2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (1–0 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachWanisha Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Cheyenne Curley
  • Myles Jackson
  • Shenita Landry
  • Aaron Thomas
Home arenaLiacouras Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTSA 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
North Texas 1 0   1.000 9 4   .692
Tulane 1 0   1.000 8 4   .667
Temple 1 0   1.000 7 5   .583
South Florida 1 0   1.000 8 6   .571
Tulsa 1 0   1.000 7 6   .538
Memphis 0 0   2 9   .182
UAB 0 1   .000 9 4   .692
East Carolina 0 1   .000 8 5   .615
Florida Atlantic 0 1   .000 8 6   .571
Rice 0 1   .000 7 6   .538
Wichita State 0 1   .000 6 8   .429
Charlotte 0 1   .000 5 7   .417
2025 AAC tournament winner
As of December 29, 2024

The 2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team represents Temple University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Diane Richardson, play their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie a three-way tie for first place.[1] They defeated Tulane in the quarterfinals,[2] before being upset by eventual tournament champions Rice in the semifinals of the AAC tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Adena Webster 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Archbishop Coleman Carroll HS Nassau, Bahamas
F 1 Amaya Oliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Loyola Marymount Richmond, California
G 3 Makayla Waleed 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Emerge Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 5 Kelian Cedano 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Putnam Science Academy Boston, Massachusetts
G 7 Kaylah Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Alabama A&M Jacksonville, Florida
F 8 Jaleesa Molina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Landslake Lions The Hague, Netherlands
F 9 Felicia Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr City of London Academy, Southwark London, England
G 10 Savannah Curry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Westtown School Fallston, Maryland
G 11 Tristen Taylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Duncanville HS Dallas, Texas
F/C 13 Alexandra Wilkinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr CCBC Essex Woodbury, New Jersey
F 19 Anissa Rivera 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Towson Capitol Heights, Maryland
G 22 Tarriyonna Gary (5Y) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Towson Brooksville, Florida
G 30 Drew Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Shabach Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
C 34 Sheyenne Swain-Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Dexter Southfield School Stoughton, Massachusetts
G 55 Tiarra East 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Butler Traditional HS Louisville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond L 72–79  0–1
 23  East   8  Oliver   5  Taylor  Liacouras Center (3,485)
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024*
6:30 pm, FloHoops
at Delaware W 67–56  1–1
 17  Gary   8  Oliver   8  Taylor  Bob Carpenter Center (1,199)
Newark, DE
November 15, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU W 59–55  2–1
 28  East   16  Rivera   3  Taylor  Siegel Center (6,093)
Richmond, VA
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Georgetown L 51–65  2–2
 16  Rivera   12  Rivera   5  Taylor  McDonough Arena (743)
Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Drexel
Big 5 Classic Pod 1
W 52–43  3–2
 15  East   7  Oliver   5  East  Liacouras Center (1,453)
Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Princeton L 57–62  3–3
 15  Turner   7  Rivera   6  Taylor  Liacouras Center (1,063)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle
Big 5 Classic Pod 1
W 73–68  4–3
 17  Turner   6  East   7  East  John Glaser Arena (192)
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2024*
8:00 pm, NBCSPHI+
at Villanova
Big 5 Classic championship
W 76–62  5–3
 26  East   7  Rivera   3  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (1,526)
Villanova, PA
December 15, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+
No. 15 West Virginia L 46–68  5–4
 15  East   7  Tied   2  Tied  Liacouras Center (1,672)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024*
10:00 pm
vs. Xavier
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational semifinal
W 66–51  6–4
 20  East   14  Oliver   3  Gary  Haas Pavilion (1,856)
Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2024*
8:00 pm, ACCNX
at No. 24 California
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational championship
L 63–89  6–5
 17  Taylor   7  Rivera   4  East  Haas Pavilion (1,912)
Berkeley, CA
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB W 97–74  7–5
(1–0)
 21  East   10  Molina   5  East  Bartow Arena (305)
Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
East Carolina       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida       Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic       Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulsa       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulane       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
February 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA       Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
February 5, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+
Memphis       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
South Florida       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane       Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wichita State       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis       Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
February 28, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rice       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 8–12, 2025
vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Loses Epic Three Overtime Game in the AAC Quarterfinals". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Temple's AAC run ends with loss to Rice in semifinals". The Temple News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Temple. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Temple Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2024.