Archive: February, 2011
PHILADELPHIA – Kristen McCarthy’s 22 points led the Temple women’s basketball team to its 12th straight win, a 72-63 defeat of La Salle (8-17, 4-6, 0-3) in Atlantic 10 and Big 5 action on Saturday afternoon. Temple (19-6, 10-0 A-10, 3-0 Big 5) remained undefeated in both conferences and now stands just one win away from its eighth-straight 20-win season.
McCarthy led all players with six steals while also pulling down seven boards and shooting 7-of-7 at the free throw line. Shey Peddy scored 16 points and tied for game-high honors with nine rebounds, while Natasha Thames tied her career high with 15 points and also grabbed nine boards.
Saint Joseph's Women's Tennis Dominates Albany, 5-2
Saint Joseph's women's tennis team earned its first win of the the new year as the Hawks dominated Albany, 5-2, Friday evening at the Upper Dublin Sports Center. Saint Joseph's won all three doubles matches and four of six singles matches to improve to 2-5 on the year.
PHILADELPHIA - Competing for the only time at home this season, the Temple women's gymnastics team put on an admirable display in McGonigle Hall as the Owls hosted the Ken Anderson Memorial Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Temple, led by first place finishes on beam from freshman Sylvie Borschel and floor from junior Corrine Williams, took second place with a team score of 186.725.
Towson earned top honors with a team score of 190.700, followed by Temple, William & Mary (186.200) and West Chester (184.625).
Philadelphia - Jasmina Rosseel drilled a three-pointer with 46 seconds left in overtime to give the Dragons their first lead of the period. Seconds later her teammate, Taylor Wootton, swatted a last-second shot by the Towson to give the Dragons (13-8, 5-5) a 45-43 victory. Kamile Nacickiate led Drexel with 17 points and knocked down three big free-throws in the extra stanza to bring Drexel from behind in the win. Rosseel finished with 13 points and Tyler Hale grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for the Dragons. Krystal Parnell led Towson (7-14, 1-9) with 17 points.
In a low-scoring defensive struggle that saw both teams shoot just over 30 percent from the floor, Drexel came out on top thanks to a few key plays down the stretch in overtime.
PHILADELPHIA – Shooting a school-record 81.8 percent from three-point range and a season-best 56.4 percent overall, the Temple women’s basketball team won its ninth-straight game in an 82-48 rout of Saint Louis (7-15, 1-6).
In front of an enthusiastic crowd of 1,151 at the Liacouras Center, made up primarily of local elementary school students for Temple’s ninth annual “School Day” game, the Owls (16-6, 7-0) were led by Qwedia Wallace with 23 points. Shey Peddy scored 19 points and added a game-high eight rebounds.
