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Women's Basketball Hosts Harvard on Saturday
12.1.17 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple women's basketball team will continue its non-conference slate on Saturday, hosting Harvard at 2:00 p.m. at McGonigle Hall.
BOOK DRIVE
> Fans who donate a new or lightly used children's book will receive a $3 discount on tickets.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Temple is 5-2 on the season, 3-2 at home and 2-0 on the road to start the year.
> Tanaya Atkinson leads the Owls, averaging a double-double of 23.1 points and 11.1rebounds per game.
> Freshman Mia Davis averages 10.1 points and 9.6 boards per game.
> Freshmen Emani Mayo and Desiree Oliver each add 7.4 points per game, with Oliver leading the team with 2.7 assists per game.
> Senior Khadijah Berger averages 4.7 points and 2.6 assists per game.
> Junior Deja Reynolds chips in with 4.0 points per outing, while freshman Breanna Perry adds 3.1 rebounds per game.
> As a team, Temple shoots 39.3% from the field and 25.0% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple rallied for a 69-66 Philadelphia Big 5 win over visiting Saint Joseph's on Wednesday.
> The Owls got a pair of double-doubles from Tanaya Atkinson and Mia Davis, as well as a career game from junior Deja Reynolds.
> Temple took the lead late in the third quarter and held on to thwart a late SJU rally.
> Atkinson led all scorers with 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Davis also had 13 rebounds and finished with 15 points.
> Reynolds doubled her previous career high, scoring 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.
SCOUTING HARVARD
> Harvard enters Saturday's game with a 4-3 overall record, having won four of their last five games.
> The Crimson have four players in double figures in scoring, led by Katie Benzan's 13.9 points and 3.0 assists per game.
> Madeline Raster scores 11.3 points per outing.
> Jeannie Raster averages 11.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game.
> Taylor Rooks rounds out the top contributors with 10.6 points and a team-best 9.0 rebounds per game.
> The Crimson are among the nation's leaders in blocks per game, averaging 5.3 an outing.
> As a team, Harvard shoots 36.7% from the field, including 30.7% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Jeannie Boehm scored a season-high 19 points to lead Harvard to a 64-60 win over North Carolina A&T on Sunday.
> Harvard led by as many as 10 points before North Carolina A&T made a late charge in the final minutes, closing the deficit to as few as three.
> Madeline Raster hit a free throw with 12 seconds remaining to seal the victory, finishing with 11 points.
> Katie Benzan had 12 points and five assists, while Tayor Rooks had nine points and nine rebounds in the win.
THE MATCH-UP
> Temple leads the all-time series against Harvard, 2-1.
> Harvard won the last match-up between the teams, 73-62, at home in 2016.
> Temple captured the first two meetings, 81-69 in a neutral site game in 2014, and 64-59 in the second round of the 2012 WNIT.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> Temple shot just 32.4% (23-71) from the field, suffering a 73-62 defeat on the road at Harvard on November 11, 2016.
> Harvard shot 48.2% (27-56) from the field and out-rebounded the Owls, 43-39, to grab their sixth-straight victory.
> Temple forced 17 Crimson turnovers, but Harvard scored 36 points in the paint to account for the point differential.
> Tanaya Atkinson recorded her third-straight double-double, leading the Owls on both ends of the floor with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
> Senior Feyonda Fitzgerald had 15 points and five assists.
> Freshman Shantay Taylor notched a career-best nine points.
> Five Harvard players scored in double figures in scoring, led by 21 points from Destiny Nunley.
BOOK DRIVE
> Fans who donate a new or lightly used children's book will receive a $3 discount on tickets.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Temple is 5-2 on the season, 3-2 at home and 2-0 on the road to start the year.
> Tanaya Atkinson leads the Owls, averaging a double-double of 23.1 points and 11.1rebounds per game.
> Freshman Mia Davis averages 10.1 points and 9.6 boards per game.
> Freshmen Emani Mayo and Desiree Oliver each add 7.4 points per game, with Oliver leading the team with 2.7 assists per game.
> Senior Khadijah Berger averages 4.7 points and 2.6 assists per game.
> Junior Deja Reynolds chips in with 4.0 points per outing, while freshman Breanna Perry adds 3.1 rebounds per game.
> As a team, Temple shoots 39.3% from the field and 25.0% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Temple rallied for a 69-66 Philadelphia Big 5 win over visiting Saint Joseph's on Wednesday.
> The Owls got a pair of double-doubles from Tanaya Atkinson and Mia Davis, as well as a career game from junior Deja Reynolds.
> Temple took the lead late in the third quarter and held on to thwart a late SJU rally.
> Atkinson led all scorers with 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Davis also had 13 rebounds and finished with 15 points.
> Reynolds doubled her previous career high, scoring 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.
SCOUTING HARVARD
> Harvard enters Saturday's game with a 4-3 overall record, having won four of their last five games.
> The Crimson have four players in double figures in scoring, led by Katie Benzan's 13.9 points and 3.0 assists per game.
> Madeline Raster scores 11.3 points per outing.
> Jeannie Raster averages 11.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game.
> Taylor Rooks rounds out the top contributors with 10.6 points and a team-best 9.0 rebounds per game.
> The Crimson are among the nation's leaders in blocks per game, averaging 5.3 an outing.
> As a team, Harvard shoots 36.7% from the field, including 30.7% from three.
LAST TIME OUT
> Jeannie Boehm scored a season-high 19 points to lead Harvard to a 64-60 win over North Carolina A&T on Sunday.
> Harvard led by as many as 10 points before North Carolina A&T made a late charge in the final minutes, closing the deficit to as few as three.
> Madeline Raster hit a free throw with 12 seconds remaining to seal the victory, finishing with 11 points.
> Katie Benzan had 12 points and five assists, while Tayor Rooks had nine points and nine rebounds in the win.
THE MATCH-UP
> Temple leads the all-time series against Harvard, 2-1.
> Harvard won the last match-up between the teams, 73-62, at home in 2016.
> Temple captured the first two meetings, 81-69 in a neutral site game in 2014, and 64-59 in the second round of the 2012 WNIT.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> Temple shot just 32.4% (23-71) from the field, suffering a 73-62 defeat on the road at Harvard on November 11, 2016.
> Harvard shot 48.2% (27-56) from the field and out-rebounded the Owls, 43-39, to grab their sixth-straight victory.
> Temple forced 17 Crimson turnovers, but Harvard scored 36 points in the paint to account for the point differential.
> Tanaya Atkinson recorded her third-straight double-double, leading the Owls on both ends of the floor with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
> Senior Feyonda Fitzgerald had 15 points and five assists.
> Freshman Shantay Taylor notched a career-best nine points.
> Five Harvard players scored in double figures in scoring, led by 21 points from Destiny Nunley.
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