Temple University Athletics
Thursday, March 22
McGonigle Hall
7:00 PM
Temple University
vs
Syracuse
Photo by: Mitchell Leff
Women's Basketball to Host Syracuse in WNIT Sweet 16 on Thursday
3.21.12 | Women's Basketball
Owls (23-9) face Orange (20-14) at McGonigle Hall at 7 pm for the right to advance to WNIT Quarterfinals
Game Notes vs. Syracuse (PDF) l Preview by KYW Radio's Matt Leon
PHILADELPHIA - For the third time in as many games of the WNIT, Temple women's basketball will play on its home court at McGonigle Hall as the Owls (23-9) are set to host Syracuse (20-14) on Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. The Orange advanced to the WNIT Sweet 16 with a 65-43 win at Drexel on Monday night, while Temple had advanced this past Saturday with a 64-59 win against Harvard. There will be a FREE live webcast of the game HERE, and live stats are available HERE. To keep up with all the action in the WNIT, visit www.womensnit.com.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students/groups. Tickets can be purchased at the Liacouras Center box office or by calling the sales office at 215-204-8499. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on Thursday in McGonigle Hall but only cash will be accepted. Fans who wish to purchase tickets with a credit card need to purchase them in the Liacouras Center box office, which will be open at game time.
The winner of Thursday's game will advance to the WNIT Quarterfinals to face the winner of VCU at Toledo. That game will be played at the same time as Temple-Syracuse.
SERIES RECORD
Syracuse won the only previous meeting between the two teams back in 1981 by a narrow margin of 75-74.
THE OPENING TIP
•Temple is 23-9 overall and has now won 20 or more games for a ninth straight season...The Owls finished the A-10 season in second place at 13-1, and had won 14 straight before having that streak snapped in a 66-63 loss to Dayton in the A-10 Semifinals.
•The Owls are now 6-3 all-time in the WNIT, with their last appearance prior to this season coming in a narrow, 59-57 loss at James Madison in the first round in 2001.
•Shey Peddy hit the 1,000-point mark in just her Temple career (two years) with a game-high 21 points vs. Quinnpiac in the WNIT First Round...She now has 1,025 as an Owl and 1,879 overall.
•Peddy again led all players with 24 points in the Owls' WNIT Second-Round win vs. Harvard, hitting four three-pointers for a second straight game and going 6-of-7 at the line.
•Kristen McCarthy recorded a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds against Quinnipiac while Brittany Lewis scored 11 points, grabbed 11 boards and came one assist shy of a triple-double with a career-high nine assists...Victoria Macaulay scored 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the win.
•Peddy's 73 three-pointers rank first on the program's all-time single-season record list.
•BJ Williams, who now ranks fifth all-time in the program for career assists with 361, leads all players in the A-10 with 151 assists (4.9 per game).
•Peddy leads all players in the A-10 with 17.5 ppg and ranks second in steals with 101 (3.2 per game).
•Syracuse is 20-14 overall and went 6-10 in BIG EAST play this season...The Orange have wins at Hartford (59-42) and at Drexel (65-43) so far in the WNIT...Three players average in double figures in scoring, led by senior Iasia Hemingway with 14.9 ppg...Junior Kayla Alexander averages 14.3 ppg along with 7.3 rpg while junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas averages 10.9 ppg along with a team-best 7.6 rpg.
WNIT HISTORY
Temple is making its fourth-ever appearance in the WNIT. The Owls last played in the tournament in 2001, falling narrowly in a game at James Madison by a score of 59-57. In both 1982 and 1983, Temple went 2-1. The Owls placed fifth in the tournament in 1982 and seventh in 1983.
NINE STARTED; TWO REMAIN
Of the 12 Division I basketball teams in Philadelphia (men and women), nine earned postseason berths either in the NCAA Tournament, NIT, WNIT or CBI (Penn MBB). Only two now remain, as Temple is joined by the Villanova women's team in the WNIT and the two are the last area teams standing in the postseason.
PHILADELPHIA - For the third time in as many games of the WNIT, Temple women's basketball will play on its home court at McGonigle Hall as the Owls (23-9) are set to host Syracuse (20-14) on Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. The Orange advanced to the WNIT Sweet 16 with a 65-43 win at Drexel on Monday night, while Temple had advanced this past Saturday with a 64-59 win against Harvard. There will be a FREE live webcast of the game HERE, and live stats are available HERE. To keep up with all the action in the WNIT, visit www.womensnit.com.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students/groups. Tickets can be purchased at the Liacouras Center box office or by calling the sales office at 215-204-8499. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on Thursday in McGonigle Hall but only cash will be accepted. Fans who wish to purchase tickets with a credit card need to purchase them in the Liacouras Center box office, which will be open at game time.
The winner of Thursday's game will advance to the WNIT Quarterfinals to face the winner of VCU at Toledo. That game will be played at the same time as Temple-Syracuse.
SERIES RECORD
Syracuse won the only previous meeting between the two teams back in 1981 by a narrow margin of 75-74.
THE OPENING TIP
•Temple is 23-9 overall and has now won 20 or more games for a ninth straight season...The Owls finished the A-10 season in second place at 13-1, and had won 14 straight before having that streak snapped in a 66-63 loss to Dayton in the A-10 Semifinals.
•The Owls are now 6-3 all-time in the WNIT, with their last appearance prior to this season coming in a narrow, 59-57 loss at James Madison in the first round in 2001.
•Shey Peddy hit the 1,000-point mark in just her Temple career (two years) with a game-high 21 points vs. Quinnpiac in the WNIT First Round...She now has 1,025 as an Owl and 1,879 overall.
•Peddy again led all players with 24 points in the Owls' WNIT Second-Round win vs. Harvard, hitting four three-pointers for a second straight game and going 6-of-7 at the line.
•Kristen McCarthy recorded a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds against Quinnipiac while Brittany Lewis scored 11 points, grabbed 11 boards and came one assist shy of a triple-double with a career-high nine assists...Victoria Macaulay scored 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the win.
•Peddy's 73 three-pointers rank first on the program's all-time single-season record list.
•BJ Williams, who now ranks fifth all-time in the program for career assists with 361, leads all players in the A-10 with 151 assists (4.9 per game).
•Peddy leads all players in the A-10 with 17.5 ppg and ranks second in steals with 101 (3.2 per game).
•Syracuse is 20-14 overall and went 6-10 in BIG EAST play this season...The Orange have wins at Hartford (59-42) and at Drexel (65-43) so far in the WNIT...Three players average in double figures in scoring, led by senior Iasia Hemingway with 14.9 ppg...Junior Kayla Alexander averages 14.3 ppg along with 7.3 rpg while junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas averages 10.9 ppg along with a team-best 7.6 rpg.
WNIT HISTORY
Temple is making its fourth-ever appearance in the WNIT. The Owls last played in the tournament in 2001, falling narrowly in a game at James Madison by a score of 59-57. In both 1982 and 1983, Temple went 2-1. The Owls placed fifth in the tournament in 1982 and seventh in 1983.
NINE STARTED; TWO REMAIN
Of the 12 Division I basketball teams in Philadelphia (men and women), nine earned postseason berths either in the NCAA Tournament, NIT, WNIT or CBI (Penn MBB). Only two now remain, as Temple is joined by the Villanova women's team in the WNIT and the two are the last area teams standing in the postseason.
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