Thank you to all of our fans who attended our men’s basketball game against #2 Houston on February 8. Although we were not able to pull off the upset, it was truly an incredible atmosphere and one I hope we see again and again. The energy was AWESOME!!!!!

We hope we have a large contingent of Temple faithful in Canton, Ohio on August 5th at Joe’s induction ceremony.

As part of our commemoration of Black History Month, we hosted local Black-owned businesses at an NIL Education Session to learn how they can potentially partner with Temple student-athletes through our Temple Owls Exchange powered by @INFLCR.

In partnership with Temple's Campus Safety Services, members of our men’s crew and field hockey teams joined me the first weekend of February to build bicycles to donate to members of the North Philadelphia community. Click HERE to learn more about what Temple’s Urban Bike Team

Men’s Basketball is looking to snap a three-game losing streak with home games this week against Wichita State (Feb. 16) and Tulsa (Feb. 19). The Tulsa game is Hooter the Owl's Birthday as well as the 30th Anniversary of the 1992-93 Elite Eight Team.

Women’s Basketball is also mired in a three-game losing streak and will look to bounce back this Saturday when the Owls host Houston.

Fencing bounced back from a tough weekend at the Philadelphia Invitational, going 10-3 at the Northwestern Dual and 5-0 at the FDU Invitational. The team will close out the regular season at home, honoring its five seniors at the Temple Invitational on Feb. 26.

Women's Gymnastics went 3-1 over the last two weeks with a dual meet win at Yale on Feb. 5 and then earned second place in an EAGL quad meet on Feb. 10. In that meet, Temple fell to No. 30 Towson, but defeated No. 23 NC State and No. 36 Pitt as they earned a top-15 all-time team score (195.300) and tied for fifth all-time in program history on the beam with a 49.200.

Women’s Indoor Track put forth its best effort of the season in its final meets before the American Athletic Conference Championship (Feb. 24-25) in Birmingham, Alabama. Seven Owls set new personal records, including Amira Green, who placed second in the High Jump. Seniors Tannekee Strachan and Allie Riches starred, with Strachan claiming victory in the Triple Jump and Riches setting her third program record in four weeks in the Pole Vault.

Women's Tennis is off to a 4-1 start and two doubles pairs have earned national rankings. Jamie Wei and Maiko Uchijima continue to shine, being ranked No. 6 in the nation by the ITA, while Evie Wei and Veronika Kulhava enter the mix for the first time in their career with a No. 55 ranking.

After opening the season with two straight defeats, the Men’s Tennis team has rolled off five straight wins to improve to 5-2 overall.

Lacrosse opened its season with a home win over Vermont (10-5) before dropping a 10-9 decision at Ohio State. Katie Shallow, who earned AAC Defensive Player of the Week, tied the conference record for the single-game groundballs with eight against the Buckeyes.

What an amazing turnout for our Student-Athlete Networking Night that was held on Feb. 2. A total of 24 former student-athletes representing 23 different organizations were in attendance as well as 21 other companies took part in this tremendous night. I want to thank Tara Evans, Director of the Nancy and Donald Resnick Center along with Alyssa Drachslin, Coordinator for Leadership and Professional Development, for their hard work in organizing this important night for our student-athletes.

With the 2022 NFL season coming to an end, let's see how all the Owls in the NFL fared this year.

Temple Football season ticket holders should have received an email on renewing your tickets for what looks to be an exciting 2023 season. The home schedule features games against the Miami Hurricanes, Akron Zips, Norfolk State Spartans, Navy Midshipmen, SMU Mustangs, UTSA Roadrunners, and Memphis Tigers.

TO RENEW YOUR 2023 FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS, CLICK HERE OR CALL THE TEMPLE TICKET SALES OFFICE AT 215- 204-TIXX (8499)!

Special shoutout to our Athletes of the Week since our last edition of From the Nest: Fencing – Sara Proctor (2/6), Women’s Lacrosse – Katie Shallow (2/13) for earning OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week and Margherita Calderaro (Fencing) for being named OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month. Shallow also earned AAC Defensive Player of the Week (2/13).

Please come out and continue to support all our Temple Athletics teams. Below is a link to our composite schedule.

There are two mental health awareness initiatives taking place over the next two weeks. First this weekend men’s and women’s basketball will be hosting Green Games in support of mental health awareness this coming weekend.

Then next week is the American Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s Pow6ful Minds week. During all athletic games next week, American coaching staffs will wear green ribbon patches. There will also be social media posts/stories throughout the week promoting mental health awareness.

Mark your calendars for Temple University is hosting the 2023 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J. The dates are Friday-Sunday, May 26-28.

Congrats to our Temple alums Haason Reddick and Shaun Bradley, along with the entire Philadelphia Eagles organization for earning a spot in the Super Bowl and making this city proud. Although our team was not successful, they worked hard and represented Philadelphia well on the world stage.

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