Posted on 04 February 2008 by Melissa DiPento
Lindsay Kimmel does not like to start basketball games on the bench.
But she, like most others, had to do it. The freshman guard worked hard enough to earn a spot in the starting lineup at the end of last year.
“Really, at first, sitting on the bench - just nobody likes to sit on the bench. [...]
Posted on 04 February 2008 by Melissa DiPento
Temple women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley is featured in the documentary, The Black List, alongside other accomplished figures like Colin Powell, Al Sharpton, Chris Rock, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
“It actually really caught me off guard. I’ve been associated with a lot of different good and positive things throughout the years and my career, [...]
Posted on 22 January 2008 by Melissa DiPento
Football
In December, football coach Al Golden pulled himself out of consideration for the head coaching position at UCLA.
November marked the end of Golden’s second season with the Owls. The Owls went 4-8 in the 2007 season, much more promising than Golden’s first season, when the team finished 1-11.
Last month, the Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Temple Athletic [...]
Posted on 11 September 2007 by Melissa DiPento
Former field hockey, basketball and lacrosse player Ann McKernan Robinson, with her husband Armand Robinson, recently donated $2 million to the university, with $1.1 million going to the field hockey program. Temple’s Boyer College of Music and Dance received $900,000. The $1.1 million gift was the largest single gift ever received by Temple Athletics. Robinson [...]
Posted on 04 September 2007 by Melissa DiPento
The field hockey team hopes the results of the Invitational Tournament held at Geasey Field this weekend are a good indication of how the rest of its season will unfold. The Owls (3-1) won both games, beating Penn, 4-2, Saturday and Lock Haven, 3-2, in overtime Sunday. Coach Amanda Janney said she was pleased with [...]
Posted on 04 September 2007 by Melissa DiPento
Temple announced the creation of the Ann McKernan Field Hockey Endowment Fund last week. Ann McKernan Robinson, a former Temple field hockey, basketball and lacrosse player, and her husband Armand I. Robinson pledged $1.1 million.
This gift is the largest Temple Athletics has ever received. “I hope to be on the sidelines when Temple field hockey [...]