Basketball - The Temple News

Defense leads St. Joe’s to win

13 March 2008

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Exactly one week ago, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks shut down then-No. 8-ranked Xavier in the final game played at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse before that decades-old arena is closed for renovations next

Christmas runs through March

13 March 2008

Dionte Christmas had an unceremonious end to an otherwise spectacular sophomore season. After leading the Atlantic Ten Conference in scoring last season at 20 points per game, Christmas was held to just seven points in

A Chance for Success for as Long as Dawn Rises

13 March 2008

Before the start of the 2007 season, I could never have imagined the women’s basketball team doing as well as it did. No one could. The Owls were predicted to finished fourth in the Atlantic

La Salle-Duquesne gets Owls Thursday

12 March 2008

The men’s basketball team won’t know its opponent for Thursday’s Atlantic Ten Conference second-round game until Wednesday night, but the Owls do know their foe will own a high-scoring offense. Seventh-seeded La Salle and No.

A significant leap

12 March 2008

In a season where the competition level in the Atlantic Ten Conference increased seemingly overnight, no one could’ve expected Temple to finish as the second-best team in the 14-team league. Especially not after a 12-18

“REPO” Halted

10 March 2008

Ice. Cold. The women’s basketball team shot just 25 percent from the field as they lost to Xavier, 47-42, in the Atlantic Ten Conference Championship game Monday evening at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus

Seniors can’t help Owls win A-10 title

10 March 2008

Though they’ve played in an Atlantic Ten Conference Championship game three out of their four years at Temple, seniors Ashley Morris and Lady Comfort faced a completely different title experience this season. In 2008, Morris

The sights and the sounds

10 March 2008

Click here to view a photo slideshow of the A-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament by TTN photographer Ron Davis. Also, listen to post-game comments and an audio presentation from Monday’s game.

Xavier to meet Owls in A-10 finals

09 March 2008

The rivalry between Temple and Xavier continues to grow year-by-year, and at this rate, it doesn’t look like it will slow down anytime soon. Following the Owls’ dismantling of the Flyers Sunday at the Saint

Owls back in A-10 title game

09 March 2008

The women’s basketball team is just one game away from pay dirt. Behind four three-pointers from freshman guard Lindsay Kimmel and 14 points from senior guard Ashley Morris, the Owls defeated Dayton, 56-51, to advance