Temple University Athletics
Sunday, January 15
Dayton, Ohio
2:00 PM
Temple University
at
Dayton
Shey Peddy
Photo by: Mitchell Leff
Women's Basketball Set to Battle Dayton on ESPN2 at 2:00 PM Sunday
1.13.12 | Women's Basketball
Owls and Flyers were picked to finish in a tie for first in the A-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll
Game Notes vs. Dayton (PDF)
PHILADELPHIA - The two teams picked to tie for first in the Atlantic 10 Preaseaon Coaches Poll will battle it out in front of a national audience on Sunday, Jan. 15 as Temple women's basketball travels to Dayton for a 2:00 p.m. match-up that can be seen on ESPN2. The Owls (7-8, 1-1) and the Flyers (10-4, 2-0) are tied 11-11 in the all-time series, but Temple owns a 10-3 record since 2003.
Along with airing live on ESPN2, the contest will be simultaneously broadcast online HERE through espn.go.com. Live stats will be available through Dayton's website HERE.
THE OPENING TIP
•Temple is coming off only its second regular-season A-10 loss since the 2009-10 season, as the Owls were defeated 74-65 by St. Bonaventure at home on Jan. 11.
•In the A-10 season opener at Richmond on Jan. 7, Kristen McCarthy hit the game-winning jumper on an assist from Shey Peddy with 0.2 seconds on the clock, lifting the Owls to a 56-55 win...Temple had trailed by as many as 14 points in the game.
•After averaging 18.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in Temple's two wins last week, McCarthy was named the A-10 co-Player of the Week as well as the Big 5 Player of the Week.
•Victoria Macaulay is averaging 10.7 rebounds over Temple's last three games and grabbed a career-high 13 boards in the Owls' win at Richmond on Jan. 7.
•The Owls have mounted double-digit comebacks in five game this season but were successful at the end only once (down 14 at Richmond, won by a point)...Temple's largest comeback saw the Owls cut a 20-point deficit against #5/4 Texas A&M all the way down to four points.
•Senior Shey Peddy ranks second in the A-10 in scoring (15.2 ppg) and third in steals (2.9 spg).
•Senior BJ Williams has led the team in assists in nine games this season, and is currently tied for second among all players in the A-10 with 64 assists (4.6 per game).
•McCarthy was one of 30 selected for the Lowe's 2011-12 Women's Basketball Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes notable achievements in four areas- classroom, character, community and competition.
•Peddy was named to the 2011-12 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year preseason watch list...She was one of 50 Division I student-athletes named to the list.
•Dayton is 10-4 overall and 2-0 in the A-10...The Flyers are riding a four-game win streak that includes a 51-point, 97-46 win vs. Rhode Island and a 65-51 win at Saint Joseph's...Senior Justine Raterman leads the team in both scoring (14.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg).
SERIES RECORD
Temple and Dayton are tied at 11-11 all-time, but the Owls have dominated the series since 2003 with a record of 10-3. For the past two seasons the teams have split, with each winning one regular season match-up and each winning once in the A-10 Tournament Semifinals. In 2010, the Flyers won the regular season match-up in Dayton by a score of 71-63, but Temple got revenge in the A-10 Tournament with a 67-64 OT win to advance to the championship game. In 2011 the Owls won the regular-season meeting at home, 76-52, but lost 75-67 in the A-10 Semifinals.
BATTLE OF THE PRESEASON TOP PICKS
Of the 14 head coaches in the A-10, seven picked Temple to finish first this season while the other seven picked Dayton in the preseason poll.
BIGGEST COMEBACK WIN IN TWO YEARS
Temple's recent 56-55 win in the A-10 opener at Richmond saw the Owls overcome a 14-point deficit en route to the victory. Temple has had plenty of near-comebacks this season and last, but none that resulted in a win since a season-opening victory in 2009-10 when Temple came back from 18 down to defeat Illinois in overtime.
McCARTHY NAMED A-10 AND BIG 5 POW
Kristen McCarthy averaged 18.5 points and 8.0 rebounds over Temple's wins at Western Michigan and Richmond, and earned A-10 co-Player of the Week as well as Big 5 Player of the Week honors for her efforts. The week was capped off by hitting the game-winning jumper with 0.2 seconds remaining in TU's 56-55 win at Richmond.
RIGHT IN IT
Five of the Owls' losses so far came as part of a six-game road swing, and they lost the first four by an average of only seven points. Temple was within two points in the final minute of three of those losses (#24/25 Ohio St., Northern Illinois and St. John's).
BJ DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Senior BJ Williams has led the Owls in assists in nine of 15 games so far this season, and has already racked up 64 total assists (4.6 per game) to rank second among all players in the Atlantic 10.
PEDDY THEFT
Shey Peddy continues to find ways to grab the ball from Temple's opponents, as she leads the team and ranks third in the A-10 this season with 43 steals (2.9 per game).
Peddy set the program's all-time record for steals in a single season last year with 104, recording at least one steal in all but one game. Her 3.2 spg a year ago ranked second in the A-10 and tied for 10th in NCAA Division I.
SHATTERING THE GLASS
In Temple's wins vs. Auburn and Kent State, the Owls averaged 15 more rebounds per game than their opponents (44.5 to 29.5). Temple's 52 rebounds vs. Kent State were the most in nearly three years, since the Owls pulled down 52 boards in an OT win at Tulane on Dec. 28, 2008.
Having allowed its opponents just 33.7 rpg this season, Temple ranks third among all teams in the A-10 in rebounding defense.
McCARTHY MOVES INTO FIFTH ALL-TIME
With a game-high 14 points against Villanova on Dec. 22, Kristen McCarthy moved into fifth place all-time at Temple in career scoring, now with 1,401 points.
McCarthy started the season in 11th place, but advancing further will take some time as Kamesha Hairston ('07) stands in fourth place with 1,573 points (172 ahead of McCarthy).
McCARTHY IS HEAD OF THE CLASS
On Nov. 4, it was announced that Kristen McCarthy was one of 30 candidates selected for the Lowe's 2011-12 Women's Basketball Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes notable achievements in four areas- classroom, character, community and competition. The 10 finalists will be announced in late January, at which time a national ballot will be available to fans. To learn more, visit the website at www.seniorclassaward.com.
PEDDY NAMED TO NAISMITH WATCH LIST
Shey Peddy has been named to the 2011-12 Naismith Trophy Women's early-season watch list, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The list includes the 50 top women's college players from 35 schools around the country, and was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances from the previous year and expectations for the 2012 season.
RPI REPORT
Temple is 66th in the RPI of 342 teams. The A-10's top team is Richmond, ranked 39th.
NOW THE TEAM TO BEAT
After four years of finishing higher than predicted in the A-10, the Owls are finally picked first in a tie with Dayton. Last year Temple was picked third and ended up second, and two years ago was picked fifth and went on to tie for second.
PHILADELPHIA - The two teams picked to tie for first in the Atlantic 10 Preaseaon Coaches Poll will battle it out in front of a national audience on Sunday, Jan. 15 as Temple women's basketball travels to Dayton for a 2:00 p.m. match-up that can be seen on ESPN2. The Owls (7-8, 1-1) and the Flyers (10-4, 2-0) are tied 11-11 in the all-time series, but Temple owns a 10-3 record since 2003.
Along with airing live on ESPN2, the contest will be simultaneously broadcast online HERE through espn.go.com. Live stats will be available through Dayton's website HERE.
THE OPENING TIP
•Temple is coming off only its second regular-season A-10 loss since the 2009-10 season, as the Owls were defeated 74-65 by St. Bonaventure at home on Jan. 11.
•In the A-10 season opener at Richmond on Jan. 7, Kristen McCarthy hit the game-winning jumper on an assist from Shey Peddy with 0.2 seconds on the clock, lifting the Owls to a 56-55 win...Temple had trailed by as many as 14 points in the game.
•After averaging 18.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in Temple's two wins last week, McCarthy was named the A-10 co-Player of the Week as well as the Big 5 Player of the Week.
•Victoria Macaulay is averaging 10.7 rebounds over Temple's last three games and grabbed a career-high 13 boards in the Owls' win at Richmond on Jan. 7.
•The Owls have mounted double-digit comebacks in five game this season but were successful at the end only once (down 14 at Richmond, won by a point)...Temple's largest comeback saw the Owls cut a 20-point deficit against #5/4 Texas A&M all the way down to four points.
•Senior Shey Peddy ranks second in the A-10 in scoring (15.2 ppg) and third in steals (2.9 spg).
•Senior BJ Williams has led the team in assists in nine games this season, and is currently tied for second among all players in the A-10 with 64 assists (4.6 per game).
•McCarthy was one of 30 selected for the Lowe's 2011-12 Women's Basketball Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes notable achievements in four areas- classroom, character, community and competition.
•Peddy was named to the 2011-12 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year preseason watch list...She was one of 50 Division I student-athletes named to the list.
•Dayton is 10-4 overall and 2-0 in the A-10...The Flyers are riding a four-game win streak that includes a 51-point, 97-46 win vs. Rhode Island and a 65-51 win at Saint Joseph's...Senior Justine Raterman leads the team in both scoring (14.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg).
SERIES RECORD
Temple and Dayton are tied at 11-11 all-time, but the Owls have dominated the series since 2003 with a record of 10-3. For the past two seasons the teams have split, with each winning one regular season match-up and each winning once in the A-10 Tournament Semifinals. In 2010, the Flyers won the regular season match-up in Dayton by a score of 71-63, but Temple got revenge in the A-10 Tournament with a 67-64 OT win to advance to the championship game. In 2011 the Owls won the regular-season meeting at home, 76-52, but lost 75-67 in the A-10 Semifinals.
BATTLE OF THE PRESEASON TOP PICKS
Of the 14 head coaches in the A-10, seven picked Temple to finish first this season while the other seven picked Dayton in the preseason poll.
BIGGEST COMEBACK WIN IN TWO YEARS
Temple's recent 56-55 win in the A-10 opener at Richmond saw the Owls overcome a 14-point deficit en route to the victory. Temple has had plenty of near-comebacks this season and last, but none that resulted in a win since a season-opening victory in 2009-10 when Temple came back from 18 down to defeat Illinois in overtime.
McCARTHY NAMED A-10 AND BIG 5 POW
Kristen McCarthy averaged 18.5 points and 8.0 rebounds over Temple's wins at Western Michigan and Richmond, and earned A-10 co-Player of the Week as well as Big 5 Player of the Week honors for her efforts. The week was capped off by hitting the game-winning jumper with 0.2 seconds remaining in TU's 56-55 win at Richmond.
RIGHT IN IT
Five of the Owls' losses so far came as part of a six-game road swing, and they lost the first four by an average of only seven points. Temple was within two points in the final minute of three of those losses (#24/25 Ohio St., Northern Illinois and St. John's).
BJ DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Senior BJ Williams has led the Owls in assists in nine of 15 games so far this season, and has already racked up 64 total assists (4.6 per game) to rank second among all players in the Atlantic 10.
PEDDY THEFT
Shey Peddy continues to find ways to grab the ball from Temple's opponents, as she leads the team and ranks third in the A-10 this season with 43 steals (2.9 per game).
Peddy set the program's all-time record for steals in a single season last year with 104, recording at least one steal in all but one game. Her 3.2 spg a year ago ranked second in the A-10 and tied for 10th in NCAA Division I.
SHATTERING THE GLASS
In Temple's wins vs. Auburn and Kent State, the Owls averaged 15 more rebounds per game than their opponents (44.5 to 29.5). Temple's 52 rebounds vs. Kent State were the most in nearly three years, since the Owls pulled down 52 boards in an OT win at Tulane on Dec. 28, 2008.
Having allowed its opponents just 33.7 rpg this season, Temple ranks third among all teams in the A-10 in rebounding defense.
McCARTHY MOVES INTO FIFTH ALL-TIME
With a game-high 14 points against Villanova on Dec. 22, Kristen McCarthy moved into fifth place all-time at Temple in career scoring, now with 1,401 points.
McCarthy started the season in 11th place, but advancing further will take some time as Kamesha Hairston ('07) stands in fourth place with 1,573 points (172 ahead of McCarthy).
McCARTHY IS HEAD OF THE CLASS
On Nov. 4, it was announced that Kristen McCarthy was one of 30 candidates selected for the Lowe's 2011-12 Women's Basketball Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes notable achievements in four areas- classroom, character, community and competition. The 10 finalists will be announced in late January, at which time a national ballot will be available to fans. To learn more, visit the website at www.seniorclassaward.com.
PEDDY NAMED TO NAISMITH WATCH LIST
Shey Peddy has been named to the 2011-12 Naismith Trophy Women's early-season watch list, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The list includes the 50 top women's college players from 35 schools around the country, and was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances from the previous year and expectations for the 2012 season.
RPI REPORT
Temple is 66th in the RPI of 342 teams. The A-10's top team is Richmond, ranked 39th.
NOW THE TEAM TO BEAT
After four years of finishing higher than predicted in the A-10, the Owls are finally picked first in a tie with Dayton. Last year Temple was picked third and ended up second, and two years ago was picked fifth and went on to tie for second.
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