2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
No. 1 UConn †18
–
0
1.000
38
–
0
1.000
No. 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 winnerAP poll
The 2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The season marked 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.
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
Hometown
G 0
Alliya Butts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
So Holy Cross
Edgewater Park, NJ
G 1
Erica Covile 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr John Glenn
Detroit, MI
G 2
Feyonda Fitzgerald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Lake Taylor
Norfolk, VA
C 5
Ugo Nwaigwe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS Valley Stream Wagner
Valley Stream, NY
F 12
Ruth Sherrill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Thomas Edison Hofstra
Alexandria, VA
G 21
Khadijah Berger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Hampton
Hampton, VA
G 22
Tanaya Atkinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Hill Regional Career
New Haven, CT
G 23
Deja Reynolds 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Riverdale Baptist
Philadelphia, PA
F 31
Chyanna Canada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr William Nottingham
Syracuse, NY
G 32
Donnaizha Fountain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Jr Cambridge Rindge & Latin Georgia Tech
Roxbury, MA
F 33
Monasia Bolduc 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Nazareth Academy Walters State
Clintondale, NY
C 35
Safiya Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Sandy Creek
Fayetteville, GA
C 42
Taylor Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Ladue Horton Watkins
St. Louis, MO
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
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 Philadelphia, PA
11/18/2015 *7:00 pm
at La Salle
W 77–48 2–0
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2015 *2:00 pm
at Rutgers
L 51–61 2–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
11/24/2015 *5:00 pm
at Quinnipiac
L 56–58 2–2
TD Bank Sports Center 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 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 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 Houston, TX
01/05/2016 8:00 pm
at SMU
L 67–69 8–5 (2–1)
Moody Coliseum 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 Orlando, FL
01/16/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 1 Connecticut
L 49–104 11–6 (5–2)
Gampel Pavilion 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 New Orleans, LA
01/30/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina
W 83–63 13–7 (7–2)
Williams Arena 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 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 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 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 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 Philadelphia, PA
03/20/2016 *2:00 pm
at Quinnipiac Second Round W 64–62 22–11
TD Bank Sports Center 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 Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
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