March, 2019 - The Temple News

Temple men’s basketball defeats No. 25 UCF, improves NCAA tourney resume

09 March 2019 Michael Zingrone

Senior guard Shizz Alston Jr. scored 21 points on Senior Day to lift Temple to a 67-62 win against nationally ranked UCF at the Liacouras Center on Saturday.

Temple women’s basketball season ends in upset loss to Memphis

09 March 2019 Maura Razanauskas

The Tigers came back from a 15-point fourth quarter deficit to upset the Owls 59-58 on Friday night in Uncasville, Connecticut in the first-round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

Philly Ethiopian community discuss police shooting of former Temple student

08 March 2019 Colin Evans

The Ethiopian Community Association of Greater Philadelphia held a meeting on Monday to discuss the shooting. Today, Philadelphia police released the shooting officer’s name.

Alston’s career-high leads Temple men’s basketball past UConn

08 March 2019 Alex McGinley

Senior guard Shizz Alston Jr. scored a career-high 34 points in Temple’s 78-71 win against Connecticut, helping the Owls clinch a first-round bye in the American Athletic Conference tournament.

Al Shrier, former Temple athletics media relations legend, dies at 88

07 March 2019 Michael Zingrone

Al Shrier, who began working at Temple athletics department in 1953, was the longest-tenured NCAA sports information director at the time of his retirement in June 2018.

Former Temple football standouts impress at NFL Scouting Combine

05 March 2019 Dante Collinelli

Former running back Ryquell Armstead and cornerback Rock Ya-Sin are both rated as potential NFL starters by NFL.com after working out at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis from Feb. 26 through Monday.

Temple women’s basketball rides hot second-half to beat Memphis

05 March 2019 Dante Collinelli

The Owls outscored the Tigers 48-19 in the second half on Monday night in Memphis, Tennessee.

Temple field hockey hires former Olympian as assistant coach

05 March 2019 Jay Neemeyer

Michelle Vittese, a three-time All-American and two-time Olympian, joined coach Susan Ciufo’s staff on Monday.

Temple’s Paley Library collections moving this summer

05 March 2019 Alyssa Biederman

Access to library materials will be limited starting May 9, during the move to Charles Library.

No. 7 Temple fencing continues 23-year title streak

05 March 2019 Alex McGinley

Temple won yet another National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association title on Saturday.