senior Ciara Forde collected a team and career-best two steals while adding three rebounds.
THE OWLS
> Temple returns to McGonigle Hall with a record of 9-8 (9-5 AAC). The Owls are currently ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference.
> Senior Mia Davis leads the Owls with 18.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
> Davis is eight foul shots away from becoming Temple's all-time leader in made free throws. The current record is 402, set by Feyonda Fitzgerald (2013-2017).
> Rookie Jasha Clinton is Temple's second-leading scorer with 13.0 points per game. The guard adds 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game for the Owls. Clinton leads Temple in three-pointers (27) and steals (29).
> Junior Alexa Williamson is the third Owl averaging double-digits this season with 11.8 per game. The Houston, Pa. native boasts a team-best field goal percentage of 49.7% and adds 6.6 rebounds per game for Temple.
> Sophomore Asonah Alexander leads Temple with 5.0 assists per outing. The 5-10 guard is the third-leading rebounder for the Owls, pulling down 6.0 boards per night.
OWLS' LAST TIME OUT: Temple 68, Tulsa 46
> Temple had one of their best shooting games of the season, recording a 50.9 field goal percentage and a 33.3 three-point percentage.
> The Owls scored 42 points in the first half, the most first-half points they have recorded this season.
> 40 of Temple's 68 points came from the paint.
> The Owls held the edge in rebounds (43-32), assists (15-11) and blocks (5-0).
> Williamson scored a game-high 18 points and tied for a game high 10 rebounds adding two blocks and two assists.
> Davis also pulled down 10 rebounds and added 17 points, four assists and a steal to her stat line.
> Clinton chipped in 12 points, four assists and three rebounds.
> E. Mayo and freshman Kash Ayuso each recorded eight points for the Owls.
SCOUTING USF
> The 13th-ranked Bulls are 13-1 (10-0 AAC). USF dropped from #12 to #13 this week in the AP Top 25 poll. Their 12th rank was the highest ranking in program history.
> USF is led by head coach Jose Fernandez in his 21st season. Fernandez is one of 15 coaches named to the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Feb. 17.
> USF's only loss came from #4 Baylor in their second game of the season. The Bulls dropped the 67-62 decision at home to the 2019 NCAA Champions.
> In their third game of the season, USF upset #6 Mississippi State at home with a 67-63 overtime victory.
> The Bulls are the only undefeated team in the AAC as they rank first in the conference with their mark of 10-0.
> Three players average double-digit points for USF, led by Elena Tsineke with 12.1 per game. Sydni Harvey adds 12.0 points and Bethy Mununga adds 11.9 points for the Bulls.
> Mununga leads USF and the AAC in rebounding, while ranking sixth in the country with her 12.4 boards per outing.
> Elisa Pinzan leads the Bulls and ranks second in the nation in assists per game with 7.1. Her assist-turnover ratio of 3.81 ranks fifth in the country.
BULLS' LAST TIME OUT: #12 USF 78, Tulane 69
> The Bulls topped Tulane 78-69 on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla.
> Bethy Mununga led USF with 17 points, 17 rebounds, five steals and three assists.
> Sydni Harvey added 16 points while Elena Tsineke had 13 and Shae Leverett chipped in 10.
> Following a tied game at the half, USF used a 48-point second half to fuel their way past the Green Wave.
> The Bulls finished the game shooting 38.2% from the floor, 30% from long range and 70.8% from the charity stripe.
TEMPLE VS. USF
> USF leads the all-time series against the Owls, 13-3.
> Temple's first win against the Bulls came on Feb. 6, 2016. The Owls knocked off #19 USF 68-66 at the Liacouras Center thanks to a buzzer beater by Erica Covile.
> Temple's second win over USF came on Feb. 19, 2017 in Tampa, where the Owls won 77-71 over the 22nd-ranked Bulls. This was Temple's last time they defeated a nationally-ranked opponent.
> The third and most recent win came last season when the Owls topped USF 69-66 on Jan. 16, 2020 in Philly.
LAST TIME THEY MET: USF 99, Temple 51
> The Owls suffered a 99-51 loss to USF on Feb. 9, 2020 in Tampa.
> USF's Elena Tsineke and Sydni Harvey each collected 25 points to total more than half of the Bulls' points. Harvey shot 7-for-8 from three-point range as USF collected 13 threes on the day.
> The Bulls shot 57.4% from the floor and 52% from beyond the arc.
> Temple shot a season-low 28.8% from the field and 16.7% from downtown.
> The Owls were outrebounded by USF, 43-27.
> Williamson, Davis, and Shannen Atkinson each added 10 points for the Owls.
> Davis led Temple on the boards with six rebounds.
> Senior Ciara Forde collected a team and career-best two steals while adding three rebounds.
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