Owls Aim to Bounce Back Agaisnt ECU

Game Info: Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 2:00 PM ET
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Temple fell to the UTSA Roadrunners, 52-43, on Tuesday night in San Antonio.
Saniyah Craig led the Owls with 13 points, going 4-for-11 from the field. She also grabbed 11 rebounds to record her third double-double of the season.
Kaylah Turner registered 12 points, shooting 5-for-14 from the field.
Temple finished with eight turnovers, its fewest in a game this season.
Both teams combined for just 12 points in the second quarter — Temple scored four and UTSA added eight. Temple's four points marked its fewest in a quarter since facing Charlotte in March of last season.

Scouting the Pirates

East Carolina comes to town on a three-game winning streak. The Pirates currently sit second in the American Athletic Conference with a 10-2 league record and are 18-7 overall.
Prior to the season, ECU was predicted to finish seventh out of the 13 teams in the American. That is where the Pirates finished last season, going 17-15 overall and 8-10 in conference play.
The Pirates are led by Kennedy Fauntleroy, who has totaled 338 points through 25 games this season, averaging a team-high 13.5 points per game.
Fauntleroy also leads the team in field goals made (128), three-pointers made (35), assists (114), turnovers (69), steals (70), and blocks (17). The last time she faced the Owls, she scored a season-high 27 points. She also set season highs in field goals made (11-for-18) and three-pointers (4-for-6) in ECU's 81-65 win over Temple on Jan. 17.
ECU is coming off a four-point win over Tulane, 65-61, in which three Pirates scored in double figures. They also limited the Green Wave to just one player in double digits.

The Assister

Tristen Taylor leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.98).
Taylor led the conference last season in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.40), finishing 55th nationally.
Taylor finished sixth in the American in assists per game last season (3.6) and currently ranks fifth this season at 4.3 per game.

Banking from Beyond

Kaylah Turner ranks among the top 50 players nationally and top five in the conference in the following categories:
Three-Point Percentage (34th nationally): 41.6%
Three-Pointers Made (49th nationally): 62
Three-Pointers Per Game (41st nationally): 2.7

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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