Temple University Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Wichita, Kan.
3:00 P.M.
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Wichita State
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Women’s Basketball Heads to Wichita State for Final Road Game of the Season
2.23.23 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (10-16, 5-9 AAC) rounds out the road portion of the regular season with a trip to Kansas to face the Wichita State Shockers (15-12, 5-9 AAC) Saturday (3 pm ET/ESPN+/Varsity Network App). This matchup is critical as the season winds down in the AAC.
The winner of this matchup will earn the upper hand in the AAC standings with a chance to catch both Tulane and Tulsa, who sit one game ahead of each with 6-8 records.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 53 @ UCF 57
> Temple dropped to UCF in tightly contested contest in Orlando.
> Just two minutes into the game, starting forward Caranda Perea was hit the face, injuring her and taking her out of the remainder of the game. UCF pounced to take a 15-5 lead after the first quarter.
> Temple roared back, cutting the lead to six by halftime and taking a 42-38 lead at the end of the third quarter despite forward Brittany Garner being disqualified.
> The Knights outscored the Owls 19-11 in the final frame to take the victory.
THE OWLS
> Aleah Nelson is sixth in the American in scoring (15.6 ppg) and is seventh in field goal percentage (.355). She also ranks third in the league in assists (4.3 apg).
> Tiarra East is second on the Owls in scoring (11.7 ppg) and leads Temple on the glass as she has all season (6.0 rpg). The wing is also the team leader in steals (1.6 spg).
> Shooting guard Tarriyonna Gary has put up double figures in two straight games after scoring under 10 points in four consecutive contests. Gary grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against UCF. Her 3.9 rpg is the best mark of her career.
> Denise Solis recorded 22 minutes against UCF, the most since 1/3/23 at South Florida. She set a new career high with six blocks against the Knights.
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
> Wichita State has just one winning record in conference play since joining the AAC for the 2017-18 season. Last season, the Shockers went 14-16, with a 5-11 mark in conference.
> The squad is 15-12 this season and 5-9 in conference. The Shockers are 2-2 in their last four games.
> Wichita State's strength is in the post. Forward Jane Asinde leads the squad in both points (13.2 ppg) and rebounding (10.2 rpg). Trajata Colbert is second in both categories, with 12.4 ppg and 8.0 rpg.
> Keitha Adams is in her sixth season leading the Shockers after spending 16 years at the helm of UTEP. She is 361-299 in 22 seasons as a head coach and 77-90 in her six years in Wichita.
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and WSU have played each other every season since Wichita State joined the AAC in 2017. The Owls are 8-3 all time against the Shockers. The two sides met once prior to sharing a conference in 1983.
> Temple took three straight after Wichita State won the first conference meeting between the two in 2018.
> The Shockers won back-to-back meetings between the two in 2020, Temple has won the last four.
UP NEXT
> Temple closes out the regular season as the Owls host SMU for Senior Night on Wednesday (7 p.m./ESPN+/Varsity Network App). Tickets are available to purchase on Owlstix.com
The winner of this matchup will earn the upper hand in the AAC standings with a chance to catch both Tulane and Tulsa, who sit one game ahead of each with 6-8 records.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 53 @ UCF 57
> Temple dropped to UCF in tightly contested contest in Orlando.
> Just two minutes into the game, starting forward Caranda Perea was hit the face, injuring her and taking her out of the remainder of the game. UCF pounced to take a 15-5 lead after the first quarter.
> Temple roared back, cutting the lead to six by halftime and taking a 42-38 lead at the end of the third quarter despite forward Brittany Garner being disqualified.
> The Knights outscored the Owls 19-11 in the final frame to take the victory.
THE OWLS
> Aleah Nelson is sixth in the American in scoring (15.6 ppg) and is seventh in field goal percentage (.355). She also ranks third in the league in assists (4.3 apg).
> Tiarra East is second on the Owls in scoring (11.7 ppg) and leads Temple on the glass as she has all season (6.0 rpg). The wing is also the team leader in steals (1.6 spg).
> Shooting guard Tarriyonna Gary has put up double figures in two straight games after scoring under 10 points in four consecutive contests. Gary grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against UCF. Her 3.9 rpg is the best mark of her career.
> Denise Solis recorded 22 minutes against UCF, the most since 1/3/23 at South Florida. She set a new career high with six blocks against the Knights.
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
> Wichita State has just one winning record in conference play since joining the AAC for the 2017-18 season. Last season, the Shockers went 14-16, with a 5-11 mark in conference.
> The squad is 15-12 this season and 5-9 in conference. The Shockers are 2-2 in their last four games.
> Wichita State's strength is in the post. Forward Jane Asinde leads the squad in both points (13.2 ppg) and rebounding (10.2 rpg). Trajata Colbert is second in both categories, with 12.4 ppg and 8.0 rpg.
> Keitha Adams is in her sixth season leading the Shockers after spending 16 years at the helm of UTEP. She is 361-299 in 22 seasons as a head coach and 77-90 in her six years in Wichita.
SERIES HISTORY
> Temple and WSU have played each other every season since Wichita State joined the AAC in 2017. The Owls are 8-3 all time against the Shockers. The two sides met once prior to sharing a conference in 1983.
> Temple took three straight after Wichita State won the first conference meeting between the two in 2018.
> The Shockers won back-to-back meetings between the two in 2020, Temple has won the last four.
UP NEXT
> Temple closes out the regular season as the Owls host SMU for Senior Night on Wednesday (7 p.m./ESPN+/Varsity Network App). Tickets are available to purchase on Owlstix.com
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