Owls Travel to Temple for Regular-Season Finale

Saturday, March 7

Philadelphia, Pa.

2 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Temple

3/6/2026 4:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic women's basketball team will wrap up regular season play on Saturday, March 7, visiting the Temple Owls for a 2 p.m. tip inside the Liacouras Center, on ESPN+.

MATCHUP INFO
Florida Atlantic (13-16, 7-10 American) at Temple (13-16, 7-10 American)
Date: Saturday, March 7
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

GAME COVERAGE
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

A LOOK AT THE OWLS

Florida Atlantic enters Saturday's regular season finale at 13-16 overall and 7-10 in American play.
The Owls clinched their spot in the American Conference Tournament on Sunday and currently sit tied for seventh, alongside Temple and Charlotte.
As a team, the Owls rank in the top 5 in the American in a few statistical categories. The Owls lead the American in bench points per game (23.7), in addition to ranking third in 3-point attempts per game (21.2), fourth in steals per game (8.8) and 3-pointers per game (6.6), and fifth in turnovers forced per game (16.8).
The Owls' offense is paced by Erin Rodgers, who is averaging a team-best 9.9 points per game. Vivian Onugha ranks second for the Owls, averaging 9.1 points per game, and Grace Carstensen and Destyne Jackson round out the Owls' top four scorers, tallying 8.3 and 8.0 points per contest this season, respectively.
Carstensen leads the Owls and the American in 3-point percentage (.414), in addition to leading the team in 3-pointers made (63), which ranks fifth in the league.
The Owls are led on the boards by Onugha, who has collected a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game, while Haley Walker ranks second, collecting 5.7 boards per contest this season.
Jess Moors is the Owls' assists and steals leader, dishing out 3.2 assists per game and collecting a team-best 1.7 steals per contest.
Madi Gewirtz leads the Owls in blocks, recording 1.0 blocks per game, ranking ninth in the conference.

SCOUTING TEMPLE

Temple enters Saturday's contest at 13-16 overall and 7-10 in league play, sitting tied with FAU at seventh in the conference.
Temple is 1-2 in its last three contests, earning a win over UAB but falling against Rice and South Florida.
The Owls of Temple are led offensively by Kaylah Turner, averaging a team-best 16.4 points per game. Saniyah Craig and Jaleesa Molina round out Temple's double-figure scorers, averaging 10.8 and 10.0 points per game, respectively.
Craig and Molina lead the Owls on the boards, averaging 7.8 and 7.3 rebounds per game, respectively. Molina also leads the team in blocks, averaging 0.6 blocks per contest.
Tristen Taylor is Temple's assists leader, averaging 4.1 assists per game this season.
Turner and Savannah Curry lead the Owls in steals. Turner has collected a team-best 49 steals, while Curry leads the team in steals per game, averaging 1.8 per contest.

SERIES HISTORY

The Owls will look to earn their first win against Temple, trailing the all-time series 0-2.
Temple is 1-0 in the series when playing in Philadelphia.

LAST TIME OUT: VS. TULANE

The Owls closed out their 2025-26 home slate on Tuesday, earning a 61-57 win on senior day over the Tulane Green Wave.
Michiyah Simmons led the team on senior day, scoring a team-best 13 points. Carstensen and Gewirtz rounded out the Owls' double-figure scorers, recording 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Ineivi Plata led the team on the glass, tying a career-best seven boards in the win.
The Owls had nine steals on the night, with Onugha collecting a team-high four.
Florida Atlantic outshot Tulane from the floor, outpacing the Green Wave 37 percent to 35 percent.
The Owls also led from beyond the arc, outshooting the Green Wave 27 percent to 22 percent, and at the line, 79 percent to 70 percent.
The Owls' bench dominated the Green Wave's reserves, outscoring Tulane's bench 27-4.

UP NEXT

The Owls will open up postseason play in the American Women's Basketball Championship on Tuesday, March 10.

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Florida Atlantic's 2025-26 season is sponsored by Flagler Credit Union.