“We were looking for a gem and we found a bright diamond right in our own backyard.”
– Former Temple Athletic Director Dave O’Brien after hiring Dawn Staley as Temple’s women’s basketball coach on April 20, 2000.
The diamond is gone.
In a move that may shake the women’s basketball program for years to come, Dawn Staley agreed […]

Dawn Staley is leaving Temple University to become the coach of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team.

This is a start.
After failing to get drafted two weeks ago, senior center Lady Comfort of the women’s basketball team signed a rookie contract with the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks last Tuesday.
She will attend the team’s training camp, which began Sunday, and try to find a spot on a roster than includes the likes of […]

Lady Comfort is the third Owl in three years to enter the WNBA’s ranks.

 
Now it’s time to think about yourself.
After four seasons of only thinking about the team, senior center Lady Comfort has her eyes set on her own future. Last weekend, she took part in the two-day WNBA pre-draft camp at the University of Tampa.
The camp gives a chance for coaches, scouts and executives of all 14 […]

Top 3 Wins
#1-Jan. 19: Temple 68, No. 13 George Washington 66
The Owls’ most exciting win of the year came against Atlantic Ten Conference rival George Washington at the Liacouras Center. The 13th-ranked Colonials tied the game with a late surge, but a Shanea
Cotton jumper with 22 seconds left in play dramatically sealed the win. The […]

Women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley could secretly be piecing together a coaching staff capable of defeating the actual lineup.
First, there’s Staley. The three-time Olympic gold medalist’s on-court career was successful, highlighted by two USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year awards (in 1994 and 2004), three All-American honors at the University of Virginia and all-star-caliber […]

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — After 21 wins, 13 losses and countless practices, road trips, meetings and weight room sessions, it was all over.
The 11th-seeded women’s basketball team’s season came to an end Sunday in a 61-54 loss to No. 6 Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Comcast Center.
With the […]

The women’s basketball team’s season comes to an end in a 61-54 loss to Arizona State.

Anything can happen in NCAA Tournament games.