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Sunday, December 11
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Women’s Basketball to Play Final Big 5 Game of the Season at Penn
12.9.22 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (4-5, 0-0 AAC) will head to University City to face Penn (5-5, 0-0 IVY) as its fourth and final Big 5 opponent this season. Both Penn and Temple fell to Saint Joseph's and Villanova but took down La Salle in city play. The winner of this game will finish third in the Big 5 final standings.
LAST TIME OUT: La Salle 56, @ Temple 70
> Temple nearly led from wire-to-wire, jumping out to 21-10 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter.
> La Salle made a late push, tying things up at 50 early in the fourth. The Owls responded with a 15-0 run to secure their first Big 5 win of the season.
> Wing Tiarra East had the best game of her career. The sophomore scored a career-high 25 points, while adding nine rebounds and also picking up a career-high in steals with five. Guard Jasha Clinton earned a double-double in points and rebounds.
THE OWLS
> Aleah Nelson headlines for the Owls. Nelson is a proven scorer, with 967 career points. She is only 33 points away from scoring her 1,000th point. The point guard is scoring at a clip of 14.9 points per game, good for seventh in the American. Nelson is finding her teammates for 5.2 assists per contest, second in the conference. If the season ended today, this would rank sixth all-time in Temple single-season average assists.
> Following her career day against La Salle, East ranks second on the team in scoring (11.3 points per game) and leads the team in rebounding with 6.3 boards per game. The Louisville, Ky. native ranks third in the American in free throw shooting percentage (.833).
> Tarriyonna Gary remains a very efficient shooter. The shooting guard is eighth in the conference in field goal percentage (.446) and connects on 44.7% of her attempts from beyond the arc, good for second in the AAC.
> Clinton has scored in double-figures six times this season, including 12 points last game against La Salle. The guard also shattered her career-high with 11 rebounds, her previous high this season was four.
SCOUTING PENN
> Like the rest of the Ivy League, Penn has had an interesting last few seasons. The Quakers did not compete in 2020-21 due the conference's decision to not play their seasons due to the pandemic. Last season, Penn earned a 12-14 record and a 7-7 mark in the Ivy League.
> The Quakers are 5-5 this season. The squad lost five in a row after winning the opener against Marist. They have since rebounded with a four-game winning streak, with wins over common opponents La Salle and Bucknell.
> Kayla Padilla is a player to watch. The senior guard has been named Ivy League Player of the Week four times, most recently last month. She leads the team in scoring (14.4 ppg), assists (3.6 apg) and is third in rebounds (5.7 rpg).
> Mike McLaughlin has won his entire career. He has a 623-203 (.704) record in his career. McLaughlin had seven straight 20 win seasons from 2013-2020 and has had four straight NCAA Tournament appearances at Penn.
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Penn have met 72 times in their history. The Owls are 52-20.
> TU won nine straight matches between 2004-2013. In recent years, the series has been more even, with Penn taking five of the last eight.
> The Owls have not seen Penn since the 2019-2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Temple took a close contest when the two last met in January 2020, 76-72.
UP NEXT
> Temple returns to the Liacouras Center to kick off a three game homestand, its longest of the year. The Owls will host former A-10 foe Duquesne for a 7 p.m. bout on Friday, December 16. The game will stream on ESPN+, tickets are available to purchase at Owlstix.com
LAST TIME OUT: La Salle 56, @ Temple 70
> Temple nearly led from wire-to-wire, jumping out to 21-10 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter.
> La Salle made a late push, tying things up at 50 early in the fourth. The Owls responded with a 15-0 run to secure their first Big 5 win of the season.
> Wing Tiarra East had the best game of her career. The sophomore scored a career-high 25 points, while adding nine rebounds and also picking up a career-high in steals with five. Guard Jasha Clinton earned a double-double in points and rebounds.
THE OWLS
> Aleah Nelson headlines for the Owls. Nelson is a proven scorer, with 967 career points. She is only 33 points away from scoring her 1,000th point. The point guard is scoring at a clip of 14.9 points per game, good for seventh in the American. Nelson is finding her teammates for 5.2 assists per contest, second in the conference. If the season ended today, this would rank sixth all-time in Temple single-season average assists.
> Following her career day against La Salle, East ranks second on the team in scoring (11.3 points per game) and leads the team in rebounding with 6.3 boards per game. The Louisville, Ky. native ranks third in the American in free throw shooting percentage (.833).
> Tarriyonna Gary remains a very efficient shooter. The shooting guard is eighth in the conference in field goal percentage (.446) and connects on 44.7% of her attempts from beyond the arc, good for second in the AAC.
> Clinton has scored in double-figures six times this season, including 12 points last game against La Salle. The guard also shattered her career-high with 11 rebounds, her previous high this season was four.
SCOUTING PENN
> Like the rest of the Ivy League, Penn has had an interesting last few seasons. The Quakers did not compete in 2020-21 due the conference's decision to not play their seasons due to the pandemic. Last season, Penn earned a 12-14 record and a 7-7 mark in the Ivy League.
> The Quakers are 5-5 this season. The squad lost five in a row after winning the opener against Marist. They have since rebounded with a four-game winning streak, with wins over common opponents La Salle and Bucknell.
> Kayla Padilla is a player to watch. The senior guard has been named Ivy League Player of the Week four times, most recently last month. She leads the team in scoring (14.4 ppg), assists (3.6 apg) and is third in rebounds (5.7 rpg).
> Mike McLaughlin has won his entire career. He has a 623-203 (.704) record in his career. McLaughlin had seven straight 20 win seasons from 2013-2020 and has had four straight NCAA Tournament appearances at Penn.
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and Penn have met 72 times in their history. The Owls are 52-20.
> TU won nine straight matches between 2004-2013. In recent years, the series has been more even, with Penn taking five of the last eight.
> The Owls have not seen Penn since the 2019-2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Temple took a close contest when the two last met in January 2020, 76-72.
UP NEXT
> Temple returns to the Liacouras Center to kick off a three game homestand, its longest of the year. The Owls will host former A-10 foe Duquesne for a 7 p.m. bout on Friday, December 16. The game will stream on ESPN+, tickets are available to purchase at Owlstix.com
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