Temple University Athletics
Saturday, January 29
McGonigle Hall
2:00 PM
Temple University
vs
Richmond
Victoria Macaulay
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Women's Basketball Looking for Eighth Straight Win at Home on Saturday vs. Richmond
1.28.11 | Women's Basketball
Owls are one of two undefeated teams left in the Atlantic 10
Game Notes vs. Richmond
PHILADELPHIA - Going for its eighth straight win and looking to stay undefeated in the Atlantic 10, the Temple women's basketball team will face Richmond at home on Saturday, Jan. 29. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. in McGonigle Hall and a live webcast is available HERE, as well as live stats HERE.
Temple has won seven straight, ranking as its longest win streak since the 2007-08 season. The Owls are one of two undefeated teams in the Atlantic 10 along with #7 Xavier, and are averaging 26.2 points per game more than their conference opponents so far.
Three Owls have reached the 1,000-point milestone in their careers this season. Senior Qwedia Wallace (1,000), junior Kristen McCarthy (1,023) and junior Shey Peddy (1,109 including two years at Division I Wright State).
SCOUTING RICHMOND
Richmond is 13-7 overall and started the A-10 season 4-0 before recently dropping two straight to Dayton and Charlotte. Senior guard Brittani Shells leads the team and all players in the A-10 with 20.4 points per game. Junior guard Abby Oliver averages 14.6 ppg and senior forward/center Crystal Goring is close to averaging a double-double with 9.9 ppg and a team-best (3rd in the A-10) 9.5 rebounds per game.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Temple is 10-3 all-time against Richmond, and the Owls have won five straight. Last year Temple beat the Spiders 77-67 in Richmond, and two years ago the Owls earned a 65-52 win in Philadelphia. Richmond's last win was a 56-54 decision on its home court in 2006.
TOPS IN A-10 DEFENSE
In the conference-only stats, Temple is dominating in the defensive categories. The Owls are first in scoring defense (42.0 ppg), scoring margin (26.2 ppg), field goal pct. defense (.313), blocks (5.2 pg), steals (13.2 pg), turnover margin (+12.6) and assist/turnover ratio (1.5). Temple is third in 3-pt pct. defense (.279).
Shey Peddy is #1 in steals for league games (4.4 spg) and Victoria Macaulay is #1 in blocks for league games (2.2 bpg).
PEDDY THEFT
Shey Peddy, who has recorded at least one steal in 19 of Temple's 20 games, leads all players in the A-10 with 3.0 steals per game (4.4 in conference games). Peddy recorded an impressive eight steals in the Owls' win at UMass, marking her career high.
THREE GRAND
An impressive three Owls (Temple's three leading scorers) have reached the 1,000-point milestone this season. Junior Shey Peddy was first, hitting the mark on Dec. 21. Her current 1,109 points include two years playing at Division I Wright State. Juniors Kristen McCarthy was next, reaching the milestone in a win vs. Saint Joseph's on Jan. 19, and has now scored 1,023 points to rank 17th all-time at Temple.
Senior Qwedia Wallace led the Owls with 21 points in a win at UMass on Jan. 26 to hit exactly 1,000 for her career. She is the 19th player in the history of the program to achieve the feat.
LOW TURNOVER RATE
The Owls rank 9th in the nation for fewest turnovers at 13.8 per game. After just once recording fewer than 10 turnovers in 2009-10, Temple has done so six times already this year, with a season-low of seven vs. #7 Ohio State.
THREE-POINT STREAK
The final game of the 2008-09 season marked the last time Temple did not hit at least one three-pointer. The Owls have now achieved that feat for 54 straight games.
SILENCING OF THE RAMS
In back-to-back battles of Owls vs. Rams (Jan. 12 and 15), the outcome was no contest. TU tied its season-high with 81 points while holding the Rhode Island Rams to just 34 points, tying the largest margin of victory (47 points) since 1984.
Going on the road to face the Fordham Rams, the Owls once again left no doubt, jumping out to a 15-0 lead and going on to a 71-28 win. Fordham's 28 points were the lowest for a Temple opponent since 1984.
FIVE BIG 5 WEEKLY HONORS
Temple has earned four Big 5 weekly honors so far this season. Qwedia Wallace took the first after a 32-point outing vs. #7 Ohio St. in the season opener. Shey Peddy has earned it twice (after strong showings in wins vs. Rutgers and at Auburn, and again after averaging 19.5 ppg in wins vs. Saint Joseph's and Penn). Kristen McCarthy was recently the honoree in back-to-back weeks, after scoring 22 points at Charlotte one week and then averaging 14.5 ppg in two wins vs. Rhode Island and Fordham.
BALANCED ATTACK
Temple's top three scorers are about as balanced as it gets, with Shey Peddy at 12.8 ppg followed by Kristen McCarthy and Qwedia Wallace at 12.7 ppg. Over 20 games, six players have led or tied for the team lead in scoring.
OWLS RISING
After three years of finishing higher than predicted in the A-10, the Owls have been picked to finish third this year. Temple was picked fifth in 2009-10 and went on to tie for second. Defending champ Xavier is the league's top pick this season, while Dayton edged out Temple for second.
PHILADELPHIA - Going for its eighth straight win and looking to stay undefeated in the Atlantic 10, the Temple women's basketball team will face Richmond at home on Saturday, Jan. 29. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. in McGonigle Hall and a live webcast is available HERE, as well as live stats HERE.
Temple has won seven straight, ranking as its longest win streak since the 2007-08 season. The Owls are one of two undefeated teams in the Atlantic 10 along with #7 Xavier, and are averaging 26.2 points per game more than their conference opponents so far.
Three Owls have reached the 1,000-point milestone in their careers this season. Senior Qwedia Wallace (1,000), junior Kristen McCarthy (1,023) and junior Shey Peddy (1,109 including two years at Division I Wright State).
SCOUTING RICHMOND
Richmond is 13-7 overall and started the A-10 season 4-0 before recently dropping two straight to Dayton and Charlotte. Senior guard Brittani Shells leads the team and all players in the A-10 with 20.4 points per game. Junior guard Abby Oliver averages 14.6 ppg and senior forward/center Crystal Goring is close to averaging a double-double with 9.9 ppg and a team-best (3rd in the A-10) 9.5 rebounds per game.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Temple is 10-3 all-time against Richmond, and the Owls have won five straight. Last year Temple beat the Spiders 77-67 in Richmond, and two years ago the Owls earned a 65-52 win in Philadelphia. Richmond's last win was a 56-54 decision on its home court in 2006.
TOPS IN A-10 DEFENSE
In the conference-only stats, Temple is dominating in the defensive categories. The Owls are first in scoring defense (42.0 ppg), scoring margin (26.2 ppg), field goal pct. defense (.313), blocks (5.2 pg), steals (13.2 pg), turnover margin (+12.6) and assist/turnover ratio (1.5). Temple is third in 3-pt pct. defense (.279).
Shey Peddy is #1 in steals for league games (4.4 spg) and Victoria Macaulay is #1 in blocks for league games (2.2 bpg).
PEDDY THEFT
Shey Peddy, who has recorded at least one steal in 19 of Temple's 20 games, leads all players in the A-10 with 3.0 steals per game (4.4 in conference games). Peddy recorded an impressive eight steals in the Owls' win at UMass, marking her career high.
THREE GRAND
An impressive three Owls (Temple's three leading scorers) have reached the 1,000-point milestone this season. Junior Shey Peddy was first, hitting the mark on Dec. 21. Her current 1,109 points include two years playing at Division I Wright State. Juniors Kristen McCarthy was next, reaching the milestone in a win vs. Saint Joseph's on Jan. 19, and has now scored 1,023 points to rank 17th all-time at Temple.
Senior Qwedia Wallace led the Owls with 21 points in a win at UMass on Jan. 26 to hit exactly 1,000 for her career. She is the 19th player in the history of the program to achieve the feat.
LOW TURNOVER RATE
The Owls rank 9th in the nation for fewest turnovers at 13.8 per game. After just once recording fewer than 10 turnovers in 2009-10, Temple has done so six times already this year, with a season-low of seven vs. #7 Ohio State.
THREE-POINT STREAK
The final game of the 2008-09 season marked the last time Temple did not hit at least one three-pointer. The Owls have now achieved that feat for 54 straight games.
SILENCING OF THE RAMS
In back-to-back battles of Owls vs. Rams (Jan. 12 and 15), the outcome was no contest. TU tied its season-high with 81 points while holding the Rhode Island Rams to just 34 points, tying the largest margin of victory (47 points) since 1984.
Going on the road to face the Fordham Rams, the Owls once again left no doubt, jumping out to a 15-0 lead and going on to a 71-28 win. Fordham's 28 points were the lowest for a Temple opponent since 1984.
FIVE BIG 5 WEEKLY HONORS
Temple has earned four Big 5 weekly honors so far this season. Qwedia Wallace took the first after a 32-point outing vs. #7 Ohio St. in the season opener. Shey Peddy has earned it twice (after strong showings in wins vs. Rutgers and at Auburn, and again after averaging 19.5 ppg in wins vs. Saint Joseph's and Penn). Kristen McCarthy was recently the honoree in back-to-back weeks, after scoring 22 points at Charlotte one week and then averaging 14.5 ppg in two wins vs. Rhode Island and Fordham.
BALANCED ATTACK
Temple's top three scorers are about as balanced as it gets, with Shey Peddy at 12.8 ppg followed by Kristen McCarthy and Qwedia Wallace at 12.7 ppg. Over 20 games, six players have led or tied for the team lead in scoring.
OWLS RISING
After three years of finishing higher than predicted in the A-10, the Owls have been picked to finish third this year. Temple was picked fifth in 2009-10 and went on to tie for second. Defending champ Xavier is the league's top pick this season, while Dayton edged out Temple for second.
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