2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The season marked the sixth for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference . The Owls, led by eleventh year head coach Tonya Cardoza , played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center . They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in AAC play to finish a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament to Memphis.
All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV , ESPN3 , or AAC Digital . Road games will typically be streamed on the opponent's website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.
Roster
2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Alliya Butts
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
RS Sr
Holy Cross
Edgewater Park, NJ
F
1
Lena Niang
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Rivedale Baptist NC State
Bowie, MD
F
2
Breanna Perry
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Flushing
Mt. Morris, MI
G
3
Desiree Oliver
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Penn Hills
Pittsburgh, PA
G
5
Marissa Mackins
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Carolina Prep Academy
Durham, NC
G
10
Nicolette Mayo
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Hephzibah
Hephzibah, GA
C
11
Shannen Atkinson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Smithfield
Smithfield, VA
G
12
Emani Mayo
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Hephzibah
Hephzibah, GA
F
20
Alexa Williamson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Chartiers-Houston
Houston, PA
C
23
Destiny Samuel
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Baldwin
Baldwin, NY
F
24
Shantay Taylor
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Spring Valley
Columbia, SC
F
25
Mia Davis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
St. Frances Academy
Baltimore, MD
G
Ashley Jones
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Neumann-Goretti West Virginia
Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2018 *7:00 pm
University of the Sciences
W 76–64
McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/06/2018 *5:30 pm
Delaware State
W 75–61
1–0
McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA
11/09/2018 *5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's
W 58–52
2–0
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2018 *7:00 pm
at Ole Miss
L 55–62
2–1
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,269)Oxford, MS
11/18/2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist
L 68–74
2–2
McCann Arena (1,526)Poughkeepsie, NY
11/23/2018 *1:00 pm
vs. Radford Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
L 50–56
2–3
Watsco Center (569)Coral Gables, FL
11/25/2018 *2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
L 61–73
2–4
Watsco Center (718)Coral Gables, FL
12/03/2018 *12:00 pm
at No. 20 DePaul
L 88–102
2–5
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,057)Chicago, IL
12/06/2018 *7:00 pm
Iona
W 59–39
3–5
McGonigle Hall (923)Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2018 *1:00 pm
at Villanova
L 68–76
3–6
Finneran Pavilion (761)Villanova, PA
12/21/2018 *7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 25 South Carolina
L 60–88
3–7
Colonial Life Arena (11,297)Columbia, SC
12/30/2018 *2:00 pm
La Salle
W 75–47
4–7
McGonigle Hall (801)Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne
L 53–54
4–8
Palumbo Center (901)Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/2019 3:00 pm, CBSSN
South Florida
L 53–63
4–9 (0–1)
McGonigle Hall (940)Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2019 7:00 pm
Tulane
L 57–66
4–10 (0–2)
McGonigle Hall (891)Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2019 2:00 pm
at Houston
L 65–78
4–11 (0–3)
Fertitta Center (866)Houston, TX
01/16/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati
L 52–72
4–12 (0–4)
Fifth Third Arena (1,004)Cincinnati, OH
01/20/2019 1:00 pm, SNY /ESPN3
No. 2 Connecticut
L 67–88
4–13 (0–5)
Liacouras Center (4,692)Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2019 *7:00 pm
at Penn
L 62–71
4–14
Palestra (437)Philadelphia, PA
01/26/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
East Carolina
W 84–62
5–14 (1–5)
McGonigle Hall (863)Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2019 8:00 pm, ADN
at Tulsa
W 75–61
6–14 (2–5)
Reynolds Center (815)Tulsa, OK
02/02/2019 7:30 pm
at Wichita State
W 65–40
7–14 (3–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,878)Wichita, KS
02/05/2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston
W 76–65
8–14 (4–5)
Liacouras Center (3,287)Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2019 1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 5 Connecticut
L 74–109
8–15 (4–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
02/17/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU
Cincinnati
W 78–70
9–15 (5–6)
McGonigle Hall (912)Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2019 8:00 pm, ADN
at SMU
L 52–53
9–16 (5–7)
Moody Coliseum (667)Dallas, TX
02/23/2019 2:00 pm
at UCF
L 54–62
9–17 (5–8)
CFE Arena (2,808)Orlando, FL
02/27/2019 7:00 pm
Tulsa
L 61–64
9–18 (5–9)
McGonigle Hall (859)Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State
W 58–42
10–18 (6–9)
McGonigle Hall (1,144)Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2019 8:00 pm
at Memphis
W 84–53
11–18 (7–9)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (665)Memphis, TN
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3
(6)
vs. (11) Memphis First Round
L 58–59
11–19
Mohegan Sun Arena (3,217)Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
N/A
Coaches
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
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