Entries Tagged as 'Sports'

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Men’s basketball ranks in both polls

The men’s basketball team was ranked No. 22 in the country by both the Associated Press and the USA Today/Coaches’ Poll on Monday. Temple (21-5, 10-2 Atlantic Ten Conference) has won 10 games in a row and are in first place in the A-10. The Owls have won nine conference games in a row after [...]

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Xavier/UMass basketball matchups

Women’s basketball vs. Massachusetts: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Liacouras Center Entering tonight’s game with an eight-game winning, the Owls (15-8, 8-1 A-10) will face a Massachusetts team that is 6-18 overall and 1-8 in the conference. The game is designated as a Play 4Kay game, which raises awareness for breast cancer in memory of the [...]

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Owls sit atop A-10 conference

Temple defeated Atlantic Ten Conference opponent Rhode Island 73-56 on Saturday afternoon to improve its in-conference record to 6-2, good for first place in the A-10. The Owls were led in scoring again by redshirt-senior guard Ramone Moore. Moore scored 22 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists. Moore has scored a [...]

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Women’s basketball beats St. Joe’s, 80-70

The Owls (13-8, 6-1 Atlantic Ten Conference) defeated St. Joseph’s 80-70, as three Temple players scored at least 20 points. The Hawks (14-7, 4-3 A-10) hosted the Owls at the Hagan Arena, which is also the arena for the  A-10 Tournment held on March 2-5. Senior guards Shey Peddy and Kristen McCarthy scored 26 and 21 points, respectively, while [...]

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Owls take care of Fordham, 78-60

The men’s basketball team improved its Atlantic Ten Conference record to 5-2 on Wednesday night with a 78-60 victory against Fordham. Redshirt-senior guard Ramone Moore and junior guard Khalif Wyatt led the scoring for the Owls, with 25 and 24 points, respectively. Wyatt led the charge early in the first half, scoring the team’s first [...]

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Women’s basketball defeats Charlotte, 65-55

Senior guards Kristen McCarthy and Shey Peddy carried the Owls on their backs Sunday afternoon at the Liacouras Center to give the women’s basketball team their fifth straight win, defeating Charlotte 65-55. The senior duo scored 22 of the Owls first 24 points to push the team out to a 17-point lead early in the [...]

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Owls pick up A-10 win against Charlotte

The men’s basketball team improved its Atlantic Ten Conference record to 3-2 with a 79-57 win against Charlotte Wednesday night. Redshirt-senior guard Ramone Moore led all scorers with 18 points in 30 minutes. Sophomore guard Aaron Brown scored 16 points, junior guard Khalif Wyatt scored 12 points and added six assists and five steals and [...]

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Offensive coordinator leaves for Auburn

Temple offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler has left the school to take the same job at Auburn. “I am very happy for Scot and his family,” coach Steve Addazio said in a statement. “This is a great opportunity for him and his career. We are very grateful for his contributions to Temple, and we certainly understand that [...]

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Addazio releases statement on Paterno

Temple football coach Steve Addazio is one of the millions of people across America who was affected by the passing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Mr. Paterno died of cancer Sunday morning at the age of 85. He has more wins than any other coach in the history of college football and [...]

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Basketball plays non-conference on Sat. (MBB: vs. MD) (WBB: vs. Penn)

Temple basketball will battle non-conference opponents on Saturday. The men’s basketball team will travel to the Palestra to play host to the Maryland Terrapins (12-5) for the final non-conference game of the season at 11 a.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Coach Fran Dunphy holds a 164-53 (.756) career record on the Pennsylvania Quakers’ home [...]