2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball
2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	11–19 (7–9 The American)
Head coach	Tonya Cardoza (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Way Veney; Willnett Crockett; Crayton Jones;
Home arena	Liacouras Center; McGonigle Hall
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UConn †	16	–	0	1.000	35	–	3	.921
UCF	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Cincinnati	12	–	4	.750	24	–	11	.686
Houston	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
South Florida	7	–	9	.438	19	–	16	.543
Temple	7	–	9	.438	11	–	18	.379
East Carolina	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Tulsa	6	–	10	.375	13	–	18	.419
Tulane	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Wichita State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
SMU	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Memphis	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355

† 2019 AAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the sixth for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eleventh year head coach Tonya Cardoza, play their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in AAC play to finish a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament to Memphis.

Media[edit]

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponent's website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.

Roster[edit]

2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Alliya Butts	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	RS Sr	Holy Cross	Edgewater Park, NJ
F	1	Lena Niang	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Rivedale Baptist NC State	Bowie, MD
F	2	Breanna Perry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Flushing	Mt. Morris, MI
G	3	Desiree Oliver	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Penn Hills	Pittsburgh, PA
G	5	Marissa Mackins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Carolina Prep Academy	Durham, NC
G	10	Nicolette Mayo	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Hephzibah	Hephzibah, GA
C	11	Shannen Atkinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Smithfield	Smithfield, VA
G	12	Emani Mayo	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Hephzibah	Hephzibah, GA
F	20	Alexa Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Chartiers-Houston	Houston, PA
C	23	Destiny Samuel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Baldwin	Baldwin, NY
F	24	Shantay Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Spring Valley	Columbia, SC
F	25	Mia Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	St. Frances Academy	Baltimore, MD
G		Ashley Jones	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Neumann-Goretti West Virginia	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Tonya Cardoza (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Way Veney (College of Charleston)
Willnett Crockett (Connecticut)
C. J. Jones (Francis Marion)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2018* 7:00 pm		University of the Sciences	W 76–64		McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/06/2018* 5:30 pm		Delaware State	W 75–61	1–0	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
11/09/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 58–52	2–0	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2018* 7:00 pm		at Ole Miss	L 55–62	2–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,269) Oxford, MS
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 68–74	2–2	McCann Arena (1,526) Poughkeepsie, NY
11/23/2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Radford Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	L 50–56	2–3	Watsco Center (569) Coral Gables, FL
11/25/2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	L 61–73	2–4	Watsco Center (718) Coral Gables, FL
12/03/2018* 12:00 pm		at No. 20 DePaul	L 88–102	2–5	McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,057) Chicago, IL
12/06/2018* 7:00 pm		Iona	W 59–39	3–5	McGonigle Hall (923) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2018* 1:00 pm		at Villanova	L 68–76	3–6	Finneran Pavilion (761) Villanova, PA
12/21/2018* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 25 South Carolina	L 60–88	3–7	Colonial Life Arena (11,297) Columbia, SC
12/30/2018* 2:00 pm		La Salle	W 75–47	4–7	McGonigle Hall (801) Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 53–54	4–8	Palumbo Center (901) Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/2019 3:00 pm, CBSSN		South Florida	L 53–63	4–9 (0–1)	McGonigle Hall (940) Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2019 7:00 pm		Tulane	L 57–66	4–10 (0–2)	McGonigle Hall (891) Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2019 2:00 pm		at Houston	L 65–78	4–11 (0–3)	Fertitta Center (866) Houston, TX
01/16/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cincinnati	L 52–72	4–12 (0–4)	Fifth Third Arena (1,004) Cincinnati, OH
01/20/2019 1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		No. 2 Connecticut	L 67–88	4–13 (0–5)	Liacouras Center (4,692) Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2019* 7:00 pm		at Penn	L 62–71	4–14	Palestra (437) Philadelphia, PA
01/26/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		East Carolina	W 84–62	5–14 (1–5)	McGonigle Hall (863) Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2019 8:00 pm, ADN		at Tulsa	W 75–61	6–14 (2–5)	Reynolds Center (815) Tulsa, OK
02/02/2019 7:30 pm		at Wichita State	W 65–40	7–14 (3–5)	Charles Koch Arena (1,878) Wichita, KS
02/05/2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Houston	W 76–65	8–14 (4–5)	Liacouras Center (3,287) Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2019 1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		at No. 5 Connecticut	L 74–109	8–15 (4–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/17/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Cincinnati	W 78–70	9–15 (5–6)	McGonigle Hall (912) Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2019 8:00 pm, ADN		at SMU	L 52–53	9–16 (5–7)	Moody Coliseum (667) Dallas, TX
02/23/2019 2:00 pm		at UCF	L 54–62	9–17 (5–8)	CFE Arena (2,808) Orlando, FL
02/27/2019 7:00 pm		Tulsa	L 61–64	9–18 (5–9)	McGonigle Hall (859) Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Wichita State	W 58–42	10–18 (6–9)	McGonigle Hall (1,144) Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2019 8:00 pm		at Memphis	W 84–53	11–18 (7–9)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (665) Memphis, TN
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (11) Memphis First Round	L 58–59	11–19	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,217) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References[edit]

^ "Temple University Athletics - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Owlsports.com.

[1] "Temple University Athletics - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Owlsports.com.

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v t e Temple Owls women's basketball
Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–present) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Hooter T. Owl
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Media[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Rankings[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]