Temple University Athletics
Friday, December 21
Villanova, Pa.
6:00 PM
Temple University
at
Villanova
Tyonna Williams
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Women's Basketball Set for First Big 5 Game at Villanova on Friday Night
12.20.12 | Women's Basketball
Game Notes vs. Villanova (PDF)
PHILADELPHIA - For its first Philadelphia Big 5 game of the 2012-13 season, Temple women's basketball will travel across town to face Villanova at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21. The Owls (5-4) are looking to snap a two-game losing streak, while the Wildcats (8-1) are already 2-0 in the Big 5 and have won eight straight games overall.
Live stats for Friday's game will be available HERE, while subscribers can watch a live webcast HERE.
THE OPENING TIP
•The Owls are now on the third game of a six-game road swing...They will not play at home again until January 7.
•Temple is coming off a 71-49 loss at Auburn, a team that improved to 8-2 with the win, and before that the Owls had suffered a disappointing loss at Kent State (71-62 on Dec. 6), a team that had come into the game with a record of 0-7.
•Senior center Victoria Macaulay has recorded five double-doubles, most recently with 25 points and 13 rebounds at Kent State.
•Macaulay currently ranks in a tie for 17th among all Division I players with her five double-doubles, and ranks 27th among all DI players in field-goal percentage (.565) which also leads all players in the Atlantic 10.
•Prior to Dec. 6, the Owls had back-to-back impressive wins, over eight-time defending MAC champ Bowling Green (70-56), and previously undefeated Syracuse (74-67)...The Orange were receiving many votes in both national polls prior to the game.
•Fifth-year head coach Tonya Cardoza has a record of 98-42 and is just two wins away from reaching the 100-win milestone.
•Turnovers have proven costly for the Owls, who have committed over 20 of them in six of nine games...In the 2011-12 season, Temple committed more than 20 turnovers a total of just four times.
•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 (San Jose State is in the top spot).
•Villanova has cruised to an 8-1 record so far, and has won seven straight...The Wildcats have had two common opponents with the Owls in Bowling Green and Montana, with each team defeating both...Villanova is already 2-0 in Big 5 play.
SCOUTING VILLANOVA
The Wildcats are off to an impressive start at 8-1 overall and they have won their last seven straight. They are 2-0 in the Big 5, with both being 5-point wins (over La Salle and Saint Joseph's). Like Temple, Villanova has defeated both Montana and Bowling Green. The Wildcats are led by senior Laura Sweeney with 12.4 ppg and 6.1 rpg. Head Coach Harry Perretta is in his 35th season, and has coached over 1,000 games at Villanova.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. VILLANOVA
Villanova and Temple are meeting for the 39th time since 1975, with the Wildcats leading in the all-time series, 26-12. They have taken three of the last four meetings, including a 56-47 win over the Owls last season. Temple's last win in the series was in 2010 by a score of 55-43 at Villanova.
FIRST BIG 5 GAME
With the ever-changing conference landscape, the one constant for five Philadelphia schools is the chance to win a Big 5 title each year. Temple's game at defending Big 5 champ Villanova is its first of the year, while the Wildcats are already 2-0 with wins over La Salle and Saint Joseph's. The Owls finished second to Villanova a year ago, and won the Big 5 title the year before that.
ORANGE SQUEEZED BY OWLS
After erasing a 14-point, 39-25 halftime deficit, the Owls handed Syracuse its first loss of the season on Dec. 2 in McGonigle Hall. Temple scored 49 points in the second half on 58 percent shooting, and led by as many as eight in the final minutes. Four players scored in double figures, led by Victoria Macaulay with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Rateska Brown, later named the A-10 co-Player of the Week, scored 19 points off the bench, and Tyonna Williams notched her first career double-double with 14 points to go with a career-high 11 assists. The fourth double-digit scorer was Natasha Thames with 10.
SECOND-HALF SURGE
In eight of Temple's nine games so far this season, the Owls have scored more points in the second half than in the first. In those eight games, the Owls have scored 181 first-half points compared to 273 second-half points. They won the only game in which they were tied at halftime (vs. Montana). While a big second half was not enough to overcome deficits vs. Nebraska, Rutgers and Auburn, it was more than enough against Syracuse as the Owls out-scored the Orange 49-28 in the second half to erase a 14-point halftime deficit.
MACAULAY TAKING CHARGE
Along with leading the team in a number of categories on the stat sheet, senior center Victoria Macaulay ranks in the top five among all Atlantic 10 players in six areas. She leads all players in the A-10 with a field-goal percentage of 56.5, is averaging 16.8 ppg (4th), 9.7 rpg (4th), 2.1 blocks per game (3rd), 7.1 def. rpg (2nd) and 35.6 minutes per game (4th).
MACAULAY DOUBLES UP FIVE TIMES
For the fifth time in the Owls' first eight games, senior center Victoria Macaulay notched a double-double in the Owls' loss at Kent State on Dec. 6. She scored a game-high 25 points to go with a game-high 13 rebounds. In Temple's win vs. Syracuse on Dec. 2, she scored a game-high 20 points to go with a game-high 11 rebounds. On Nov. 17 vs. Northwestern, Macaulay scored a career-high 27 points to go with 10 boards. Against Seton Hall on Nov. 14, she added 13 boards to 16 points, and in Temple's season-opening win vs. Montana, Macaulay pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds while scoring 21 points.
BIG 5 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Philadelphia Big 5 honored Victoria Macaulay with the Big 5 Women's Basketball Player of the Week award on Dec. 17. Macaulay shot 8-of-11 from the floor en route to a game-high 18 points in a setback at Auburn. She grabbed six rebounds, blocked three shots, and had three steals while playing all 40 minutes.
PHILADELPHIA - For its first Philadelphia Big 5 game of the 2012-13 season, Temple women's basketball will travel across town to face Villanova at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21. The Owls (5-4) are looking to snap a two-game losing streak, while the Wildcats (8-1) are already 2-0 in the Big 5 and have won eight straight games overall.
Live stats for Friday's game will be available HERE, while subscribers can watch a live webcast HERE.
THE OPENING TIP
•The Owls are now on the third game of a six-game road swing...They will not play at home again until January 7.
•Temple is coming off a 71-49 loss at Auburn, a team that improved to 8-2 with the win, and before that the Owls had suffered a disappointing loss at Kent State (71-62 on Dec. 6), a team that had come into the game with a record of 0-7.
•Senior center Victoria Macaulay has recorded five double-doubles, most recently with 25 points and 13 rebounds at Kent State.
•Macaulay currently ranks in a tie for 17th among all Division I players with her five double-doubles, and ranks 27th among all DI players in field-goal percentage (.565) which also leads all players in the Atlantic 10.
•Prior to Dec. 6, the Owls had back-to-back impressive wins, over eight-time defending MAC champ Bowling Green (70-56), and previously undefeated Syracuse (74-67)...The Orange were receiving many votes in both national polls prior to the game.
•Fifth-year head coach Tonya Cardoza has a record of 98-42 and is just two wins away from reaching the 100-win milestone.
•Turnovers have proven costly for the Owls, who have committed over 20 of them in six of nine games...In the 2011-12 season, Temple committed more than 20 turnovers a total of just four times.
•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 (San Jose State is in the top spot).
•Villanova has cruised to an 8-1 record so far, and has won seven straight...The Wildcats have had two common opponents with the Owls in Bowling Green and Montana, with each team defeating both...Villanova is already 2-0 in Big 5 play.
SCOUTING VILLANOVA
The Wildcats are off to an impressive start at 8-1 overall and they have won their last seven straight. They are 2-0 in the Big 5, with both being 5-point wins (over La Salle and Saint Joseph's). Like Temple, Villanova has defeated both Montana and Bowling Green. The Wildcats are led by senior Laura Sweeney with 12.4 ppg and 6.1 rpg. Head Coach Harry Perretta is in his 35th season, and has coached over 1,000 games at Villanova.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. VILLANOVA
Villanova and Temple are meeting for the 39th time since 1975, with the Wildcats leading in the all-time series, 26-12. They have taken three of the last four meetings, including a 56-47 win over the Owls last season. Temple's last win in the series was in 2010 by a score of 55-43 at Villanova.
FIRST BIG 5 GAME
With the ever-changing conference landscape, the one constant for five Philadelphia schools is the chance to win a Big 5 title each year. Temple's game at defending Big 5 champ Villanova is its first of the year, while the Wildcats are already 2-0 with wins over La Salle and Saint Joseph's. The Owls finished second to Villanova a year ago, and won the Big 5 title the year before that.
ORANGE SQUEEZED BY OWLS
After erasing a 14-point, 39-25 halftime deficit, the Owls handed Syracuse its first loss of the season on Dec. 2 in McGonigle Hall. Temple scored 49 points in the second half on 58 percent shooting, and led by as many as eight in the final minutes. Four players scored in double figures, led by Victoria Macaulay with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Rateska Brown, later named the A-10 co-Player of the Week, scored 19 points off the bench, and Tyonna Williams notched her first career double-double with 14 points to go with a career-high 11 assists. The fourth double-digit scorer was Natasha Thames with 10.
SECOND-HALF SURGE
In eight of Temple's nine games so far this season, the Owls have scored more points in the second half than in the first. In those eight games, the Owls have scored 181 first-half points compared to 273 second-half points. They won the only game in which they were tied at halftime (vs. Montana). While a big second half was not enough to overcome deficits vs. Nebraska, Rutgers and Auburn, it was more than enough against Syracuse as the Owls out-scored the Orange 49-28 in the second half to erase a 14-point halftime deficit.
MACAULAY TAKING CHARGE
Along with leading the team in a number of categories on the stat sheet, senior center Victoria Macaulay ranks in the top five among all Atlantic 10 players in six areas. She leads all players in the A-10 with a field-goal percentage of 56.5, is averaging 16.8 ppg (4th), 9.7 rpg (4th), 2.1 blocks per game (3rd), 7.1 def. rpg (2nd) and 35.6 minutes per game (4th).
MACAULAY DOUBLES UP FIVE TIMES
For the fifth time in the Owls' first eight games, senior center Victoria Macaulay notched a double-double in the Owls' loss at Kent State on Dec. 6. She scored a game-high 25 points to go with a game-high 13 rebounds. In Temple's win vs. Syracuse on Dec. 2, she scored a game-high 20 points to go with a game-high 11 rebounds. On Nov. 17 vs. Northwestern, Macaulay scored a career-high 27 points to go with 10 boards. Against Seton Hall on Nov. 14, she added 13 boards to 16 points, and in Temple's season-opening win vs. Montana, Macaulay pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds while scoring 21 points.
BIG 5 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Philadelphia Big 5 honored Victoria Macaulay with the Big 5 Women's Basketball Player of the Week award on Dec. 17. Macaulay shot 8-of-11 from the floor en route to a game-high 18 points in a setback at Auburn. She grabbed six rebounds, blocked three shots, and had three steals while playing all 40 minutes.
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