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2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team

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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Women's basketball

|year=2016–17

|team=Temple Owls

|image = Temple T logo.svg

|image_size = 150px

|conference=American Athletic Conference

|division=

|short_conf=The American

|CoachRank = 23

|APRank=

|record=24–8

|conf_record=13–3

|head_coach=Tonya Cardoza

|hc_year=9th

|asst_coach1=Way Veney

|asst_coach2=Willnett Crockett

|asst_coach3=C. J. Jones

|stadium=Liacouras Center
McGonigle Hall

|champion =

|bowl = NCAA Women's Tournament

|bowl_result = first round

}}

{{2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings}}

The 2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first time since 2007, where they were upset by Oregon in the first round.

Media

All Owls home games will have video streaming on [http://owlsports.com/watch/ Owls TV], ESPN3, or [http://theamerican.org/watch/ AAC Digital]. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.

Roster

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NC State|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Feyonda|last=Fitzgerald|link=y|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=Sr|rs=|home=Norfolk, VA|high_school=Lake Taylor}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Takora|last=McIntyre|link=n|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=Fr|rs=|home=Dorchester, MA|high_school=Fenway}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shannen|last=Atkinson|link=n|num=11|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=Fr|rs=|home=Smithfield, VA|high_school=Smithfield}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ruth|last=Sherrill|link=n|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=Sr|rs=y|home=Alexandria, VA|high_school=Thomas Edison
Hofstra}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Khadijah|last=Berger|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=Jr|rs=|home=Hampton, VA|high_school=Hampton}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tanaya|last=Atkinson|link=n|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=Jr|rs=|home=New Haven, CT|high_school=Hill Regional Career}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Deja|last=Reynolds|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=So|rs=|home=Philadelphia, PA|high_school=Riverdale Baptist}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Donnaizha|last=Fountain|link=n|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=Jr|rs=y|home=Roxbury, MA|high_school=Cambridge Rindge & Latin
Georgia Tech}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Monasia|last=Bolduc|link=n|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=Sr|rs=|home=Clintondale, NY|high_school=Nazareth Academy
Walters State}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Safiya|last=Martin|link=n|num=35|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=Sr|rs=|home=Fayetteville, GA|high_school=Sandy Creek}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taylor|last=Robinson|link=n|num=42|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=Sr|rs=|home=St. Louis, MO|high_school=Ladue Horton Watkins}}

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|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Way Veney ({{college|College of Charleston}})
  • Willnett Crockett ({{college|Connecticut}})
  • C. J. Jones ({{college|Francis Marion}})

|roster_url=http://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball

|accessdate=

}}

Schedule and results

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|-

! colspan="12" style="background:#9e1b34; color:#fff;"| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/05/2016

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UDC

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend =  

| tv =

| score = 107–22

| overtime =

| record =

}}

|-

! colspan="12" style="background:#9e1b34; color:#fff;"| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/11/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hagan Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 934

| tv =

| score = 86–70

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/14/2016

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = La Salle

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,081

| tv =

| score = 86–70

| overtime =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/19/2016

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Florida

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Patriot Gym

| site_cityst = Ocala, FL

| gamename =

| attend = 540

| tv =

| score = 76–83

| overtime =

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/27/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Quinnipiac

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,159

| tv =

| score = 71–68

| overtime =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/01/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Harvard

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion

| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 437

| tv =

| score = 62–73

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/04/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Vermont

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,404

| tv =

| score = 53–39

| overtime =

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/07/2016

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Hampton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hampton Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Hampton, VA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,274

| tv =

| score = 65–71

| overtime =

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/10/2016

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Pavilion

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 441

| tv =

| score = 83–48

| overtime =

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/15/2016

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = DePaul

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 721

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 84–74

| overtime =

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/17/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename =

| attend = 2,422

| tv =

| score = 48–37

| overtime =

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Fairfield

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 772

| tv =

| score = 73–59

| overtime =

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/01/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Memphis

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Elma Roane Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| gamename =

| attend =  

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 73–67

| overtime = OT

| record = 9–3 (1–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/04/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Kennesaw State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = KSU Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Kennesaw, GA

| gamename =

| attend = 406

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 79–38

| overtime =

| record = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/08/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,336

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 86–71

| overtime =

| record = 11–3 (2–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/11/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 719

| tv = [http://theamerican.org/watch/ ADN]

| score = 78–47

| overtime =

| record = 12–3 (3–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/14/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tulsa

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Reynolds Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| gamename =

| attend = 284

| tv = ADN

| score = 58–49

| overtime =

| record = 13–3 (4–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/18/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Houston

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 533

| tv =

| score = 69–57

| overtime =

| record = 14–3 (5–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/21/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Memphis

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,117

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 66–51

| overtime =

| record = 15–3 (6–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/25/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Penn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Palestra

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 414

| tv =

| score = 63–53

| overtime =

| record = 16–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/29/2017

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = South Florida

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,271

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 51–55

| overtime =

| record = 16–4 (6–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/01/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Connecticut

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 4,371

| tv = SNY/ESPN3

| score = 69–97

| overtime =

| record = 16–5 (6–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/05/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tulane

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,351

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 76–50

| overtime =

| record = 17–5 (7–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/08/2017

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tulsa

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Liacouras Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 3,402

| tv = ADN

| score = 70–43

| overtime =

| record = 18–5 (8–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/11/2017

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Williams Arena

| site_cityst = Greenville, NC

| gamename =

| attend = 1,889

| tv =

| score = 76–43

| overtime =

| record = 19–5 (9–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/15/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = SMU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 917

| tv =

| score = 66–52

| overtime =

| record = 20–5 (10–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/19/2017

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = South Florida

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = USF Sun Dome

| site_cityst = Tampa, FL

| gamename = Play 4Kay

| attend = 2,281

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 77–71

| overtime =

| record = 21–5 (11–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/22/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 23

| opponent = Connecticut

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = XL Center

| site_cityst = Hartford, CT

| gamename =

| attend = 10,149

| tv = SNY/ESPN3

| score = 45–90

| overtime =

| record = 21–6 (11–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 23

| opponent = Cincinnati

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McGonigle Hall

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,312

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 88–64

| overtime =

| record = 22–6 (12–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/27/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 25

| opponent = UCF

| opprank =

| site_stadium = CFE Arena

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename =

| attend = 2,473

| tv =

| score = 66–60

| overtime =

| record = 23–6 (13–3)

}}

|-

! colspan="12" style="background:#9e1b34; color:#fff;"| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/04/2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 25

| seed = 2

| opponent = Houston

| opprank =

| oppseed = 10

| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena

| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 4,559

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 67–58

| overtime =

| record = 24–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/05/2017

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 25

| seed = 2

| opponent = South Florida

| opprank =

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Mohegan Sun Arena

| site_cityst = Uncasville, CT

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend = 6,491

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 58–63

| overtime =

| record = 24–7

}}

|-

! colspan="12" style="background:#9e1b34; color:#fff;"| NCAA Women's Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/18/2017

| time = 6:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 7 B

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| oppseed = 10 B

| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| gamename = First Round

| attend =  

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 70–71

| overtime =

| record = 24–8

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time|region=B|regionname=Bridgeport Region}}

Rankings

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See also

References

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