Yesterday, women’s basketball coach Tonya Cardoza was named the Atlantic Ten Conference Coach of the Year in her third season as head coach of the Owls. Under Cardoza, the Owls went 22-7 this year and posted a 13-1 record which included a 14-game winning streak.

A major component of the season’s success was because of Temple’s  “Big 3” of junior guard Shey Peddy, junior forward Kristen McCarthy and senior Qwedia Wallace, which averaged 15.8, 13.9 and 12.9 points per game, respectively. Peddy was named to the first team All A-10 and was first team all-defensive selection. McCarthy was a second team selection and Wallace was a third team selection.

The Owls will be playing in the A-10 Tournament this weekend in Lowell, Mass. as they will face the winner of St. Bonaventure and Fordham on Saturday.