Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, November 21
McGonigle Hall
7:00 PM
Temple University
vs
Rutgers
Freshman Erica Covile
Photo by: Mitchell Leff
Women's Basketball Will Host Region Rival Rutgers on Wednesday Night at McGonigle Hall
11.20.12 | Women's Basketball
Game Notes vs. Rutgers (PDF)
PHILADELPHIA - For the 46th time in program history, Temple women's basketball will face region rival Rutgers (1-1) on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. in McGonigle Hall. The Owls are 3-0 at home this season (3-1 overall) and coming off two wins over Seton Hall and Northeastern last week. Fans can view live stats of Wednesday's game HERE, and subscribers can watch a live webcast HERE.
THE OPENING TIP
•Temple is going for win number three in a row after a 2-0 week last week...The Owls got a 54-38 win vs. Seton Hall on Nov. 14 and followed it up with a 63-59 win over Northeastern on Nov. 17.
•The Rutgers game marks the third in a three-game homestand for Temple..The Owls will then play seven of their following eight games on the road.
•Senior Victoria Macaulay notched her third double-double in four games with a career-high 27 points to go with 10 rebounds in leading the Owls to the win over Northeastern...She also blocked a career-high five shots and played a career-high 40 minutes.
•Fifth-year head coach Tonya Cardoza has a record of 96-39 and is just four wins away from reaching the 100-win milestone.
•In the season opener on Nov. 9, Temple defeated Montana, 55-41...The Owls were led by Macaulay who tied her then-career high with 21 points while also grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds.
•Macaulay was selected to the Preseason Atlantic 10 First Team and Preseason Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team.
•The Owls were picked to finish fifth of 16 teams in the 2012-13 A-10 Preseason Poll.
•The Owls will play a total of three non-conference games vs. teams that had RPI's under 50 last year: Rutgers, Nebraska and Georgetown, as well as Michigan State (RPI 62).
•Temple has six freshmen on a roster of 11, making the Owls the second-most inexperienced team in NCAA Division I women's basketball this season.
MACAULAY DOUBLES UP YET AGAIN
For the third time in four games, senior center Victoria Macaulay notched a double-double in the Owls' win over Northeastern on Nov. 17. She scored a career-high 27 points to go with 10 rebounds, while also blocking a career-high five shots and playing a career-high 40 minutes. Against Seton Hall on Nov. 14, she added 13 rebounds to 16 points, and in Temple's season-opening win vs. Montana, Macaulay pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds while scoring 21 points.
SCOUTING RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights suffered a close loss in their season opener at #10 /10 Georgia, 57-51, but are now 1-1 after a 56-52 win over George Washington. Senior Monique Oliver leads the team with 12.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg, with 11 of her 15 boards coming on the offensive end.
LAST TIME OUT VS. RUTGERS
Hot shooting by #11/12 Rutgers, particularly in the first half, lifted the Scarlet Knights to a 71-50 win over the Owls on Nov. 30, 2011. For Rutgers, its 54.9 percent shooting percentage was the best since 2009, while for Temple the loss was its fifth straight at the time.
Then-senior Shey Peddy scored a team-high 16 points, also leading the Owls with six rebounds and four steals. Then-freshman Tyonna Williams came off the bench and hit her first three three-point attempts en route to scoring a then-season-high 11 points. Two of Rutgers' leading scorers in that contest have now graduated- April Sykes and Kadijah Rushdan, while the third, who had 16 points, i s current senior Monique Oliver.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. RUTGERS
Temple and Rutgers, long-time region rivals, will be playing their 46th game against each other when the Scarlet Knights visit Philadelphia. Rutgers leads the all-time series against Temple, 34-11, but the Owls had won two in a row before losing in Piscataway last season.
FRONTCOURT SHINES IN SEASON OPENER
The Owls pulled down 48 rebounds in their season-opening win over Montana on Nov. 9, a number they exceeded only twice in all of the 2011-12 season.
Temple's style is less guard-oriented than in the last few years, and the frontcourt shined with the three starting post players combining for 31 rebounds. Senior Victoria Macaulay led the charge with a career-high 16 boards, and Temple out-rebounded Montana 48-31.
FRESHMEN LEAD AT NEBRASKA
In their first-ever game against a nationally-ranked opponent, two of the Owls' freshmen had strong showings. Erica Covile led Temple with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting at #18/19 Nebraska on Nov. 11, also pulling down six boards and leading the team with two steals. Sally Kabengano grabbed a team-best nine rebounds and scored eight points in the contest.
TRULY CARDOZA'S TEAM
With this now being her fifth year at Temple, head coach Tonya Cardoza has a team composed entirely of her own recruits for the first time in her career.
PRESEASON HONORS FOR MACAULAY
Temple's lone senior, Victoria Macaulay, was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason First Team as well as to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team. The preseason awards and rankings were a result of voting by the league's 16 head coaches. Macaulay led the team with 7.5 rebounds per game last year, and was third with 9.7 points per game.
YOUTH IN SPADES
Based on input from Division I women's basketball sports information directors around the country, Temple has been determined to be the second-most inexperienced team in NCAA DI.
The information, collected by UIC's Mike Laninga, took the total number of years of experience on a team and divided it by the number of current players on the roster. Temple's players have an average of 0.727 years of experience to tie for second with SIU-Carbondale. San Jose State came in at number one with an average of 0.44 years per player. The Owls are not alone in the Atlantic 10, as Dayton and Rhode Island are among others tied for sixth on the list, and Butler is tied for 16th.
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
Two members of this year's team have the unique distinction of being the first players not from North America since at least 1980 if not all-time. While four Owls since 1980 have hailed from Ontario, Canada, no others have been from overseas. Freshman May Dayan hails from Ashdod, Israel, and freshman Sally Kabengano calls Stockholm, Sweden, her home. Both played for national teams in their home countries, and both have started in every game for the Owls so far.
PHILADELPHIA - For the 46th time in program history, Temple women's basketball will face region rival Rutgers (1-1) on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. in McGonigle Hall. The Owls are 3-0 at home this season (3-1 overall) and coming off two wins over Seton Hall and Northeastern last week. Fans can view live stats of Wednesday's game HERE, and subscribers can watch a live webcast HERE.
THE OPENING TIP
•Temple is going for win number three in a row after a 2-0 week last week...The Owls got a 54-38 win vs. Seton Hall on Nov. 14 and followed it up with a 63-59 win over Northeastern on Nov. 17.
•The Rutgers game marks the third in a three-game homestand for Temple..The Owls will then play seven of their following eight games on the road.
•Senior Victoria Macaulay notched her third double-double in four games with a career-high 27 points to go with 10 rebounds in leading the Owls to the win over Northeastern...She also blocked a career-high five shots and played a career-high 40 minutes.
•Fifth-year head coach Tonya Cardoza has a record of 96-39 and is just four wins away from reaching the 100-win milestone.
•In the season opener on Nov. 9, Temple defeated Montana, 55-41...The Owls were led by Macaulay who tied her then-career high with 21 points while also grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds.
•Macaulay was selected to the Preseason Atlantic 10 First Team and Preseason Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team.
•The Owls were picked to finish fifth of 16 teams in the 2012-13 A-10 Preseason Poll.
•The Owls will play a total of three non-conference games vs. teams that had RPI's under 50 last year: Rutgers, Nebraska and Georgetown, as well as Michigan State (RPI 62).
•Temple has six freshmen on a roster of 11, making the Owls the second-most inexperienced team in NCAA Division I women's basketball this season.
MACAULAY DOUBLES UP YET AGAIN
For the third time in four games, senior center Victoria Macaulay notched a double-double in the Owls' win over Northeastern on Nov. 17. She scored a career-high 27 points to go with 10 rebounds, while also blocking a career-high five shots and playing a career-high 40 minutes. Against Seton Hall on Nov. 14, she added 13 rebounds to 16 points, and in Temple's season-opening win vs. Montana, Macaulay pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds while scoring 21 points.
SCOUTING RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights suffered a close loss in their season opener at #10 /10 Georgia, 57-51, but are now 1-1 after a 56-52 win over George Washington. Senior Monique Oliver leads the team with 12.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg, with 11 of her 15 boards coming on the offensive end.
LAST TIME OUT VS. RUTGERS
Hot shooting by #11/12 Rutgers, particularly in the first half, lifted the Scarlet Knights to a 71-50 win over the Owls on Nov. 30, 2011. For Rutgers, its 54.9 percent shooting percentage was the best since 2009, while for Temple the loss was its fifth straight at the time.
Then-senior Shey Peddy scored a team-high 16 points, also leading the Owls with six rebounds and four steals. Then-freshman Tyonna Williams came off the bench and hit her first three three-point attempts en route to scoring a then-season-high 11 points. Two of Rutgers' leading scorers in that contest have now graduated- April Sykes and Kadijah Rushdan, while the third, who had 16 points, i s current senior Monique Oliver.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. RUTGERS
Temple and Rutgers, long-time region rivals, will be playing their 46th game against each other when the Scarlet Knights visit Philadelphia. Rutgers leads the all-time series against Temple, 34-11, but the Owls had won two in a row before losing in Piscataway last season.
FRONTCOURT SHINES IN SEASON OPENER
The Owls pulled down 48 rebounds in their season-opening win over Montana on Nov. 9, a number they exceeded only twice in all of the 2011-12 season.
Temple's style is less guard-oriented than in the last few years, and the frontcourt shined with the three starting post players combining for 31 rebounds. Senior Victoria Macaulay led the charge with a career-high 16 boards, and Temple out-rebounded Montana 48-31.
FRESHMEN LEAD AT NEBRASKA
In their first-ever game against a nationally-ranked opponent, two of the Owls' freshmen had strong showings. Erica Covile led Temple with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting at #18/19 Nebraska on Nov. 11, also pulling down six boards and leading the team with two steals. Sally Kabengano grabbed a team-best nine rebounds and scored eight points in the contest.
TRULY CARDOZA'S TEAM
With this now being her fifth year at Temple, head coach Tonya Cardoza has a team composed entirely of her own recruits for the first time in her career.
PRESEASON HONORS FOR MACAULAY
Temple's lone senior, Victoria Macaulay, was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason First Team as well as to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team. The preseason awards and rankings were a result of voting by the league's 16 head coaches. Macaulay led the team with 7.5 rebounds per game last year, and was third with 9.7 points per game.
YOUTH IN SPADES
Based on input from Division I women's basketball sports information directors around the country, Temple has been determined to be the second-most inexperienced team in NCAA DI.
The information, collected by UIC's Mike Laninga, took the total number of years of experience on a team and divided it by the number of current players on the roster. Temple's players have an average of 0.727 years of experience to tie for second with SIU-Carbondale. San Jose State came in at number one with an average of 0.44 years per player. The Owls are not alone in the Atlantic 10, as Dayton and Rhode Island are among others tied for sixth on the list, and Butler is tied for 16th.
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
Two members of this year's team have the unique distinction of being the first players not from North America since at least 1980 if not all-time. While four Owls since 1980 have hailed from Ontario, Canada, no others have been from overseas. Freshman May Dayan hails from Ashdod, Israel, and freshman Sally Kabengano calls Stockholm, Sweden, her home. Both played for national teams in their home countries, and both have started in every game for the Owls so far.
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