Women's Basketball Travels to UTSA

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple women's basketball team (15-10, 9-4 AAC) will travel to UTSA (13-11, 7-6 AAC) on Thursday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET. This will be the second meeting of the two teams this season; Temple hosted the Roadrunners in December and exited with a 71-58 victory. The game will stream on ESPN+ and The Varsity Network App.

LAST TIME OUT: Temple 69, Tulane 52

> The Owls saw a well-balanced scoring effort, with four players finishing in double-digit scoring. Aleah Nelson (16), Demi Washington (14), Tarriyonna Gary (12), and Tiarra East (12) all scored in double figures.
> The game against Tulane marked the fourth straight game and fifth out of the last six that the Owls have outscored their opponents in the second quarter. Temple has won those quarters by an average of 12.2 points during that span.
> Tiarra East's double-double today is the first of the season and the fourth of her career. Her 11 rebounds ties a single-game career high.

THE OWLS

> At 9-4, Temple is riding a three-game conference win streak for the first time this season and sits in a tie for first in the AAC with North Texas.
> Temple will play back-to-back games in Texas staying in the Lone Star state between its Thursday game at UTSA and its Sunday matinee at Rice.
> Temple's history with both teams is brief - Temple won an earlier season game vs. UTSA in Philadelphia in the only prior match up and has never faced Rice.
> Temple currently ranks 8th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game (16.3) and 19th in turnover margin (+5.04). The Owls also rank second in the AAC to USF in turnovers per game (14.3).
> Tiarra East (12.0 ppg) and Aleah Nelson (12.4 pgg) are scoring over 10 points per game. Seven players, including all five starters, are averaging over 6.6 points per game.
> Nelson has continued to stake her claim as one of the best passers in the AAC, ranking second in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (+2.02) and fourth in assists per game (4.2). Only seven players in the nation have more points and more assists than Nelson.
> On the boards, Rayne Tucker ranks 7th the AAC in rebounds per game with 7.9.

SCOUTING UTSA

> The Roadrunners concluded non-conference play with a 6-5 record. Of their five losses, four came against high-profile opponents, including Arizona State, Texas Tech, Houston, and Oregon.
> A trio of Roadrunners are averaging double-figures in Sidney Love (10.7 ppg), Kyra White (10.5 ppg), and Elyssa Coleman (11.4 ppg). Coleman also leads the team in rebounds with 7.5 per contest.
> Karen Aston is in her 16th season as a Division I women's basketball coach and her third at UTSA. She has made stops at current AAC rivals Charlotte and North Texas before landing at Texas, where she coached for eight years. She is 318-199 in her career and 33-53 at UTSA.

SERIES HISTORY

> UTSA and Temple met for the first time earlier this season. The Owls hosted UTSA on December 30 and beat the Roadrunners 71-58.
> Rayne Tucker recorded her fifth double-double of the season. It was also her fourth straight game with rebounds in double-figures. She became the first player to record back-to-back double-doubles since program all-time leading scorer Mia Davis in November of 2021.

UP NEXT Temple stays in Texas heading to Houston to take on the Rice Owls in a Sunday matinee (3:00 p.m. ET). The game will be on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network App.

Women's Basketball Travels to UTSA

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Players Mentioned

Tiarra East

Tarriyonna Gary

Aleah Nelson

Rayne Tucker

Demi Washington

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Women's Basketball Travels to UTSA

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Players Mentioned

Tiarra East

Tarriyonna Gary

Aleah Nelson

Rayne Tucker

Demi Washington

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