Temple Owls
American (24-7, 13-3)
Big Wins: 12/10 at Villanova (83-48), 12/15 DePaul (84-74), 2/19 at South Florida (77-71)
Bad Losses: 11/19 vs Florida (76-83), 12/1 at Harvard (62-73), 12/7 at Hampton (65-71)
Coach: Joni Taylor
Probable Starters:
Feyonda Fitzgerald, Senior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 7.3 apg
Alliya Butts, Junior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 3.1 apg, 3.1 spg
Ruth Sherrill, Senior, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Tanaya Atkinson, Freshman, Center, 13.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg
Safiya Martin, Senior, Center, 2.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Donnaizh Fountain, Junior, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Khadijah Berger, Junior, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.4 (79th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.3 (77, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.4 (197, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.3 (99, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (69, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.2 (107, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.1 (122, 5)
Rebound Margin: 3.3 (91, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.8 (86, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (43, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round win over Drexel
2016 NIT Second Round win over Quinnipiac
2016 NIT Third Round win over Ohio
2016 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Michigan
2015 NIT First Round win over Marist
2015 NIT Second Round win over Pennsylvania
2015 NIT Third Round win over North Carolina State
2015 NIT Quarterfinal win over Middle Tennessee
2012 NIT First Round win over Quinnipiac
2012 NIT Second Round win over Harvard
2012 NIT Third Round loss to Syracuse
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Arizona State
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over James Madison
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Connecticut
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Arizona State
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Nebraska
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Duke
*all team stats through 3/2
