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2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 10
LaKeisha Eaddy
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Md.
Bio
Career:
Finished career ranked first all-time at Temple in career steals with 252 and second in career assists with 489…Reached the 1,000-point mark on January 30 of her senior season and finished with 1,124 career points to rank 14th all-time…Three-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Team selection…Named to A-10 Second Team as a junior, A-10 Third Team as a senior and A-10 Rookie Team as a freshman…Named to the Big 5 First Team as a junior and senior…A-10 Academic Team selection as a senior…Big 5 Academic Team honoree as a junior and senior.
2009-10:
Atlantic 10 Third Team selection…Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team selection for the third straight year…Big 5 First Team…Preseason A-10 Second Team…Named to 2010 A-10 All-Tournament Team after averaging 12 ppg and 4.0 assists per game over TU’s two wins and championship loss…Ranked third on the team with 8.6 points per game…Led the team with 114 assists…Dished out 10 assists in Temple’s season-opener OT win vs. Illinois…Recorded a career-high eight steals vs. Dartmouth…Scored 16 points in leading TU to a win at Rutgers; the Owls’ first win vs. Rutgers in her career…Big 5 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Dec. 7…TU’s second-leading scorer at #12/11 Florida State with 13 points…Missed TU’s games at Xavier (1/10) and vs. Fordham (1/13) due to a broken nose and concussion suffered in practice…Returned from two games out due to injury and scored a game and season-high 17 points in TU’s 58-55 OT win vs. Saint Joseph’s…Hit a jumper with 3.9 seconds left to lift TU to a 58-56 win at Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 2…Scored 14 points in TU’s win vs. UMass…Scored 14 points and dished out five assists in TU’s win vs. Charlotte…Scored 13 points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Dayton…Scored 13 points and dished out five assists in TU’s win at Richmond…Scored 17 points including a career-high five three-pointers in TU’s A-10 quarterfinal win vs. Duquesne on March 6…Scored 15 points and tallied a game-high six steals in Temple’s NCAA First Round win vs. James Madison…Ranked 5th in the A-10 in assists per game at 3.6, and 3rd in steals per game at 2.2.
2008-09: Transitioned to point guard and became one of the program’s best…Led team and Atlantic 10 with 165 assists, which is second on Temple’s single season assist list…Was second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.4 ppg…Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and to the A-10’s All-Defensive Team…Was a preseason All-A-10 selection…Garnered First Team Big Five honors…Was also named to the Big Five All-Academic Team…Had 20 double figure scoring games and four double-doubles…Reached double figure assists in three games…Also led Owls and A-10 in steals with 83…Nearly had a triple double with 17 points, nine rebounds (all defensive) and eight assists at Illinois (11/23)…Scored a team-high 16 points and tied a career-high six steals vs. Florida State (12/7)…Nearly had a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and had seven assists and six steals at Tulane (12/28)…Set Liacouras Center record with 12 assists and had 12 points for second double-double vs. URI (1/14), which was the first time a points/assists double-double had been achieved since 1992…Had third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 assists to go along with eight assists at Central Michigan (1/28)…Netted 20 points, including a career-high 3-of-5 from long range and dished four assists at Fordham (2/4)…Had third double-double of the season in points and assists with 14 points and 11 assists vs. Saint Louis (2/8)…Was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week ending 2/9…Led Owls with a game-high 21 points and had four steals vs. Richmond (2/21)…Scored 12 points, dished five assists and blocked a career-high two shots vs. #13 Xavier (2/25)…Netted 13 points and had game-highs of seven assists and five steals at George Washington (3/1)…Scored career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting and had five assists and five steals vs. St. Bonaventure in A-10 quarterfinal (3/8)…Dished game-high six assists in NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Florida (3/22)…Given Temple’s MVP award…Earned the Owl Club Academic Award…Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll.
2007-08: Started in almost every game for second-straight season…Was third on the team in scoring, averaging 9 ppg…Led team in steals (46)…Was second on the squad in assists, dishing 94…Had six blocks…Named to Atlantic 10’s All-Defensive Team…Garnered Second Team All Big Five honors…Reached double figures in 14 of 34 games…Posted four steals in four different games…Had 11 points, a season-high eight rebounds, four steals and three assists at #8/10 Georgia…Dished season-high six assists vs. Kent State (12/5)…Netted season-high 23 points and had a team-high five assists at Western Michigan (12/18)…Led Temple with 14 points against Florida (1/5)…Had solid game of nine points, four assists and six rebounds in upset of #13 George Washington…Had great game of 12 points, four assists and four steals vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/30)…Netted 15 points, including 10 in the first half, at Saint Joseph’s (2/20)…Scored 20 points and posted career-highs at the free throw line with a 10-for-15 performance at Saint Louis (2/27)…Led Owls with 16 points, was a perfect seven-for-seven from the field and had a season-high two three pointers vs. UMass (3/1)...Scored six second-half points vs. Arizona State in NCAA Tournament First Round (3/23)…Named to Temple’s Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2006-07: Became first freshman in the Staley era to start every game…Averaged 6.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg…Led team in assists (116), the largest total for a freshman in Temple women’s basketball history…Was second on the team in steals (52)…Named to Atlantic 10’s All-Rookie Team…Named Philadelphia Big Five’s Rookie of the Year…Finished sixth in the A-10 in assists and fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.51)…Had four assists, four steals and six points in Temple debut vs. Drexel (11/17)…Dished season-high seven assists vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/17)…Had solid game of five rebounds, 10 points, six assists and three steals vs. Western Michigan (12/19)…Led Temple with season-high 20 points and had three steals at Villanova (12/22)…Scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half and overtime period, and had a career-high six steals at Florida (1/2)…Led Owls with 17 points, season-high six rebounds and three steals vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/9)…Scored 13 points on six-of-nine shooting from the field vs. La Salle (2/12)…Netted 14 points and dished four assists at Charlotte (2/18)…Had game-high four assists at #9 George Washington (2/25)…Netted 10 points in A-10 Quarterfinal vs. St. Bonaventure (3/3)…Tied season-high of six rebounds vs. Duke in NCAA Tournament Second Round (3/20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 22 points, seven steals, six rebounds and four assists per game to lead River Hill to the Maryland 3A title and a perfect 28-0 season in 2005-06…Selected Washington Post All-Met…Finished high school career as River Hill’s all-time leader in points (1,680), steals (646) and assists (380)…Voted Washington Post Howard County Player of the Year in 2005…Averaged 22 points, six rebounds, 9.1 steals and 4.1 assists per game to lead Hawks to first 25-victory season and first state appearance in 2004-05…Helped the squad go undefeated in the regular season as a junior…Finished one rebound shy of a quadruple double in 2004-05 Maryland state semifinal game with 18 points, 15 steals, 10 assists and nine rebounds…Participated in Pennsylvania All-Star Shootout as a junior.
MAJOR: Sport and recreation management.
GETTING TO KNOW LAKEISHA EADDY:
If a movie was made about your life, which actress would play you? Kyla Pratt or Bow Wow.
I chose my number because… It was a family legacy.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine it would be… Sports Illustrated.
Most people don’t know that I can… Do hair and eyebrows.
What are your favorite television shows? CSI and Family Guy.
What is the most played song on your iPod right now? Any Lil’ Wayne song.
If you could invite three people (dead or alive) to dinner who would they be? My Dad, Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama.
What is your favorite spot in Philadelphia? South Street.
The one superhero ability that I would like to have is… The ability to read minds.
My favorite thing about Temple is… My teammates.
Who or what inspires you? My Mom, Dad and faith.
Finished career ranked first all-time at Temple in career steals with 252 and second in career assists with 489…Reached the 1,000-point mark on January 30 of her senior season and finished with 1,124 career points to rank 14th all-time…Three-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Team selection…Named to A-10 Second Team as a junior, A-10 Third Team as a senior and A-10 Rookie Team as a freshman…Named to the Big 5 First Team as a junior and senior…A-10 Academic Team selection as a senior…Big 5 Academic Team honoree as a junior and senior.
2009-10:
Atlantic 10 Third Team selection…Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team selection for the third straight year…Big 5 First Team…Preseason A-10 Second Team…Named to 2010 A-10 All-Tournament Team after averaging 12 ppg and 4.0 assists per game over TU’s two wins and championship loss…Ranked third on the team with 8.6 points per game…Led the team with 114 assists…Dished out 10 assists in Temple’s season-opener OT win vs. Illinois…Recorded a career-high eight steals vs. Dartmouth…Scored 16 points in leading TU to a win at Rutgers; the Owls’ first win vs. Rutgers in her career…Big 5 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Dec. 7…TU’s second-leading scorer at #12/11 Florida State with 13 points…Missed TU’s games at Xavier (1/10) and vs. Fordham (1/13) due to a broken nose and concussion suffered in practice…Returned from two games out due to injury and scored a game and season-high 17 points in TU’s 58-55 OT win vs. Saint Joseph’s…Hit a jumper with 3.9 seconds left to lift TU to a 58-56 win at Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 2…Scored 14 points in TU’s win vs. UMass…Scored 14 points and dished out five assists in TU’s win vs. Charlotte…Scored 13 points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Dayton…Scored 13 points and dished out five assists in TU’s win at Richmond…Scored 17 points including a career-high five three-pointers in TU’s A-10 quarterfinal win vs. Duquesne on March 6…Scored 15 points and tallied a game-high six steals in Temple’s NCAA First Round win vs. James Madison…Ranked 5th in the A-10 in assists per game at 3.6, and 3rd in steals per game at 2.2.
2008-09: Transitioned to point guard and became one of the program’s best…Led team and Atlantic 10 with 165 assists, which is second on Temple’s single season assist list…Was second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.4 ppg…Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and to the A-10’s All-Defensive Team…Was a preseason All-A-10 selection…Garnered First Team Big Five honors…Was also named to the Big Five All-Academic Team…Had 20 double figure scoring games and four double-doubles…Reached double figure assists in three games…Also led Owls and A-10 in steals with 83…Nearly had a triple double with 17 points, nine rebounds (all defensive) and eight assists at Illinois (11/23)…Scored a team-high 16 points and tied a career-high six steals vs. Florida State (12/7)…Nearly had a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and had seven assists and six steals at Tulane (12/28)…Set Liacouras Center record with 12 assists and had 12 points for second double-double vs. URI (1/14), which was the first time a points/assists double-double had been achieved since 1992…Had third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 assists to go along with eight assists at Central Michigan (1/28)…Netted 20 points, including a career-high 3-of-5 from long range and dished four assists at Fordham (2/4)…Had third double-double of the season in points and assists with 14 points and 11 assists vs. Saint Louis (2/8)…Was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week ending 2/9…Led Owls with a game-high 21 points and had four steals vs. Richmond (2/21)…Scored 12 points, dished five assists and blocked a career-high two shots vs. #13 Xavier (2/25)…Netted 13 points and had game-highs of seven assists and five steals at George Washington (3/1)…Scored career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting and had five assists and five steals vs. St. Bonaventure in A-10 quarterfinal (3/8)…Dished game-high six assists in NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Florida (3/22)…Given Temple’s MVP award…Earned the Owl Club Academic Award…Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll.
2007-08: Started in almost every game for second-straight season…Was third on the team in scoring, averaging 9 ppg…Led team in steals (46)…Was second on the squad in assists, dishing 94…Had six blocks…Named to Atlantic 10’s All-Defensive Team…Garnered Second Team All Big Five honors…Reached double figures in 14 of 34 games…Posted four steals in four different games…Had 11 points, a season-high eight rebounds, four steals and three assists at #8/10 Georgia…Dished season-high six assists vs. Kent State (12/5)…Netted season-high 23 points and had a team-high five assists at Western Michigan (12/18)…Led Temple with 14 points against Florida (1/5)…Had solid game of nine points, four assists and six rebounds in upset of #13 George Washington…Had great game of 12 points, four assists and four steals vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/30)…Netted 15 points, including 10 in the first half, at Saint Joseph’s (2/20)…Scored 20 points and posted career-highs at the free throw line with a 10-for-15 performance at Saint Louis (2/27)…Led Owls with 16 points, was a perfect seven-for-seven from the field and had a season-high two three pointers vs. UMass (3/1)...Scored six second-half points vs. Arizona State in NCAA Tournament First Round (3/23)…Named to Temple’s Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2006-07: Became first freshman in the Staley era to start every game…Averaged 6.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg…Led team in assists (116), the largest total for a freshman in Temple women’s basketball history…Was second on the team in steals (52)…Named to Atlantic 10’s All-Rookie Team…Named Philadelphia Big Five’s Rookie of the Year…Finished sixth in the A-10 in assists and fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.51)…Had four assists, four steals and six points in Temple debut vs. Drexel (11/17)…Dished season-high seven assists vs. Miami (Ohio) (12/17)…Had solid game of five rebounds, 10 points, six assists and three steals vs. Western Michigan (12/19)…Led Temple with season-high 20 points and had three steals at Villanova (12/22)…Scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half and overtime period, and had a career-high six steals at Florida (1/2)…Led Owls with 17 points, season-high six rebounds and three steals vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/9)…Scored 13 points on six-of-nine shooting from the field vs. La Salle (2/12)…Netted 14 points and dished four assists at Charlotte (2/18)…Had game-high four assists at #9 George Washington (2/25)…Netted 10 points in A-10 Quarterfinal vs. St. Bonaventure (3/3)…Tied season-high of six rebounds vs. Duke in NCAA Tournament Second Round (3/20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 22 points, seven steals, six rebounds and four assists per game to lead River Hill to the Maryland 3A title and a perfect 28-0 season in 2005-06…Selected Washington Post All-Met…Finished high school career as River Hill’s all-time leader in points (1,680), steals (646) and assists (380)…Voted Washington Post Howard County Player of the Year in 2005…Averaged 22 points, six rebounds, 9.1 steals and 4.1 assists per game to lead Hawks to first 25-victory season and first state appearance in 2004-05…Helped the squad go undefeated in the regular season as a junior…Finished one rebound shy of a quadruple double in 2004-05 Maryland state semifinal game with 18 points, 15 steals, 10 assists and nine rebounds…Participated in Pennsylvania All-Star Shootout as a junior.
MAJOR: Sport and recreation management.
GETTING TO KNOW LAKEISHA EADDY:
If a movie was made about your life, which actress would play you? Kyla Pratt or Bow Wow.
I chose my number because… It was a family legacy.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine it would be… Sports Illustrated.
Most people don’t know that I can… Do hair and eyebrows.
What are your favorite television shows? CSI and Family Guy.
What is the most played song on your iPod right now? Any Lil’ Wayne song.
If you could invite three people (dead or alive) to dinner who would they be? My Dad, Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama.
What is your favorite spot in Philadelphia? South Street.
The one superhero ability that I would like to have is… The ability to read minds.
My favorite thing about Temple is… My teammates.
Who or what inspires you? My Mom, Dad and faith.
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