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2010-11 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 13
Qwedia Wallace
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, N.C.
Bio
2010-11: Atlantic 10 Third Team selection...Big 5 First Team honoree...Co-recipient of the team's Top Defensive Player Award...Finished Temple career ranked 12th all-time in career scoring with 1,190 points...Holds the program record for career three-pointers with 162 and ranks fifth all-time in career three-point percentage after making 35.6 percent of her attempts from behind the arc...Started in 32 of the team's 33 games as a senior...Ranked second on the team with 13.5 ppg and also second with 2.7 assists per game...Led the team in free-throw percentage at .802 to rank fifth all-time on the single season list...Scored 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field and 5-of-9 from behind the arc in Temple's A-10 semifinal win vs. St. Bonaventure (3/5)...Scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high nine boards vs. #6 Xavier (2/27)...Led all players with 23 points in a win vs. Saint Louis (2/2), going 3-of-4 from behind the arc and a perfect 6-of-6 at the line...Made a layup and two free throws in the last five seconds at Charlotte (1/7) to lead Temple to a 60-57 win; finished with 10 points in the game...Scored 13 points including three treys in a win vs. Rutgers (12/1); also grabbed a team-high six rebounds and tied for the team high with six assists...Named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week on Nov. 15 and Feb. 28...Scored a career-high 32 points in Temple’s season opener vs. #7/7 Ohio State; drained a career-high 7-of-12 three-pointers and shot 12-for-21 overall.
2009-10: Named to Big 5 Second Team...Finished junior season with 101 career three-pointers to rank seventh all-time at Temple...Second-leading scorer for the Owls with 10.6 points per game...Played in 33 games, starting in 15...Led Temple with 27 points in season-opening OT win vs. Illinois, going 9-of-18 from the field including 4-of-9 from three-point range...Big 5 Player of the Week (11/16)...OwlSports.Com Athlete of the Week (11/16)...Led the Owls with 19 points in their win vs. Auburn (11/17)...High-scorer with 22 points in Temple’s win at Buffalo (11/21) going 4-of-10 from 3-point range and 8-of-9 at the free throw line...Big 5 Player of the Week (11/23)...Led the team with 13 points in a win vs. Eastern Michigan (11/24), also dishing out a career-high six assists...Top scorer with 18 points at Hartford (11/28)...Sat out second half vs. Ohio (12/10) after an injury to the eye; also sat out TU’s game at Kent State (12/12)...Scored 16 points at Xavier (1/10) on 5-of-6 shooting including 4-of-5 from behind the arc...Led TU with 17 points in a win vs. Fordham (1/13) including five three-pointers...Earned third Big 5 Player of the Week honor on 1/18...Came off the bench to score 22 points in the Owls’ win vs. UMass (2/10)...Led Temple with 18 points including 3-of-6 from behind the arc in the Owls’ OT loss to Xavier in the A-10 Championship (3/8)...Scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Owls to a win in the NCAA First Round vs. James Madison (3/21)...Led TU with 12 points in the NCAA Second Round loss to Connecticut (3/23).
2008-09: Was first option off the bench, averaging 11.0 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 28 games for the Owls…Started in three contests…Led squad in three-point shooting, making 46 of 113 attempts…Was second on team in assists, dishing 50 helpers…Had 37 steals…Netted double figures in 16 games…Was one of team’s best free throw shooters, sinking nearly 78% of attempts, and was perfect from the line in eight games…Voted Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week ending 12/21…Led Owls with 21 points and five assists at #20/21 Auburn (11/17) and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe…Shot 4-of-6 from long range for 18 points and had four assists vs. Dartmouth (12/3)…Led TU with 26 points, including 3-of-3 from three-point range, at Villanova (12/20)…Had 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from long range and grabbed four boards vs. La Salle (1/21)…Posted monster game of 21 points, including 14 in a row, sank 5-of-8 treys and had a career-high five steals at Central Michigan (1/28)…Had 13 second-half points vs. Saint Louis (2/8)…Scored 13 points, 11 in the first half, and had three assists at UMass (2/11)…Netted game-high 18 points, had three steals and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line to upset #13 Xavier (2/25)…Had 12 points on 3-of-4 long range shooting against St. Bonaventure in A-10 Quarterfinal (3/7)…Given Temple’s Sixth Woman Award…Named to the Temple Director’s Honor Roll.
2007-08: Averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.0 rpg in 31 appearances as a freshman…Dished five assists and scored nine points in collegiate debut vs. Central Michigan (11/12)…Scored six points and had one assist, one steal and one rebound vs. Kent State (12/5)…Netted five points and grabbed one board at #6 Rutgers (12/30)…Scored seven points in seven minutes vs. Florida (1/5)…Had a perfect 4-of-4 performance from the charity stripe and scored six points vs. St. Bonaventure (1/15)…Had season-high two steals at Rhode Island (1/27)…Scored season-high 11 points and added two steals and one assist in season-high 27 minutes at La Salle (2/2)…Tied season-high of three rebounds at Saint Louis (2/27)…Scored 10 points in win over UMass (3/1)…Netted four points in A-10 Quarterfinal vs. Richmond (3/8)…Given Temple’s Top Foul Shooter Award.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 14.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 4.7 apg during her senior season to lead Laney High School to a 28-2 record and an appearance in the Eastern Regional final…Named Wilmington Star News Player of the Year …Played with fellow Owl Marli Bennett in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star game in March 2007; only 10 players were named to the team…Later played against Bennett in the North Carolina East-West All-Star game in July 2007...Three-time First Team All-Conference selection…Twice-voted to the Star News’ All-Area Defensive Team and Laney’s Most Valuable Player…Earned First Team Star News All-Area honors in 2006 and was voted to the Second Team in 2005…Finished Laney career with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 300 assists, four MidEastern Conference Tournament Championships, three state playoff appearances and an 88-20 record…Played for Carolina Force, a Fayetteville, N.C. based AAU team.
MAJOR: Kinesiology.
CAREER STATS:
2009-10: Named to Big 5 Second Team...Finished junior season with 101 career three-pointers to rank seventh all-time at Temple...Second-leading scorer for the Owls with 10.6 points per game...Played in 33 games, starting in 15...Led Temple with 27 points in season-opening OT win vs. Illinois, going 9-of-18 from the field including 4-of-9 from three-point range...Big 5 Player of the Week (11/16)...OwlSports.Com Athlete of the Week (11/16)...Led the Owls with 19 points in their win vs. Auburn (11/17)...High-scorer with 22 points in Temple’s win at Buffalo (11/21) going 4-of-10 from 3-point range and 8-of-9 at the free throw line...Big 5 Player of the Week (11/23)...Led the team with 13 points in a win vs. Eastern Michigan (11/24), also dishing out a career-high six assists...Top scorer with 18 points at Hartford (11/28)...Sat out second half vs. Ohio (12/10) after an injury to the eye; also sat out TU’s game at Kent State (12/12)...Scored 16 points at Xavier (1/10) on 5-of-6 shooting including 4-of-5 from behind the arc...Led TU with 17 points in a win vs. Fordham (1/13) including five three-pointers...Earned third Big 5 Player of the Week honor on 1/18...Came off the bench to score 22 points in the Owls’ win vs. UMass (2/10)...Led Temple with 18 points including 3-of-6 from behind the arc in the Owls’ OT loss to Xavier in the A-10 Championship (3/8)...Scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Owls to a win in the NCAA First Round vs. James Madison (3/21)...Led TU with 12 points in the NCAA Second Round loss to Connecticut (3/23).
2008-09: Was first option off the bench, averaging 11.0 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 28 games for the Owls…Started in three contests…Led squad in three-point shooting, making 46 of 113 attempts…Was second on team in assists, dishing 50 helpers…Had 37 steals…Netted double figures in 16 games…Was one of team’s best free throw shooters, sinking nearly 78% of attempts, and was perfect from the line in eight games…Voted Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week ending 12/21…Led Owls with 21 points and five assists at #20/21 Auburn (11/17) and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe…Shot 4-of-6 from long range for 18 points and had four assists vs. Dartmouth (12/3)…Led TU with 26 points, including 3-of-3 from three-point range, at Villanova (12/20)…Had 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from long range and grabbed four boards vs. La Salle (1/21)…Posted monster game of 21 points, including 14 in a row, sank 5-of-8 treys and had a career-high five steals at Central Michigan (1/28)…Had 13 second-half points vs. Saint Louis (2/8)…Scored 13 points, 11 in the first half, and had three assists at UMass (2/11)…Netted game-high 18 points, had three steals and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line to upset #13 Xavier (2/25)…Had 12 points on 3-of-4 long range shooting against St. Bonaventure in A-10 Quarterfinal (3/7)…Given Temple’s Sixth Woman Award…Named to the Temple Director’s Honor Roll.
2007-08: Averaged 2.8 ppg and 1.0 rpg in 31 appearances as a freshman…Dished five assists and scored nine points in collegiate debut vs. Central Michigan (11/12)…Scored six points and had one assist, one steal and one rebound vs. Kent State (12/5)…Netted five points and grabbed one board at #6 Rutgers (12/30)…Scored seven points in seven minutes vs. Florida (1/5)…Had a perfect 4-of-4 performance from the charity stripe and scored six points vs. St. Bonaventure (1/15)…Had season-high two steals at Rhode Island (1/27)…Scored season-high 11 points and added two steals and one assist in season-high 27 minutes at La Salle (2/2)…Tied season-high of three rebounds at Saint Louis (2/27)…Scored 10 points in win over UMass (3/1)…Netted four points in A-10 Quarterfinal vs. Richmond (3/8)…Given Temple’s Top Foul Shooter Award.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 14.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 4.7 apg during her senior season to lead Laney High School to a 28-2 record and an appearance in the Eastern Regional final…Named Wilmington Star News Player of the Year …Played with fellow Owl Marli Bennett in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star game in March 2007; only 10 players were named to the team…Later played against Bennett in the North Carolina East-West All-Star game in July 2007...Three-time First Team All-Conference selection…Twice-voted to the Star News’ All-Area Defensive Team and Laney’s Most Valuable Player…Earned First Team Star News All-Area honors in 2006 and was voted to the Second Team in 2005…Finished Laney career with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 300 assists, four MidEastern Conference Tournament Championships, three state playoff appearances and an 88-20 record…Played for Carolina Force, a Fayetteville, N.C. based AAU team.
MAJOR: Kinesiology.
CAREER STATS:
| YEAR | GP-GS | MIN/AVG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3PT-ATT | 3PT% | FT-FTA | FT% | O. REB | D. REB | REB. | AVG. | PF/FO | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS. | PTS. AVG. |
| 2007-08 | 31-0 | 367/11.8 | 31-87 | .356 | 7-27 | .259 | 18-24 | .750 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 1.0 | 24/0 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 87 | 2.8 |
| 2008-09 | 28-3 | 693/24.8 | 105-229 | .459 | 46-113 | .407 | 52-67 | .776 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 3.1 | 53/1 | 50 | 99 | 2 | 37 | 308 | 11.0 |
| 2009-10 | 33-15 | 847/25.7 | 115-308 | .373 | 48-136 | .353 | 73-91 | .802 | 46 | 54 | 100 | 3.0 | 59/0 | 42 | 73 | 1 | 35 | 351 | 10.6 |
| 2010-11 | 33-32 | 985/29.8 | 159-406 | .392 | 61-179 | .341 | 65-81 | .802 | 70 | 58 | 128 | 3.9 | 69/1 | 89 | 86 | 0 | 50 | 444 | 13.5 |
| TOTAL | 125-50 | 2892/23.1 | 410-1,030 | .398 | 162-455 | .356 | 208-263 | .791 | 171 | 176 | 347 | 2.8 | 205/2 | 197 | 293 | 3 | 136 | 1,190 | 9.5 |
GETTING TO KNOW QWEDIA WALLACE:
Your friends call you: Q, Qwedia
What makes you laugh? Little kids
Favorite college class? Exercise Physiology
Advice you’d give a young athlete? Give your best effort all the time and have fun.
In your free time you: Listen to music, sketch, talk on the phone, webcam with my family.
Favorite thing about Philly? Murals and creative graffiti.
What is your dream job? Playing pro ball, owning a successful business.
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions? Talk to my mom before every game, and vibe to Michael Jackson.
Your greatest sports moment: Meeting Cynthia Cooper!
Your secret addiction is: Almond Joys, the miniature ones.
Favorite quote: "The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.” -MJ
Who are your role models? My mother and grandmother.
One TV show you can’t miss: Desperate Housewives.
Your biggest pet peeve is: Dishonesty.
Why did you decide to come to Temple? New city, great coach, established team in the A-10.
Favorite food? Seafood alfredo.
Favorite movies? Deliver Us From Eva/Happy Gilmore.
Do you come from an athletic family? Yes, my dad was a wrestler and played basketball, and my mom played tennis.
What’s your favorite shot on the court? Trey ball!
What’s something most people don’t know about you? I’m very silly and relaxed if you can get past the privacy fence.
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