Temple University Athletics
Women's Basketball Travels To UMass For Wednesday Morning Game
2.10.09 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 10, 2009
PHILADELPHIA- The Temple women's basketball team (15-7, 6-2 A-10) travels to Massachusetts Wednesday looking to keep its winning streak alive and stay perfect on School Days, taking on the Minutewomen (9-14, 2-6 A-10) at 11:45 a.m. The Owls are currently riding a four-game winning streak.
Series Record
This is the 46th meeting between Temple and UMass, with Temple leading the series, 27-18. The Owls won the last meeting, 64-46, on March 1, 2008.
Owls + Kids = Winners
Temple should consider playing all of its games in front of thousands of screaming children, as the Owls are a perfect 7-0 on their School Day. The Cherry and White have also set multiple Liacouras Center records on School Day including field goal percentage (62.2) vs. Charlotte (1/6/06), most points scored in a half (56) against St. Bonaventure (1/13/05), most points scored in a game (95) and field goals made (37) vs. URI (1/14/09) . TU is 2-0 thus far this year on School Days, after defeating Fordham, 59-43, on February 4th.
Scouting the Owls
It was the LaKeisha Eaddy and Kristen McCarthy show from the Liacouras Center Sunday, as the duo were nearly unstoppable in the first half, combining for 26 of the Owls' 34 points, to lead Temple over Saint Louis, 76-56. McCarthy tied a career-high with 19 points while Eaddy finished with 18 points and 11 assists. This is the third time that Eaddy has posted a double-double in points and assists this season. Not to be outdone, Shenita Landry joined Eaddy with a double-double of her own, scoring 12 points - 10 in the second half - while pulling down 11 rebounds. Shaqwedia Wallace added 13 points, all in the second half.
Landry leads four Owls in double figures with 12.1 ppg and a team-high 9.6 rpg, while Wallace is second with 11.8 ppg. Eaddy is third with 11.3 ppg and has dished a team-high 117 assists and Shanea Cotton is fourth with 11.0 ppg.
Scouting the Minutewomen
UMass erased several large deficits to pull within one possession of Dayton on multiple occasions, but could not overtake the Flyers, falling 86-65 on Saturday. Kristina Danella had a game-high 20 points, aided by 5-for-10 shooting from three-point range. She also added six boards and two blocks. Stefanie Gerardot followed with 17 points and Teya Wright had her fifth career double-double with 13 points and 14 boards, including eight rebounds on the offensive end of the court. Wright logged a game-best three steals as well. Sakera Young chipped in with six points, five rebounds and four assists.
Gerardot leads the team with 15.4 ppg, while Wright is second with 8.7 pgg and a team-high 7.9 rpg.
Among the Nation's Leaders
Temple is ranked 14th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (34.9), 28th in assists per game (15.7), 30th in rebounding margin (+6.2) and 40th in field goal percentage (43.2) and three point field goal percentage defense (28.1). Individually, LaKeisha Eaddy is 19th in assists per game (5.6) and Shenita Landry is 29th in rebounds per game (9.6).
