Owls Aim to Bounce Back Against ECU

Game Info: Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 2:00 PM ET
Location: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum| Greenville, N.C
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News & Notes

The Temple women's basketball team (7–9, 1–3 American) fell to the Tulane Green Wave (7–10, 1–4 American), 71–58, at home Tuesday night.
Junior Jaleesa Molina led the Owls with a career-high 20 points and recorded her sixth double-double of the season, pulling down 10 rebounds.
Drew Alexander finished with 11 points, while Kaylah Turner and Saniyah Craig each added 10 points. Turner also played a career-high 40 minutes in the loss.
Four of Temple's five starters scored in double figures.

Scouting the Pirates

East Carolina finished last season seventh among American Athletic Conference teams with an overall record of 17–15 and an 8–10 conference mark. According to the preseason poll, the Pirates were projected to finish seventh again, but currently sit second in the conference, trailing only Rice.
Kennedy Fauntleroy leads the Pirates with 236 points, averaging 13.1 points per game through 18 contests. She also leads the team in assists (74) and steals (50).
East Carolina is coming off its largest win of the season, defeating Tulsa 79–48. Four Pirates scored in double figures, and the team shot 11-for-27 (40%) from beyond the arc and 30-for-67 (44.8%) from the field. East Carolina limited Tulsa to just eight points in the fourth quarter, and no Golden Hurricane player reached double figures.
The Pirates have not beaten Temple since Jan. 11, 2023, when they earned a 72–51 victory. East Carolina is 4–14 all-time against the Owls.

The Road to 1,000

Kaylah Turner needs 82 points to reach 1,000 career points.

Conference Standouts

Kaylah Turner leads the American Athletic Conference in:
Field goals (98)
Points (274)
Points per game (17.1)
Saniyah Craig ranks fifth in the American in rebounds per game (8.5) and 68th nationally.

Kay Yow Servant Leader

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

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 seven 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-point range.

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Owls Aim to Bounce Back Against ECU

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