Temple University Athletics
Temple University
Tulsa
The Owls Return Home to Take on Tulsa
1.10.25 | Women's Basketball
Game Info:
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2024 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
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OPENING TIP
• Following a 75-69 win over FAU, Temple is set to take on Tulsa in an important matchup at the Liacouras Center.
New & Notes
• After a 75-69 victory over FAU, Temple will look to face Tulsa in the Liacouras Center.
• Temple allowed 64 rebounds, the most rebounds, the Owls have allowed all season. Temple hasn't given up 60 rebounds since 2021, when Houston had 61 rebounds.
• Against FAU, Kaylah Turner had a career-high 25 points, shooting 8-14 from the field and 5-8 from three, playing 31 minutes.
• FAU had 12 turnovers in the first half, which is the seventh game in a row Temple has forced double-digit turnovers in the first half.
• Temple had 21 bench points to FAU's three after 30 minutes of play.
• Temple is 6-0 following a loss this season which the Owls have not lost back-to-back games this season.
• Following the Tulsa game, the Owls get a week off and will be back at the Liacouras Center to take on Charlotte on January 18.
Scouting the Hurricanes
• Tulsa is coming off a 76-70 victory over Charlotte at home on Wednesday.
Delaine Crawford (18.1 points) and Elise Hill (10.9 points) are the two leading scorers for Tulsa.
• Against Charlotte, Tulsa had four players that hit the double-digit scoring mark: Mady Cartwright (21 points), Hadley Periman (16 points), Delanie Crawford (14 points), and Elise Hill (10 points).
• Tulsa outrebounded Charlotte 51-38 on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes shot 40.1% from the field, going 25-61 from the floor, and Tulsa also shot 41.4% from behind the arc, hitting 12-29 shots.
• In the conference play, Delanie Crawford (20.5 points), Elise Hill (13.8 points), Mady Cartwright (12 points), and Hadley Periman (10.5 points) are averaging double-digit points.
• In the 2023-24 season, Tulsa finished with a record of 25-10 and a 13-5 record in conference play. The Hurricanes accepted an invitation to the WBIT, where they lost to Illinois 61-69 in the quarterfinals.
In the AAC
• The Owls lead the American Athletic Conference in turnover margin, rank second in steals, and hold the fourth spot in free throw percentage.
• Tiarra East is seventh in scoring, averaging 15 points per game, and ranks eighth in free throw percentage at 69.8%. She has recorded five games with over 20 points.
• Tristen Taylor ranks seventh in assists, with an average of three per game. She also sits third in the assist-to-turnover ratio and plays a key role in Temple's ability to force turnovers, helping the team create double-digit turnovers in the first half.
• Anissa Rivera is eighth in steals, coming off a three-steal performance against East Carolina, and averages one steal per game. Additionally, she ranks fifth in blocks, with an average of one block per game.
Key part of Success
• Kaylah Turner has been a key part of the Owls' success this season. Tuner has had four games where she hit the double-digit mark in points.
• Turner dropped a career-high 25 points against FAU. The Owls are 3-1 on the season when Turner has hit the double-digit mark in points. Tuner is one of the bench players to have actually scored in double figures off the bench for the Owls.
