Temple Athletics Newsletter
From The Nest
Edition 32: November 22, 2023
WELCOME TO TEMPLE
Women's Lacrosse
WOMEN IN STEM FEATURED
FIRST-EVER BIG 5 CLASSIC HELD ON DEC. 2
Tickets for the first-ever Big 5 Classic, which will be held at the completely transformed, built-for-basketball New Wells Fargo Center on December 2, are on sale now. Tickets for the tripleheader start at just $45 and are good for all three matchups. Group and premium ticket options are also available at big5classic.com.
FALL SPORTS ROUNDUP
Men’s Basketball opened its season with three straight wins, including a victory at Drexel in the first-ever Big 5 meeting between the schools, before falling to Columbia Saturday. The team hosts Ole Miss today (3:30 pm) before La Salle comes to the Liacouras Center on Nov. 29 (7 pm) for the final Big 5 pod game. The winner will play on Dec. 2 in the Big 5 Championship game.
Women’s Basketball lost consecutive road games to #23 Ole Miss and Villanova to fall to 2-3 on the season. The team looks to rebound today against Saint Joseph’s in the second game of a doubleheader at the Liacouras Center.
Men’s Cross Country placed ninth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Championships on Nov. 17 at Lehigh with Cole Frank topping the squad and placing 32nd overall.
Women’s Cross Country ran three individuals at the meet with Elsa Chan finishing 51st to lead the Temple trio.
Fencing hosted the first Coach Nikki Franke Classic on Nov. 4-5 and the No. 11 Owls closed out the preseason on a strong note, with four top-8 finishes and 11 top-15 finishes. The Owls were led by Lindsey Minor (epee) and Elizabeth Novoseltseva (foil) who both tied for third in their respective weapons.
Football dropped two AAC road games, falling at South Florida (27-23) and UAB (34-24). In the UAB loss, David Martin-Robinson set a new program record for most career receptions by an Owls tight end while E.J. Warner threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns, tying P.J. Walker’s record for most career 300-yard passing games by a Temple quarterback (6). The team closes out the season Friday against Memphis at Lincoln Financial Field. Kickoff is at noon.
Women’s Tennis double pair of Samantha Nanere and Maiko Uchijima were ranked #20 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
Women’s Volleyball closes out its season today at McGonigle Hall against SMU (11:30 am). With a 17-13 record heading into the finale, head coach Linda Hampton-Keith’s Owls have greatly improved from her first season (10-21) and have guaranteed a winning campaign, the program’s first in a non-Covid season since 2017.
HALL OF FAME SPOTLIGHT
HONORED STUDENT-ATHLETES
Special shoutout to our Athlete of the Week since our last edition of From The Nest…Men’s Basketball – Jahlil White (11/13) and Hysier Miller (11/20) named Big 5 and OwlSports.com…Women’s Tennis - Samantha Nanere and Maiko Uchijima selected American Athletic Conference Players of the Month (October).
Jahlil White
Hysier Miller
Samantha Nanere
Maiko Uchijima
TEMPLE TALK WITH ADAM FISHER
Temple Talk with Adam Fisher debuted on Nov. 2 (6-7 pm) at Maxi’s Pizza, Subs and Bar which is located on the Temple University main campus. (1926 Liacouras Walk). The 12-episode show airs live on The Varsity Network App and is tape-delayed on 1210 AM WPHT, the home of Temple Basketball. Temple Women’s Basketball will be featured on each show with second-year head coach Diane Richardson and players talking about their season.
ESPN+: Home of the Owls
Reminder that ESPN+ is the home of Temple Athletics. Watch Temple athletics events via an ESPN+ subscription.
CLICK BELOW FOR ALL OF OUR 2023-24 SPORTS SCHEDULES!👇
Please come out and continue to support all our Temple Athletics teams. Below is a link to our composite schedule.
In closing, I would like to thank Dr. Shohreh Amini, President of Temple’s Faculty Senate, for hosting me at last week’s Faculty Senate Steering Committee. It was a fantastic opportunity to share Temple Athletics’ priorities of remaining closely aligned with the University and providing an exceptional student-athlete experience. I am thankful for having such wonderful partners across all of the schools and colleges.
GO OWLS!!!
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