Women's Basketball Plays at La Salle on Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball team will play on the road on Wednesday afternoon at La Salle. The Owls and the Explorers will tip off at 1:00 p.m. at La Salle's Tom Gola Arena.

SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Temple is 3-1 on the season, 2-1 at home and 1-0 on the road to start the year.
> Tanaya Atkinson leads the Owls, averaging a double-double of 23.8 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.
> Freshman Mia Davis averages 11.3 points and 9.8 boards per game.
> Freshman Emani Mayo averages 9.0 points per game, while classmate Desiree Oliver averages 8.8.
> Freshman Breanna Perry adds 5.5 points per game, while senior Khadijah Berger chips in with 4.8 points and a team-best 3.8 assists per game.
> As a team, Temple shoots 42.9% from the field and 27.4% from three.

LAST TIME OUT
> Temple shot 50% from the field in the final three quarters of action, rallying for a 59-54 win on the road at Iona on Sunday.
> Temple shot 7.7% in the first frame, recording just two points in the first 10 minutes.
> The Owls trailed by as many as 11 points, before making a comeback.
> A 17-4 Temple run spanning the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarters put the cherry and white up for good.
> Tanaya Atkinson recorded her fourth straight double-double, leading the Owls with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
> Emani Mayo increased her career high with 15 points, while Oliver and Davis each tallied nine points in the win.

SCOUTING LA SALLE
> La Salle is 1-2 overall to start the season.
> The Explorers have four players averaging in double figures, led by Amy Griffin's 16.3 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game.
> Adreana Miller scores 12.5 points per game, while Shaquana Edwards adds 11.7.
> Shalina Miller rounds out the top scores with 10.0 points per game.
> As a team, La Salle shoots 40.3% from the field and 34.1% from long range.

LAST TIME OUT
> La Salle fell 79-54 to Drexel on the road on Thursday night.
> Shalina Miller scored a team-high 12 points while Shaquana Edwards added 11.
> Amy Griffin grabbed a game-high eight rebounds and chipped in nine points.
> The Dragons out-scored La Salle 19-2 to close the the half with a 37-20 advantage.
> The Explorers opened the 3rd quarter on a 7-2 run but Drexel responded with an 8-2 run to push the lead to 18.

THE MATCH-UP
> Temple is 24-21 all-time against La Salle.
> The Owls have won four straight against the Explorers.

LAST TIME THEY MET
> Temple opened the 2016-17 home slate with an 86-70 win over La Salle.
> Senior Feyonda Fitzgerald, who l led the team in points (27), rebounds (9), and assists (9) for the third time in her career.
> Junior Alliya Butts scored 17 points including the 1,000th of her career.
> Junior Tanaya Atkinson finshed with 20 points.
> For La Salle, Junior Amy Griffin led the Explorers with 24 points and eight rebounds.
> Jasmine Alston and Adreana Miller each had 10 points.
> Ashanti Freeland tallied nine points and 14 rebounds.

Women's Basketball Plays at La Salle on Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Tanaya Atkinson

Khadijah Berger

Alliya Butts

Mia Davis

Emani Mayo

Desiree Oliver

Breanna Perry

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