UConn Heads to Temple a Day Early

No. 2 UConn (15-1, 4-0 AAC) heads to Philadelphia for an AAC matchup at Temple (4-12, 0-4 AAC).

Both teams will square off at the Liacouras Center on Saturday at 12 p.m. The game was supposed to be on Sunday but got moved because of inclement weather.

Season Stat Leaders

                        UConn                                                                                              Temple

Points

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Katie Lou Samuelson (19.4 per game)

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Mia Davis (18.3 per game)

                                               

                                                         

Rebounds

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Napheesa Collier (10.1 per game)

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Mia Davis (8.4 per game)

                                                               

Assists

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Crystal Dangerfield (5.2 per game)

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Alliya Butts (4.4 per game)

                                                      

                                                              

Steals

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Alliya Butts (2.4 per game)

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Katie Lou Samuelson (1.3 per game)

                                                         

Blocks

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Breanna Perry (0.7 per game)

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Napheesa Collier (1.1 per game)

                                                           

                                                          

Team Notes

UConn

•         UConn is currently on a four-game winning streak.
•         The Huskies beat Tulane 75-33 on Wednesday.
•        Player of the Game: Megan Walker (34 pts, 10 rebs, 1 ast)
•         UConn is a perfect 90-0 in the AAC.
•         Megan Walker
•         Achieved a double-double with a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds at Tulane.
•       AAC Statistics
•         No. 3 in 3-point field goal percentage (.413)
•      No. 10 in field goal percentage (.493)
•      No. 16 in scoring (12.6 per game)
•      No. 20 in rebounding (5.9 per game)
•         Christyn Williams
•    AAC Statistics
•   No. 5 in 3-point field goal percentage (.396)
•   No. 6 in field goal percentage (.520)
•   No. 21 in scoring (12.1 per game)
•         Crystal Dangerfield
•    AAC Statistics
•   No. 2 in assists (5.2 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (2.4)
•   No. 4 in 3-point field goals made (1.9 per game)
•   No. 13 in 3-point field goal percentage (.337)
•   No. 18 in scoring (12.1 per game)
•         Napheesa Collier
•    AAC Statistics
•   No. 2 in rebounding (10.1 per game) and field goal percentage (.576).
•  No. 3 in blocked shots (1.1 per game)
•   No. 4 in scoring (17.4 per game)
•   No. 5 in assist/turnover ratio (1.8)
•   No. 9 in assists (3.6 per game)
•   No. 14 in free throw percentage (.651)
•     Katie Lou Samuelson
• `     AAC Statistics
•           No. 1 in scoring (19.4 per game), 3-point field goals made (2.7 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (2.5).
•        No. 2 in free throw percentage (.868)
•        No. 5 in rebounding (7.8 per game)
•        No. 7 in 3-point field goal percentage (.387)
•        No. 10 in assists (3.5 per game)
•        No. 14 in field goal percentage (.468)
•       Olivia Nelson-Ododa
•   AAC Statistics
•   Tied at No. 14 with East Carolina’s Desiree Corbin in blocked shots (0.8 per game)

Temple

•         Temple is currently on a five-game losing streak.
•         The Owls lost their last game at Cincinnati 72-52 on Wednesday.
•           Player of the Game: Mia Davis (16 pts, 9 rebs, 1 ast)
•         Mia Davis
•           Had 16 points and nine rebounds in the loss at Cincinnati.
•      AAC Statistics
•      No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (.485)
•       No. 3 in scoring (18.3 per game)
•       No. 4 in rebounding (8.4 per game)
•       Tied at No. 6 with SMU’s Amber Bacon in free throw percentage (.767)
•        No. 9 in field goal percentage (.493)
•         Alliya Butts
•         Averaging 14.0 points per game.
•       AAC Statistics
•          No. 4 in assists (4.4 per game) and steals (2.3 per game)
•       No. 7 in scoring (14.0 per game)
•       No. 8 in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
•       No. 13 in 3-point field goals made (1.5 per game)
•         Marissa Mackins
•         Scoring 6.9 points per game.
•      Dishing out 2.2 assists per game.
•      AAC Statistics
•          No. 15 in 3-point field goals made (1.4 per game)
•         Alexa Williamson
•        Started six consecutive games for Temple.
•      Scoring 5.2 points per game while grabbing 3.8 rebounds per game.
•         Shantay Taylor
•        Garnered an average of 4.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this season.
•         Desiree Oliver
•        Averaging 5.8 points per game.
•         Emani Mayo
•        Averaging 5.3 points per game.
•         Lena Niang
•        Her 15 points at Cincinnati was the best of the season.

AAC Team Stat Comparison

Points

UConn: No. 1 (81.1 per game)

Temple: No. 8 (62.3 per game)

Rebounds

UConn: No. 3 (42.1 per game)

Temple: No. 7 (38.6 per game)

Assists

UConn: No. 1 (18.8 per game)

Temple: No. 10 (11.7 per game)

Steals

UConn: No. 10 (7.3 per game)

Temple: No. 6 (8.9 per game)

Blocks

UConn: No. 7 (3.2 per game)

Temple: No. 11 (2.4 per game)

Series History

•        UConn leads Temple 11-2 overall in the series.
•         10 of those games were in AAC play and the Huskies have won all of them so far.
•         Both teams last met at the XL Center in Hartford on February 18, 2018.
•         UConn prevail against Temple 106-45 in that game.