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TEMPLE (2-1, 0-0 American) vs. QUINNIPIAC (2-1, 0-0 MAAC)Tuesday, November 24, 2015 • 5:00 p.m. • Hamden, Conn. • TD Bank Sports CenterLauren Ferrett, Assoc. Director ([email protected]) | Shanna Moser, Comm. Assistant ([email protected])O: 215-204-1608 | C: 570-313-2338 | Twitter: @TUOwls_WBB | Website: www.OwlSports.com

2015-16 GAME NOTES

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Sat., Nov. 7 Bloomfield (Exhibition) . . . . . . . . . . . W, 65-42Fri., Nov. 13 Florida^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 97-91Wed., Nov. 18 at La Salle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 77-48Sun., Nov. 22 at Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 61-51Tue., Nov. 24 at Quinnipiac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 p.m.Sun., Nov. 29 St. Joseph's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.Wed., Dec. 2 Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 p.m.Sun., Dec. 6 at Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.Wed., Dec. 9 Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 p.m.Sat., Dec. 12 at Fordham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 p.m.Sat., Dec. 19 Delaware State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 p.m.Wed., Dec. 30 MEMPHIS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.Sat., Jan. 2 at Houston* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:00 p.m.Tue., Jan. 5 at SMU* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 p.m.Fri., Jan. 8 TULSA* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 p.m.Sun., Jan. 10 CINCINNATI* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.Wed., Jan. 13 at UCF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.Sat., Jan. 16 at UConn* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.Thu., Jan. 21 PENN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.Sat., Jan. 23 HOUSTON*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.Tue., Jan. 26 at Tulane* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 p.m.Sat., Jan. 30 at East Carolina* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m.Wed., Feb. 3 SMU*^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 p.m.Sat., Feb. 6 USF*^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.Tue., Feb. 9 at Cincinnati*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.Sun., Feb. 14 UCONN* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 p.m.Thu., Feb. 18 at Memphis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 p.m.Tue., Feb. 23 TULANE*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.Sat., Feb. 27 USF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.Mon., Feb. 29 UCF* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.

American Athletic Conference Tournament- Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

Fri., Mar. 04 First Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBASat., Mar. 05 Quarterfinals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBASun., Mar. 06 Semifinals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBAMon., Mar. 17 Championship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA

*Conference game^Liacouras Center

Date ............................................................November 24 2015 Time ..........................................................................5:00 p.m.Site ..............................TD Bank Sports Center (Hamden, Conn.)Live Video ......................................................www.btn2go.com/Live Stats..............sidearmstats.com/quinnipiac/wbball/mediaSeries vs. La Salle ..........................................Temple leads, 1-0First Meeting ....................................................................2012Last Meeting ................................................3/15/12 at Temple

..............................................Temple, 75-60 (at Temple, WNIT) Streak ............................................................................Won 1Cardoza vs. La Salle ............................................................1-0

• Temple is 2-1 on the season, falling to Rutgers on Sunday (61-51) for their first loss.• As a team, the Owls shot just 25.4% against Rutgers, but still got to within four points of theScarlet Knights late in the fourth quarter.• Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald was named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week and to theAmerican Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the second-straight week. • Quinnipiac is 2-1 on the season, having won two-straight (vs. Hartford/Holy Cross) afterfalling to Army West Point to open the 2015-16 campaign.• Adily Martucci, Sarah Shewan, and Brittany Martin all average around 11 points per game tolead the Bobcats.• Last season, Quinnipiac went 31-4 overall, falling in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament.• Temple won the only meeting between the teams, a 75-60 win in the 2012 WNIT opener.• Temple was picked to finish third in the American Athletic Conference pre-season poll. Lastyear the Owls finished fourth with a 12-6 conference mark.• The Owls’ roster includes returning All-Conference selections Alliya Butts and Erica Covile.Both made the third team, while Butts was a unanimous selection for the All-Freshman team.• Head Coach Tonya Cardoza is in her eighth season with the Owls, and is seven wins away fromhitting the 150th of her career.

Temple OwlsAmerican Athletic Conference

2014-15 Record: 20-17, 12-62014-15 Postseason: WNIT Semis

Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1

Head Coach: Tonya Cardoza (Virginia ‘91)Career Record: 143-90

Quinnipiac BobcatsMAAC

2014-15 Record: 31-4, 20-02014-15 Postseason: NCAA 1stStarters Returning/Lost: 0/5

Head Coach: Tricia Fabbri (SRU ‘71)Career Record: 325-260

NO NAME YR POS PPG RPG APG Resume*0 Alliya Butts So. G 29.7 3.0 2.7 14-15 All-Conf, All-Rookie, Big 5 ROTY*1 Erica Covile Sr. G 7.0 4.7 1.3 14-15 All-Conf, All-Big 5*2 Feyonda Fitzgerald Jr. G 26.0 7.0 6.0 All-Conf, All-Rookie in 13-145 Ugo Nwaigwe Gr. C 0.7 1.0 0.0 2013 NAC Defender OTY10 Kaitlyn Gross So. G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walked on in 15-1612 Ruth Sherrill Sr. F 0.0 1.0 0.0 Transfer from Hofstra21 Khadijah Berger So. G 2.7 2.3 1.3 Led team in 3PT% in 14-15*22 Tanaya Atkinson So. G 11.0 3.0 0.7 Started all 37 games in 14-1523 Deja Reynolds Fr. G 0.0 0.0 0.0 True Freshman31 Chyanna Canada Fr. F 2.0 1.0 0.0 True Freshman32 Donnaizha Fountain Jr. G 3.7 6.7 0.7 Transfer from Georgia Tech33 Monasia Bolduc Jr. F 1.0 0.0 0.0 Transfer from Walters State*35 Safiya Martin Jr. C 2.0 6.3 0.3 Started 21 games in 14-15 42 Taylor Robinson Jr. C 1.0 1.3 0.0 All-Rookie in 13-14

*Probable starter

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PROGRAM HISTORY2014-15 Record: .................................20-172014-15 American/Finish: ............12-6 (4th)2014-15 Postseason: ..........................WNITStarters Returning/Lost: .......................4/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..............7/2Newcomers/Redshirts: .........................5/0

Coaching StaffHead Coach: ........................Tonya CardozaAlma Mater (Year): ..................Virginia (‘91)Assistants: ...Way Veney (East Carolina ‘00), ......Meg Barber (New York University ‘02) ..........Willnett Crockett (Connecticut ‘06)Director of Operations: .........Stacey NasserAdmin./Video Coordinator: ...James SpinelliWBB Phone: ........................(215) 204-1955

HistoryFirst Year of Competition: .............1923-24All-Time Record: ..............782-645-3 (.548)NCAA Appearances (Record): ........10 (5-10)[1989, 2002, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11]WNIT Appearances/Record: .............5 (8-5) ...............[1982, 1983, 2001, 2012, 2015]

School: ...........................Temple UniversityNickname: ..........................................OwlsSchool Colors: ..........Cherry (201C) & WhiteUniversity Website: ..........www.temple.eduLocation: .........................Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: ...........................................1884Enrollment: .....................................39,000Athletics Website: ......www.OwlSports.comHome Courts ........Liacouras Center (10,200)/ Capacity: ..............McGonigle Hall (3,900)Press Row: .........................(215) 204-7445Conference: ....................American AthleticConf. Website: .........www.TheAmerican.org

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Women’s Basketball Contact: Lauren Ferrett, Associate DirectorE-Mail: [email protected] Office: (215) 204-1608Cell: (570) 313-2338Fax: (215) 204-7499

Women’s Basketball Secondary Contact: Shanna Moser, Communications AssistantE-Mail: [email protected] Office: (215) 204-0624Cell: (267) 664-0112

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CARDOZA’S LEADERSHIPIn her eighth season at the helm of Temple women’s basket-ball is Tonya Cardoza. In five seasons, she’s led the Owls tofive post-season berths, including three NCAA Tournamentappearances. The 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of theYear and three-time Big 5 Coach of the Year notched her 100thcareer win in 2013 at St. Bonaventure (1/13/13).

Prior to taking the reigns at TU from former college teammateDawn Staley, Cardoza spent 14 seasons as an assistant coachat Connecticut with Geno Auriemma. During her tenure, theHuskies captured five national championships.

SCOUTING TEMPLEComing off a 20-win season that saw Temple advance to theWNIT Final, the 2015-16 Owls return four players who aver-aged in double-figures in scoring last season, including re-turning All-Conference and All-Big 5 selections in senior EricaCovile and sophomore Alliya Butts. Covile led the Owls with8.3 rebounds per game last season, but was also a scoringthreat, averaging 11.4 points per outing, behind only Butts.Butts led the Owls in points per game (12.3) and steals (72)last year, collecting a number of individual accolades, includ-ing Big 5 Rookie of the Year.

Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald and sophomore Tanaya Atkinsonround out Temple's excellent squad of returning guards.Fitzgerald, who led the team in scoring as a rookie, averaged11.1 points per game, while Atkinson contributed 10.6 points and 6.8 boards per outing. They are joinedby talented newcomers in transfer Donnaizha Fountain and freshman Deja Reynolds, who will bothhelp fill the void of the graduated Tyonna Williams.

Temple, which played with the smallest roster in the conference last season, sees its number balloonwith four transfers and two freshmen eligible to suit up from the start of the season. The added num-bers, including some more size in the post, have given the Owls a more competitive practice environ-ment. At forward, Temple will feature three players who will see action for the first time, welcomingtransfers Monasia Bolduc and Ruth Sherrill, along with freshman Chyanna Canada.

At center, Temple returns a pair of 6-4 juniors in Safiya Martin and Taylor Robinson, an All-Freshmanselection in 2012-13. Graduate transfer Ugo Nwaigwe will also add depth in the paint.

In two games, Fitzgerald leads the Owls in scoring, accounting for 25.5 points per game, while Buttshas averaged 20.5 an outing. Atkinson (15.0 ppg) and Covile (10.5 ppg) have also averaged in double-figures in scoring, while Martin (8.0 rpg) and Fountain (7.0 rpg) are the top Owl rebounders. As a team,Temple is shooting just under 50% on the season, while averaging 87 points per contest.

LAST TIME OUT: TEMPLEA late fourth-quarter surge wasn't enough, as Temple dropped a low-scoring affair, 61-51, on the roadat Rutgers on Sunday afternoon. Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald and sophomore Alliya Butts accounted forall but six of the Owls' points. Fitzgerald scored 27 points, adding nine rebounds, and dishing out threeassists, while Butts finished with 18 points and five rebounds. Senior Erica Covile and junior DonnaizhaFountain combined for 11 rebounds in the loss.

Temple shot a season-low by far, as Rutgers defense allowed the Owls just 25.4% from the field. TheScarlet Knights' lead ballooned to as many as 16 points, before Temple rallied to get to within four latein the fourth quarter. Rutgers came up with big shots when they needed, however, squashing Temple'scomeback attempt.

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2-1 W-L 2-175.0 PPG 67.340.3 FG% 34.282.3 FT% 67.535.1 3PT% 25.038.7 OppFG% 40.341.0 RPG 44.714.3 TO/G 18.013.0 Ast/G 16.34.7 Blk/G 5.08.0 Stl/G 12.0

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2015-16 Honors

American Weekly Honor RollNov. 16 - Feyonda FitzgeraldNov. 23 - Feyonda Fitzgerald

Big 5 Player of the WeekNov. 16 - Feyonda FitzgeraldNov. 23 - Feyonda Fitzgerald

FOR THE SEASONFitzgerald has been spectacular for the Owls this season, averaging 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 6.0assists in three games. Butts also aids the offense, tallying 19.7 points per outing, while classmate TanayaAtkinson is the only other Temple player averaging in double-figures, putting up 11.0 points per game.Junior Safiya Martin is averaging 6.3 rebounds per game, while leading the Owls with eight blocked shotsthis season.

SCOUTING QUINNIPIACQuinnipiac was 32-4 a season ago, including a perfect 20-0 in the MAAC. The Bobcats grabbed the MAACChampionship, but fell in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The team has rebuilt, despite losing allfive starters from the 2014-15 squad, and has won two in a row after opening the season with a loss atArmy West Point.

On the season, Martucci, Sarah Shewan, and Brittany Martin all average around 11 points per game to leadthe Bobcats' offense. Aryn McClure and Strautmane are Quinnipiac's top rebounders, each pulling down7.0 boards per game. As a team, the Bobcats shoot 34.2% from the field, 25.0% from three-point range,and 67.5% from the free throw line.

LAST TIME OUT: QUINNIPIACThe Bobcats are coming off a 74-61 win against Holy Cross on Saturday. Adiliy Martucci netted a career-best 18 points in the victory, but Quinnipiac nearly let a 10-point lead slip away. Edel Thornton was theonly other Bobcat in double-figures, scoring 10 points and adding five assists. Paula Strautmane and KatieCarrill led QU on the glass, eaching picking up seven rebounds.

TEMPLE VS. QUINNIPIACTemple and Quinnipiac have met only once before, in the opening round of the 2012 WNIT, where Templegrabbed a 75-60 victory.

LAST TIME THEY METIn the WNIT opener for both teams, Temple came out on top, 75-60, as Shey Peddy scored 21 points, in-cluding the 1,000th of her career at Temple. The Owls used a 14-0 run to take an 11-point, 27-16 lead,and the Bobcats never again came within fewer than seven. The Owls' largest lead of the contest wouldbe 27 with 7:05 remaining, but the Bobcats whittled away and finished the game with just a 15-pointdeficit as the Owls went scoreless in the final five minutes.

Brittany Lewis finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high nine assists, while Kristen Mc-Carthy had 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. For the Bobcats, Samantha Guastella had 11 pointsand six rebounds off the bench, while Felicia Barron finished with 10 points including three from longrange.

REPEAT FOR FEEFor the second week in a row, Feyonda Fitzgerald has been named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of theWeek, and also appears on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll.

Fitzgerald averaged 23.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists in a 1-1 week for the Owls. Against Big 5-rival La Salle, she recorded her first career double-double and was two rebounds shy of a triple-double,connecting for 19 points, 10 assists, and eight boards. In a loss to Rutgers, who is receiving votes in thenational poll, Fitzgerald tallied 27 points with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. For theweek, Fitzgerald shot 41.5% and recorded just four total turnovers.

BATTLE OF THE BEST FRIENDSWhen Temple and Quinnipiac face off on the court, a pair of best friends and former teammates will befacing off as well. Temple freshman Deja Reynolds (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) and Quinnipiacrookie Brittany Martin (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) may have grown up in different states, going to dif-ferent high schools, but both played for the Philly Triple Threat AAU team. The pair has played togethersince sixth grade and will be facing off on opposing sides for the first time.

LEADING THE STAT LINEWith her stat line against Rutgers (27 points, nine rebounds, three assist), Feyonda Fitzgerald became

the first Temple player since 2011 to lead the team in points, rebounds, and assists. The last player toaccomplish that feat for the Owls was Shey Peddy, who totaled 26 points, 9 rebounds, and four as-sists in a 61-52 win at Duquesne on February 5, 2011.

WORK HORSESJunior Feyonda Fitzgerald and sophomore Alliya Butts combined for 45 of the team’s 51 against Rut-gers, but both also played nearly the whole game. Fitzgerald recorded her third career game withouta break, playing all 40 minutes against the Scarlet Knights. Butts established a near career high of 37minutes played in a game, one she set just a few days before, seeing 36 minutes of action against LaSalle.

For the season, Fitzgerald averages 37.7 minutes per game, while Butts has played 33.7 a contest, thetop-two playing time averages on the Owls.

BIG 5 OPENERTemple won its Philadelphia Big 5 opener for the third-straight season, with all three wins comingagainst La Salle.

Last season, Temple finished 1-3 in the Big 5, topping La Salle, but falling to St. Joseph’s, Villanova,and Penn. The Owls combined point differential in the three Big 5 losses last season was just 11points. The average margin of victory against the Owls in Big 5 losses was just 3.67 points, and it in-cluded one overtime loss.

FOURTH QUARTER SURGETemple out-scored La Salle 25-9 in the fourth quarter of last Wednesday’s match-up. That surgeturned a 12-point margin, into a 29-point victory.

LUCKY LIACOURASTemple junior Feyonda Fitzgerald has played nine total games in the Liacouras Center in her career,scoring in double figures in seven of them. Fitzgerald’s two highest scoring games in her career cameat the 10,000-seat arena, including her 32-point performance against Florida to open this season,and a 29-point effort against La Salle to open last season. Fitzgerald averages 12.2 points per gamein her career, but that average rises to 15.4 points per outing when playing in the Liacouras Center.

50 AT THE HALFTemple led Florida 50-40 at the half on Friday, marking the first time that the Owls have scored 50points in a half since 2011. The last time that the Owls accomplished that feat was when the teamnetted 52 against George Washington on February 16, 2011. Despite only scoring 37 second-halfpoints in that game, Temple went on to it, 89-36, marking the second largest margin of victory in pro-gram history.

In the Owls most recent win against Florida, the team followed up the 50-point first-half by scoring 47in the second half of play. Three more points and the Owls would have had a 100-point game for thefirst time in 21 years. The last time Temple reached triple-figures in a game was when Temple won102-79 against Rutgers on March 3, 1994.

OWL OPENERSTemple opened its 75th season of women’s basketball on Friday. After a 97-91 win against Florida, theOwls are 50-25 all-time in season openers, including an 8-1 mark under Tonya Cardoza. Since 1995, theOwls are 18-4 in season openers.

MAGIC NUMBERLast season, 65 was a magic number for the Owls. In games where the team scored 65 or more points,Temple finished 16-3. The Owls recorded just three losses when reaching the 65-point mark, all threecoming at home. Temple dropped a 78-74 overtime contest to Saint Joseph’s in the second game of theseason, and only lost two other times when scoring 65 or more -- against Tulsa where the team fell 75-67, and in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament, where the Owls lost to



STORY LINESTemple’s Record When ...

At home.....................................................1-0On the road ................................................1-1At a neutral site .........................................0-0

Coming off a loss ..................................... 0-0Coming off a win ....................................... 1-1

Leading at halftime .................................. 2-0Trailing at halftime ................................... 0-1Tied at halftime ........................................ 0-0In overtime games .....................................0-0

Shooting 40% or better .............................2-0Shooting under 40% .................................0-1Opp. shoots 40% or better ......................... 1-1Opp. shoots under 40% ........................... 1-0

Out-shooting its opponent .........................1-0 Out-shot by opponent ............................... 1-1

Shooting 70% or better FTs ....................... 2-1Shooting under 70% FTs ........................... 0-0

Out-rebounding its opponent.....................2-0Out-rebounded by opponent.......................0-1Same in rebounding ..................................0-0

Has more turnovers ................................... 1-0Has fewer turnovers ...................................1-1 Has equal turnovers ................................. 0-0

Has more steals ........................................ 1-1Has fewer steals ....................................... 1-0Has equal steals ....................................... 0-0

Has more blocks ........................................1-0Has fewer blocks ....................................... 1-1Has equal blocks ...................................... 0-0

Playing in November ................................. 2-1Playing in December ................................ 0-0Playing in January......................................0-0Playing in February ....................................0-0Playing in March........................................0-0

Playing on Monday ................................... 0-0Playing on Tuesday .................................. 0-0Playing on Wednesday .............................. 1-0Playing on Thursday ................................. 0-0Playing on Friday ...................................... 1-0Playing on Saturday ................................. 0-0Playing on Sunday .....................................0-1

Scoring 65 or more points ........................ 2-0Scoring fewer than 65 points .................... 0-1

Margin is 3 points or less ...........................0-0Margin is between 3-10 points ....................1-1Margin is more than 10...............................1-0

No Owls score in double figures .................0-0Five Owls score in double figures ...............0-0More then 5 in double figures ....................0-0All starters score in double figures .............0-0



ECU, 77-71.

ACCURACY IS THE KEYLast season, Temple’s shooting accuracy was the key to victory. The Owls stood a perfect 15-0when out-shooting their opponents. Out-shooting teams was a tall order for last season’s Owls,who relied on a line-up featuring four guards. For the season, the 2014-15 squad shot 36.7% fromthe field and 33.0% from beyond-the-arc, while opponents shot 40.1% from the field and 33.1%from three.

NOVEMBER NOT SO NICELast year’s team struggled in November, recording its lowest month record of the season. The Owlswent 3-3 in November of 2014. Temple’s best month came when it mattered most, however, as theCherry and White were 5-1 in the month of March, which included four-straight wins in the WNIT.

APRIL SHOWERSThe Owls finished last season on April 1, 2015, the latest a Temple women’s basketball team hasever played. Though the April affair saw the Owls fall to West Virginia in the WNIT Semifinals, thegame marked the first ever post-season final four for a Temple women’s team.

WINS #17, 18, 19, and 20!With a record of just 16-15 at the end of the American Athletic Conference Tournament, a 20-winseason seemed unlikely for last year’s Temple team. However, a berth into the WNIT gave the Owlsnew life, where they rattled off four-straight victories. The post-season run gave the team a 20-win season, making it five out seven years in which Cardoza’s Owls reached the miletone. Overall,Temple’s program now has 14 20-win seasons.

VENEY PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACHAfter serving as an assistant women's basketball coach for seven seasons at Temple, Way Veneyhas been promoted to Associate Head Coach, announced by head coach Tonya Cardoza in August.

"Way has earned this promotion and honestly, it's long overdue," noted Cardoza. "When I hiredher seven years ago to be my top assistant, I knew she would work diligently to help propel ourprogram. During her tenure she has served as the Recruiting Coordinator and is responsible forbringing talented players like Erica [Covile], Feyonda [Fitzgerald] and Alliya [Butts], to name a few.She works primarily with the guards and strives to make them the very best each year. Her passionfor our program is evident in everything she has done to help us be successful."

WILLIAMS JOINS STAFFTyonna Williams, who graduated from Temple in June, joined the Owls staff this semester as a grad-uate assistant. Williams will serve as a Graduate Manager.

A four-year player for Temple, last year Williams averaged 13.2 points and 4.2 assists per game,while connecting on 82% (22-26) of her free throw attempts. Williams finished her time at Templeas the program record holder for three pointers and free throw percentage, making 171 threes andconnecting on 81.6% (230-282) from the line. The free throw percentage record stood for 27 years,with Williams breaking the previous mark of 81.4% set by Addie Jackson '88. Williams also finished17th on Temple's career scoring list with 1,075 points, and fourth on the all-time assists list with397.

BUTTS EARNS U-19 NATIONAL TEAM TRY-OUTAfter a stellar freshman season, Alliya Butts accepted an invitation to join 34 of the nation's bestat the 2015 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team Trials. The try-out was heldMay 14-17 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The invita-tions were issued by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee. Though Buttsdid not make the national squad, it was a valuable experience for the rising sophomore.

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PHILADELPHIA BIG 5Temple will again compete in thePhiladelphia Big 5 with La Salle, Penn,Saint Joseph’s, and Villanova.

2015-16 Temple Big 5 Schedule11/8 - Temple 77, La Salle 4811/29 - Saint Joseph’s at Temple12/2 - Villanova at Temple1/21 - Penn at Temple

2015-16 BIG 5 STANDINGS1. Temple 1-02. Villanova 0-0

Penn 0-0Saint Joseph’s 0-0

5. La Salle 0-1

TEMPLE IN THE BIG 5 LAST SEASON11/14/14 - Temple 75, La Salle 7211/18/14 - St. Joseph’s 78, Temple 74 (OT)12/28/14 - Villanova 64, Temple 591/5/15 - Penn 52, Temple 50

TEMPLE BIG 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS(Since 1979-80)

Year Head Coach Record1982-83 Linda MacDonald 4-01985-86 Linda MacDonald 4-02001-02 Dawn Staley 4-02004-05 Dawn Staley 4-02005-06 Dawn Staley 4-02006-07 Dawn Staley 4-02007-08 Dawn Staley 4-02008-09 Tonya Cardoza 3-1 2010-11 Tonya Cardoza 4-0

TEMPLE BIG 5 RECORD - 70 - 75 (.480) (1979-2015)



This season Temple will play a majority of its games with TV networks in tow. Thanks to addingfive games on the American Digital Network, 15 of Temple’s regular season games will hit the air-waves. The five conference games that will be broadcast on ADN are Tulane (Jan. 26), UCF (Jan. 29),SMU (Feb. 3), Cincinnati (Feb. 9), and Memphis (Feb. 18).

The Owls’ schedule also features seven games on ESPN3, including Florida State (Dec. 6), Cincin-nati (Jan. 10), UCF (Jan. 13), Houston (Jan. 23), East Carolina (Jan. 20), and USF (Feb. 6 and Feb. 27).Temple’s January 8th contest against Tulsa will be broadcast by ESPNU, while both UConn match-ups will be nationally televised. Temple’s home game with the Huskies can be seen on ESPN2,while on the road, the Owls will face UConn on CBS Sports Network. OWLSTV WITH THE CALLIn addition the 15 TV contests, most Temple home games not televised commercially will bestreamed live on Owls TV. The videostream is free to fans online at www.OwlSports.com/watch.Assistant Athletic Director for Video Services, Kevin Copp, will head up a broadcast team that alsoincludes Temple student Ed LeFurge III, and Lauren Bullock, Program Director for Temple’s Officeof Leadership Development, a former SID.

FINALLY TIME TO TAKE THE COURTTemple’s roster of 13 players features seven returners and six newcomers. Of those six newcomers,three will have familiar faces. Transfers Monasia Bolduc, Donnaizha Fountain, and Ruth Sherrillwere all mainstays on the home benches for Temple. Last season, Fountain and Sherrill joined theOwls at the start of the school year, practicing with the team, participating in team activities, andsupporting the Owls from the bench at home games. Bolduc, joined the pair at the end of the fallsemester, but none of the trio was allowed to suit up for a game due to NCAA transfer rules. Bolduc(Walters State Community College), Fountain (Georgia Tech), and Sherrill (Hofstra) will all be eligibleto see action this season.

UGO IN THE MIXAnother transfer, Ugo Nwaigwe, will be eligible to play at the start of the season, after graduatingfrom Wagner in the spring. A former conference Defensive Player of the Year, Nwaigwe was thirdin the nation in blocked shots as a junior at Wagner.

MEET THE NEWCOMERSIn addion to Temple’s transfers, the Owls wil have a pair of true freshman suiting up, Deja Reynoldsand Chyanna Canada.

Reynolds is a guard from Philadelphia’s Imhotep Charter school, who was a three-year member ofPhiladelphia's All-City and All-Public School All-Star teams. As a senior, she averaged 15 pointsper game, leading her high school to a second-straight Philadelphia Girls Public City Champi-onship.

Canada, who hails from Syracuse, N.Y. was a three-time All-League selection and an All-Area se-lection at Nottingham High School. Though she sat out her senior year due to injury, she averageda double-double in points and rebounds as a junior and a sophomore.

PRESEASON AMERICAN POLLThe Temple women's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the American Athletic Con-ference, as voted on by the league's coaches and announced during the annual Media Day. Ten-time NCAA Champion, UConn, was predicted to win the 2015-16 American Athletic Conferencewomen's basketball championship tallying 100 points on 10 of 11 first-place votes. USF, an NCAAtournament team in 2015, garnered a first place vote and was picked to finish second.

Temple compiled 76 votes to rank third in the poll, while East Carolina was picked fourth with 75points. Both the Owls and the Pirates earned spots in last season's WNIT. Tulane, an NCAA tour-nament team in 2015, was picked to finish sixth, followed by another WNIT team, Tulsa in sixth.Rounding out the poll were Memphis, SMU, UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston.

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AMERICAN ATHLETICCONFERENCE

Over half of the teamsin the American Ath-letic Conference re-ceived post-seasonbids in 2015, led by na-tional champion,UConn. The Huskies,along with USF and Tu-lane, each earned spots in the NCAA Tour-nament.

East Carolina, Tulsa, and Temple all re-ceived berths in the NIT, with Temple ad-vancing to the WNIT Final Four.

American Weekly Awards(11/23)

Player of the Week: Breanna Stewart, UConn

Freshman of the Week: Taylor Emery, Tulane

Honor Roll:Jada Payne, East CarolinaCourtney Williams, USF

Feyonda Fitzgerald, TempleAlicia Froling, SMU

Kolby Morgan, Tulane

2015-16 StandingsSCHOOL CONF. OVERALL STREAKEast Carolina 0-0 .000 5-0 1.000 W5Cincinnati 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 W3UConn 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1Memphis 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 W1Temple 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 L1Tulane 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 L1UCF 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 W2USF 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 L1Houston 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 W1SMU 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 L2Tulsa 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 L3



2015-16 Preseason Coaches’ Poll (First-place votes)Team - Points1. UConn (10) - 1002. USF (1) - 913. Temple - 764. East Carolina - 755. Tulane - 606. Tulsa - 567. Memphis - 508. SMU - 299. UCF - 2810. Cincinnati - 2211. Houston - 18

FUTURE OWLSTemple has signed a pair of recruits for the 2016-17 season. Next year’s Owls will include ShannenAtkinson and Shantay Taylor.

Shannen Atkinson is a 6-4 post player from Smithfield HS in Smithfield, Va. As a junior, she aver-aged a double-double with 17.5 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game. Atkinson was namedthe conference Player of the Year, as well as a first-team All-Conference selection. She played AAUbasketball for Boo Williams, the same team that future teammates Feyonda Fitzgerald and KhadijahBerger played with.

Shantay Taylor is a 6-3 forward from Spring Valley HS in Columbia, S.C. As a junior, Taylor averaged9.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, and 1.0 assists per game, while helping her team to a 25-4record. She led the Vikings to the South Carolina Class 4A State Championship title en route toearning All-Region and All-State honors. Taylor carries a 3.5 GPA while taking honor courses. Sheplays AAU ball for the NC Spartans and intends to major in Nursing at Temple University.

UP NEXTThe Owls return home to play back-to-back Philadelphia Big 5 games. On Sunday, November 29,Temple welcomes Saint Joseph’s at 2:00 p.m. at McGoningle Hall, and on Wednesday, December5, the Owls host Villanova at 5:00 p.m. at McGonigle Hall.

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TEMPLE DOUBLE DOUBLES

FEYONDA FITZGERALD19 points, 10 assists 11/17 at La Salle



Scored 20 Points............................................................................................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (27) at Rutgers (11/22/15)Scored 30 Points ............................................................................................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (32) vs. Florida (11/13/15)Scored 40 Points ............................................................................................................................Kristen McCarthy (42) vs. Charlotte (2/13/10)Two Players Scored 20 Points .............................................................................Alliya Butts (30) and Tyonna Williams (25) vs. Memphis (2/4/15)Three Players Scored 20 Points............................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (32), Alliya Butts (20), Tanaya Atkinson (20) vs. Florida (11/13/15)Five Players Scored 10 Points...............................................Tanaya Atkinson (17), Alliya Butts (16), Feyonda Fitzgerald (15), Tyonna Williams (12), ................................................................................................................................................................Erica Covile (11) vs. NC State (3/26/15)Had 20 Rebounds................................................................................................................Rhonda Bates (23) vs. George Washington (2/15/90)Had 10 Offensive Rebounds.....................................................................................................................Taylor Robinson (10) vs. Penn (1/22/14)Had 10 Defensive Rebounds ....................................................................................................................Safiya Martin (10) at La Salle (11/18/15)Two Players Had 10 Rebounds.....................................................................................Erica Covile (11) and Tanaya Atkinson (10) vs. UCF (1/17/15)Had a Double-Double in Points and Rebounds ................................................................... Tanaya Atkinson (15 pts, 11 reb) vs. Memphis (2/4/15)Had a Double-Double in Points and Assists ...............................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (19 pts, 10 assists) at La Salle (11/18/15)Had Back to Back Double-Doubles ............................................................................................Erica Covile (13 pts, 10 reb) at #2 UConn (1/14/15)...................................................................................................................................................................and (11 pts, 11 reb) vs. UCF (1/19/15)Had Three Consecutive Double-Doubles..................................................................................Erica Covile (13 pts, 12 reb) at Memphis (12/28/14)...................................................................................................... (24 pts, 13 reb) vs. SMU (12/30/14) and (21 pts, 15 reb) at Cincinnati (1/3/15)Two Players Had Double-Doubles................................................................................................................................Erica Covile (11 pts, 11 reb) .........................................................................................................................................and Tanaya Atkinson (16 pts, 10 reb) vs. UCF (1/17/15)Made 15 Field Goals ........................................................................................................................Kristen McCarthy (15) vs. Charlotte (2/13/10)Attempted 20 Field Goals ...............................................................................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (26) at Rutgers (11/22/15)Shot 75% From the Field (min. 10 att.) .....................................................................................................Erica Covile (9-10) at Cincinnati (1/3/15)Made 10 Free Throws ...................................................................................................Tyonna Williams (11) at Middle Tennessee State (3/29/15)Shot 100% From the Line (min. 7 att.) ............................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (8-8) and Erica Covile (7-7) vs. Florida (11/13/15)Made 5 Three-Pointers.........................................................................................................................Tyonna Williams (7) vs. Memphis (2/4/15)Attempted 10 Three-Pointers.............................................................................................................Tyonna Williams (10) at #2 UConn (1/14/15)Shot 75% From 3-Point Range (min. 5 att.) .................................................................................Tyonna Williams 78% (7-9) vs. Memphis (2/4/15)Had 10 Assists ................................................................................................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (10) at La Salle (11/18/15)Had 5 Blocks .........................................................................................................................................Safiya Martin (6) vs. Delaware (12/5/14)Had 5 Steals ......................................................................................................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (6) vs. Tulane (2/17/15)Led the Team in Pts., Rebounds, and Assists .........................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald (27 pts, 9 reb, 3 asst) at Rutgers (11/22/15)Hit a Last Second Shot to Win a Game ...................................................................................................Feyonda Fitzgerald vs NC State (3/26/15)Played Every Minute of a Game.........................................................................................................Feyonda Fitgerald (40) at Rutgers (11/22/15)

Won By 30 Points ....................................Temple 83, Cincinnati 50 (1/20/15)Won By 40 Points................................Temple 84, Rhode Island 41 (2/19/12)Scored 100 Points ...................................................102 vs. Rutgers (3/3/94)Scored Under 50 Points ..........................................49 vs. #2 UConn (2/1/15)Scored Under 40 Points ..........................................36 at #1 UConn (1/11/14)Scored 50 Points in a Half..........................50, first half vs. Florida (11/13/15)Scored Under 20 Points in a Half................15, first half at Rutgers (11/22/15)...........................................................14, second half at #1 UConn (1/11/14)Had a +20 Rebound Margin................................+25 vs. Duquesne (2/17/10)Had a +30 Rebound Margin...................................+35 vs. Toledo (12/10/08)Had 50 Rebounds.............................................51 vs. Georgetown (11/21/14)Had Less Than 25 Rebounds ..............................24 at #24 Rutgers (2/26/14)Had 25 Offensive Rebounds .............................29 vs. Georgetown (11/21/14)Had Less Than 5 Offensive Rebounds ......................4 vs. Stanford (11/25/07)Had 30 Defensive Rebounds ....................................35 at La Salle (11/18/15)Made 35 Field Goals.............................................35 vs. Cincinnati (1/20/15)Made Less Than 15 Field Goals.................................13 at #1 UConn (1/11/14)Attempted 75 Field Goals.............................................78 vs. Penn (1/22/14)Attempted Less Than 40 Field Goals ......................38 vs. Rutgers (12/30/07)Shot at least 50% From the Field ...............50% (29-58) at La Salle (11/18/15)Made 25 Free Throws...............................................28 vs. Florida (11/13/15)

Made Less Than 5 Free Throws..........................1 at #4/3 Louisville (2/12/14)Attempted 35 Free Throws........................................35 vs. Florida (11/13/15)Attempted Less Than 10 FT......................................7 at Villanova (12/22/14)Shot 90% From the Line (min. 10 ATT).........100.0% (10-10) at Tulsa (2/10/15)Made 10 Three-Pointers..........................................11 vs. NC State (3/26/15)Made No Three-Pointers ...................................................0 vs. USF (3/8/14)Shot 40% from Three Point Range ...........45.0% (9-20) vs. Florida (11/13/15)Attempted at least 20 Three-Pointers .......................20 vs. Florida (11/13/15)Attempted Less Than 5 Three-Pointers.....................1 vs. Nebraska (3/18/07)Had 25 Assists ........................................27 at George Washington (2/16/11)Had Less Than 5 Assists ....................................................1 vs. USF (3/8/14)Had 25 Turnovers..........................................................26 vs. ECU (2/28/15)Had Less Than 5 Turnovers ....................................3 vs. Villanova (12/21/04)Had 10 Blocks.....................................................13 vs. Saint Louis (2/10/13)Had No Blocks .........................................................0 at #2 UConn (1/14/15)Had 15 Steals .................................................................16 vs. UCF (1/17/15)Had Less Than 5 Steals ............................................4 vs. Rutgers (12/10/14)Last Overtime Game...............................................vs. West Virginia (4/1/15)Last Overtime Victory at Home ..........................80-79 vs. NC State (3/26/15)Last Overtime Victory on the Road .......................75-71 at Tulane (12/28/08)Temple Defeated a Ranked Opponent ........74-65 vs. #13/13 Xavier (2/25/09)

THE LAST TIME AN OWL...



Tonya Cardoza is in her eighth season on North BroadStreet, continuing and building upon the success of Templewomen’s basketball.

The 2014-15 Owls showed that they are ready to makea return to the national stage. Cardoza's squad made thefirst post-season final four in program history, advancingto the WNIT semifinals before falling in overtime at WestVirginia. The Owls finished with a 20-win season, going 20-17 overall, including a 12-6 mark in the tough American Ath-letic Conference. The 2014-15 season saw the breakout offreshman Alliya Butts, who was named Big 5 Freshman ofthe Year, while also earning spots on the American All-Con-ference team, the American All-Rookie team, and the All-Big 5 team. Junior combo guard Erica Covile also receivedAll-Big 5 and All-American Athletic Conference honors,while senior Tyonna Williams earned the American Sports-manship Award, as well as one of six spots on the All-WNITteam.

2013-14 marked a new era of women’s basketball atTemple for Cardoza— competing in the inaugural season ofthe American Athletic Conference. Guided by true freshmanpoint guard Feyonda Fitzgerald, the Owls faced seven na-tionally ranked opponents— tying the school record for themost in season— including two games against defendingnational champion and No. 1 Connecticut and Final Fourparticipant Louisville. The young Owls finished fifth inAmerican play after predicted to finish ninth, showing theleague and the nation that they had fight.

Fitzgerald was a unanimous All-Freshman Team hon-oree from the conference as well as a second-team All-Con-ference selection. Junior Rateska Brown earned theAmerican’s inaugural Sixth Player of the Year Award. SeniorNatasha Thames was a second-team All-Conference hon-oree, and freshman Taylor Robinson was named to the All-Freshman team.

The 2010-11 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Cardoza ledthe Owls to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appear-ances, advancing to the Second Round in both 2010 and2011. The Owls narrowly missed earning a berth in theNCAA Tournament in 2011-12, but took a top spot in theWomen’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) and ad-vanced to the third round.

Along with earning Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year hon-ors for the Owls' performance in 2010-11, Cardoza was hon-ored as the Big 5 Coach of the Year for a third time. Sheearned that honor in each of her first three seasons at Tem-ple, and the Owls earned their sixth straight Big 5 title inher first year with the program. Temple won the Big 5 againin 2011, and finished as runner-up in both 2010 and 2012.

Already 107-57 all-time in her head coaching career,Cardoza led Temple to at least 20 wins in her first four yearsat the helm. During her inaugural season in 2008-09, Car-doza guided TU to a 21-10 mark and an NCAA?Tournamentappearance. She was a finalist for the National RookieCoach of the Year award. The Owls reached 25 wins in2009-10 which tied for the second-most in the history ofthe program. In 2010-11, the Owls finished 24-9 which in-cluded a 15-game win streak and a 13-1 record in the At-lantic 10. The 2011-12 season saw Temple go 23-10 and win

14 in a row, once again with a 13-1 mark in the conference.During their final year of Atlantic 10 Conference play in2012-13, Cardoza guided the nation’s second-youngestteam (six freshmen).

After spending 14 years as assistant coach at the Uni-versity of Connecticut under Hall of Fame coach Geno Au-riemma, a tenure in which she helped the Huskies to fiveNational Championships, few doubted that Cardoza hadwhat it takes to build a successful program.

The Owls finished in the Top 3 in the Atlantic 10 forthree consecutive seasons. In Cardoza’s first season shecoached the squad to an upset over No. 13 Xavier, makingher the first coach in TU women’s basketball history toupset a ranked team during her rookie season.

Cardoza was instrumental in All-Conference selectionLaKeisha Eaddy’s transition to point guard in 2008-09,nearly helping the upperclassman set a new single seasonrecord for assists. Cardoza also retained then-freshman re-cruit Kristen McCarthy, who was named to the A-10 FirstTeam in 2010, as well as taking home the title of Big 5Player of the Year.

Cardoza's best recruit had to sit out a year after trans-ferring from Division I Wright State in 2009, but Shey Peddythen became one of the top players in the history of theprogram. Peddy took home both the Atlantic 10 Player ofthe Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2012,and was named the Big 5 Player of the Year for a secondstraight time. Peddy was a two-time Atlantic 10 First Teamselection and made her mark on the all-time career recordlists despite playing only two years with the Owls. Peddybecame Cardoza’s first WNBA draft pick (as a head coach)when she was taken 23rd overall in the 2012 WNBA Draftby the Chicago Sky.

Arriving at Connecticut at the start of the 1994-95season, Cardoza helped guide the Huskies to an unprece-dented 465-41 record, seven Final Four appearances andsix No. 1 National Rankings in the final Associated Presspoll. Cardoza was a part of four undefeated regular sea-sons, including two unbeaten national championshipteams in 1994-95 and 2001-02. The Huskies also won aNCAA record 70 consecutive games from 2001 to 2003. InBig East play, the team won 12 regular-season titles and 12conference tournament championships.

Cardoza worked primarily with the guards at UConn,producing numerous All-America and All-BIG EAST perform-ers, including WNBA stars Sue Bird, Renee Montgomery,and Diana Taurasi.

A 1991 University of Virginia graduate with a degreein anthropology, Cardoza starred for the Cavaliers, leadingthe team to four consecutive NCAA National Tournamentappearances. As a senior, she led Virginia in scoring (15.5ppg), and tied Dawn Staley for the rebounding lead (6.1rpg) while earning the following honors: Kodak HonorableMention All-America; Kodak First Team All-District III; FirstTeam All-Atlantic Coast Conference; NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, and NCAA Regional All-TournamentTeam. She was also a First Team All-ACC pick in 1988-89.

Cardoza played in 121 games for UVa and graduatedranked third on the career steals list (375), fifth on the

school's career blocked shots list (110), eighth in points(1,622) and 10th in rebounds (667).

In 2002, Cardoza was named to the ACC 50th Anniver-sary Women’s Basketball Team along with seven other for-mer Cavaliers including Staley.

Cardoza played professional basketball in Segovia,Spain, before taking the job at Connecticut.

HEAD COACHTONYA CARDOZA

8th Season - VIRGINIA ‘91Career Record: 143-89

PERSONALYear Coaching: 21st College: University of Virginia ‘91

B.A. in Anthropology Hometown: Roxbury, Mass.High School: Boston English

PLAYING University of Virginia (1987-91) – NCAA Tournament 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991NCAA Final Four 19911987, 1988, 1991 ACC Champions1991 Team Captain1991 Final Four All-Tournament Team1991 Midwest Regional All-Tourn. Team1991 Kodak District All-American1989, 1991 First-team All-ACC1988, 1989, 1991 VaSIDA All-State

Professional Basketball (1991) – Segovia, Spain

COACHING EXPERIENCETemple University (2008-present) .Head Coach Five seasons Season Overall Conf. Postseason 2008-09 21-10 11-3 A-10 NCAA 2009-10 25-9 11-3 A-10 NCAA 2010-11 24-9 13-1 A-10 NCAA 2011-12 23-10 13-1 A-10 WNIT 2012-13 14-18 5-9 A-10 — 2013-14 14-16 8-10 AAC — 2014-15 20-17 12-6 AAC WNIT 2015-16 2-1 0-0 Totals 143-90 73-33 .

2011 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year2011 Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 2010 Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year2009 Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year

100th Career Win W, 67-59 at St. Bonaventure (1/ 13/13)

University of Connecticut (1994-2008) Assistant Coach, 14 seasons 1994-95 35-0 NCAA Champions 1995-96 34-4 Final Four 1996-97 33-1 Elite 8 1997-98 34-3 Elite 8 1998-99 29-5 Sweet 16 1999-00 36-1 NCAA Champions 2000-01 32-3 Final Four 2001-02 39-0 NCAA Champions 2002-03 37-1 NCAA Champions 2003-04 31-4 NCAA Champions 2004-05 25-8 Sweet 16 2005-06 32-5 Elite 8 2006-07 32-4 Elite 8 2007-08 36-2 Final Four



NO NAME YR POS HT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS0 Alliya Butts So. G 5-4 Edgewater Park, N.J./Holy Cross1 Erica Covile Sr. G 6-1 Detroit, Mich./John Glenn2 Feyonda Fitzgerald Jr. G 5-7 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor5 Ugo Nwaigwe Gr. C 6-3 Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South/Wagner10 Kaitlyn Gross So. G 5-8 Montclair, N.J./Bloomfield Tech12 Ruth Sherrill Sr. F 6-0 Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison/Hofstra21 Khadijah Berger So. G 5-10 Hampton, Va./Hampton22 Tanaya Atkinson So. G 5-9 New Haven, Conn./Hill Regional Career23 Deja Reynolds Fr. G 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter31 Chyanna Canada Fr. F 6-2 Syracuse, N.Y./William Nottingham32 Donnaizha Fountain Jr. G 6-0 Roxbury, Mass./Cambridge R&L/Georgia Tech33 Monasia Bolduc Jr. F 6-2 Clintondale, N.Y./Nazereth Academy/Walters St.35 Safiya Martin Jr. C 6-4 Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek42 Taylor Robinson Jr. C 6-4 St. Louis, Mo./Ladue Horton Watkins

Head Coach: Tonya Cardoza (Virginia ’91) – 8th YearAssistant Coach: Way Veney (East Carolina ’00) – 8th YearAssistant Coach: Meg Barber (New York University ’02) – 4th YearAssistant Coach: Willnett Crockett (Connecticut ’06) – 7th YearDirector of Operations: Stacey Nasser (Connecticut ’08) – 6th YearVideo Coordinator: James Spinelli Graduate Manager: Tyonna Williams ‘15Athletic Trainer: Ricker Adkins Strength Coach: Rich LevyAcademic Advisor: Irie DennisHead Managers: Shannon Haviland, Melynda Link, Nacomi Mercer

ROSTERPRONUNCIATION GUIDETanaya Atkinson ................Tuh-NAY-uhKhadijah Berger................Kah-DEE-juhAlliya Butts..........................Uh-LEE-uhChyanna Canada ..................Shy-ANNAErica Covile ...............................CO-villFeyonda Fitzgerald .............FEE-on-duhSafiya Martin .....................Suh-FEE-uhUgo Nwaigwe ............OO-go WEEG-wayWay Veney ..............................VEE-neeRuth Sherrill ........................Shuh-RILLTyonna Williams...............tee-YAH-NUH

Alphabetical Roster22 Tanaya Atkinson21 Khadijah Berger33 Monasia Bolduc0 Alliya Butts31 Chyanna Canada1 Erica Covile2 Feyonda Fitzgerald32 Donnaizha Fountain10 Kaitlyn Gross35 Safiya Martin5 Ugo Nwaigwe23 Deja Reynolds42 Taylor Robinson12 Ruth Sherrill

Owls By ClassFreshmen (2): Canada, ReynoldsSophomores (4): Atkinson, Berger,Butts, Fountain, GrossJuniors (5): Bolduc, Fitzgerald, Martin,Robinson, SherrillSeniors (1): Erica CovileGraduates (1): Ugo Nwaigwe

Owls By StateGeorgia (1): Safiya MartinConnecticut (1): Tanaya AtkinsonMassachusetts (1): Donnaizha FountainMichigan (1): Erica CovileMissouri (1): Taylor RobinsonNew Jersey (1): Alliya ButtsNew York (3): Chyanna Canada, Mona-sia Bolduc, Ugo NwaigwePennsylvania (1): Deja ReynoldsVirginia (3): Khadijah Berger, FeyondaFitzgerald, Ruth Sherrill

TEAM PHOTO

Standing (L-R): Chyanna Canada, Monasia Bolduc, Safiya Martin, Ugo Nwaigwe, Taylor Robinson, Don-naizha Fountain. Sitting (L-R): Deja Reynolds, Tanaya Atkinson, Feyonda Fitzgerald, Erica Covile, AlliyaButts, Khadijah Berger.



#5 UGONWAIGWE

Center • Gr. • 6-3Valley Stream, N.Y.

Valley Stream South/Wagner

#12 RUTHSHERRILL

Forward • Jr. • 6-0Alexandria, Va.

Thomas Edison/Hofstra

#21 KHADIJAHBERGERGuard • So. • 5-10

Hampton, Va.Hampton

#22 TANAYAATKINSON

Guard • So. • 5-9New Haven, Conn.

Hill Regional Career

#23 DEJAREYNOLDS

Guard • Fr. • 5-9Philadelphia, Pa.Imhotep Charter

#31 CHYANNACANADAForward • Fr. • 6-2

Syracuse, N.Y.William Nottingham

#32 DONNAIZHAFOUNTAIN

Guard • Jr. • 6-0Roxbury, Mass.

Cambridge Rindge & Latin/Georgia Tech

#33 MONASIABOLDUCForward • Jr. • 6-2Clintondale, N.Y.

Nazareth Academy/Walters State

#35 SAFIYAMARTINCenter • Jr. • 6-4Fayetteville, Ga.

Sandy Creek

#42 TAYLORROBINSON

Center • Jr. • 6-4St. Louis, Mo.

Ladue Horton Watkins

#0 ALLIYABUTTS

Guard • So. • 5-4Edgewater Park, N.J.

Holy Cross

#1 ERICACOVILEGuard • Sr. • 6-1

Detroit, Mich.John Glenn

#2 FEYONDAFITZGERALD

Guard • Jr. • 5-7Norfolk, Va.Lake Taylor

TONYACARDOZA

HEAD COACHVirginia ‘91 8th Season

WAYVENEY

ASSOC. HEAD COACHECU ‘00 8th Season

WILLNETTCROCKETT

ASSISTANT COACHUConn ‘06 7th Season

MEGBARBERASSISTANT COACHNYU ‘02 4th Season

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TV/RADIO ROSTER

#10 KAITLYNGROSSGuard • So. • 5-8

Montclair, N.J.Bloomfield Tech

Honors: 2015 American Athletic Conference Third Team... 2015 AmericanAthletic Conference All-Freshman Team (unanimous selection)... 2015Philadelphis Big 5 Rookie of the Year... 2015 Philadelphis Big 5 SecondTeam... American Freshman of the Week [1/26/15; 2/16/15]... Philadel-phia Big 5 Honor Roll [11/24/14; 1/26/15]

2015-16: Scored 20 points in season opening win over Florida... nettedher second-straight 20-point game, scoring 21 at La Salle and playing acareer-high 36 minutes... Scored 18 points at Rutgers, establishing a new

career-high in minutes played.

2014-15: Led the Owls in scoring and steals as a freshman, scoring 12.3 points per outing and col-lecting 72 total steals... netted a season-best 30 points in a win over Memphis at home... started 25games for Temple, starting with the onset of conference play on December 28... named to the All-American Athletic Conference third team... was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Con-ference All-Rookie Team... was named the Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year... named to thePhiladelphia Big 5 second team... named American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week twice...named to the Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll twice.

High School: Named to the ELITE 100 Watch List … 2014 second-team All-Jersey … as a senior, averaged 17.1 points per game at Holy Cross HS…played in 2014 All-Star Game … as a junior, led Burlington County in scoring with 25.2 points per game, helping the Lancers to a 17-11 record …also led the county in three-point buckets made with 39 … scored her 1,000th career point as a junior … also a three-time letterwinner in soccer.

AAU: Played for the Philly Freedom Stars under coach Ryan Garner.

Personal: Alliya Butts … nickaned “Squirt” ... born in Willingboro, N.J. … parents are Tashia Butts and Cherod Butts … has two younger sisters—London (13) and Kennedy (12) … communication studies major.



#0 ALLIYA BUTTSSophomore | 5’4” | G

Edgewater Park, N.J. | Holy Cross

ALLIYA BUTTS CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2014-15 37-25 898-24.3 148-445 0.333 71-203 0.35 87-106 0.821 25 50 75 2 71-0 76 108 2 72 454 12.32015-16 3-3 101-33.7 22-48 0.458 9-18 0.5 6-8 0.75 2 7 9 3 7-0 8 7 0 2 59 19.7TOTAL 40-28 999-25 170-493 0.345 80-221 0.362 93-114 0.816 27 57 84 2.1 78-0 84 115 2 74 513 12.8

CAREER HIGHSPoints ...............30 vs. Memphis, 2/4/15Rebounds .5 vs. Saint Joseph’s, 11/18/14Assists ................6 vs. Houston, 2/14/15Steals ................5 vs. Delaware, 12/3/14Blocks ...1 (x2) last vs. NC State, 3/26/15Minutes ..............37 at Rutgers, 11/22/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints .................21 at La Salle, 11/18/15Rebounds ............2 at La Salle, 11/18/15Assists ..................4 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Steals ...................1 at La Salle, 11/18/15Blocks ................................................0Minutes ..............37 at Rutgers, 11/22/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0



Honors: 2015 American Athletic Conference Third Team... 2015 Philadel-phia Big 5 Second Team... Named Temple’s first ever American AthleticConference Player of the Week [1/5/14] ... Named to the American AthleticConference Honor Roll [12/28/14; 1/19/15; 2/2/15] ... Named the Philadel-phia Big 5 Player of the Week [12/30/13; 1/5/15] ... named the Owl-Sports.com Athlete of the Week [12/30/13] ...named thePhillyCollegeSports.com Player of the week [12/31/13] ... named thePhillyCollegeSports.com Honor Roll [12/23/13] ... Named to the Philadel-phia Big 5 Honor Roll [12/28/14; 2/2/15] ... 2013 Athletic Director’s Honor

Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.

2015-16: Had 11 points, four boards and three assists in a season opening win over Florida... Had 10points and five boards at La Salle... Pulled down five rebounds at Rutgers.

2014-15: Started all 37 games for the Owls, averaging 11.4 ppg … netted a career-high 24 points in awin against SMU at home … lead the team in total rebounds with 308 (107 offensive, 201 defensive)… ranked second on the team in total points with 421 … named to the American Athletic Conferencethird team … was named to the Philadelphia Big 5 second team … earned Temple’s first ever AmericanAthletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of January 5 … named the Philadelphia Big 5Player of the Week twice … named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll three times.

2013-14: Played in all 30 games with 26 starts ... averaged 8.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg ... recorded a career-high six steals in a win against Auburn ... hada season and career-high four blocks against Oakland.

2012-13: Played in 16 games with seven starts before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with an injury

High School: Four-time All-State, All-City, and All-Area selection ... two-year letterwinner at John Glenn HS in Westland, Mich. ... led team to a 25-2 record as a senior and a 22-3 record as a junior ... Academic honors student.

AAU: Played for the Michigan Crossover under coach Emez Oliver.

Personal: Erica Elaine Covile ... parents are Dara Covile and the late Lewis Covile ... the youngest of nine children ... has five older brothers—Lewis (34), Ryvon (31), Kawaun (26), Christian (22), and twin brother Eric (20)— and three older sisters— Tiffany (35), Seterria (30), and Alia (24)... basketball runs in the family ... brothers Eric and Christian also played at John Glenn HS ... three brothers played collegiate ball— Lewis (TexasCollege), Kawaun (Tuskegee University), and Ryvon (Detroit Mercy) ... Ryvon currently plays professionally overseas ... hospitality & tourism man-agement major.

#1 ERICA COVILESenior | 6’1” | G

Detroit, Mich. | John Glenn

CAREER HIGHSPoints ..................24 vs. SMU, 12/30/14Rebounds .........15 vs. Cincinnati, 1/3/15Assists ...5 (x2) last vs. Cincinnati, 1/20/15Steals ..................6 vs. Auburn, 11/16/13Blocks ................4 vs. Oakland, 11/30/13Minutes ...................39 at Penn, 3/22/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................9

SEASON HIGHSPoints .................11 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds .............5 at La Salle, 11/18/15Assists ..................3 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Steals ...................2 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Blocks ................................................0Minutes ...............21 at La Salle, 11/18/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

ERICA COVILE CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2012-13 16-7 290-18.1 29-75 0.387 0-5 0.000 15-21 0.714 29 39 68 4.3 33-0 18 33 6 18 73 4.62013-14 30-26 759-25.3 93-214 0.435 13-48 0.271 43-79 0.544 63 113 176 5.9 88-2 37 72 22 54 242 8.12014-15 37-37 1146-31 160-383 0.418 25-78 0.321 76-105 0.724 107 201 308 8.3 117-6 66 98 23 66 421 11.42015-16 3-3 79-26.3 5-12 0.417 0-0 0 11-11 1 4 10 14 4.7 6-0 4 8 1 3 21 7TOTAL 86-73 2274-26.4 287-684 0.42 38-131 0.29 145-216 0.671 203 363 566 6.6 244-8 125 211 52 141 757 8.8



Honors: 2014-15 Pre-Season Second-Team All-Conference pick... 2014American Second-Team All-Conference selection ... unanimous All-Fresh-man Team pick ... 2014 All-Big 5 Second Team ... 2014 PhillyCollegeS-ports.com Rookie of the Year and All-Philly Second Team ... AmericanFourth Team All-Conference by College Sports Madness ... American Ath-letic Conference Freshman of the Week [3/4/14; 1/27/14; 12/23/13;12/1/13; 11/18/13] ... Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week [12/23/13;12/2/13; 11/17/14] ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll [2/24/14]... Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll [3/3/14; 2/24/14; 1/27/14; 1/13/14;

12/8/14] ... PhillyCollegeSports.com Honor Roll [3/6/14; 1/13/14; 12/23/13; 12/16/13]... AmericanAthletic Conference Honor Roll [ 11/17/14] .

2015-16: Led the Owls with a career-high 32 points in the season opener against Florida, also addingteam-highs of five assists and three steals... notched her first career double-double at La Salle, tal-lying 19 points with a career-best 10 assists, also adding eight rebounds... Led the Owls in three cat-egories at Rutgers, recording 27 points, nine rebounds, and three assists.

2014-15: Played in all 37 games for the Owls … Poured in a career-high 29 points in a season-openingwin over La Salle and also added six rebounds and five assists … ranked third on the team in totalpoints with 409 … named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll twice … earned Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week for the week ofNovember 17.

2013-14: Started all 30 games at point guard ... led Temple with 12.9 points per game ... averaged 3.8 assists per game... named a unanimous se-lection to the American’s All-Rookie team ... was a second-team American All-Conference selection... was named to the Big 5 Honor Roll fourtimes... Was a five-team American Freshman of the Week selection.

High School: Led the Lake Taylor Titans to their second state title in 2013 by setting the state tournament scoring record with 96 points in threegames ... previous record belonged to Kara Lawson who went on to star at Tennessee and in the WNBA ... as a senior, named the VHSCA AAA GirlsHoops State Player of the Year in Virginia, the All-Tidewater Girls Basketball Player of the Year, and the Virginian-Pilot Girls Basketball Player ofthe Year ... selected as the Eastern Region Player of the Year and the Eastern District Player of the Year for a second time after averaging 22.6points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

AAU: Played with current Temple teammate Khadijah Berger on the Boo Williams’ Elite Team under coach Boo Williams.

Personal: Feyonda Fitzgerald ... guardians are her grandparents Rena Evans and Amos Evans ... parents are Yolanda Fitzgerald and Francell Penn... has a younger sister, Ayonie (14) ... sport & recreation management major.

#2 FEYONDA FITZGERALDJunior | 5’7” | G

Norfolk, Va. | Lake Taylor

CAREER HIGHSPoints ................32 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds 9(x2) last at Rutgers, 11/22/15 Assists ................10 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Steals ....................6 vs. Tulane, 2/17/15 Blocks .....1 (x9), last vs. NC State, 3/26/15Minutes ......40 (x3), at Rutgers, 11/22/15Total Double-Doubles ............................1

SEASON HIGHSPoints ................32 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds ............9 at Rutgers, 11/22/15Assists ................10 at La Salle, 11/18/15Steals ...................3 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Blocks ................................................0Minutes ...............37 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................1

FEYONDA FITZGERALD CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2013-14 30-30 911-30.4 131-397 0.330 34-125 0.272 90-114 0.789 21 81 102 3.4 62-1 113 91 6 23 386 12.92014-15 37-12 1018-27.5 146-454 0.322 31-109 0.284 86-115 0.748 25 88 113 3.1 79-1 104 84 3 46 409 11.12015-16 3-3 113-37.7 28-61 0.459 7-20 0.35 15-16 0.938 6 15 21 7 6-0 18 11 0 7 78 26TOTAL 70-45 2042-29.2 305-912 0.334 72-254 0.283 191-245 0.78 52 184 236 3.4 147-2 235 186 9 76 873 12.5



2015-16: Made her Temple debut in a win over Florida, scoring two points,adding three boards.

2014-15: (at Wagner) Averaged 6.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in fivegames.

2013-14: (at Wagner) Named NEC Defensive Player of the Year… Rankedfourth nationally in blocked shots per game (3.80/game)… Was first inthe NEC in blocked shots per game… Ranked first in the NEC in field goal

percentage (.630)… Ranked fourth in the NEC in rebounds per game (10.2)… Registered the firstrecorded triple-double in Wagner school history vs. FDU (2/17/14) with 12 points, 19 rebounds & aschool-record 13 blocked shots… Her 114 blocks rank second on NEC all-time single-season list…Recorded a career-high 24 rebounds vs. Robert Morris (2/3/14)… Notched a career-high 15 points vs.St. Francis Brooklyn (2/15/14)… Blocked five or more shots in nine different games.

2012-13: (at Wagner) Averaged 3.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game … Matched her career highpoint total with eight while pulling down a career- high 10 rebounds against Iona (12/1) … Snaredeight boards vs. against Lafayette (11/25).

2011-12: (at Wagner) Appeared in 26 games for the Seahawks, starting in contests against LIU Brook-lyn (1/23) and Quinnipiac (1/28) … Scored a career-high eight points to go with six rebounds in pro-ductive 11-minute stint at Quinnipiac (1/28) … Contributed six points and six rebounds in a career-high21 minutes at Central Connecticut (2/25) … Tallied six rebounds in nine minutes against Mount St.Mary’s (2/11) … Recorded seven points on 3-of-4 shooting at Sacred Heart (1/30) … Logged six pointsin seven minutes in her collegiate debut against Army (11/11).

High School: Played for Coach Daniel Drumm at Valley Stream South High School... Averaged 17.1points, 14.2 rebounds, 6.7 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game as a senior while earning All-Class honors...As a junior, averaged 13.3 points, 14.4 rebounds and 6.1 blocks per game en route to being namedAll-Conference... AP Scholar who graduated with a 93 average ... Was a member of the National HonorSociety, Language Honor Society, Occupational Educational Society as well as the Athletic Honor Society.

Personal: Ugochi Nwaigwe

#5 UGO NWAIGWEGraduate Student | 6’3” | C

Valley Stream, N.Y. | Valley Stream S | WagnerSEASON HIGHS

Points ..................2 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds ............ 3 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0 Blocks ..................1 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Minutes ...............10 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

UGO NWAIGWE CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG

2011-12* 26-2 193-7.4 22-50 .440 0-0 .000 12-22 .545 27 38 65 2.5 35-1 5 20 11 4 56 2.22012-13* 9-1 140-15.6 13-47 .277 0-0 .000 3-9 .333 24 22 46 5.1 23-0 1 12 5 8 29 3.22013-14* 30-23 644-21.5 86-146 .589 0-0 .000 34-73 .466 95 166 261 8.7 110-8 5 48 114 20 206 6.92014-15* 5-5 90-18.0 16-26 .615 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 15 16 31 6.2 16-0 4 11 7 3 33 6.62015-16 3-0 18-6 1-3 0.333 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 3 1 3-0 0 1 2 1 2 0.7Temple 3-0 18-6 1-3 0.333 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 3 1 3-0 0 1 2 1 2 0.7Wagner 70-31 1067-15.24 137-269 0.509 0-0 .000 50-109 .459 161 242 403 5.7 184-9 15 91 137 35 324 4.6

*From Wagner

CAREER HIGHS (Temple)Points ..................2 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds ............ 3 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0 Blocks ..................1 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Minutes ...............10 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

CAREER HIGHS (Wagner)Points ..................15 vs. Bryant, 2/10/14 Rebounds ..24 vs. Robert Morris, 2/3/14 Assists ..........2 vs. Sacred Heart, 1/13/14Steals .......2 (x3) last vs. Bryant, 2/10/14 Blocks ......13 vs. Farleigh Dickinson,2/17/14Minutes ......35 vs. St Francis Brookly, 2/15/14Total Double-Doubles ...........................3



2015-16: Made the Owls as a walk-on.

High School: Played at Bloomfield Tech

#10 KAITLYN GROSSSophomore | 5’8” | G

Montclair, N.J. | Bloomfield Tech

CAREER HIGHSPoints .................................................0Rebounds ...........................................0 Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0 Blocks ................................................0Minutes ...............................................0Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints .................................................0Rebounds ...........................................0Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0Blocks ................................................0Minutes ...............................................0Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

KAITLYN GROSS CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2015-16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



2015-16:

2014-15: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

College: Played two seasons at Hofstra for coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey … as a sophomore in 2013-14, played in 29 games with sevenstarts … averaged 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game … scored a sea-son-best 16 points on 8-of-8 free throws in a season-high 24 minutes ofaction … best shooting was 5-of-9 at Central Connecticut … grabbed a

season-high 13 rebounds against Fordham … 2014 Dean’s List honoree … Academic AchievementAward recipient for a 3.5+ GPA … as a true freshman in 2012-13, saw action in 20 games as a reserve… notched four rebounds and two steals in collegiate debut against Texas … scored her first collegiatepoints with a three-point showing, along with six rebounds, at Princeton.

High School: Played basketball, volleyball, and softball at Thomas Edison HS … 2012 HonorableMention All-Virginia selection … two-time first-team All-Region selection … three-time first-team All-District choice … as a senior, averaged 19.7 points, and 10 rebounds … team Rookie of the Year in2009-10 and Co-Player of the Year in 2010-11 … 2011 second-team All-State honoree … as a junior,averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds … as a sophomore, averaged 10 points and seven rebounds …helped Edison to a district championship in 2010-11 and a third-place finish in the region … also let-tered in volleyball and softball.

AAU: Played for the Cardinals under coach Stan King and for Boo Williams.

Personal: Ruth Helena Sherrill … born in Arlington, Va. … mother is Angela Sherrill … has four broth-ers—James (22), Patrick (18), Randal (160, and Jason (10)-- and five sisters—Sheila (19), Theresa (15),Elizabeth (13), Sarah (12), and Patricia (11) … plans to pursue a career in the entertainment law fieldand becoming a sports agent … public relations major.

#12 RUTH SHERRILLJunior | 6’0” | F

Alexandria, Va. | Thomas Edison | Hofstra

CAREER HIGHS (Temple)Points .................................................0Rebounds .....1 (x2) last at Rutgers, 11/22/15Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0 Blocks ................................................0Minutes ................8 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints .................................................0Rebounds .....1 (x2) last at Rutgers, 11/22/15Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0Blocks ................................................0Minutes ................8 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

RUTH SHERRILL CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2012-13* 20-0 78-3.9 2-11 .182 0-0 .000 7-14 .500 10 12 22 1.1 13-0 0 3 1 4 11 0.6 2013-14* 29-7 434-15.0 61-130 .469 0-0 .000 47-68 .691 66 67 133 4.6 68-2 4 33 18 13 169 5.82015-16 2-0 14-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 2 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Temple 2-0 14-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 2 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hofstra 49-7 512-10.4 63-141 .447 0-0 .000 54-82 .659 76 79 155 3.2 81-2 4 36 19 17 180 3.7

*From Hofstra

CAREER HIGHS (Hofstra)Points .............16 vs. Delaware, 2/27/14 Rebounds .......13 vs. Fordham, 11/115/13 Assists ...........2 at St. Joseph’s, 12/10/13Steals .2 (4X), last vs. Delaware, 2/27/14 Blocks 3 (2X), last at J. Madison, 2/23/14Minutes ...........24 vs. Delaware, 2/27/14Double-Doubles....................................0



Honors: 2014-15 Pre-Season Second-Team All-Conference pick... 2014American Second-Team All-Conference selection ... unanimous All-Fresh-man Team pick ... 2014 All-Big 5 Second Team ... 2014 PhillyCollegeS-ports.com Rookie of the Year and All-Philly Second Team ... AmericanFourth Team All-Conference by College Sports Madness ... American Ath-letic Conference Freshman of the Week [3/4/14; 1/27/14; 12/23/13;12/1/13; 11/18/13] ... Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week [12/23/13;12/2/13; 11/17/14] ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll [2/24/14]... Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll [3/3/14; 2/24/14; 1/27/14; 1/13/14;

12/8/14] ... PhillyCollegeSports.com Honor Roll [3/6/14; 1/13/14; 12/23/13; 12/16/13]... AmericanAthletic Conference Honor Roll [ 11/17/14] .

2015-16: Had three points and three boards at La Salle...

2014-15: Played in 35 games for the Owls, averaging 3.1 ppg … had the team’s best average in three-point shots, knocking in 30 of her 82 attempts (.336) … scored a career-high 13 points against Har-vard, making four three pointers, while also pulling down six boards ... had three points and acareer-best seven rebounds at Villanova.

High School: The 2014 Player of the Year, MVP, and All-Conference selection for coach Alan Jones at Hampton HS … team won the 2014 5A Southconference championship … named to the All-Star Team … 2013 All-USA Today Honorable Mention selection … as a junior, averaged 17.1 points… Temple assistant coach Way Veney is also a graduate of Hampton HS … also lettered in softball.

AAU: Played with current Temple teammate Feyonda Fitzgerald on the Boo Williams’ Elite Team under coach Boo Williams.

Personal: Khadijah Jamilah Berger … born in Hampton, Va. … parents are Corey and Jurea Berger … has an older sister Courtney (24) … pre-phar-macy major..

#21 KHADIJAH BERGERSophomore | 5’10” | GHampton, Va. | Hampton

CAREER HIGHSPoints ...............13 vs. Harvard, 11/30/14 Rebounds .........7 at Villanova, 12/22/14 Assists .4 (x2) last at Memphis, 12/28/14 Steals ........................3 vs. ECU, 2/28/15 Blocks ..............1 vs. Cincinnati, 1/20/15Minutes ...........31 at Villanova, 12/22/14Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..................5 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds .............4 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Assists ..................2 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Steals ..................................................0Blocks ................................................0Minutes .............23 vs. Floroda, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

KHADIJAH BERGER CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2014-15 35-0 525-15 37-124 0.298 30-82 0.366 5-9 0.556 19 72 91 2.6 33-0 32 21 2 21 109 3.12015-16 3-0 54-18 3-9 0.333 2-7 0.286 0-0 0 1 6 7 2.3 3-0 4 2 0 1 8 2.7TOTAL 38-0 579-15.2 40-133 0.301 32-89 0.36 5-9 0.556 20 78 98 2.6 36-0 36 23 2 22 117 3.1



Honors: 2014 Hall of Fame Game MVP... American Athletic ConferenceFreshman of the Week [3/3/15] ... American Athletic Conference HonorRoll [12/1/14] ... Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week [12/22/14] ...Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll [12/1/14]

2015-16: Opened the season with a 20-point perfornance againstFlorida... Tallied 10 points at La Salle.

2014-15: Started in all 37 games for the Owls, averaging 10.6 ppg … tieda career-best with 22 points against Villanova, also added seven boards and two assists ... namedHall of Fame Challenge Tournament MVP against Harvard with 20 points and seven boards ... had agame-high 12 points to go along with a career-best 17 rebounds at Penn ... led Temple with 16 pointsagainst Florida State, also pulling down three boards … earned American Athletic Conference Fresh-man of the Week for the week of March 3 … earned Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week honors forthe week of December 22 … picked up American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll and Philadel-phia Big 5 honor roll for the week of December 1.

High School: Three-time All-State selection for coach Steve Bethke … All-State MVP … three-time All-SCC and All-Area honoree … All-Connecticut High School Coaches Association selection … finishedprep career with 1,710 points … team won two SCC championships and the state championship during her tenure … as a senior, averaged 23points and eight rebounds per game … New Haven Register All-Area and All-State selection … 2012 New Haven Register All-Area Most ValuablePlayer … as a junior, averaged 20.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.3 steals, 1.5 blocks, and an assist per game … led the Panthers to a Southern Con-necticut Conference crown en route to the Most Outstanding Player honors … helped Hill to the Class LL quarterfinals … also lettered in soccerand softball.

AAU: Played for CT DA FAM under coach Gary Nelson.

Personal: Tanaya M. Atkinson … born in New Haven, Conn. … parents are Tammika Atkinson Green and Timothy Green … has two older broth-ers—Terrell (25) and Javar (23)—and an older sister Brittney (22) … communication studies major.

#22 TANAYA ATKINSONSophomore | 5’9” | G

New Haven, Conn. | Hill Regional Career Center

CAREER HIGHSPoints 22 (2x) last at Villanova, 12/22/14 Rebounds ...................17 at Penn, 1/5/15 Assists .....................3 at Marist, 3/19/15 Steals .........................4 vs. UCF, 1/17/15 Blocks ......1 (7x) last vs. Florida, 11/13/15 Minutes ...39 vs. Saint Joseph’s, 11/18/14Total Double-Doubles............................5

SEASON HIGHSPoints ................20 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds .............5 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Assists ..................1 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Steals ....................1 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Blocks ..................1 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Minutes ..............32 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

TANAYA ATKINSON CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2014-15 37-37 1054-28.5 155-364 0.426 21-61 0.344 62-106 0.585 95 158 253 6.8 90-5 36 69 10 43 393 10.62015-16 3-3 89-29.7 12-36 0.333 2-8 0.25 7-14 0.5 4 5 9 3 5-0 2 3 1 3 33 11TOTAL 40-40 1143-28.6 167-400 0.418 23-69 0.333 69-120 0.575 99 163 262 6.6 95-5 38 72 11 46 426 10.7



2015-16:

High School: A three-year member of Philadelphia's All-City and All-Public School All-Star teams... As a senior, averaged 15 points per game,leading her high school to a second-straight Philadelphia Girls PublicCity Championship... As a junior, led Imhotep to a 22-2 overall recordand the Philadelphia Girls Public City Championship... Reached the1,000-point plateau for the Panthers, averaging 17 points, seven as-sists, five rebounds, and three steals per game as a junior... Was a mem-

ber of her high school mock trial debate team... honor roll student.

AAU: Played on the Philly Triple Threat AAU team... Was awarded MVP honors in the 2014 8-EyeClassic, the 2014 MLK Classic, and several recruiting showcases.

Personal: Deja Reynolds... Plans on majoring in Physical Therapy

#23 DEJA REYNOLDSFreshman | 5’9” | G

Philadelphia, Pa. | Imhotep Charter

CAREER HIGHSPoints ........................................0 Rebounds ...................................0 Assists ........................................0 Steals .........................................0 Blocks ........................................0Minutes .......................................0Total Double-Doubles ...................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints .................................................0Rebounds ...........................................0Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0Blocks ................................................0Minutes ...............................................0Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

DEJA REYNOLDS CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2015-16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



2015-16: Played her first collegiate game at La Salle, scoring her firstpoints by going 2-for-2 from the free throw line.

High School:A three-time All-League selection and a returning All-Areaselection at Nottingham High School... Sat out senior year due to in-jury... As a sophomore and a junior, she averaged a double-double inpoints and rebounds... As a junior, Canada posted 14 points, 12 re-bounds, and three blocks per game, earning a spot on the All-CentralNew York Team... Led her team to the sectional semifinals.... Also

played high school softball... Earned a regents diploma as a junior.

AAU: Played for the Albany City Rocks

Personal: Chyanna Canada... Intends to major in Business and Finance/Marketing

#31 CHYANNA CANADAFreshman | 6’2” | F

Syracuse, N.Y. | William Nottingham

CAREER HIGHSPoints ...........2 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Rebounds ......1 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Assists ........................................0 Steals ............1 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Blocks ........................................0Minutes .........3 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Total Double-Doubles ...................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..................2 at La Salle, 11/18/15Rebounds .............1 at La Salle, 11/18/15Assists ................................................0Steals ...................1 at La Salle, 11/18/15Blocks ................................................0Minutes ................3 at La Salle, 11/18/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

CHYANNA CANADA CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2015-16 1-0 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-2 1 1 0 1 1 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2TOTAL 1-0 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-2 1 1 0 1 1 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2



2015-16: Made her Temple debut in a win over Florida, leading the teamwith nine rebounds, also adding five points... Had six points, five boards,three steals and two blocks at La Salle... Notched six rebounds in 14 min-utes of action at Rutgers.


College: Completed her freshman season with Georgia Tech in 2013-14 … saw action in 21 games with two starts and averaged 3.3 points

and 1.8 rebounds per game … recorded season-highs in points (11) and rebounds (6) against Port-land State … also had a season-high five steals against Alabama State.

High School: The top-ranked player in the state of Massachusetts in 2013 … named to the ESPNBoston Super Team … selected to American Family Insurance All-Massachusetts … three-time All-Greater Boston MVP … during three years at Cambridge Rindge & Latin for head coach Dana Ellcock,played in 52 games … scored over 850 points and grabbed over 500 rebounds … averaged 16.4points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.8 blocks … as a senior, averaged 19.5 points, 9.5rebounds, 1.9 assists, 3.6 steals, and 2.2 blocks in her final prep campaign … as a junior, tied theschool record for steals in a game with 10 … owns two of the top four rebounding games in schoolhistory with totals of 22 and 17.

AAU: Played for NY City Rock under coach Keith Danzy.

Personal: Donnaizha Rashae Fountain … born in Boston, Mass. … mother is Donniece Watson …inspired to play basketball at age eight by older male cousins … plays the piano … her most mem-orable non-athletic achievement was graduating high school and attending college … communi-cations/business major.

#32 DONNAIZHA FOUNTAINSophomore | 6’0” | G

Roxbury, Mass. | Cambridge R&L | Georgia Tech

CAREER HIGHS (Temple)Points ..................6 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Rebounds .............9 vs. Florida, 11/13/15 Assists .....1 (x2) last at La Salle, 11/18/15 Steals ...................3 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Blocks ..................2 at La Salle, 11/18/15Minutes ..............20 at La Salle, 11/18/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..................6 at La Salle, 11/18/15Rebounds .............9 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Assists .....1 (x2) last at La Salle, 11/18/15Steals ...................3 at La Salle, 11/18/15Blocks ..................2 at La Salle, 11/18/15Minutes ..............20 at La Salle, 11/18/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

CAREER HIGHS (Ga. Tech)Points .........11 vs. Portland St., 12/17/13 Rebounds ....6 vs. Portland St., 12/17/13 Assists ..2 (x2), last vs. Ala. St., 12/29/13Steals ......5 vs. Alabama State, 12/29/13 Blocks ................................................0Minutes .23 vs. Alabama State, 12/29/13Double-Doubles....................................0

DONNAIZHA FOUNTAIN CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2013-14* 22-1 216-10.3 27-78 .346 5-19 .263 11-19 .579 18 20 38 1.8 29-0 7 28 0 17 70 3.32015-16 3-0 42-14 1-10 0.1 0-4 0 9-10 0.9 7 13 20 6.7 8-0 2 6 2 3 11 3.7Temple 3-0 42-14 1-10 0.1 0-4 0 9-10 0.9 7 13 20 6.7 8-0 2 6 2 3 11 3.7 Ga. Tech 22-1 216-10.3 27-78 .346 5-19 .263 11-19 .579 18 20 38 1.8 29-0 7 28 0 17 70 3.3

*From Georgia Tech



2015-16: Made her Temple debut, logging two points in nine minutes ina win over Florida.


College: Played two seasons for coach David Kragel at Walters StateCommunity College … as a sophomore in 2013-14, the Lady Senatorswent a perfect 29-0 during the regular season … team finished 32-1overall … only loss was in the NJCAA national championship game …

played in all 33 games as a reserve … averaged 5.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game … as afreshman, team went 29-2 … played in all 31 games with 10 starts … averaged 7.5 points and4.7 rebounds.

High School: Graduated in 2012 … as a junior, played in 24 games, averaging 12.8 points and8.0 rebounds for Cedar Ridge HS … moved from two-time defending Class B champion HighlandHS, coached by Jim Delmar, in New York to North Carolina before her junior season … as a soph-omore at Highland, averaged a team-best 13 points and 11 rebounds en route to Varsity845 sec-ond-team All-Star honors.

#33 MONASIA BOLDUCJunior | 6’2” | F

Clintondale, N.Y. | Nazareth | Walters State

CAREER HIGHSPoints ...........2 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds ...................................0 Assists ........................................0 Steals .........................................0 Blocks ........................................0Minutes .........9 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...................0

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..................2 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Rebounds ...........................................0Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0Blocks ................................................0Minutes ................9 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

MONASIA BOLDUC CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2015-16 2-0 10-5 1-1 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1TOTAL 2-0 10-5 1-1 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1



2015-16: Had a game-high 14 rebounds with six points and four blocks at LaSalle.

2014-15: Played in 30 games for the Owls, starting in 21 … notched her first dou-ble-double with 14 rebounds and career-high 10 points against Saint Joseph’s,also adding two blocks... … pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds adding fourpoints and a pair of blocks in a WNIT quarterfinal win over Middle Tennessee.

2013-14: Played in 26 games ... averaged 0.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg ... also had 14blocks on the season.

High School: Class AAAA Honorable Mention All-State by the Georgia Sportswriters Association as a senior... led Sandy Creek HS to the state tournament for a second straight year as a senior, coming up just one pointshy to Columbia High School in the championship game ... second-team All-Conference as a junior.

AAU: Played for the Georgia Pearls under coaches Darlene Norris and Calvin Goss.

Personal: Safiya Asha Martin ... parents are Charmaine and Keith Heard ... has a younger brother— Keith II(16) ... therapeutic relationmajor.

#35 SAFIYA MARTINJunior | 6’4” | C

Fayetteville, Ga. | Sandy Creek

CAREER HIGHSPoints 10 vs. Saint Joseph’s, 11/18/14 Rebounds ........15 at MTSU, 3/29/15Assists ..1 (x5) last at MTSU, 3/29/15 Steals ............2 vs Houston, 2/14/15Blocks ......6 vs. Delaware, 12/03/14 Minutes ....45 vs. St. Joseph’s, 11/18/14Double-Doubles.............................1

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..................6 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Rebounds ...........14 at La Salle, 11/18/15Assists ..................1 at La Salle, 11/18/15Steals ...................1 at La Salle, 11/18/15Blocks .................4 at La Salle, 11/18/15Minutes ...............31 at La Salle, 11/18/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

SAFIYA MARTIN CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2013-14 26-0 266-10.2 7-18 0.389 0-0 0 10-18 0.556 16 29 45 1.7 21-0 1 9 14 3 24 0.92014-15 30-21 741-24.7 28-65 0.431 0-0 0 29-41 0.707 63 98 161 5.4 73-0 9 26 50 11 85 2.82015-16 3-3 63-21 3-7 0.429 0-0 0 0-0 0 5 14 19 6.3 8-1 1 1 8 2 6 2Temple 59-24 1070-18.1 38-90 0.422 0-0 0 39-59 0.661 84 141 225 3.8 102-1 11 36 72 16 115 1.9



Honors: 2014 American All-Freshman Team honoree.

2015-16: Pulled down a rebound in the season-opening win against Florida.

2014-15: Played in 25 games for the Owls, averaging 3.9 ppg … scored ninepoints in 10 minutes of action in a win over Penn in the WNIT ... notched a sea-son-best 15 points to go along with four boards, two assists, a block and a stealagainst Howard.

2013-14: Played in 24 games with 11 starts ... averaged 4.6 ppg and 3.8 rpg ...also blocked 11 shots ... Against Penn, led the Owls with then-career bests of 16 points and 15 rebounds forthe first double-double of her collegiate career ... was one rebound shy of the double-double after the firsthalf of play ... made first collegiate start at No. 1 UConn, finishing with eight points and career-high eight re-bounds in 33 minutes of action.

High School: Named the Suburban East Player of the Year as a junior at Ladue Horton Watkins HS ... as ajunior, averaged 20 points and nine rebounds per game ... led the team to a conference championship as ajunior ... averaged 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds heading into the district playoffs ... also played for the Mid-west Elite AAU team ... nominated to play in the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game.

Personal: Psychology major.

#42 TAYLOR ROBINSONJunior | 6’4” | C

St. Louis, Mo. | Ladue Horton Watkins

CAREER HIGHSPoints .........18 vs. Rutgers, 1/25/14 Rebounds ........15 vs. Penn, 1/22/14 Assists ...2, last at Howard, 12/18/14 Steals .....2 (3x), last at Penn, 1/5/15 Blocks ..........3 vs. Auburn, 11/16/13Minutes .......33 at #1 UConn, 1/11/14Double-Doubles.............................1

SEASON HIGHSPoints .................................................0Rebounds .............1 vs. Florida, 11/13/15Assists ................................................0Steals ..................................................0Blocks ................................................0Minutes ...2 (x2) last at La Salle, 11/18/15Total Double-Doubles ...........................0

TAYLOR ROBINSON CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG2013-14 24-11 353-14.7 49-113 0.434 0-0 0 13-29 0.448 50 41 91 3.8 60-1 4 47 11 10 111 4.62014-15 25-9 312-12.5 41-90 0.456 0-0 0 16-24 0.667 37 25 62 2.5 55-1 5 29 9 9 98 3.92015-16 3-0 14-4.7 1-4 0.25 0-0 0 1-1 1 2 2 4 1.3 3-0 0 4 0 1 3 1TOTAL 52-20 679-13.1 91-207 0.44 0-0 0 30-54 0.556 89 68 157 3 118-2 9 80 20 20 212 4.1



2014-15 Honors

American Sportsmanship AwardTyonna Williams

All-WNIT TeamTyonna Williams

American All-Conference Third TeamAlliya ButtsErica Covile

American All-Freshman TeamAlliya Butts

American Player of the WeekJan. 5 - Erica Covile

American Freshman of the WeekJan. 26 - Alliya ButtsFeb. 16 - Alliya ButtsMar. 3 - Tanaya Atkinson

American Weekly Honor RollNov. 17 - Feyonda FitzgeraldDec. 1 - Tanaya AtkinsonDec. 29 - Erica CovileJan. 19 - Erica CovileFeb. 2 - Erica CovileFeb. 9 - Alliya ButtsFeb. 23 - Tyonna Williams

Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the YearAlliya Butts

All-Philadelphia Big 5 Second TeamAlliya ButtsErica Covile

Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the WeekNov. 17 - Feyonda FitzgeraldDec. 22 - Tanaya AtkinsonJan. 5 - Erica CovileJan. 19 - Erica Covile

Philadelphia Big 5 Weekly Honor RollNov. 24 - Alliya ButtsDec. 1 - Tanaya AtkinsonDec. 8 - Feyonda FitzgeraldDec. 15 - Tyonna WilliamsDec. 29 - Erica CovileJan. 26 - Alliya ButtsFeb. 2 - Erica CovileFeb. 9 - Alliya ButtsFeb. 16 - Alliya ButtsFeb. 23 - Tyonna WilliamsMarch 2 - Alliya Butts

Under Armour/OwlSports Athlete of the WeekNov. 17 - Feyonda FitzgeraldDec. 1 - Tanaya AtkinsonJan. 5 - Erica CovileJan. 19 - Erica Covile

Returning just five players from the 2013-14 season and fac-ing their second year in the competitive American AthleticConference, no one could have predicted the Temple women'sbasketball team's success this season, except maybe theOwls' themselves. The 2014-15 team had just one senior on their short roster.Luckily, Tyonna Williams was that one senior. "She's someone that plays with so much passion, but sheis so supportive," said Head Coach Tonya Cardoza. "She's likea coach on the floor. She's someone that if I had to build aprogram, I would want to start with her because she exempli-fies what you want in a player, in a leader." Under Cardoza and Williams' leadership, Temple finishedthe 2014-15 season with a 20-17 record and a trip to the WNITSemifinals. The Owls hit the 20-win mark under Cardoza forthe first time since the 2012 season. The WNIT success alsomarked the first post-season final four in program history. 20 wins and a trip to a post-season final four… these mile-stones seemed unlikely at the start of the season. Temple car-ried a roster of just nine, which included six underclassmen.Even more unlikely for the Owls, the starting line-up for thebulk of the season featured a pair of freshmen. The emergence of rookie Alliya Butts followed the Owls'script of talented freshmen guards, as her breakout seasoncame a year after then rookie Feyonda Fitzgerald led Templein scoring. Butts was joined in the starting line-up by class-mate Tanaya Atkinson, who was a starter for all 37 games ofher rookie campaign. Butts jumped into her starting role at the onset of the con-ference season, ironically taking that job from Fitzgerald. Butboth flourished in their new roles, as Butts ended as theteam's top scorer, while Fitzgerald ranked third in scoring offthe bench, recording her second-straight season with a dou-ble-digit scoring average. Butts finished with 446 points during her rookie cam-paign, ranking her fourth all-time in freshman scoring forTemple. She also led the Owls in steals and ranked third inassists, en route to a number of individual accolades, includ-ing Big 5 Rookie of the Year, American Athletic Conference All-Conference and All-Freshman Honors, and All-Big 5 honors. Atkinson, meanwhile, was counted on to score and re-bound for Temple, recording six double-doubles on the sea-son. Her final numbers stood at 10.6 points and 6.8 reboundsper contest. "To get that sort of production from a pair of freshmen isgreat," noted Cardoza. "We needed both guys to step up forus, and they did that."Another rookie, Khadijah Berger, also came up big for theOwls, leading Temple in three-point shooting percentage.She racked up 30 makes from beyond the arc, connecting on36.6% of her attempts. However, even with the underclass production, Cardozasaid that without Williams, the Owls would have been a differ-ent team. "She had a bunch of young guys and she could have beenfrustrated, but that was never the case," Cardoza said. "Theyfollowed her lead." The 2014-15 season also saw the emergence of anotherstar for Temple -- junior Erica Covile. The combo guard had herbest season yet in cherry and white, ranking second in theconference in rebounding (8.3 rpg), while also averaging 11.4points per contest. Covile racked up a team-best nine double-doubles, lead-ing the Owls in scoring in 12 games. She had 21 contests indouble-figures in scoring, also pulling down double-digit re-bound totals in 14 games. Covile earned the program's firstever American Athletic Conference Player of the Week award,and closed the season with All-Conference and All-Big 5 hon-ors. With strong guard play from Fitzgerald, Covile, and thefreshman class of Atkinson, Berger, and Butts, the Owls alsohad some bright spots down low during the season. Sopho-more center Safiya Martin emerged as a top-rebounder andshot blocker, battling through a mid-season injury to finishwith 5.4 boards per game and a team-best 50 blocks. Forward

Mama Traore, a junior transfer, saw action in all but one gamefor Temple, making seven starts, while sophomore center Tay-lor Robinson was also counted on during the season. As a team, the Owls started strong with a season-openingwin over Big 5-rival, La Salle. Fitzgerald showed no indicationof a sophomore slump, dropping a career-best 29 points. Thatseason opening luck ran out shortly, however, as Temple fellon the road in another Big 5 game, with Saint Joseph's top-ping the Owls, 78-74 in overtime. Temple then hit the road for the Hall of Fame Challenge,but three games in three days proved to be tough for theyoung Owls. A resounding win over Georgetown highlightedthe trip to Lawrenceville, Kan., but Temple fell to the hostschool, as well as Alabama, on the trip. The final game of the tournament was played at a familiarsite – Mohegan Sun Arena, the home of the American AthleticConference Championships. The Owls rebounded in that finaltournament game, topping Harvard, 81-69, with Atkinsonbeing named MVP. After five-straight road games, the Owls were sluggish intheir return to North Broad Street, dropping home games tonationally-ranked Florida State and Rutgers, as well asDelaware and Fordham. A win over Howard on the road gaveTemple new life, but back in Philadelphia, a furious comebackfell just short at Villanova, wrapping up the fall semester forthe team. When the Owls returned for winter break, so did their win-ning ways. Temple rattled off three-straight victories, toppingMemphis, Cincinnati, and SMU, to open conference play, 3-0. However, a 52-50 Big-5 setback at Penn followed, and Tem-ple then dropped a pair of contests to the top-two teams inthe American, UConn and USF. With their American Athletic Conference mark just above.500, the Owls picked up conference wins in four out of theirnext five games, moving to 7-3. A tough road trip then sawTemple fall at Tulane and Tulsa, setting their overall record to11-14 and their conference mark to 7-5. Needing to get back to .500 to qualify for a post-seasonbid, the Owls closed the regular season by winning five outof their final six games. The run was highlighted by a 79-69senior day victory over ECU at McGonigle Hall. Though the Owls fell to ECU in the quarterfinals of theAmerican Athletic Conference tournament, their final regular-season push ensured they had done enough to qualify for thepost-season. Receiving their first WNIT bid since the 2011-12 season,the Owls showed they are ready for the national stage. Theteam opened the tournament with a 67-54 win on the road atMarist, and then posted a 61-56 win at Penn in the secondround. Temple was then able to host a third-round game, welcom-ing NC State to McGonigle Hall. After falling behind at thehalf, the Owls tied it up at the end of regulation, beforeFitzgerald hit the game-winner with under a second remainingin overtime, sending the team into the quarterfinals. With a bid to the final four on the line, Temple defeated atough Middle Tennessee State team. The Owls used a strongfirst half and a solid finish to hold on for a 69-57 victory onthe road. Though the team's storybook season came to an end withan overtime loss at West Virginia in the semifinals, the Owlsshowed that their future is bright. Unlike this season, next year's Temple team will featureeight returners with solid experience, also adding transfersand new recruits. The Owls lose only Williams, an All-WNITselection, to graduation. Williams ended her career at Temple as the programrecord holder for three pointers and free throw percentage,making 171 threes and connecting on 81.6% (230-282) fromthe line. She also finished fourth all-time with 397 assists. Beyond the statistics, Williams left her Owls with a legacythat was more than just points and assists. Her leadershipwill live on, though, instilled in each of the eight returnersshe brought under her wing, leaving Cardoza's 2015-16 squadpoised for success.

2014-15 YEAR IN REVIEW



All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg02 FITZGERALD, Feyond 3-3 113 37.7 28-61 . 4 5 9 7-20 . 3 5 0 15-16 . 9 3 8 6 15 21 7.0 6 0 18 11 0 7 78 26.000 BUTTS, Alliya 3-3 101 33.7 22-48 . 4 5 8 9-18 . 5 0 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 2 7 9 3.0 7 0 8 7 0 2 59 19.722 ATKINSON, Tanaya 3-3 89 29.7 12-36 . 3 3 3 2-8 . 2 5 0 7-14 . 5 0 0 4 5 9 3.0 5 0 2 3 1 3 33 11.001 COVILE, Erica 3-3 79 26.3 5-12 . 4 1 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 11-11 1.000 4 10 14 4.7 6 0 4 8 1 3 21 7.032 FOUNTAIN, Donnaizh 3-0 42 14.0 1-10 . 1 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 9-10 . 9 0 0 7 13 20 6.7 8 0 2 6 2 3 11 3.721 BERGER, Khadijah 3-0 54 18.0 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 6 7 2.3 3 0 4 2 0 1 8 2.731 CANADA, Chyanna 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.035 MARTIN, Safiya 3-3 63 21.0 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5 14 19 6.3 8 1 1 1 8 2 6 2.042 ROBINSON, Taylor 3-0 14 4.7 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 2 4 1.3 3 0 0 4 0 1 3 1.033 BOLDUC, Monasia 2-0 10 5.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.005 NWAIGWE, Ugo 3-0 18 6.0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.0 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 0.712 SHERRILL, Ruth 2-0 14 7.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 9 5 14Total.......... 3 600 77-191 . 4 0 3 20-57 . 3 5 1 51-62 . 8 2 3 42 81 123 41.0 51 1 39 43 14 24 225 75.0Opponents...... 3 598 74-191 . 3 8 7 18-49 . 3 6 7 34-52 . 6 5 4 44 76 120 40.0 59 2 37 50 20 20 200 66.7

TEAM STATISTICS TEMPLE OPPSCORING 225 200 Points per game 75.0 66.7 Scoring margin +8.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 77-191 74-191 Field goal pct . 4 0 3 . 3 8 73 POINT FG-ATT 20-57 18-49 3-point FG pct . 3 5 1 . 3 6 7 3-pt FG made per game 6.7 6.0FREE THROWS-ATT 51-62 34-52 Free throw pct . 8 2 3 . 6 5 4 F-Throws made per game 17.0 11.3REBOUNDS 123 120 Rebounds per game 41.0 40.0 Rebounding margin +1.0 -ASSISTS 39 37 Assists per game 13.0 12.3TURNOVERS 43 50 Turnovers per game 14.3 16.7 Turnover margin +2.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.7STEALS 24 20 Steals per game 8.0 6.7BLOCKS 14 20 Blocks per game 4.7 6.7ATTENDANCE 1453 2144 Home games-Avg/Game 1-1453 2-1072 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalsTemple 48 55 57 65 225Opponents 45 45 53 57 200

Date Opponent Score Att.11/13/15 FLORIDA W 97-91 145311/18/15 at La Salle W 77-48 41911/22/15 at Rutgers L 51-61 1725

* - Conference game

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Temple Women's BasketballTemple Game-by-Game Highs (as of Nov 24, 2015)

All games

Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shotsFLORIDA 11/13/15 97-91 32-FITZGERALD, Fey 9-FOUNTAIN, Donnai 5-FITZGERALD, Fey 3-FITZGERALD, Fey 1-MARTIN, Safiya

ATKINSON, Tanaya NWAIGWE, Ugo

at La Salle 11/18/15 77-48 21-BUTTS, Alliya 14-MARTIN, Safiya 10-FITZGERALD, Fey 3-FOUNTAIN, Donnai 4-MARTIN, Safiyaat Rutgers 11/22/15 51-61 27-FITZGERALD, Fey 9-FITZGERALD, Fey 3-FITZGERALD, Fey 3-FITZGERALD, Fey 3-MARTIN, Safiya

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Documents

Temple - Amazon Web Servicesowlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/11/24/TempleWBB_04... · • Temple is 2-1 on the season, falling to Rutgers on Sunday (61-51) for their