Temple University Athletics
2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Covile, Erica

Jersey Number 1
Erica Covile
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- John Glenn
Bio
Honors: 2015 American Athletic Conference Third Team... 2015 Philadelphia Big 5 Second Team ... American Athletic Conference Player of the Week [1/5/14; 2/8/16] ... Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll [12/28/14; 1/19/15; 2/2/15] ... Named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week [12/30/13; 1/5/15; 2/8/16] ... named the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week [12/30/13] ...named the PhillyCollegeSports.com Player of the week [12/31/13] ... named the PhillyCollegeSports.com Honor Roll [12/23/13] ... Named to the Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll [12/28/14; 2/2/15] ... 2013 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0 ... 2016 Big 5 Free Throw Champion
2015-16: Started 34 games of her senior season, averaging 9.7 ppg … led the team in rebounds with 269 (7.7 per game) … Become the fourth Owl to 1,000 points, 750 rebounds and 150 steals in her career … Recorded nine double-doubles this season, including three consecutive … helped the Owls notch a 68-66 victory over #19/17 USF with a last second put-back … Led the team with a 85.1% free throw percentage (97-114) … was named 2016 Philadelphia Big 5 Free Throw Leader … finished her career ranked seventh in rebounds (821) and 19th in points (1,076).
2014-15: Started all 37 games for the Owls, averaging 11.4 ppg … netted a career-high 24 points in a win against SMU at home … lead the team in total rebounds with 308 (107 offensive, 201 defensive) … ranked second on the team in total points with 421 … named to the American Athletic Conference third team … was named to the Philadelphia Big 5 second team … earned Temple’s first ever American Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of January 5 … named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week twice … named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll three times.
2013-14: Played in all 30 games with 26 starts ... averaged 8.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg ... had 12 points and nine rebounds in the win over Houston ... had six points and seven rebounds in the win at UCF ... had nine points and game-high nine rebounds against Cincinnati ... had a game-high 10 rebounds and five steals at No. 4/3 Louisville ... grabbed 10 rebounds in the win over Memphis ... led the Owls with a career-high 18 points in the win at Houston ... had five points and seven rebounds against Rutgers ... dished out a career-high five assists against Penn ... had eight points and five boards in the win at Cincinnati ... had seven points and seven boards in the win over SMU?... only Owl in double figures with 13 points at No. 1 Connecticut ... had 10 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes of work in the win over UCF ... had 14 points and eight rebounds against No. 7 Louisville ... led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points in the win at Memphis ... shot 6-of-8 from the field and grabbed five rebounds ... had a career-high 16 points and eight rebounds against Villanova ... scored 11 points and blocked three shots in the win over Howard ... had 12 points, six rebounds, and two blocks at No. 23 Syracuse ... had six points and five boards in the win at Montana ... had six rebounds and three steals against Saint Joseph’s ... grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and had four blocks in the win over Oakland ... had 11 points and a game-high four steals against No. 21/18 Michigan State ... had a career night in the win over Auburn ... finished with 14 points on career-high shooting (6 makes, 15 attempts) and career-best six steals in a career-high 38 minutes of action ... scored seven points, including first career trey, in the win at Delaware ... had 10 points in win at La Salle in season opener.
2012-13: Played in 16 games with seven starts before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with an injury ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... led all players with a career-high 12 rebounds against VCU ... scored 11 points, grabbed seven boards and led all players with a career-high four steals in a win at St. Bonaventure in the A-10 opener ... hit 5-of-7 from the field and went 3-of-3 at the line, finishing with a career-high 13 points off the bench in a win against Western Michigan ... also grabbed nine rebounds ... had first career start in a win at Bowling Green ... hit 4-of-7 from the field for eight points while grabbing six boards ... came off the bench for 11 points in a win over Northeastern, hitting 9-of-10 at the free throw line, including 4-of-4 in the final minute ... led the Owls with 10 points at #18/19 Nebraska, coming off the bench to hit 5-of-6 from the field.
High School: Four-time All-State, All-City, and All-Area selection ... two-year letterwinner at John Glenn HS in Westland, Mich. ... led team to a 25-2 record as a senior and a 22-3 record as a junior ... Team was conference champion in her senior year and district champs in her sophomore year ... played for Detroit Cody High School her first two years ... Academic honors student.
AAU: Played for the Michigan Crossover under coach Emez Oliver.
Personal: Erica Elaine Covile ... parents are Dara Covile and the late Lewis Covile ... the youngest of nine children ... has five older brothers— Lewis (34), Ryvon (31), Kawaun (26), Christian (22), and twin brother Eric (20)— and three older sisters— Tiffany (35), Seterria (30), and Alia (24) ... basketball runs in the family ... brothers Eric and Christian also played at John Glenn HS ... three brothers played collegiate ball— Lewis (Texas College), Kawaun (Tuskegee University), and Ryvon (Detroit Mercy) ... Ryvon currently plays professionally overseas ... enjoys singing ... hospitality & tourism management major.
2015-16: Started 34 games of her senior season, averaging 9.7 ppg … led the team in rebounds with 269 (7.7 per game) … Become the fourth Owl to 1,000 points, 750 rebounds and 150 steals in her career … Recorded nine double-doubles this season, including three consecutive … helped the Owls notch a 68-66 victory over #19/17 USF with a last second put-back … Led the team with a 85.1% free throw percentage (97-114) … was named 2016 Philadelphia Big 5 Free Throw Leader … finished her career ranked seventh in rebounds (821) and 19th in points (1,076).
2014-15: Started all 37 games for the Owls, averaging 11.4 ppg … netted a career-high 24 points in a win against SMU at home … lead the team in total rebounds with 308 (107 offensive, 201 defensive) … ranked second on the team in total points with 421 … named to the American Athletic Conference third team … was named to the Philadelphia Big 5 second team … earned Temple’s first ever American Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of January 5 … named the Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week twice … named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll three times.
2013-14: Played in all 30 games with 26 starts ... averaged 8.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg ... had 12 points and nine rebounds in the win over Houston ... had six points and seven rebounds in the win at UCF ... had nine points and game-high nine rebounds against Cincinnati ... had a game-high 10 rebounds and five steals at No. 4/3 Louisville ... grabbed 10 rebounds in the win over Memphis ... led the Owls with a career-high 18 points in the win at Houston ... had five points and seven rebounds against Rutgers ... dished out a career-high five assists against Penn ... had eight points and five boards in the win at Cincinnati ... had seven points and seven boards in the win over SMU?... only Owl in double figures with 13 points at No. 1 Connecticut ... had 10 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes of work in the win over UCF ... had 14 points and eight rebounds against No. 7 Louisville ... led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points in the win at Memphis ... shot 6-of-8 from the field and grabbed five rebounds ... had a career-high 16 points and eight rebounds against Villanova ... scored 11 points and blocked three shots in the win over Howard ... had 12 points, six rebounds, and two blocks at No. 23 Syracuse ... had six points and five boards in the win at Montana ... had six rebounds and three steals against Saint Joseph’s ... grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and had four blocks in the win over Oakland ... had 11 points and a game-high four steals against No. 21/18 Michigan State ... had a career night in the win over Auburn ... finished with 14 points on career-high shooting (6 makes, 15 attempts) and career-best six steals in a career-high 38 minutes of action ... scored seven points, including first career trey, in the win at Delaware ... had 10 points in win at La Salle in season opener.
2012-13: Played in 16 games with seven starts before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with an injury ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... led all players with a career-high 12 rebounds against VCU ... scored 11 points, grabbed seven boards and led all players with a career-high four steals in a win at St. Bonaventure in the A-10 opener ... hit 5-of-7 from the field and went 3-of-3 at the line, finishing with a career-high 13 points off the bench in a win against Western Michigan ... also grabbed nine rebounds ... had first career start in a win at Bowling Green ... hit 4-of-7 from the field for eight points while grabbing six boards ... came off the bench for 11 points in a win over Northeastern, hitting 9-of-10 at the free throw line, including 4-of-4 in the final minute ... led the Owls with 10 points at #18/19 Nebraska, coming off the bench to hit 5-of-6 from the field.
High School: Four-time All-State, All-City, and All-Area selection ... two-year letterwinner at John Glenn HS in Westland, Mich. ... led team to a 25-2 record as a senior and a 22-3 record as a junior ... Team was conference champion in her senior year and district champs in her sophomore year ... played for Detroit Cody High School her first two years ... Academic honors student.
AAU: Played for the Michigan Crossover under coach Emez Oliver.
Personal: Erica Elaine Covile ... parents are Dara Covile and the late Lewis Covile ... the youngest of nine children ... has five older brothers— Lewis (34), Ryvon (31), Kawaun (26), Christian (22), and twin brother Eric (20)— and three older sisters— Tiffany (35), Seterria (30), and Alia (24) ... basketball runs in the family ... brothers Eric and Christian also played at John Glenn HS ... three brothers played collegiate ball— Lewis (Texas College), Kawaun (Tuskegee University), and Ryvon (Detroit Mercy) ... Ryvon currently plays professionally overseas ... enjoys singing ... hospitality & tourism management major.
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