2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball

NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
2016–17 record	24–8 (13–3 The American)
Head coach	Tonya Cardoza (9th season)
Assistant coach	Way Veney
Assistant coach	Willnett Crockett
Assistant coach	Crayton Jones
Home arena	Liacouras Center McGonigle Hall

2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Connecticut †	16	–	0	1.000	36	–	1	.973
Temple	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
South Florida	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
UCF	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
SMU	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Tulane	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Cincinnati	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Memphis	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
Tulsa	5	–	11	.313	10	–	21	.323
Houston	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
East Carolina	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367


† 2017 The American Tournament winner As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, which was their first time since 2007, where they were upset by Oregon in the first round.

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.

Roster

2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Butts, AlliyaAlliya Butts	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	3.0 !Jr	Holy Cross	Edgewater Park, NJ
3.5 !F	1	Niang, LenaLena Niang (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Rivedale Baptist NC State	Bowie, MD
1.5 !G	2	Fitzgerald, FeyondaFeyonda Fitzgerald	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, VA
1.5 !G	4	McIntyre, TakoraTakora McIntyre	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	1.0 !Fr	Fenway	Dorchester, MA
5.0 !C	11	Atkinson, ShannenShannen Atkinson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Smithfield	Smithfield, VA
3.5 !F	12	Sherrill, RuthRuth Sherrill	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Thomas Edison Hofstra	Alexandria, VA
1.5 !G	21	Berger, KhadijahKhadijah Berger	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hampton	Hampton, VA
1.5 !G	22	Atkinson, TanayaTanaya Atkinson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Hill Regional Career	New Haven, CT
1.5 !G	23	Reynolds, DejaDeja Reynolds	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Riverdale Baptist	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	24	Taylor, ShantayShantay Taylor	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Spring Valley	Columbia, SC
1.5 !G	32	Fountain, DonnaizhaDonnaizha Fountain	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cambridge Rindge & Latin Georgia Tech	Roxbury, MA
3.5 !F	33	Bolduc, MonasiaMonasia Bolduc	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Nazareth Academy Walters State	Clintondale, NY
5.0 !C	35	Martin, SafiyaSafiya Martin	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Sandy Creek	Fayetteville, GA
5.0 !C	42	Robinson, TaylorTaylor Robinson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Ladue Horton Watkins	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Tonya Cardoza (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Way Veney (College of Charleston)
Willnett Crockett (Connecticut)
Crayton Jones (Francis Marion)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 5:30 PM		UDC	W 107–22		McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM		at Saint Joseph's	W 86–70	1–0	Hagan Arena (934) Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016* 5:00 PM		La Salle	W 86–70	2–0	McGonigle Hall (1,081) Philadelphia, PA
11/19/2016* 1:00 PM		at No. 19 Florida	L 76–83	2–1	Patriot Gym (540) Ocala, FL
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM		Quinnipiac	W 71–68	3–1	McGonigle Hall (1,159) Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2016* 7:00 PM		at Harvard	L 62–73	3–2	Lavietes Pavilion (437) Cambridge, MA
12/04/2016* 2:00 PM		Vermont	W 53–39	4–2	McGonigle Hall (1,404) Philadelphia, PA
12/07/2016* 5:30 PM		at Hampton	L 65–71	4–3	Hampton Convocation Center (1,274) Hampton, VA
12/10/2016* 1:00 PM		at Villanova	W 83–48	5–3	The Pavilion (441) Villanova, PA
12/15/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPNU		No. 17 DePaul	W 84–74	6–3	McGonigle Hall (721) Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM		at Rutgers	W 48–37	7–3	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,422) Piscataway, NJ
12/22/2016* 2:00 PM		Fairfield	W 73–59	8–3	McGonigle Hall (772) Philadelphia, PA
01/01/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at Memphis	W 73–67 ^OT	9–3 (1–0)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
01/04/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 79–38	10–3	KSU Convocation Center (406) Kennesaw, GA
01/08/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNU		Tulane	W 86–71	11–3 (2–0)	McGonigle Hall (1,336) Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017 7:00 PM, ADN		East Carolina	W 78–47	12–3 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall (719) Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017 3:00 PM, ADN		at Tulsa	W 58–49	13–3 (4–0)	Reynolds Center (284) Tulsa, OK
01/18/2017 8:00 PM		at Houston	W 69–57	14–3 (5–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (533) Houston, TX
01/21/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Memphis	W 66–51	15–3 (6–0)	McGonigle Hall (1,117) Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2017* 7:00 PM		at Penn	W 63–53	16–3	Palestra (414) Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2017 12:00 PM, CBSSN		No. 23 South Florida	L 51–55	16–4 (6–1)	McGonigle Hall (1,271) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2017 7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		No. 1 Connecticut	L 69–97	16–5 (6–2)	Liacouras Center (4,371) Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2017 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at Tulane	W 76–50	17–5 (7–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,351) New Orleans, LA
02/08/2017 12:00 PM, ADN		Tulsa	W 70–43	18–5 (8–2)	Liacouras Center (3,402) Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2017 5:00 PM		at East Carolina	W 76–43	19–5 (9–2)	Williams Arena (1,889) Greenville, NC
02/15/2017 7:00 PM		SMU	W 66–52	20–5 (10–2)	McGonigle Hall (917) Philadelphia, PA
02/19/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 22 South Florida Play 4Kay	W 77–71	21–5 (11–2)	USF Sun Dome (2,281) Tampa, FL
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3	No. 23	at No. 1 Connecticut	L 45–90	21–6 (11–3)	XL Center (10,149) Hartford, CT
02/25/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 23	Cincinnati	W 88–64	22–6 (12–3)	McGonigle Hall (1,312) Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2017 7:00 PM	No. 25	at UCF	W 66–60	23–6 (13–3)	CFE Arena (2,473) Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	(2) No. 25	vs. (10) Houston Quarterfinals	W 67–58	24–6	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559) Uncasville, CT
03/05/2017 7:30 PM, ESPNU	(2) No. 25	vs. (3) South Florida Semifinals	L 58–63	24–7	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,491) Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	(7 B)	vs. (10 B) Oregon First Round	L 70–71	24–8	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	25	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	20	21	22	23

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "Temple University Athletics - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Owlsports.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.

Temple Owls women's basketball
Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–present) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Robert V. Geasey Trophy Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References