Kristen McCarthy had 15 points to lead the women’s basketball team to a hard-fought win in the nation’s capital. The Owls will also be the No. 2 seed in next weekend’s A-10 Tournament.
Freshman guard Kristen McCarthy has delivered plenty of offensive firepower for the Owls this year. She is averaging 8.4 points per game and has vaulted into the starting rotation for coach Tonya Cardoza’s squad.
The Owls beat the Spiders, 65-52, behind junior guard LaKeisha Eaddy’s 21 points. A showdown with No. 17 Xavier, which is undefeated in the A-10 at 11-0, looms Wednesday.
A 26-6 run in the second half and senior forward Shanea Cotton’s 19 points led Temple past Saint Joseph’s, 60-48. Charlotte, the No.2 team in the Atlantic Ten Conference, looms on Wednesday.
Striving to turn the ball less than 15 times a game, the Owls are averaging 19 turnovers per game this season.
That has become a problem for coach Tonya Cardoza and her squad, who have a 0.82 assist-to-turnover ratio.
A career-high 19 points from freshman forward Kristen McCarthy led the Owls to a 76-56 win over the Billikens. Three other players also scored in double-figures behind 52 percent shooting from the field.