2014–15 Temple Owls women's basketball team

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 McGonigle Hall with four games at the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 20–17, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's 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.

2014–15 Temple Owls women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record20–17 (12–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Way Veney (7th season)
  • Meg Barber (3rd season)
  • Willnett Crockett (6th season)
Home arenaLiacouras Center
McGonigle Hall
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn180 1.000381  .974
No. 25 South Florida153 .833278  .771
Tulsa126 .6671814  .563
Temple126 .6672017  .541
East Carolina117 .6112211  .667
Tulane117 .6112211  .667
Memphis711 .3891417  .452
UCF513 .278921  .300
Cincinnati414 .222823  .258
SMU315 .167723  .233
Houston117 .056624  .200
American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Alliya Butts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrHoly Cross Edgewater Park, N.J.
G 1 Erica Covile 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrJohn Glenn Detroit, Mich.
G 2 Feyonda Fitzgerald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoLake Taylor Norfolk, Va.
F 12 Ruth Sherrill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrThomas Edison Alexandria, Va.
F 13 Mama Traore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLycee Notre Dame du Niger Mali, Africa
G 21 Khadijah Berger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHampton Hampton, Va.
G 22 Tanaya Atkinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrHill regional Career New Haven, Conn.
G 23 Tyonna Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrRiverdale Baptist Fort Washington, Md.
G 32 Donnaizha Fountain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCambridge Rindge & Latin Roxbury, Mass.
F 33 Monasia Bolduc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCedar Ridge Hillsborough, N.C.
C 35 Safiya Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoSandy Creek Fayetteville, Ga.
C 42 Taylor Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoLadue 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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
4:30 pm
La Salle W 75–72  1–0
Liacouras Center (N/A)
Philadelphia, PA
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 74–78 OT 1–1
Hagan Arena (1,351)
Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2014*
9:30 pm
vs. Georgetown
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 81–58  2–1
Allen Fieldhouse (N/A)
Lawrence, KS
11/22/2014*
5:00 pm
at Kansas
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 56–76  2–2
Allen Fieldhouse (2,132)
Lawrence, KS
11/23/2014*
12:30 pm
vs. Alabama
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 51–58  2–3
Allen Fieldhouse (N/A)
Lawrence, KS
11/30/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Harvard
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 81–69  3–3
Mohegan Sun Arena (2,307)
Uncasville, CT
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Delaware L 58–69  3–4
Liacouras Center (565)
Philadelphia, PA
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
Fordham L 64–71  3–5
McGonigle Hall (542)
Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2014*
6:00 pm
No. 17 Rutgers L 55–88  3–6
McGonigle Hall (867)
Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Florida State L 62–66  3–7
McGonigle Hall (816)
Philadelphia, PA
12/18/2014*
5:00 pm
at Howard W 78–48  4–7
Burr Gymnasium (76)
Washington, D.C.
12/22/2014*
11:30 am
at Villanova L 59–64  4–8
The Pavilion (1,319)
Villanova, PA
12/28/2014
8:30 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis W 58–57  5–8 (1–0)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,278)
Memphis, TN
12/30/2014
7:00 pm
SMU W 77–64  6–8 (2–0)
McGonigle Hall (903)
Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati W 81–64  7–8 (3–0)
Fifth Third Arena (460)
Cincinnati, OH
01/05/2015*
7:00 pm
at Penn L 50–52  7–9
Palestra (637)
Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2015
12:00 pm, CBSSN
South Florida L 58–70  7–10 (3–1)
McGonigle Hall (714)
Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 2 Connecticut L 58–92  7–11 (3–2)
Gampel Pavilion (6,712)
Storrs, CT
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
UCF W 72–57  8–11 (4–2)
McGonigle Hall (1,011)
Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cincinnati W 83–50  9–11 (5–2)
McGonigle Hall (578)
Philadelphia, PA
01/27/2015
7:00 pm, ADN
at UCF W 71–54  10–11 (6–2)
CFE Arena (1,096)
Orlando, FL
02/01/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Connecticut L 49–83  10–12 (6–3)
McGonigle Hall (2,646)
Philadelphia, PA
02/04/2015
12:00 pm, ADN
Memphis W 84–61  11–12 (7–3)
Liacouras Center (2,814)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2015
12:00 pm, ADN
at Tulane L 63–77  11–13 (7–4)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,366)
New Orleans, LA
02/10/2015
8:00 pm
at Tulsa L 67–75  11–14 (7–5)
Reynolds Center (860)
Tulsa, OK
02/14/2015
5:00 pm, ADN
Houston W 72–60  12–14 (8–5)
Liacouras Center (8,121)
Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulane W 69–58  13–14 (9–5)
McGonigle Hall (651)
Philadelphia, PA
02/22/2015
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida L 53–79  13–15 (9–6)
USF Sun Dome (1,940)
Tampa, FL
02/25/2015
8:00 pm, ADN
at SMU W 55–39  14–15 (10–6)
Moody Coliseum (534)
Dallas, TX
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
East Carolina W 79–69  15–15 (11–6)
McGonigle Hall (1,196)
Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2015
8:00 pm, ADN
at Houston W 56–45  16–15 (12–6)
Hofheinz Pavilion (283)
Houston, TX
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. East Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 71–77  16–16
Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm
at Marist
First Round
W 67–54  17–16
McCann Field House (1,458)
Poughkeepsie, NY
03/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Penn
Second Round
W 61–56  18–16
Palestra (890)
Philadelphia, PA
03/26/2015*
7:00 pm
NC State
Third Round
W 80–79 OT 19–16
McGonigle Hall (438)
Philadelphia, PA
03/29/2015*
5:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 69–57  20–16
Murphy Center (2,587)
Murfreesboro, TN
04/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at West Virginia
Semifinals
L 58–66 OT 20–17
WVU Coliseum (3,025)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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