Owls Turn Their Focus to Richmond

Tuesday, November 18

Richmond, Va.

6 PM

Temple University

Richmond

Owls Turn Their Focus to Richmond

11.17.25 | Women's Basketball

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Game Info: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 6:00 p.m. EST
Location: Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
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News & Notes

Temple rolled past La Salle on Friday with a 75–54 win, making it 11 straight victories over the Explorers.
Kaylah Turner led the Owls with 12 points, while Saniyah Craig, Kelian Cedano, and Jaleesa Molina each added 11. Both Molina and Craig recorded double-doubles for the second time this season — both coming against La Salle.
Cedano also had a standout night, posting a career-high 11 points along with four rebounds.
The Owls dominated the glass, grabbing 54 rebounds. The last time they reached 50+ rebounds was last season against Tulane, when they also pulled down 54.
Temple was nearly perfect at the free-throw line, finishing 16–17 (94%). The last time the Owls shot that well was last season against Memphis, when they went 17–17.

Scouting the Spiders

Richmond enters the season as the reigning A-10 regular-season champion after going 17–1 in conference play and 28–7 overall.
The Spiders made their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance last season, defeating Georgia Tech in the first round before falling to No. 1 seed UCLA, 84–67, in the second round.
Richmond was picked to finish atop the Atlantic 10 again this season, according to the conference's preseason poll.
They feature two preseason All-Conference First Team selections: Maggie Doogan and Rachel Ullstrom.
Doogan, last season's A-10 Player of the Year (the first in program history), recently became just the ninth player in program history to reach 1,500 career points.
The Spiders are coming off a 77–67 win over Columbia, shooting 25–54 (46.3%) from the field and 12–26 (46.2%) from three. They were also a perfect 15–15 from the free-throw line.
Richmond's bench contributed just five points in that game, while four starters scored in double figures.

Kay Yow Servant Leader

This year, the Kay Yow Award spans 22 conferences across all divisions — DI, DII, DIII, and JUCO.
Each conference honoree will be recognized as a Servant Leader and will wear a special patch on their jersey during the season.
Temple University: Tristen Taylor

Grabbing Boards

The Owls hauled in 54 rebounds against La Salle — their most in a game since last season's matchup with Tulane.
Temple collected 36 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards in the win.
Saniyah Craig and Jaleesa Molina each finished with eight defensive rebounds.
The Owls outrebounded La Salle by 20 rebounds in the 75-54 win.

Seeing Double

Saniyah Craig and Jaleesa Molina both recorded double-doubles for the second time this season, each time coming against La Salle.
Craig finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Molina added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Under New Leadership

Jaleesa Molina, Tristen Taylor, and Kaylah Turner have been named team captains for the 2025–26 season.
Taylor and Molina are the only returning starters from the 2024–25 roster.
Taylor averaged 6.7 points and a team-high 3.6 assists per game last season.
Molina averaged 7.4 points and 7 rebounds per game while shooting 52.5% from the field.
Turner appeared in 31 games (two starts), averaging 10.1 points per game — third-highest on the team — while shooting 41% from the field and 37% from three.