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Fiery offense

13 February 2012 Connor Showalter

The Owls hold on for a win against A-10 foe Xavier after taking a 20-point lead at halftime last Saturday at home. Xavier’s senior guard Tu Holloway had to deal with Temple defenders shadowing him

Owls’ guards pick up the pace in win

07 February 2012 Alexandra Olivier

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

Men’s basketball surges as Eric returns healthy

06 February 2012 Connor Showalter

The men’s basketball team defeated Fordham and Rhode Island last week to improve its Atlantic Ten Conference record to 6-2 to take first place in the conference. For the second consecutive season, graduate center Micheal

Women’s basketball gears up for remaining A-10 play

31 January 2012 Jake Adams

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

Injury to Eric becomes blessing in disguise

31 January 2012 Joey Cranney

The Owls stepped up during Micheal Eric’s kneecap injury. While graduate center Micheal Eric has had a welcome return to the lineup after missing 13 games due to an injured kneecap, his absence could actually

The tremendous trio

30 January 2012 Connor Showalter

The men’s basketball team is led by its three starting guards. Scoring for the men’s basketball team has not been an issue this season. Even though two of the Owls’ Top 4 scorers from last

Post players provide offense

23 January 2012 Anthony Bellino

Centers have career games in wins for the Owls. Senior center Joelle Connelly and junior center Victoria Macaulay are role players who rarely start together in the Owls’ lineup. On Saturday afternoon, they played like

Freshmen guards and veteran centers lead Owls

23 January 2012 Jake Adams

Women’s basketball has a trio of freshmen guards ready to start. The women’s basketball team’s defeat of Big-5 rival Penn saw a mix of the old and the new. Senior guards Shey Peddy, Kristen McCarthy

Brown deserves praise as sixth man

23 January 2012 Joey Cranney

Aaron Brown plays an important role for men’s basketball. As the men’s basketball team’s three starting guards received praise after their performance in Temple’s 73-60 win against Maryland on Saturday, I couldn’t help but think

Prospecting the 49ers

23 January 2012 Connor Showalter

The men’s basketball team will return to A-10 play on Wednesday against the Charlotte 49ers. Men’s basketball claimed its second win of the season against an Atlantic Coast Conference squad when it defeated the Maryland