2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall with four games at the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to South Florida. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Drexel, Quinnipiac and Ohio in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–12 (13–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Way Veney
  • Meg Barber
  • Willnett Crockett
Home arenaLiacouras Center
McGonigle Hall
Seasons
2015–16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn180 1.000380 1.000
No. 21 South Florida144 .7782410 .706
Temple135 .7222312 .657
Memphis126 .6671813 .581
Tulane117 .6112312 .657
Tulsa810 .4441219 .387
SMU711 .3891318 .419
East Carolina612 .3331319 .406
Cincinnati414 .222822 .267
UCF414 .222723 .233
Houston216 .111624 .200
American Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games. You can listen to audio of most games through the opponents website.

Roster

2015–16 Temple Owls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Alliya Butts5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)SoHoly CrossEdgewater Park, NJ
G1Erica Covile6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrJohn GlennDetroit, MI
G2Feyonda Fitzgerald5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrLake TaylorNorfolk, VA
C5Ugo Nwaigwe6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)GSValley Stream
Wagner
Valley Stream, NY
F12Ruth Sherrill6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrThomas Edison
Hofstra
Alexandria, VA
G21Khadijah Berger5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoHamptonHampton, VA
G22Tanaya Atkinson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoHill Regional CareerNew Haven, CT
G23Deja Reynolds5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrRiverdale BaptistPhiladelphia, PA
F31Chyanna Canada6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrWilliam NottinghamSyracuse, NY
G32Donnaizha Fountain6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS JrCambridge Rindge & Latin
Georgia Tech
Roxbury, MA
F33Monasia Bolduc6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrNazareth Academy
Walters State
Clintondale, NY
C35Safiya Martin6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrSandy CreekFayetteville, GA
C42Taylor Robinson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrLadue Horton WatkinsSt. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
BloomfieldW 65–42 
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
FloridaW 97–91 1–0
Liacouras Center (1,453)
Philadelphia, PA
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at La SalleW 77–48 2–0
Tom Gola Arena (419)
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
at RutgersL 51–61 2–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,725)
Piscataway, NJ
11/24/2015*
5:00 pm
at QuinnipiacL 56–58 2–2
TD Bank Sports Center (494)
Hamden, CT
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph'sL 67–70 2–3
McGonigle Hall (928)
Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2015*
5:00 pm
VillanovaW 61–55 3–3
McGonigle Hall (725)
Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 13 Florida StateL 47–75 3–4
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,784)
Tallahassee, FL
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Sacred HeartW 92–62 4–4
McGonigle Hall (633)
Philadelphia, PA
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm
at FordhamW 57–44 5–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (452)
Bronx, NY
12/19/2015*
1:00 pm
Delaware StateW 100–59 6–4
Liacouras Center (4,578)
Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2015
7:00 pm
MemphisW 82–58 7–4 (1–0)
McGonigle Hall (1,177)
Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2016
3:00 pm
at HoustonW 75–66 8–4 (2–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,308)
Houston, TX
01/05/2016
8:00 pm
at SMUL 67–69 8–5 (2–1)
Moody Coliseum (514)
Dallas, TX
01/08/2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU
TulsaW 66–46 9–5 (3–1)
McGonigle Hall (748)
Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
CincinnatiW 74–51 10–5 (4–1)
McGonigle Hall (915)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2016
2:00 pm
UCFW 71–63 11–5 (5–1)
CFE Arena (448)
Orlando, FL
01/16/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 1 ConnecticutL 49–104 11–6 (5–2)
Gampel Pavilion (9,846)
Storrs, CT
01/21/2016*
7:00 pm
PennL 54–60 11–7
McGonigle Hall (1,003)
Philadelphia, PA
01/26/2016
8:00 pm, ADN
at TulaneW 72–54 12–7 (6–2)
Devlin Fieldhouse (992)
New Orleans, LA
01/30/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at East CarolinaW 83–63 13–7 (7–2)
Williams Arena (1,699)
Greenville, NC
02/03/2016
12:00 pm, ADN
SMUW 55–35 14–7 (8–2)
Liacouras Center (2,846)
Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 South FloridaW 68–66 15–7 (9–2)
Liacouras Center (1,320)
Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, ADN
CincinnatiW 74–49 16–7 (10–2)
Fifth Third Arena (329)
Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
HoustonW 78–48 17–7 (11–2)
McGonigle Hall (1,298)
Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 ConnecticutL 60–85 17–8 (11–3)
McGonigle Hall (3,392)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2015
8:00 pm, ADN
at MemphisL 97–100 5OT17–9 (11–4)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,521)
Memphis, TN
02/23/2016
7:00 pm
TulaneW 72–67 18–9 (12–4)
McGonigle Hall (1,074)
Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 21 South FloridaL 62–76 18–10 (12–5)
USF Sun Dome (2,446)
Tampa, FL
02/29/2016
7:00 pm, ADN
UCFW 78–64 19–10 (13–5)
McGonigle Hall (834)
Philadelphia, PA
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/05/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 78–52 20–10
Mohegan Sun Arena (5,071)
Uncasville, CT
03/06/2016
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 20 South Florida
Semifinals
L 46–64 20–11
Mohegan Sun Arena (6,821)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/18/2016*
7:00 pm
at Drexel
First Round
W 74–66 21–11
Daskalakis Athletic Center (641)
Philadelphia, PA
03/20/2016*
2:00 pm
at Quinnipiac
Second Round
W 64–62 22–11
TD Bank Sports Center (338)
Hamden, CT
03/24/2016*
7:00 pm
Ohio
Third Round
W 75–61 23–11
McGonigle Hall (570)
Philadelphia, PA
03/28/2016*
7:00 pm
at Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 76–77 23–12
Crisler Center (1,457)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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