2014–15 Temple Owls women's basketball team

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
Seasons
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 18 – 0   1.000 38 – 1   .974
No. 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 represented 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, played 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.

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 Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alliya Butts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Holy Cross Edgewater Park, N.J.
G 1 Erica Covile 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr John Glenn Detroit, Mich.
G 2 Feyonda Fitzgerald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lake Taylor Norfolk, Va.
F 12 Ruth Sherrill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Thomas Edison Alexandria, Va.
F 13 Mama Traore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lycee Notre Dame du Niger Mali, Africa
G 21 Khadijah Berger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Hampton Hampton, Va.
G 22 Tanaya Atkinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hill regional Career New Haven, Conn.
G 23 Tyonna Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Fort Washington, Md.
G 32 Donnaizha Fountain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Cambridge Rindge & Latin Roxbury, Mass.
F 33 Monasia Bolduc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cedar Ridge Hillsborough, N.C.
C 35 Safiya Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Sandy Creek Fayetteville, Ga.
C 42 Taylor Robinson 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
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

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".