Cardoza prepares team for title run
February 28, 2012 by Jake Adams
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
The Owls’ seniors hope to capture the A-10 title. Temple’s 71-44 win against La Salle on Saturday was just a formality as the women’s basketball team (20-8, 13-1 Atlantic Ten Conference) already clinched the second seed in the A-10 Tournament well before tip-off. The Owls’ second-place finish for the regular season capped off another productive [...]
Owls win 12th straight on senior night
February 23, 2012 by Brandon Stoneburg
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Women’s basketball earned their 12th straight win on Wednesday night against St. Joseph’s with a 75-65 victory on senior night. The Owls have been led by senior guards Kristen McCarthy and Shey Peddy all year and in this game it was no different. The duo combined for 50 points including a Temple career-high 31 from [...]
Owls open up scoring
February 21, 2012 by Jake Adams
Filed under Basketball Preview, Sports, Women's Basketball
The emergence of Victoria Macaulay creates a wide-spread offense. The women’s basketball team’s 21-point win against George Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 15 marked the second straight game the Owls had five players score in double digits. On only two other occasions this season did four players score at least 10 points in the same game. [...]
Women’s basketball finds offensive rhythm late in win
February 16, 2012 by Brandon Stoneburg
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The Owls women’s basketball team used a huge second half performance and a well-balanced offense to extend its winning streak to ten games with a 75-54 win in Wednesday’s matinee against the visiting George Washington Colonials. “We had contributions from a lot of guys. It was another game with five guys in double figures which [...]
Women’s basketball ups intensity
February 14, 2012 by Alexandra Olivier
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Senior guards Shey Peddy and BJ Williams get in sync. There is a chemistry on the women’s basketball team that is steering them towards success. This chemistry has resulted in yet another win, this time against the Massachusetts Minutewomen, 77-55, at the Liacouras Center on Saturday night. Senior guards Shey Peddy and BJ Williams have [...]
Macaulay steps up in A-10 play
February 14, 2012 by Jake Adams
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Victoria Macaulay fills a void in the Owls’ frontcourt. It’s night and day. That’s what coach Tonya Cardoza called junior center Victoria Macaulay’s emergence during Atlantic Ten Conference play as a dual threat scorer and rebounder. “Her whole game has changed and I’m happy to see it, because it’s rewarding to finally see something click,” [...]
Sharing a sport abroad
February 14, 2012 by Elizabeth Sim
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A pair of women’s soccer players spread passion for soccer. Women’s soccer players junior Kate Yurkovic and sophomore Jenna Gosnay gave back through love of the game. Soccer is a universal sport, as Gosnay and Yurkovic experienced while participating in a volunteer program run by Soccer Without Borders during winter break. The organization reaches out [...]
Women’s basketball team knocks out UMass
February 11, 2012 by Connor Showalter
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With the Owls’ 77-50 win against the Massachusetts Minutewomen on Saturday, the team now claims sole possession of second place in the Atlantic Ten Conference. Temple (16-8, 9-1 A-10) saw its hopes of a A-10 regular season title slip away prior to the game, as first-place No. 25 St. Bonaventure (24-2) extended its perfect conference [...]
Owls’ guards pick up the pace in win
February 7, 2012 by Alexandra Olivier
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The Owls extended their winning streak to seven games. After a slow start in the first half, the Owls opened the second half with a 17-4 run, dominating to their 69-51 win against the Fordham Rams Saturday afternoon. Senior guard Shey Peddy led the Owls to their seventh straight win with a game-high of 21 [...]
Women’s basketball gears up for remaining A-10 play
January 31, 2012 by Jake Adams
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The Owls have eight A-10 remaining in the season. Women’s basketball’s 65-55 win against Charlotte on Sunday gave the Owls a 5-1 record in the Atlantic Ten Conference, but more importantly gave the team four wins in five meetings against conference opponents with a .500 record or better. The Owls have survived the toughest part [...]



