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MARCH MADNESS ARRIVES AT THE LIACOURAS CENTER AS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS TCU IN NCAA FIRST ROUND Image

MARCH MADNESS ARRIVES AT THE LIACOURAS CENTER AS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS TCU IN NCAA FIRST ROUND

3.19.04 | Women's Basketball

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple women's basketball team (21-9) won't have to travel far to get to the 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. The Liacouras Center and Temple University are hosting the First and Second round games beginning March 20. The first game will feature No. 3 seed Georgia against No. 14 seed Liberty and is scheduled to tip-off at 11:00 a.m. Game 2 features No. 6 seed TCU vs. No. 11 seed Temple which has an approximate start of 1:30 p.m. Both games are televised on ESPN2 with Pam Ward and Kara Lawson calling the action.

Sophomore center Candice Dupree leads Temple, the 2004 Atlantic 10 Champion, in both scoring (13.9 ppg.) and rebounding (7.5 rpg.). Junior guard Cynthia Jordan, the Owls number two scorer (9.7 ppg.), leads Temple in assists (3.7 apg.) and led the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.7/1).

Junior forward Sandora Irvin tops TCU in scoring (16.5 ppg.) and rebounding (12.3 ppg.). Senior guard Ebony Shaw is the Lady Frogs number two scorer at 11.2 points per contest.

The game promises to be a battle of wills as TCU (24-6) boasts a high-scoring offense (78.6 ppg.) while Temple has a stingy defense (58.2 ppg.). The Lady Frogs, runner-up in Conference USA are making their fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Owls are in the field of 64 for the second time in the last three years.
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