Basketball - The Temple News

Staley switches up starting lineup

04 December 2007

Coming off two straight blowout losses to Rutgers and Miami (Ohio), the women’s basketball team changed its starting lineup Saturday against Florida by benching senior center Lady Comfort and sophomore guard LaKeisha Eaddy. In their

Owls tripped up by RedHawks

04 December 2007

The women’s basketball team was humbled for the second consecutive game, this time by Miami (Ohio) as the Owls fell, 70-53, to the RedHawks Wednesday at Millett Hall. The RedHawks defense forced 23 turnovers, 19

Staley says loss worst of her tenure

04 December 2007

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Dawn Staley’s New Year’s resolution might be to get her old team back. The women’s basketball coach witnessed what she called her worst loss in eight seasons at the helm of Temple

Owls break Big 5 record

04 December 2007

The last time the women’s basketball team lost a Big 5 game was December of 2003. Think of a time before anyone had TiVo. Temple reeled off its record-setting 16th consecutive Big 5 win Thursday

Owls tie Big 5 record

04 December 2007

For the past five seasons the women’s basketball team has stood in the way of any potential Big 5 contenders. A resume filled with dominating and nail-biting victories all amassed to a 19-1 record over

Guards spark Owls in Western Michigan

04 December 2007

Neither a blowout loss to the third-ranked team in the nation, nor a seven-day layoff seemed to have any lingering effect on the women’s basketball team when it faced Western Michigan Sunday. In the first

Behind Olmos, Owls hold off Dragons

04 December 2007

Two years ago, Temple fans would beg for seldom-used Sergio Olmos to be inserted when the clock approached zero and the men’s basketball team had the game in control. On Saturday, the center walked off

Defense sparks Owls’ victory

04 December 2007

Temple coach Fran Dunphy wasn’t quite sure what effect his team’s defense had on Towson’s paltry offensive output. The Tigers missed some open looks, but Temple did hold its opponent to a 23.2 percent shooting

Borrows notches career-high in Owls’ victory against Kent State

04 December 2007

After a frustrating loss to North Carolina State, the women’s basketball team wanted to come out against Kent State and get the bitter taste of defeat out of its mouth. Consider it done. Senior center

Non-conference schedule provides early struggles

04 December 2007

From the moment the schedule was released, the women’s basketball team knew it would be toiling with one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. With that in mind, players and coaches realized they