2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 23–12 (13–5 The American)
Head coach Tonya Cardoza (8th year)
Assistant coach Way Veney
Assistant coach Meg Barber
Assistant coach Willnett Crockett
Home arena Liacouras Center
McGonigle Hall
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut 18 0   1.000     38 0   1.000
#21 South Florida 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
Temple 13 5   .722     23 12   .657
Memphis 12 6   .667     18 13   .581
Tulane 11 7   .611     23 12   .657
Tulsa 8 10   .444     12 19   .387
SMU 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
East Carolina 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
Cincinnati 4 14   .222     8 22   .267
UCF 4 14   .222     7 23   .233
Houston 2 16   .111     6 24   .200
American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2015–16 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 with four games at the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Drexel, Quinnipiac and Ohio in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

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

2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Butts, AlliyaAlliya Butts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Holy Cross Edgewater Park, NJ
G 1 Covile, EricaErica Covile 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr John Glenn Detroit, MI
G 2 Fitzgerald, FeyondaFeyonda Fitzgerald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA
C 5 Nwaigwe, UgoUgo Nwaigwe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Valley Stream
Wagner
Valley Stream, NY
F 12 Sherrill, RuthRuth Sherrill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Thomas Edison
Hofstra
Alexandria, VA
G 21 Berger, KhadijahKhadijah Berger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hampton Hampton, VA
G 22 Atkinson, TanayaTanaya Atkinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hill Regional Career New Haven, CT
G 23 Reynolds, DejaDeja Reynolds 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Philadelphia, PA
F 31 Canada, ChyannaChyanna Canada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr William Nottingham Syracuse, NY
G 32 Fountain, DonnaizhaDonnaizha Fountain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Cambridge Rindge & Latin
Georgia Tech
Roxbury, MA
F 33 Bolduc, MonasiaMonasia Bolduc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Nazareth Academy
Walters State
Clintondale, NY
C 35 Martin, SafiyaSafiya Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Sandy Creek Fayetteville, GA
C 42 Robinson, TaylorTaylor Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Ladue Horton Watkins St. Louis, MO
Head coach

Tonya Cardoza (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Way Veney (College of Charleston)
Meg Barber (New York)
Willnett Crockett (Connecticut)


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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
2:00 PM
Bloomfield W 65–42 
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Regular season

11/13/2015*
7:00 PM
Florida W 97–91  1–0
Liacouras Center (1,453)
Philadelphia, PA

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM
at La Salle W 77–48  2–0
Tom Gola Arena (419)
Philadelphia, PA

11/22/2015*
2:00 PM
at Rutgers L 51–61  2–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,725)
Piscataway, NJ

11/24/2015*
5:00 PM
at Quinnipiac L 56–58  2–2
TD Bank Sports Center (494)
Hamden, CT

11/29/2015*
2:00 PM
Saint Joseph's L 67–70  2–3
McGonigle Hall (928)
Philadelphia, PA

12/02/2015*
5:00 PM
Villanova W 61–55  3–3
McGonigle Hall (725)
Philadelphia, PA

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 13 Florida State L 47–75  3–4
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,784)
Tallahassee, FL

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart W 92–62  4–4
McGonigle Hall (633)
Philadelphia, PA

12/12/2015*
12:00 PM
at Fordham W 57–44  5–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (452)
Bronx, NY

12/19/2015*
1:00 PM
Delaware State W 100–59  6–4
Liacouras Center (4,578)
Philadelphia, PA

12/30/2015
7:00 PM
Memphis W 82–58  7–4 (1–0)
McGonigle Hall (1,177)
Philadelphia, PA

01/02/2016
3:00 PM
at Houston W 75–66  8–4 (2–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,308)
Houston, TX

01/05/2016
8:00 PM
at SMU L 67–69  8–5 (2–1)
Moody Coliseum (514)
Dallas, TX

01/08/2016
5:00 PM, ESPNU
Tulsa W 66–46  9–5 (3–1)
McGonigle Hall (748)
Philadelphia, PA

01/10/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Cincinnati W 74–51  10–5 (4–1)
McGonigle Hall (915)
Philadelphia, PA

01/13/2016
2:00 PM
UCF W 71–63  11–5 (5–1)
CFE Arena (448)
Orlando, FL

01/16/2016
6:00 PM, CBSSN
at No. 1 Connecticut L 49–104  11–6 (5–2)
Gampel Pavilion (9,846)
Storrs, CT

01/21/2016*
7:00 PM
Penn L 54–60  11–7
McGonigle Hall (1,003)
Philadelphia, PA

01/26/2016
8:00 PM, ADN
at Tulane W 72–54  12–7 (6–2)
Devlin Fieldhouse (992)
New Orleans, LA

01/30/2016
2:30 PM, ESPN3
at East Carolina W 83–63  13–7 (7–2)
Williams Arena (1,699)
Greenville, NC

02/03/2016
12:00 PM, ADN
SMU W 55–35  14–7 (8–2)
Liacouras Center (2,846)
Philadelphia, PA

02/06/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 19 South Florida W 68–66  15–7 (9–2)
Liacouras Center (1,320)
Philadelphia, PA

02/09/2016
7:00 PM, ADN
Cincinnati W 74–49  16–7 (10–2)
Fifth Third Arena (329)
Cincinnati, OH

02/12/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Houston W 78–48  17–7 (11–2)
McGonigle Hall (1,298)
Philadelphia, PA

02/14/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 1 Connecticut L 60–85  17–8 (11–3)
McGonigle Hall (3,392)
Philadelphia, PA

02/18/2015
8:00 PM, ADN
at Memphis L 97–100 5OT 17–9 (11–4)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,521)
Memphis, TN

02/23/2016
7:00 PM
Tulane W 72–67  18–9 (12–4)
McGonigle Hall (1,074)
Philadelphia, PA

02/27/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 21 South Florida L 62–76  18–10 (12–5)
USF Sun Dome (2,446)
Tampa, FL

02/29/2016
7:00 PM, ADN
UCF W 78–64  19–10 (13–5)
McGonigle Hall (834)
Philadelphia, PA
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament

03/05/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 78–52  20–10
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,071)
Uncasville, CT

03/06/2016
7:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. No. 20 South Florida
Semifinals
L 46–64  20–11
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,821)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT

03/18/2016*
7:00 PM
at Drexel
First Round
W 74–66  21–11
Daskalakis Athletic Center (641)
Philadelphia, PA

03/20/2016*
2:00 PM
at Quinnipiac
Second Round
W 64–62  22–11
TD Bank Sports Center (338)
Hamden, CT

03/24/2016*
7:00 PM
Ohio
Third Round
W 75–61  23–11
McGonigle Hall (570)
Philadelphia, PA

03/28/2016*
7:00 PM
at Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 76–77  23–12
Crisler Center (1,457)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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