Temple University Athletics
FORMER OWL CYNTHIA JORDAN SIGNS WITH WNBA'S HOUSTON COMETS
4.18.06 | Women's Basketball
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Jordan served as the Owls' starting point guard for two straight seasons, leading the team in assists (132) and finishing third in scoring (12.3 points) her senior year. Jordan scored 28 points to lead the Owls to a 71-60 win against Rutgers, which was their first victory over a ranked team since the 1989 season. She was selected to both the Atlantic 10 and the Philadelphia Big Five's First Teams in 2004-05 after leading the Owls to a 25-game winning streak and a trip to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Jordan also graduated as the program's all-time leading free throw shooter (.782), finished third in 3-point field goal percentage (.364), and holds the Liacouras Center record for free throws made in a game (14) and assists in a game (9).
This season will mark the 10th Anniversary for the Comets and the WNBA, making it the longest-running professional women's league in history. The 2006 season will tip off at the Toyota Center on May 21 when the Comets host the San Antonio Silver Stars. Jordan, Staley and the Comets will face off against Dupree and the Sky on June 2nd.
Former Temple University women's basketball standout Cynthia Jordan ('05) has signed as a free agent with the WNBA's Houston Comets. Terms of the contract have not been disclosed. Jordan will join her former coach, Dawn Staley, who is in her final season with the Comets, and will be just the second Temple player to play in the WNBA. Senior Candice Dupree was drafted sixth overall by the Chicago Sky earlier this month.
