2014–15 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2014–15 Temple Owls women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 20–17 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach Tonya Cardoza (7th year)
Assistant coach Way Veney (7th year)
Assistant coach Meg Barber (3rd year)
Assistant coach Willnett Crockett (6th year)
Home arena Liacouras Center
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut † 18 – 0   1.000     38 – 1   .974
#25 South Florida 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Temple 12 – 6   .667     20 – 17   .541
East Carolina 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Tulane 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Memphis 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
UCF 5 – 13   .278     9 – 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 – 14   .222     8 – 23   .258
SMU 3 – 15   .167     7 – 23   .233
Houston 1 – 17   .056     6 – 24   .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the second for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by head coach Tonya Cardoza in her seventh season, plays their home games at the Liacouras Center. They finish the season 20-17, 12-6 in AAC play for a tie for a finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Marist, Penn and NC State in the first, second and third rounds, Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals before losing to West Virginia in the semifinals.

Media

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games. You can listen to audio of most games through the opponents website.

Roster

2014–15 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Butts, AlliyaAlliya Butts style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Holy Cross Edgewater Park, N.J.
G 1 Covile, EricaErica Covile style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr John Glenn Detroit, Mich.
G 2 Fitzgerald, FeyondaFeyonda Fitzgerald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lake Taylor Norfolk, Va.
F 12 Sherrill, RuthRuth Sherrill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Thomas Edison Alexandria, Va.
F 13 Traore, MamaMama Traore style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lycee Notre Dame du Niger Mali, Africa
G 21 Berger, KhadijahKhadijah Berger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hampton Hampton, Va.
G 22 Atkinson, TanayaTanaya Atkinson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hill regional Career New Haven, Conn.
G 23 Williams, TyonnaTyonna Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Fort Washington, Md.
G 32 Fountain, DonnaizhaDonnaizha Fountain style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Cambridge Rindge & Latin Roxbury, Mass.
F 33 Bolduc, MonasiaMonasia Bolduc style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cedar Ridge Hillsborough, N.C.
C 35 Martin, SafiyaSafiya Martin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Sandy Creek Fayetteville, Ga.
C 42 Robinson, TaylorTaylor Robinson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Ladue Horton Watkins St. Louis, Mo.
Head coach

Tonya Cardoza

Assistant coach(es)

Way Veney
Meg Barber
Willnett Crockett

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-13

Schedule and results

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* La Salle W 75–72  1–0 Liacouras Center (N/A)
11/18/2014* at Saint Joseph's L 74–78 OT 1–1 Hagan Arena (1,351)
11/21/2014* vs. Georgetown
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 W 81–58  2–1 Allen Fieldhouse (N/A)
11/22/2014* at Kansas
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 L 56–76  2–2 Allen Fieldhouse (2,132)
11/23/2014* vs. Alabama
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 L 51–58  2–3 Allen Fieldhouse (N/A)
11/30/2014* vs. Harvard
(Hall of Fame Women's Challenge)		 W 81–69  3–3 Mohegan Sun Arena (2,307)
12/03/2014* Delaware L 58–69  3–4 Liacouras Center (565)
12/07/2014* Fordham L 64–71  3–5 McGonigle Hall (542)
12/10/2014* #17 Rutgers L 55–88  3–6 McGonigle Hall (867)
12/14/2014* Florida State L 62–66  3–7 McGonigle Hall (816)
12/18/2014* at Howard W 78–48  4–7 Burr Gymnasium (76)
12/22/2014* at Villanova L 59–64  4–8 The Pavilion (1,319)
12/28/2014 at Memphis W 58–57  5–8 (1–0) Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,278)
12/30/2014 SMU W 77–64  6–8 (2–0) McGonigle Hall (903)
01/03/2015 at Cincinnati W 81–64  7–8 (3–0) Fifth Third Arena (460)
01/05/2015* at Penn L 50–52  7–9 Palestra (637)
01/11/2015 South Florida L 58–70  7–10 (3–1) McGonigle Hall (714)
01/14/2015 at #2 Connecticut L 58–92  7–11 (3–2) Gampel Pavilion (6,712)
01/17/2015 UCF W 72–57  8–11 (4–2) McGonigle Hall (1,011)
01/20/2015 Cincinnati W 83–50  9–11 (5–2) McGonigle Hall (578)
01/27/2015 at UCF W 71–54  10–11 (6–2) CFE Arena (1,096)
02/01/2015 #2 Connecticut L 49–83  10–12 (6–3) McGonigle Hall (2,646)
02/04/2015 Memphis W 84–61  11–12 (7–3) Liacouras Center (2,814)
02/07/2015 at Tulane L 63–77  11–13 (7–4) Devlin Fieldhouse (1,366)
02/10/2015 at Tulsa L 67–75  11–14 (7–5) Reynolds Center (860)
02/14/2015 Houston W 72–60  12–14 (8–5) Liacouras Center (8,121)
02/17/2015 Tulane W 69–58  13–14 (9–5) McGonigle Hall (651)
02/22/2015 at South Florida L 53–79  13–15 (9–6) USF Sun Dome (1,940)
02/25/2015 at SMU W 55–39  14–15 (10–6) Moody Coliseum (534)
02/28/2015 East Carolina W 79–69  15–15 (11–6) McGonigle Hall (1,196)
03/02/2015 at Houston W 56–45  16–15 (12–6) Hofheinz Pavilion (283)
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. East Carolina
(Quarterfinals)		 L 71–77  16–16 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
WNIT
03/19/2015* at Marist
(First Round)		 W 67–54  17–16 McCann Field House (1,458)
03/22/2015* at Penn
(Second Round)		 W 61–56  18–16 Palestra (890)
03/26/2015* NC State
(Third Round)		 W 80–79 OT 19–16 McGonigle Hall (438)
03/29/2015* at Middle Tennessee
(Quarterfinals)		 W 69–57  20–16 Murphy Center (2,587)
04/01/2015* at West Virginia
(Semifinals)		 L 58–66 OT 20–17 WVU Coliseum (3,025)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://owlsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

External links