Temple Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Temple Owls
American (16-16, 10-6)

 

Big Wins: 11/14 La Salle (75-72), 2/10 at Tulsa (67-75), 2/28 East Carolina (79-69)
Bad Losses: 11/23 vs Alabama (51-58), 12/3 Delaware (58-69), 2/10 at Tulsa (67-75)
Coach: Tonya Cardoza

Probable Starters:
Tyonna Williams, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 3.2 apg
Erica Covile, Junior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 8.4 rpg
Alliya Butts, Freshman, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 2.1 apg, 2.0 spg
Tanaya Atkinson, Freshman, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg
Safiya Martin, Sophomore, Center, 3.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.6 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Feyonda Fitzgerald, Sophomore, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 2.8 apg
Mama Traore, Junior, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Khadijah Berger, Freshman, Guard, 2.9 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.1 (138th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.3 (208, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 36.7 (287, 8)    
Field-Goal Defense: 40.6 (229, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (72, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (133, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.0 (70, 2)
Rebound Margin: -0.1 (190, 7)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (190, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.7 (84, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012    NIT    First Round win over Quinnipiac
2012    NIT    Second Round win over Harvard
2012    NIT    Third Round loss to Syracuse
2011    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Arizona State
2011    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 win over James Madison
2010    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Connecticut
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Florida
2008    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Arizona State
2007    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Nebraska
2007    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Duke

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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