The Temple College women's basketball team will head west on Thursday as they will play their second tournament of the season.
They will face Western Texas College, Howard College, and Western Gulf Collegiate at the 2025 Western Texas College Classic this weekend at WTC Coliseum.
Temple (4-1) will face the Westerners Thursday at 7 pm, the Hawks on Friday at 11 am, and the Red Gales on Saturday at 1 pm. All games will be broadcasted on TSBNSports.com.
The Leopards average 70 points per game and give up 49.8 points per contest. Temple averages 33.2% from the field, 27.6% from beyond the arc, and 63.7% from the free throw line. TC pulls down 53 rebounds, with a margin of + 28.8 rebounds, average 17.2 assists, 17 steals, and eight blocks.
Temple has balanced scoring, with Ke'Myreul Wheaton leading the way with 12.4 points per game. Sy'Nariea Snow (10.3), Raniyah Hunt (8.0), Daija Mitchell (8.0), Korina Garcia (7.8), Chyna Nixon (7.0), and Gabby Edo (6.8) have been steady through the first three weeks of the season.
Western Texas College (0-7) averages 48.7 points per game surrenders 80.9 points per contest. The Westerners pull in 41.1 rebounds, average eight assists, 7.3 steals, and two blocks per game.
Magreth Manawa (8.5 ppg), Shani Johnson (7.5), and Essania Landers (7.4) are the leading scorers for the Westerners.
Howard College (5-2) averages 83.4 points and yield 68.7. The Hawks shoot 38.6% from the floor, 33.2% beyond the arc, and 73.5% from the free throw line. They also pull in 43.3 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 10.9 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game.
Abrianna Lawrence (14.6 ppg), Makayla Ellison (14.3 ppg), and Kailyn Berry (13.3 ppg) are the leading scorers for the Hawks.