GAME NOTES. Temple (17-9, 11-4) vs. Tulane (19-8, 10-5) Tuesday, February 23, :00 p.m. ET Philadelphia, Pa.

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1 27 GAME GAME NOTES Temple (17-9, 11-4) vs. Tulane (19-8, 10-5) Tuesday, February 23, :00 p.m. ET Philadelphia, Pa. McGonigle Hall Lauren Ferrett, Assoc. Director Shanna Moser, Comm. Assistant O: C: Website: GAME INFORMATION Date...February 23, 2016 Time...7:00 p.m. ET Site...McGonigle Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) TV... Live Stats... Series vs. Tulane...Temple, 3-1 First Meeting Last Meeting...1/26/16...Temple, Streak...Won 2 Cardoza vs. Tulane SCHEDULE/RESULTS \Sat., Nov. 7 Bloomfield (Exhibition) W, Fri., Nov. 13 Florida^ W, Wed., Nov. 18 at La Salle W, Sun., Nov. 22 at Rutgers L, Tue., Nov. 24 at Quinnipiac L, Sun., Nov. 29 Saint Joseph's L, Wed., Dec. 2 Villanova W, Sun., Dec. 6 at #13/14 Florida State L, Wed., Dec. 9 Sacred Heart W, Sat., Dec. 12 at Fordham W, Sat., Dec. 19 Delaware State W, Wed., Dec. 30 MEMPHIS* W, Sat., Jan. 2 at Houston* W, Tue., Jan. 5 at SMU* L, Fri., Jan. 8 TULSA* W, Sun., Jan. 10 CINCINNATI* W, Wed., Jan. 13 at UCF* W, Sat., Jan. 16 at #1/1 UConn* L, Thu., Jan. 21 PENN L, Tue., Jan. 26 at Tulane* W, Sat., Jan. 30 at East Carolina* W, Wed., Feb. 3 SMU*^ W, Sat., Feb. 6 #19/17 USF*^ W, Tue., Feb. 9 at Cincinnati* W, Fri, Jan. 12 HOUSTON* W, Sun., Feb. 14 UCONN* L, Thu., Feb. 18 at Memphis* L, (5OT) Tue., Feb. 23 TULANE* :00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27 at USF* :00 p.m. Mon., Feb. 29 UCF* :00 p.m. American Athletic Conference Tournament - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. Fri., Mar. 04 First Round TBA Sat., Mar. 05 Quarterfinals TBA Sun., Mar. 06 Semifinals TBA Mon., Mar. 17 Championship TBA *American Athletic Conference game +Philadelphia Big 5 game ^Liacouras Center Temple Owls American Athletic Conference Record: 17-9, 11-4 Streak: Lost 2 Last game: L, (5OT) vs. Memphis Head Coach: Tonya Cardoza (Virginia 91) Career Record: THE BASICS Tulane Green Wave American Athletic Conference Record: 19-8, 10-5 Streak: Won 3 Last game: W, vs. Tulsa Head Coach: Lisa Stockton (Wake Forest 86) Career Record: Temple is 17-9 overall, 11-4 in The American. The Owls are looking to rebound from a loss in five overtimes at Memphis on Thursday. Temple led by one at halftime, but needed to rally from down three points at the end of regulation, to tie the game at 50-all. From there, five overtime sessions followed, featuring 14 lead changes and 20 ties in the extra periods alone. Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald led the Owls' offense with 26 points, while sophomore Alliya Butts had 19 points. Sophomores Tanaya Atkinson and Donnaizha Fountain both notched double-doubles. Atkinson had 15 points and 20 rebounds, while Fountain finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. For the year, Butts leads the Owls with 15.8 points per game, while grabbing 72 total steals. Fitzgerald is second with 13.5 points per game, averaging a team-high 5.1 assists per game. Atkinson averages 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest, while Covile (9.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg) and Fountain (10.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg) bolster the Owls on both ends of the floor. Tulane enters the game with a 19-8 overall record and a 10-5 mark in The American. Last time out, Tulane's defense led the Green Wave to a win at home on Saturday. Kolby Morgan led the offense with 20 points, also grabbing nine boards, while Leslie Vorpahl had 10 points with four assists. For the year, Morgan leads the Green Wave with 17.0 points per game, racking up 58 total steals. Vorpahl is second with 11.2 points per game, averaging 5.6 assists an outing. Courtnie Latham (7.5 ppg) and Chinwe Duru (7.2 ppg) bolster the offense, while Tierra Jones pulls down a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game. Temple holds a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with Tulane, winning the earlier meeting, 72-54, in New Orleans in January. NO NAME YR POS PPG RPG APG Resume *0 Alliya Butts So. G All-Conf, All-Rookie, Big 5 ROTY *1 Erica Covile Sr. G All-Conf, All-Big 5 *2 Feyonda Fitzgerald Jr. G All-Conf, All-Rookie in Ugo Nwaigwe Gr. C NAC Defender OTY 12 Ruth Sherrill Jr. F Transfer from Hofstra 21 Khadijah Berger So. G Led team in 3PT% in *22 Tanaya Atkinson So. G Started all 37 games in *32 Donnaizha Fountain So. G Transfer from Georgia Tech 34 Monasia Bolduc Jr. F Transfer from Walters State 35 Safiya Martin Jr. C Started 21 games in *Probable starter HEADLINES OWL AVERAGES

2 PROGRAM HISTORY Record: American/Finish: (4th) Postseason:...WNIT Starters Returning/Lost:...4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...7/2 Newcomers/Redshirts:...5/0 Coaching Staff Head Coach:...Tonya Cardoza Alma Mater (Year):...Virginia ( 91) Assistants:...Way Veney (East Carolina 00),...Meg Barber (New York University 02)...Willnett Crockett (Connecticut 06) Director of Operations:...Stacey Nasser Admin./Video Coordinator:...James Spinelli WBB Phone:...(215) History First Year of Competition: All-Time Record (to ): (.548) NCAA Appearances (Record):...10 (5-10) [1989, 2002, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11] WNIT Appearances/Record:...5 (8-5)...[1982, 1983, 2001, 2012, 2015] TEMPLE UNIVERSITY School:...Temple University Nickname:...Owls School Colors:...Cherry (201C) & White University Website:... Location:...Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: Enrollment:...39,000 Athletics Website:... Home Courts...Liacouras Center (10,200) / Capacity:...McGonigle Hall (3,900) Press Row:...(215) Conference:...American Athletic Conf. Website:... ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Temple Athletic Communications 1700 North Broad Street, Suite 401 Philadelphia, PA Contact: Lauren Ferrett, Associate Director lauren.ferrett@temple.edu Office: (215) Cell: (570) Fax: (215) Secondary Contact: Shanna Moser, Communications Assistant shanna.moser@temple.edu Office: (215) Cell: (267) STORY LINES CARDOZA S LEADERSHIP In her eighth season at the helm of Temple women s basketball is Tonya Cardoza. In eight seasons, she s led the Owls to six post-season berths, including three NCAA Tournament appearances, and a spot in the WNIT Final Four. The 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year and three-time Big 5 Coach of the Year notched her 100th career win in 2013 at St. Bonaventure (1/13/13), and recently recorded her 150th win on January 8 against Tulsa. Prior to taking the reigns at TU from former college teammate Dawn Staley, Cardoza spent 14 seasons as an assistant coach at Connecticut with Geno Auriemma. During her tenure, the Huskies captured five national championships. LAST TIME OUT: TEMPLE The Owls are looking to rebound from a loss in five overtimes at Memphis on Thursday. Temple led by one at halftime, but needed to rally from down three points at the end of regulation, to tie the game at 50-all. From there, five overtime sessions followed, featuring 14 lead changes and 20 ties in the extra periods alone. Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald led the Owls' offense with 26 points, while sophomore Alliya Butts had 19 points. Sophomores Tanaya Atkinson and Donnaizha Fountain both notched double-doubles. Atkinson had 15 points and a career-high 20 rebounds, while Fountain finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. FOR THE SEASON Temple is 17-9 overall with an 11-4 mark in The American. HEAD-TO-HEAD Stats 17-9 W-L PPG FG% FT% PT% OppFG% Reb TO/G Ast/G Blk/G Stl/G 8.2 Butts leads the Owls with 15.8 points per game, while grabbing 72 total steals. Fitzgerald is second with 13.5 points per game, averaging a team-high 5.1 assists per game. Atkinson averages 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest, while Covile (9.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg) and Fountain (10.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg) bolster the Owls on both ends of the floor. As a team, Temple is averaging 70.4 points per game, holding opponents to 63.1 points an outing. The Owls shoot 39.1% from the field and 29.8% from three. SCOUTING TULANE Tulane enters the game with a 19-8 overall record and a 10-5 mark in The American. Kolby Morgan leads the Green Wave with 17.0 points per game, racking up 58 total steals. Leslie Vorpahl is second with 11.2 points per game, averaging 5.6 assists an outing. Courtnie Latham (7.5 ppg) and Chinwe Duru (7.2 ppg) also bolster the offense, while Tierra Jones pulls down a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game. The Green Wave are a goot shooting team, going 43.3% from the field on the year, while shooting 34.4% from three. LAST TIME OUT: TULANE Last time out, Tulane's defense led the Green Wave to a win at home on Saturday. Kolby Morgan led the offense with 20 points, also grabbing nine boards, while Leslie Vorpahl had 10 points with four assists.

3 TEMPLE VS. TULANE Temple holds a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with Tulane, including winning the earlier meeting this season. All four of their meetings have come in The American regular season Honors LAST TIME THEY MET Last time they met, the Owls jumped out to an 11-point lead and didn't look back, leading from buzzer to buzzer in an win at McGonigle Hall. Temple used a 16-2 run late in the fourth quarter to knock off Tulane, in New Orleans. Temple led by 13 points after the first half, and then survived an 11-0 run from Tulane between the third and fourth quarters. Temple then used that one last surge to finish off the Green Wave on their home court. Four Owls finished in double-figures in scoring, led by 22 from Alliya Butts. Tanaya Atkinson finished with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Feyonda Fitzgerald had 12 points and five boards. Erica Covile notched her third double-double of the season, and 12th of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Chinwe Duru led three Green Wave players in double figures, scoring 13 on the night, while Kolby Morgan and Meredith Schulte had 10 each. NOTES FROM THE RECORD-SETTING HEARTBREAKER Temple s five overtime clash at Memphis on Thursday tied an NCAA record for the longest ever women s game. The affair tied Drexel and Northeastern's 2007 game in which the Dragons came out on top, The game was the first overtime game of the season for Temple. The last ovetime game the Owls played was in the semifinals of the 2015 WNIT, when Temple fell at West Virginia. If the game went to a sixth overtime session, the Owls would have had just five eligible players, as five of Temple's 10 players fouled out. Tanaya Atkinson's 20 rebounds were the most for the program since Rhonda Bates had 23 in a 1990 game against George Washington. The 197 total points scored was a Temple program record, surpassing 188 in the Owls' win over Florida on November 13, 2015 (prior to that, the previous record of 186 had stood for 33 years). The 97 combined points in overtime broke the NCAA record. The previous mark was 83 by Kentucky and Baylor on Dec. 6, 2013, in a four overtime game. PLAY4KAY Temple will host its annual Play4Kay game on February 23 against Tulane. The game honors former N.C. State coach Kay Yow who passed away in 2009 after a long battle with breast cancer. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The V Foundation, is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization committed to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against women's cancers through raising money for scientific research, assisting the underserved and unifying people for a common cause. SOLD OUT! Last Sunday s Temple game against UConn was officially sold out. The game featured the largest ever crowd to see a women s basketball game at McGonigle Hall. Temple McGonigle Hall Attendance Records ( to present) 1. 3,392 #1 UConn 2/14/ ,646 #1 UConn 2/1/ ,030 #1 UConn 1/28/ ,900 #2 Virginia 11/30/ ,860 #8 Duke 12/30/ ,345 Miami (Ohio) 11/11/11 American Player of the Week Dec Alliya Butts Feb. 1 - Alliya Butts Feb. 8 - Erica Covile American Weekly Honor Roll Nov Feyonda Fitzgerald Nov Feyonda Fitzgerald Dec Tanaya Atkinson Jan. 3 - Alliya Butts Jan Alliya Butts Big 5 Player of the Week Nov Feyonda Fitzgerald Nov Feyonda Fitzgerald Dec. 7 - Donnaizha Fountain Feb. 1 - Alliya Butts Feb. 8 - Erica Covile Feb. 15 -Tanaya Atkinson Big 5 Honor Roll Nov Feyonda Fitzgerald Dec Alliya Butts Dec Tanaya Atkinson Jan. 3 - Alliya Butts Jan Alliya Butts Jan Feyonda Fitzgerald Feb Tanaya Atkinson NATIONALLY-RANKED FOES Temple is now 1-3 against nationally ranked teams this season. The owls fell to #13/14 Florida State in December and then to #1 UConn in both January and February. The Owls got into the win column against Top-25 teams on Saturday, picking up a win against #19/17 USF. As it stands right now, Temple

4 Temple s Record When... At home On the road At a neutral site Coming off a loss Coming off a win Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime In overtime games Shooting 40% or better Shooting under 40% Opp. shoots 40% or better Opp. shoots under 40% Out-shooting its opponent Out-shot by opponent Shooting 70% or better FTs Shooting under 70% FTs Out-rebounding its opponent Out-rebounded by opponent Same in rebounding Has more turnovers Has fewer turnovers Has equal turnovers Has more steals Has fewer steals Has equal steals Has more blocks Has fewer blocks Has equal blocks Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Scoring 65 or more points Scoring fewer than 65 points Margin is 3 points or less Margin is between 3-10 points Margin is more than No Owls score in double figures Five Owls score in double figures More then 5 in double figures All starters score in double figures STORY LINES will face nationally ranked opponents once, a regular-season match-up on the road at current #21 USF. The Owls also own a win against a team currently appearing in the Top-25, as Temple topped Florida, 97-91, to open the season. The Gators were not nationally ranked at the time, but have since risen to #24 in the AP Poll and #25 in the USA Today poll. Prior to Temple s win over #19/17 USF, the last time that Temple defeated a nationally-ranked team was during the season. The Owls topped No. 13 Xavier, at home on February 25. The last time that a Temple team was nationally ranked was the season when the Owls closed out the year ranked No. 19 (AP) and No. 23 (USA Today) in the final poll. Temple s highest ever national ranking came during season when the Owls reached No. 15 on both polls. RPI RISING Despite a loss at Mephis, Temple s RPI is now at 66, the third-highest of any team in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls were ranked as low as 183 this season, but have skyrocketed with some key victories in Temple sits behind UConn (2) and USF (42) in conference leaders in RPI. STREAKING OWLS Temple s six game winning streak that was snapped by UConn was the longest for the program since the season. That year, the Owls racked up 14-straight victories, with 12 coming against Atlantic 10 opponents and two coming against Philadelphi Big 5 foes. That Temple team finished the regular season ranked first in the conference, but fell in the conference finals, to Dayton. TAKING CARE OF THE BALL When Temple topped Cincinnati on February 9, the Owls turned the ball over just four times in the game, a season low. The Owls bestest their previous season-low of nine turnovers in a loss against Penn. The four turnovers marked the lowest for the program in 12 years. It was Temple s cleanest game since turning the ball over only three times against Villanova on December 21, 2004, and was the first time that the team had recorded less than five turnovers since that game. SHORTAGE OF THREES Temple hit a season-low two three pointers in their latest match-up against SMU, going 2-for-16 from long-range. That tied Temple s two threes made (2-for-10) against Villanova on December 2, as the lowest total from beyond-the arc. However, in both games where Temple only collected two from beyond-the-arc, the Owls grabbed wins. Temple beat Villanova, 61-55, and topped SMU, WHERE DO THEY RANK Temple has two players in the top-15 in the conference in scoring, as Butts ranks fifth (15.6 ppg) and Fitzgerald ranks 12th (13.5 ppg). Butts is second in the conference in steals per game (2.8) and Fitzgerald ranks third in assists per game (5.1). Covile also ranks first in the conference in a category, topping the league in free throw shooting, making 87.0% (60-69) of her attempts. Temple also has three players that that rank in the top-15 in rebounding, as Covile ranks eighth (7.2), Fountain ranks 10th (6.7 rpg), and Atkinson ranks 12th (6.5 rpg). Nationally, Butts 72 steals ranks her 20th and Fitzgerald s total assists number is 51st in the country. As a team, Temple is in the top-three in The American in scoring offense, scoring defense, blocked shots, and steals. NUMBER 1000 FOR FEE Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald notched her 1,000th career point against SMU, pulling up for a mid-range jumper early in the first quarter. The guard became the 22nd player in program history to top the 1,000-point mark.

5 PHILADELPHIA BIG 5 Temple will again compete in the Philadelphia Big 5 with La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph s, and Villanova Temple Big 5 Schedule 11/8 - Temple 77, La Salle 48 11/29 - Saint Joseph s 70, Temple 67 12/2 - Temple 61, Villanova 55 1/21 - Penn 60, Temple BIG 5 STANDINGS 1. Villanova Temple 2-2 St. Joseph s 2-2 Penn La Salle 1-3 TEMPLE IN THE BIG 5 LAST SEASON 11/14/14 - Temple 75, La Salle 72 11/18/14 - St. Joseph s 78, Temple 74 (OT) 12/28/14 - Villanova 64, Temple 59 1/5/15 - Penn 52, Temple 50 TEMPLE BIG 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS (Since ) Year Head Coach Record Linda MacDonald Linda MacDonald Dawn Staley Dawn Staley Dawn Staley Dawn Staley Dawn Staley Tonya Cardoza Tonya Cardoza 4-0 TEMPLE BIG 5 RECORD (.480) ( ) STORY LINES Fitzgerald recently passed former teammate and current graduate manager, Tyonna Williams for 17th place on Temple s all-time scoring list. Williams ended her career with the Owls with 1,075 points, which had been 17th on the Temple career list. DOUBLE DOUBLES The Owls have had four players record double-doubles this season, led by six from senior Erica Covile. Sophomore Donnaizha Fountain has three and classmate Tanaya Atkinson has two this season, all coming with points and rebounds. Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald has two double-double this season, with hers coming with points and assists. Fitzgerald notched 19 points and 10 assists at La Salle, becoming the first Owl to get that particular double-double since Tyonna Williams against Western Michigan on in January of She later added 11 points and 11 assists at East Carolina on January 30, to account for her second. STELLAR SOPHOMORES AGAINST HOUSTON Temple sophomores Tanaya Atkinson and Donnaizha Fountain both had career games in a win against Houston on February 12. Atkinson poured in an all-time best 27 points (besting her previous best of 24), while Fountain had career-highs with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Combine Atkinson and Fountain s points with classmates Alliya Butts (11) and Khadijah Berger (3) against Houston, and the Temple Class of 2018 accounted for 78.2% of the Owls offense in a win over the Cougars. CAREER DAYS AGAINST CINCY Temple senior Erica Covile has a career-high total of 15 rebounds in a game, a feat that she s accomplished twice in her time in cherry and white. Both of Covile s career rebounding numbers have come against the same team -- Cincinnati. The guard pulled down 15 b oards against the Bearcats on January 3, 2015 and then matched that this season, notching 15 at Cincinnati on February 9, MAKE YOUR FREE THROWS, WIN THE GAME Temple s free throw shooting has been up and down this season, with 12 games over 70% and 12 games under. In the 12 games the team has connected on 70% or more from the charity stripe, the Owls have won 10 of them. The outliers? A loss at Rutgers where the Owls went 9-of-11 (81.8%), and a loss to #1 UConn where Temple finished 8-of-9 (88.9%). MILESTONES APPROACH Temple has already had one player join the 1,000-point club this season (Feyonda Fitzgerald) and could add another before the year is finished. Senior Erica Covile has 978 career points, and is averaging 9.3 points per game this season, 9.0 points per game in her career. With 22 points left, it would take her around three more games to reach the milestone. Temple is guaranteed at least four more contests this season. Sophomore Alliya Butts recently recorded her 100th career three pointer, and now sits in 6th place on Temple s all-time list with 133. She is on pace to pass former teammate and current graduate assistant, Tyonna Williams 15, for the program s all-time mark (171) by her junior year. As a program, Temple is also approaching a milestone. The Owls have 798 total victories in the 74-year history of the program. Temple s record over the past 74 seasons is (.550). QUARTER BREAKDOWN Temple s point averages per-quarter this season: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals (incl. OT) Temple All Opponents

6 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals (incl. OT) Temple AAC Opponents FIRST QUARTER OFFENSE The Owls have come out of the gate strong in most games this season, even counting a lopsided loss at UConn. In the first quarter of games, the Owls are out-scoring opponents by an average of 5.3 points per game overall. The Owls also average their highest offensive out-put in the first quarter, scoring 20.3 points per quarter against conference opponents (19.9 overall). STINGY DEFENSE Temple allowed just 35 points against them in a win against SMU on February 3. The opponent total was the lowest since Temple beat Kent State, 68-33, on December 6, SCHOOL DAY LUCK Every year, the Temple women s basketball team hosts a School Day game in late January, early February. The event features a noon tip-off at the Liacouras Center with students from area schools taking part in a day-long educational event, featuring clinics, games, and guest speakers. Temple has now hosted the event for 14-straight years and it 14-0 all-time in these School Day matinees. NWAIGWE STEPS UP Graduate student and newcomer to the team, Ugo Nwaigwe has stepped up in the Owls to fill a much needed role as a post player. Nwaigwe had (Temple) career highs in three categories in games against SMU and Tulsa this season. In both games, she finished with eight points, nine rebounds, and five blocks. Nwaigwe increased her career-best block total against Penn, stopping six shots against the Quakers, and then hit a career-best 15 points in a win at ECU. In that game, she went 5-for-5 from the field, and 5-for-5 from the free throw line. DUPREE 06 NAMED FINALIST FOR US OLYMPIC TEAM Temple alum Candice Dupree was named a finalist for the 2016 U.S. Olympic team. One of 25 finalists for the 12-person team, Dupree was a member of the Worlds squad that took home gold in At Temple, Duprees was a two-time Atlantic 10 Player and Defensive Player of the Year and three times was named Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 Tournament. She led the Owls to three A-10 titles, with her teams combining for an record and three trips to the NCAA tournament. The 6-2 forward became the first Temple player to earn Associated Press All-American honors. In spring of 2006, Dupree was selected by the Chicago Sky as the sixth pick of the WNBA draft. Her selection marked the first Temple women s basketball player to be drafted by the WNBA. Dupree was traded to Phoenix in 2010, and recently won a WNBA Championship. CHARITY STRIPE CHANCES Before the SMU game on January 5, Temple had been shooting 72.2% from the free throw line (3rd in The American), but a string of seven-straight games below 66% shooting from the line had Temple as low as 64.8% from the free throw line (8th out of 11 in the conference) Recently Temple had a 92.3% performance from the line at ECU, draining 24 of 26 attempts. That surge also saw Temple made 21-straight from the charity stripe to start the game. That marked the Owls best shooting performance at the line since a 10-for-10 day at the line against Tulsa. The Owls followed that up with an 87.5% (7-8) performance from the line in a win over SMU and a 85.7% (6-7) performance against USF which has Temple s season total up to 68.6%. SCHEDULE THEM ALL ON WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Temple is a combined 13-0 playing on Wednesday s, Friday s and Saturday s. The Owls have won STORY LINES AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Over half of the teams in the American Athletic Conference received post-season bids in 2015, led by national champion, UConn. The Huskies, along with USF and Tulane, each earned spots in the NCAA Tournament. East Carolina, Tulsa, and Temple all received berths in the WNIT, with Temple advancing to the WNIT Final Four Standings (as of 2/22) SCHOOL CONF. OVERALL STREAK UConn W26 USF W1 Temple L2 Tulane W3 Memphis L1 SMU L1 Tulsa L2 East Carolina L1 Cincinnati W1 UCF W1 Houston L5 American Weekly Awards (2/22) Player of the Week: Courtney Williams, USF Freshman of the Week: Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Honor Roll: Zykria Lewis, UCF Jasmine Whitfield, Cincinnati I Tiana Taylor, East Carolina Mooriah Rowser, Memphis Kolby Morgan, Tulane

7 TEMPLE DOUBLE DOUBLES TANAYA ATKINSON 18 points, 11 rebounds 12/9 vs. SHU 15 points, 20 rebounds 2/18 at Memphis Season: 2 Career: 7 ERICA COVILE 10 points, 13 rebounds 12/2 vs. Villanova 10 points, 10 rebounds 1/5 at SMU 10 points, 10 rebounds 1/26 at Tulane 13 points, 10 rebounds 2/3 vs. SMU 15 points, 10 rebounds 2/6 vs. #19/17 USF 11 points, 15 rebounds 2/9 at Cincinnati Season: 6 Career: 15 FEYONDA FITZGERALD 19 points, 10 assists 11/17 at La Salle 11 points, 11 assists 1/30 at ECU Season: 2 Career: 2 DONNAIZHA FOUNTAIN 12 points, 10 rebounds 1/10 vs. Cincinnati 20 points, 15 rebounds 2/12 vs. Houston 17 points, 11 rebounds 2/18 at Memphis Season: 3 Career: 3 SAFIYA MARTIN Season: 0 Career: 1 STORY LINES all five Wednesday games, all three Friday games, and all five Sunday games on their schedule. Not counting the American Athletic Conference Tournament, Temple has just one more game on those days of the week, a Saturday clash at nationally-ranked USF on February 27. SUNDAY STRUGGLES Temple grabbed its first Sunday win of the season in four games when the Owls topped Cincinnati on Sunday, January 10. Prior to that win, Temple had played three Sunday games going 0-3, with losses to Rutgers, Saint Joseph s, and Florida State. SPREADING THE LOVE In Temple s win over Tulsa on January 8, 10 different Owls broke into the scoring column. Nine players had scored in previous games against Quinnipiac (L, 58-56), Sacred Heart (W, 92-62), and Delaware State (W, ), but this was the first time in the season that 10 players scored. The lowest number of scorers Temple has had in a game this season was four in a loss at Rutgers. Last season, Temple only carried nine players on its roster, so the last time a cherry and white box score had 10 players score points was January 9, 2014 in a win over Memphis. TEMPLE IN THE AMERICAN Temple embarks on its third season of American Athletic Conference play, a year after going 12-6 against league opponents. The Owls finished fourth in The American in , and fell to #5 ECU (77-71) in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. In , Temple went 8-10 in The American. The Owls grabbed the six seed and fell to #3 USF in the quarterfinals of the tournament. CONFERENCE OPENERS In conference openers, Temple stands overall (since ) and is currently riding a six-game winning streak. The Owls are 3-0 in American openers, with all three wins coming against Memphis was the third-straight year that Temple opened conference play against Memphis. In both and , the Owls played the Tigers on the road to open The American season, but played Memphis at home this year. CANADA TRANSFERS Temple freshman Chyanna Canada has transferred out of the Owls program. The 6-2 forward left Temple following the completion of the fall semester. Canada had seen limited action for the Owls, playing in three total games, scoring two points. KEEPING IT OUTSIDE Before getting to the line for 24 attempts against Delaware State, Temple had attempted less than 12 free throws for three-straight contests. In a loss to Florida State, the Owls attempted just three (making two), in a loss. Against Sacred Heart, the Owls went 4-for-9 from the line, but were hot from three, contributing to the win. Temple got to the line only 11 times against Fordham, making seven of their attempts. For the season, the Owls are ninth in the conference (out of 11 teams) in free throws attempted. LEADING THE STAT LINE With her stat line against Rutgers (27 points, nine rebounds, three assist), Feyonda Fitzgerald became the first Temple player since 2011 to lead the team in points, rebounds, and assists. The last player to accomplish that feat for the Owls was Shey Peddy, who totaled 26 points, 9 rebounds, and four assists in a win at Duquesne on February 5, OFFENSE ROLLS AGAINST THE PIONEERS Temple s 30-point victory against Sacred Heart on December 9, marking the first time an Owl

8 STORY LINES squad defeated an opponent by that margin since a 33-point win over Cincinnati on January 20, Leading to the offense outburst, were 38 total field goals, while a season-best 52.1% from the field. The Owls also shot 50% from three (12-24) for first time since Valentine s Day last season when Temple went 7-for-12 (58.3%) from long range against Houston. The Temple shooting numbers benefitted from a season-best 28 assists against Sacred Heart. The 28 helpers marked the first time that the Owls had over 25 since the 2011 season (27 at George Washington - 2/16/11). The Owls also had 15 steals for the first time this season. DOMINATING DELAWARE STATE Temple s victory over Delaware State hit a number of milestones for the Owls. The tripledigit point total was the first 100-point game for the program in 21 years. Temple last hit the 100- point mark when it scored 102 in a win over Rutgers on March 3, The 41-point win was also the first 40+ point victory for the program in three years. The last time a Temple team beat a team by 40 or more was when the Owls topped Rhode Island, 84-41, on February 19, REBOUNDING IS KEY Five out of the first six Temple wins this season all had one thing in common: the Owls out-rebounded their opponents. Temple is 7-2 when recording better rebounding numbers this season, and is 2-3 when being out-rebounded. For the season, the Owls have a rebounding margin of +3.0, thanks in large part to out-rebounding Sacred Heart, The +26 rebounding margin in that game was the highest all season, and it marked the first time that Temple had a 20 or more rebound advantage in a game since out-rebounding Duquesne by 25 on February 17, WORK HORSES Junior Feyonda Fitzgerald and sophomore Alliya Butts combined for 45 of the team s 51 against Rutgers, but both also played nearly the whole game. Fitzgerald recorded her third career game without a break, playing all 40 minutes against the Scarlet Knights. Butts established a near career high of 37 minutes played in a game, one she set just a few days before, seeing 36 minutes of action against La Salle. PHILADELPHIA BIG 5 Temple won its Philadelphia Big 5 opener for the third-straight season, with all three wins coming against La Salle. Last season, Temple finished 1-3 in the Big 5, topping La Salle, but falling to St. Joseph s, Villanova, and Penn. The Owls combined point differential in the three Big 5 losses last season was just 11 points, with an average margin of victory of 3.67 points, including one overtime loss. This season, Temple is 2-2 in the Big 5, after losses to Penn and Saint Joseph s and wins over La Salle and Villanova. 50 AT THE HALF Temple led Florida at the half in the season-opener, marking the first time that the Owls have scored 50 points in a half since The last time that the Owls accomplished that feat was when the team netted 52 against George Washington on February 16, Despite only scoring 37 second-half points in that game, Temple went on to it, 89-36, marking the second largest margin of victory in program history. The Owls also scored 53 points in the first half of the Delaware State game, later adding 47 second-half points to reach triple figures for the first time since the Owls won against Rutgers on March 3, RECORD WATCH ALL-TIME CAREER POINTS 1. Marilyn Stephens...2, Qwedia Wallace ( )...1, Kelly Lane ( )...1, Donna Kennedy ( )...1, Feyonda Fitzgerald (2013-present)..1, Theresa Govens ( )...1, LeKeisha Eaddy ( )...1, Tyonna Williams ( )...1, Shey Peddy ( )...1, Margarete Rougier ( ).1, Jennifer Gowan ( )...1, Lady Comfort ( )...1, Rhonda Bates ( ) Erica Covile (2012-present) ALL-TIME CAREER THREES MADE 1. Tyonna Williams (2011-present) Qwedia Wallace ( ) Stacey Smalls ( ) Chantal Adkins ( ) Natalia Isaac ( ) Claudrena Harold ( ) Alliya Butts (2014-present) Shey Peddy ( ) Rateska Brown ( ) Kristen McCarthy ( ) ALL-TIME REBOUNDS 1. Marilyn Stephens ( )...1, Lynn Blaszczyk ( ) Candice Dupree ( ) Rhonda Bates ( ) Theresa Govens ( ) Natasha Thames ( ) Lady Comfort ( ) Kamesha Hairston ( ) Shenita Landry ( ) Victoria Macaulay ( ) Erica Covile (2012-present) OWL OPENERS Temple opened its 75th season of women s basketball on Friday, November 13. After a win

9 STORY LINES against Florida, the Owls are all-time in season openers, including an 8-1 mark under Tonya Cardoza. Since 1995, the Owls are 18-4 in season openers. VENEY PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH After serving as an assistant women's basketball coach for seven seasons at Temple, Way Veney has been promoted to Associate Head Coach, announced by head coach Tonya Cardoza in August. "Way has earned this promotion and honestly, it's long overdue," noted Cardoza. "When I hired her seven years ago to be my top assistant, I knew she would work diligently to help propel our program. During her tenure she has served as the Recruiting Coordinator and is responsible for bringing talented players like Erica [Covile], Feyonda [Fitzgerald] and Alliya [Butts], to name a few. She works primarily with the guards and strives to make them the very best each year. Her passion for our program is evident in everything she has done to help us be successful." WILLIAMS JOINS STAFF Tyonna Williams, who graduated from Temple in June, joined the Owls staff this semester as a graduate assistant. Williams will serve as a Graduate Manager. A four-year player for Temple, last year Williams averaged 13.2 points and 4.2 assists per game, while connecting on 82% (22-26) of her free throw attempts. Williams finished her time at Temple as the program record holder for three pointers and free throw percentage, making 171 threes and connecting on 81.6% ( ) from the line. The free throw percentage record stood for 27 years, with Williams breaking the previous mark of 81.4% set by Addie Jackson '88. Williams also finished 17th on Temple's career scoring list with 1,075 points, and fourth on the all-time assists list with 397. BUTTS EARNS U-19 NATIONAL TEAM TRY-OUT After a stellar freshman season, Alliya Butts accepted an invitation to join 34 of the nation's best at the 2015 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team Trials. The try-out was held May at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The invitations were issued by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee. Though Butts did not make the national squad, it was a valuable experience for the sophomore. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION This season Temple will play a majority of its games with TV networks in tow. Thanks to adding five games on the American Digital Network, 15 of Temple s regular season games will hit the airwaves. The five conference games that will be broadcast on ADN are Tulane (Jan. 26), UCF (Jan. 29), SMU (Feb. 3), Cincinnati (Feb. 9), and Memphis (Feb. 18). The Owls schedule also features seven games on ESPN3, including Florida State (Dec. 6), Cincinnati (Jan. 10), UCF (Jan. 13), Houston (Jan. 23), East Carolina (Jan. 20), and USF (Feb. 6 and Feb. 27). Temple s January 8th contest against Tulsa will be broadcast by ESPNU, while both UConn matchups will be nationally televised. Temple s home game with the Huskies can be seen on ESPN2, while on the road, the Owls will face UConn on CBS Sports Network. OWLSTV WITH THE CALL In addition the 15 TV contests, most Temple home games not televised commercially will be streamed live on Owls TV. The videostream is free to fans online at Assistant Athletic Director for Video Services, Kevin Copp, will head up a broadcast team that also includes Temple student Ed LeFurge III, and Lauren Bullock, Program Director for Temple s Office of Leadership Development, a former SID. PRESEASON AMERICAN POLL The Temple women's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the American Athletic Conference, as voted on by the league's coaches and announced during the annual Media Day. Ten-time NCAA Champion, UConn, was predicted to win the American Athletic Conference women's basketball championship tallying 100 points on 10 of 11 first-place votes. USF, an NCAA tournament team in 2015, garnered a first place vote and was picked to finish second. Temple compiled 76 votes to rank third in the poll, while East Carolina was picked fourth with 75 points. Both the Owls and the Pirates earned spots in last season's WNIT. Tulane, an NCAA tournament team in 2015, was picked to finish sixth, followed by another WNIT team, Tulsa in sixth. Rounding out the poll were Memphis, SMU, UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston. FUTURE OWLS Temple has signed a pair of recruits for the season. Next year s Owls will include Shannen Atkinson and Shantay Taylor Coaches Poll Team - Points 1. UConn (10) USF (1) Temple East Carolina Tulane Tulsa Memphis SMU UCF Cincinnati Houston - 18

10 STORY LINES Shannen Atkinson is a 6-4 post player from Smithfield HS in Smithfield, Va. As a junior, she averaged a double-double with 17.5 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game. Atkinson was named the conference Player of the Year, as well as a first-team All-Conference selection. She played AAU basketball for Boo Williams, the same team that future teammates Feyonda Fitzgerald and Khadijah Berger played with. Shantay Taylor is a 6-3 forward from Spring Valley HS in Columbia, S.C. As a junior, Taylor averaged 9.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, and 1.0 assists per game, while helping her team to a 25-4 record. She led the Vikings to the South Carolina Class 4A State Championship title en route to earning All-Region and All-State honors. Taylor carries a 3.5 GPA while taking honor courses. She plays AAU ball for the NC Spartans and intends to major in Nursing at Temple. UP NEXT Temple has two more regular season conference games left. The Owls will hit the road on Saturday to play at USF, and then return home for a Monday game against UCF. Monday s 7:00 p.m. clash will serve as Senior Day for Erica Covile and Ugo Nwaigwe. CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TIME 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship Mohegan Sun Arena; Uncasville, Conn. March 4-7, 2016 First Round Day 1 Friday, March 4 Quarterfinals Day 2 Saturday, March 5 Semifinals Day 3 Sunday, March 6 Championship Day 4 Monday, March 7 No. 5 seed Game 4 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3) No. 4 seed No. 9 seed Game 1 4:00 p.m. (ESPN3) No. 8 seed Game 5 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Game 8 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 1 seed No. 10 seed Game 10 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Game 2 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Game 6 6:00 p.m. No. 7 seed (ESPN3) No. 2 seed No. 11 seed Game 3 8:00 p.m. (ESPN3) No. 6 seed Game 7 8:00 p.m. (ESPN3) No. 3 seed Game 9 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) All times EST and subject to change

11 THE LAST TIME AN OWL... Scored 20 Points...Alliya Butts (26) at Memphis (2/18/16) Scored 30 Points...Feyonda Fitzgerald (32) vs. Florida (11/13/15) Scored 40 Points...Kristen McCarthy (42) vs. Charlotte (2/13/10) Two Players Scored 20 Points...Tanaya Atkinson (27) and Donnaizha Fountain (20) vs. Houston (2/12/16) Three Players Scored 20 Points...Feyonda Fitzgerald (32), Alliya Butts (20), Tanaya Atkinson (20) vs. Florida (11/13/15) Five Players Scored 10 Points...*6 players*: Tanaya Atkinson (24), Alliya Butts (17), Erica Covile (16), Donnaizha Fountain (14)...Khadijah Berger (11), Feyonda Fitzgerald (10) vs. Delaware State (12/19/15) Had 20 Rebounds...Tanaya Atkinson (20) at Memphis (2/18/16) Had 10 Offensive Rebounds...Taylor Robinson (10) vs. Penn (1/22/14) Had 10 Defensive Rebounds...Tanaya Atkinson (11) at Memphis (2/18/16) Two Players Had 10 Rebounds...Donnaizha Fountain (11) and Tanaya Atkinson (20) at Memphis (2/18/16) Had a Double-Double in Points and Rebounds... Tanaya Atkinson (15 points, 20 rebounds) at Memphis (2/18/16) Had a Double-Double in Points and Assists...Feyonda Fitzgerald (11 pts, 11 assists) at ECU (1/30/16) Had Back to Back Double-Doubles...Erica Covile (13 pts, 10 reb) vs. SMU (2/3/16)...and (15 pts, 10 reb) vs. #19/17 USF (2/6/16) Had Three Consecutive Double-Doubles...Erica Covile (13 pts, 10 reb) vs. SMU (2/3/16)... (15 pts, 10 reb) vs. #19/17 USF (2/6/16); and (11 points, 15 rebounds) at Cincinnati (2/9/16) Two Players Had Double-Doubles...Donnaizha Fountain (17 points, 11 rebounds)...and Tanaya Atkinson (15 points, 20 rebounds) at Memphis (2/18/16) Made 15 Field Goals...Kristen McCarthy (15) vs. Charlotte (2/13/10) Attempted 20 Field Goals...Alliya Butts and Feyonda Fitzgerald (21) at Memphis (2/18/16) Shot 75% From the Field (min. 10 att.)...tanaya Atkinson (10-13, 76.9%) vs. Houston (2/12/16) Made 10 Free Throws...Tyonna Williams (11) at Middle Tennessee State (3/29/15) Shot 100% From the Line (min. 7 att.)...erica Covile (7-7) and Feyonda Fitzgerald (7-7) at ECU (1/30/16) Made 5 Three-Pointers...Alliya Butts (5) at ECU (1/30/16) Attempted 10 Three-Pointers...Alliya Butts (10) vs. #1/1 UConn (2/14/16) Shot 75% From 3-Point Range (min. 5 att.)...tyonna Williams 78% (7-9) vs. Memphis (2/4/15) Had 10 Assists...Feyonda Fitzgerald (11) at ECU (1/30/16) Had 5 Blocks...Ugo Nwaigwe (6) vs. Penn (1/21/16) Had 5 Steals...Donnaizha Fountain (5) at Memphis (2/18/16) Led the Team in Points, Rebounds, and Assists...Feyonda Fitzgerald (27 pts, 9 reb, 3 asst) at Rutgers (11/22/15) Hit a Last Second Shot to Win a Game...Erica Covile vs. #19/17 USF (2/6/16) Played Every Minute of a Game...Erica Covile (40) vs. #19/17 USF (2/6/16) Won By 30 Points...Temple 78, Houston 48 (2/11/16) Won By 40 Points...Temple 100, Delaware State 59 (12/19/15) Scored 100 Points vs. Delaware State (12/19/15) Scored Under 50 Points...49 vs. #2 UConn (2/1/15) Scored Under 40 Points...36 at #1 UConn (1/11/14) Scored 50 Points in a Half...53, first half vs. Delaware State (12/19/15) Scored Under 20 Points in a Half...15, first half at Rutgers (11/22/15)...17, second half at #13/14 Florida State (12/6/15) Had a +20 Rebound Margin vs. Sacred Heart (12/9/15) Had a +30 Rebound Margin vs. Toledo (12/10/08) Had 50 Rebounds...63 at Memphis (2/18/16) Had Less Than 25 Rebounds...24 at #24 Rutgers (2/26/14) Had 25 Offensive Rebounds...29 vs. Georgetown (11/21/14) Had Less Than 5 Offensive Rebounds...4 vs. Stanford (11/25/07) Had 30 Defensive Rebounds...39 at Memphis (2/18/16) Made 35 Field Goals...38 vs. Sacred Heart (12/9/15) Made Less Than 15 Field Goals...13 at #1 UConn (1/11/14) Attempted 75 Field Goals...86 at Memphis (2/18/16) Attempted Less Than 40 Field Goals...38 vs. Rutgers (12/30/07) Shot at least 50% From the Field % (38-73) vs. Sacred Heart (12/9/15) Made 25 Free Throws...28 at Memphis (2/18/16) Made Less Than 5 Free Throws...2 at #13/14 Florida State (12/6/15) Attempted 35 Free Throws...42 at Memphis (2/18/16) Attempted Less Than 10 FT...9 vs. #1/1 UConn (2/14/16) Shot 90% From the Line (min. 10 ATT) % (24-26) at ECU (1/30/16) Made 10 Three-Pointers...12 vs. Sacred Heart (12/9/15) Made No Three-Pointers...0 vs. USF (3/8/14) Shot 40% from Three Point Range..50.0% (12-24) vs. Sacred Heart (12/9/15) Attempted at least 20 Three-Pointers...26 at Memphis (2/18/16) Attempted Less Than 5 Three-Pointers...1 vs. Nebraska (3/18/07) Had 25 Assists...28 vs. Sacred Heart (12/9/15) Had Less Than 5 Assists...1 vs. USF (3/8/14) Had 25 Turnovers...33 at Memphis (2/18/16) Had Less Than 5 Turnovers...4 at Cincinnati (2/11/16) Had 10 Blocks...10 at SMU (1/5/16) Had No Blocks...0 at #2 UConn (1/14/15) Had 15 Steals...18 at SMU (1/5/16) Had Less Than 5 Steals...4 vs. Rutgers (12/10/14) Last Overtime Game...5OT at Memphis (2/18/16) Last Overtime Victory at Home vs. NC State (3/26/15) Last Overtime Victory on the Road at Tulane (12/28/08) Temple Defeated a Ranked Opponent vs. #19/17 USF (2/6/16)

12 HEAD COACH TONYA CARDOZA Tonya Cardoza is in her eighth season on North Broad Street, continuing and building upon the success of Temple women s basketball. The Owls showed that they are ready to make a return to the national stage. Cardoza's squad made the first post-season final four in program history, advancing to the WNIT semifinals before falling in overtime at West Virginia. The Owls finished with a 20-win season, going overall, including a 12-6 mark in the tough American Athletic Conference. The season saw the breakout of freshman Alliya Butts, who was named Big 5 Freshman of the Year, while also earning spots on the American All-Conference team, the American All-Rookie team, and the All- Big 5 team. Junior combo guard Erica Covile also received All-Big 5 and All-American Athletic Conference honors, while senior Tyonna Williams earned the American Sportsmanship Award, as well as one of six spots on the All-WNIT team marked a new era of women s basketball at Temple for Cardoza competing in the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference. Guided by true freshman point guard Feyonda Fitzgerald, the Owls faced seven nationally ranked opponents tying the school record for the most in season including two games against defending national champion and No. 1 Connecticut and Final Four participant Louisville. The young Owls finished fifth in American play after predicted to finish ninth, showing the league and the nation that they had fight. Fitzgerald was a unanimous All-Freshman Team honoree from the conference as well as a second-team All-Conference selection. Junior Rateska Brown earned the American s inaugural Sixth Player of the Year Award. Senior Natasha Thames was a second-team All-Conference honoree, and freshman Taylor Robinson was named to the All- Freshman team. The Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Cardoza led the Owls to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the Second Round in both 2010 and The Owls narrowly missed earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament in , but took a top spot in the Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) and advanced to the third round. Along with earning Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors for the Owls' performance in , Cardoza was honored as the Big 5 Coach of the Year for a third time. She earned that honor in each of her first three seasons at Temple, and the Owls earned their sixth straight Big 5 title in her first year with the program. Temple won the Big 5 again in 2011, and finished as runner-up in both 2010 and Already all-time in her head coaching career, Cardoza led Temple to at least 20 wins in her first four years at the helm. During her inaugural season in , Cardoza guided TU to a mark and an NCAA?Tournament appearance. She was a finalist for the National Rookie Coach of the Year award. The Owls reached 25 wins in which tied for the second-most in the history of the program. In , the Owls finished 24-9 which included a 15-game win streak and a 13-1 record in the Atlantic 10. The season saw Temple go and win 8th Season - VIRGINIA 91 Career Record: in a row, once again with a 13-1 mark in the conference. During their final year of Atlantic 10 Conference play in , Cardoza guided the nation s second-youngest team (six freshmen). After spending 14 years as assistant coach at the University of Connecticut under Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, a tenure in which she helped the Huskies to five National Championships, few doubted that Cardoza had what it takes to build a successful program. The Owls finished in the Top 3 in the Atlantic 10 for three consecutive seasons. In Cardoza s first season she coached the squad to an upset over No. 13 Xavier, making her the first coach in TU women s basketball history to upset a ranked team during her rookie season. Cardoza was instrumental in All-Conference selection LaKeisha Eaddy s transition to point guard in , nearly helping the upperclassman set a new single season record for assists. Cardoza also retained then-freshman recruit Kristen McCarthy, who was named to the A-10 First Team in 2010, as well as taking home the title of Big 5 Player of the Year. Cardoza's best recruit had to sit out a year after transferring from Division I Wright State in 2009, but Shey Peddy then became one of the top players in the history of the program. Peddy took home both the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2012, and was named the Big 5 Player of the Year for a second straight time. Peddy was a two-time Atlantic 10 First Team selection and made her mark on the all-time career record lists despite playing only two years with the Owls. Peddy became Cardoza s first WNBA draft pick (as a head coach) when she was taken 23rd overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. Arriving at Connecticut at the start of the season, Cardoza helped guide the Huskies to an unprecedented record, seven Final Four appearances and six No. 1 National Rankings in the final Associated Press poll. Cardoza was a part of four undefeated regular seasons, including two unbeaten national championship teams in and The Huskies also won a NCAA record 70 consecutive games from 2001 to In Big East play, the team won 12 regular-season titles and 12 conference tournament championships. Cardoza worked primarily with the guards at UConn, producing numerous All-America and All-BIG EAST performers, including WNBA stars Sue Bird, Renee Montgomery, and Diana Taurasi. A 1991 University of Virginia graduate with a degree in anthropology, Cardoza starred for the Cavaliers, leading the team to four consecutive NCAA National Tournament appearances. As a senior, she led Virginia in scoring (15.5 ppg), and tied Dawn Staley for the rebounding lead (6.1 rpg) while earning the following honors: Kodak Honorable Mention All-America; Kodak First Team All-District III; First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference; NCAA Final Four All- Tournament Team, and NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team. She was also a First Team All-ACC pick in Cardoza played in 121 games for UVa and graduated ranked third on the career steals list (375), fifth on the PERSONAL Year Coaching: 21st College: University of Virginia 91 B.A. in Anthropology Hometown: Roxbury, Mass. High School: Boston English PLAYING University of Virginia ( ) NCAA Tournament 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 NCAA Final Four , 1988, 1991 ACC Champions 1991 Team Captain 1991 Final Four All-Tournament Team 1991 Midwest Regional All-Tourn. Team 1991 Kodak District All-American 1989, 1991 First-team All-ACC 1988, 1989, 1991 VaSIDA All-State Professional Basketball (1991) Segovia, Spain COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2008-present). Head Coach Five seasons Season Overall Conf. Postseason A-10 NCAA A-10 NCAA A-10 NCAA A-10 WNIT A AAC AAC WNIT Totals Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 2011 Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 2010 Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 2009 Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 100th Career Win W, at St. Bonaventure (1/ 13/13) University of Connecticut ( ) Assistant Coach, 14 seasons NCAA Champions Final Four Elite Elite Sweet NCAA Champions Final Four NCAA Champions NCAA Champions NCAA Champions Sweet Elite Elite Final Four school's career blocked shots list (110), eighth in points (1,622) and 10th in rebounds (667). In 2002, Cardoza was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team along with seven other former Cavaliers including Staley. Cardoza played professional basketball in Segovia, Spain, before taking the job at Connecticut.

13 Temple Alphabetical Roster 22 Tanaya Atkinson...Fr. G Khadijah Berger...Fr. G Monasia Bolduc...Jr. F Alliya Butts...Fr. G Erica Covile...Jr. G Feyonda Fitzgerald...So. G Donnaizha Fountain..So. G Safiya Martin...So. C Ruth Sherrill...Jr. F Mama Traore...Jr. F Tyonna Williams...Sr. G 5-6 Pronunciation Guide Tanaya Atkinson...Tuh-NAY-uh Khadijah Berger...Kah-DEE-juh Alliya Butts...Uh-LEE-uh Erica Covile...CO-vill Feyonda Fitzgerald...FEE-on-duh Donnaizha Fountain...Don-Asia Safiya Martin...Suh-FEE-uh Ugo Nwaigwe...OOH-go WEEG-way Way Veney...VEE-nee Ruth Sherrill...SHUH-rell Tyonna Williams...tee-YAH-NUH No. Name...Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School / Previous School 0 Alliya Butts...So. G 5-4 Edgewater Park, N.J./Holy Cross 1 Erica Covile...Sr. G 6-1 Detroit, Mich./John Glenn 2 Feyonda Fitzgerald...Jr. G 5-7 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 5 Ugo Nwaigwe...Gr. C 6-3 Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South/Wagner 12 Ruth Sherrill...Jr. F 6-0 Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison/Hofstra 21 Khadijah Berger...So. G 5-10 Hampton, Va./Hampton 22 Tanaya Atkinson...So. G 5-9 New Haven, Conn./Hill Regional Career 32 Donnaizha Fountain..So. G 6-0 Roxbury, Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin/Georgia Tech 34 Monasia Bolduc...Jr. F 6-2 Clintondale, N.Y./Nazereth Academy/Walters State 35 Safiya Martin...Jr. C 6-4 Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek Head Coach: Tonya Cardoza (Virginia 91) 8th Year Associate Head Coach: Way Veney (East Carolina 00) 8th Year Assistant Coaches: Meg Barber (New York University 02) 4th Year Willnett Crockett (Connecticut 06) 7th Year Director of Operations: Stacey Nasser (Connecticut 08) 6th Year Video Coordinator: James Spinelli Assistant to the HC: Tyonna Williams 15 Athletic Trainer: Ricker Adkins Strength Coach: Rich Levy Head Managers: Shannon Haviland, Melynda Link, Nacomi Mercer Owls By State Georgia (1): Safiya Martin Connecticut (1): Tanaya Atkinson Massachusetts (1): Donnaizha Fountain Michigan (1): Erica Covile New Jersey (1): Alliya Butts New York (2): Monasia Bolduc, Ugo Nwaigwe Virginia (3): Khadijah Berger, Feyonda Fitzgerald, Ruth Sherrill Owls By Class Graduate Students (1): Ugo Nwaigwe Seniors (1): Erica Covile Juniors (4): Monasia Bolduc, Feyonda Fitzgerald, Safiya Martin, Ruth Sherrill Sophomores (4): Tanaya Atkinson, Alliya Butts, Khadijah Berger, Donnaizha Fountain

14 Temple Women s Basketball TV/RADIO ROSTER # 0 ALLIYA # 1 ERICA # 2 FEYONDA # 5 UGO PLAYERS BUTTS COVILE FITZGERALD NWAIGWE Guard So. 5-4 Edgewater Park, N.J. Holy Cross Guard Sr. 6-1 Detroit, Mich. John Glenn Guard Jr. 5-7 Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor Center Gr. 6-3 Valley Stream, N.Y. Valley Stream South/Wagner # 12 RUTH # SHERRILL Forward Jr. 6-0 Alexandria, Va. Thomas Edison/Hofstra # 21 KHADIJAH # 22 TANAYA BERGER ATKINSON Guard So Hampton, Va. Hampton Guard So. 5-9 New Haven, Conn. Hill Regional Career 32 DONNAIZHA #34 MONASIA # 35 SAFIYA FOUNTAIN BOLDUC MARTIN Guard Jr. 6-0 Roxbury, Mass. Cambridge Rindge & Latin/ Georgia Tech Forward Jr. 6-2 Clintondale, N.Y. Nazareth Academy/ Walters State Center Jr. 6-4 Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek TONYA WAY WILLNETT MEG CARDOZA VENEY CROCKETT BARBER HEAD COACH Virginia 91 8th Season ASSOC. HEAD COACH ECU 00 8th Season ASSISTANT COACH UConn 06 7th Season ASSISTANT COACH NYU 02 4th Season COACHES

15 # 0 ALLIYA BUTTS Sophomore 5 4 G Edgewater Park, N.J. Holy Cross Honors: 2015 American Athletic Conference Third Team American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team (unanimous selection) Philadelphis Big 5 Rookie of the Year Philadelphis Big 5 Second Team... American Freshman of the Week [1/26/15; 2/16/15]... Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll [11/24/14; 1/26/15; 12/14/15; 1/3/16]... American Athletic Conference Player of the Week [12/14/15]... American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll [1/3/16] : Scored 20 points in season opening win over Florida... netted her second-straight 20-point game, scoring 21 at La Salle and playing a career-high 36 minutes... Scored 18 points at Rutgers, establishing a new career-high in minutes played... had seven points at Quinnipiac... Scored 10 points with four assists against Saint Joseph s... Had 13 points against Villanova... Had season-high 24 points, a career-best six steals, and tied a career-high with six assists against Sacred Heart... Scored 13 points at Fordham... Recorded 17 points, a career-best seven assists, and four steals against Delaware State... Led Temple with 21 points against Memphis, also adding four assists and four steals... Had 20 points and five steals in a career-high 39 minutes at Houston... Led the team with 22 points and a career-high seven steals and two blocks at SMU... Topped the Owls with 10 points and three steals against Tulsa... Tied a season-high with 24 points against Cincinnati, also grabbing three steals... Had 11 points, three steals, and three assists at UCF... Had teamhighs of 12 points, six assists, and three steals at #1 UConn... Recorded 16 points with three assists and two steals against Penn... Led the Owls with 22 points at Tulane, also racking up three assists and two steals... Had team highs of 25 points and seven steals at East Carolina... Had six points, five steals, and four assists against SMU...Netted 12 points and had four assists in the Owls upset over #19/17 USF... Led the Owls with 22 points at Cincinnati, also tying a career-high with five rebounds... Had 11 points, two assists, and two steals against Houston... Had 14 points, three rebounds and two steals against #1/1 UConn... Netted 19 points, along with four rebounds and two steals at Memphis : Led the Owls in scoring and steals as a freshman, scoring 12.3 points per outing and collecting 72 total steals... netted a season-best 30 points in a win over Memphis at home... started 25 games for Temple, starting with the onset of conference play on December named to the All-American Athletic Conference third team... was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team... was named the Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year... named to the Philadelphia Big 5 second team... named American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week twice... named to the Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll twice. High School: Named to the ELITE 100 Watch List 2014 second-team All-Jersey as a senior, averaged 17.1 points per game at Holy Cross HS played in 2014 All-Star Game as a junior, led Burlington County in scoring with 25.2 points per game, helping the Lancers to a record also led the county in three-point buckets made with 39 scored her 1,000th career point as a junior also a three-time letterwinner in soccer. AAU: Played for the Philly Freedom Stars under coach Ryan Garner. SEASON HIGHS Points...25 at ECU, 1/30/16 Rebounds...5 (x2) last at Cincinnati, 2/9/16 Assists...7 vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Steals...7 (x2) last at ECU, 1/30/16 Blocks...2 at SMU, 1/5/16 Minutes...50 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...0 CAREER HIGHS Points...30 vs. Memphis, 2/4/15 Rebounds.5 (x2) last at Cincinnati, 2/9/16 Assists...7 vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Steals...7 (x2) last at ECU, 1/30/16 Blocks...2 at SMU, 1/5/16 Minutes...50 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...0 Personal: Alliya Butts nicknamed Squirt... born in Willingboro, N.J. parents are Tashia Butts and Cherod Butts has two younger sisters London (13) and Kennedy (12) communication studies major. ALLIYA BUTTS CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG TOTAL

16 Honors: 2015 American Athletic Conference Third Team 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] Athletic Director s Honor Roll for having a GPA above : Had 11 points, four boards and three assists in a season opening win over Florida... Had 10 points and five boards at La Salle... Pulled down five rebounds at Rutgers... Had 12 points and nine rebounds at Quinnipiac... Had nine points in 11 minutes against Saint Joseph s... Recorded her first double-double of the season, picking up 10 points and 13 boards against Villanova... Had seven points and nine rebounds at #13/14 Florida State... Notched a season-high 16 points, three steals, and two blocks against Sacred Heart... Had six points and tied a team-high with seven boards at Fordham... Had 16 points, seven rebounds, and four steals against Delaware State... Had nine points and nine rebounds against Memphis... Tallied a season-high 17 points with six rebounds, two blocks, and two steals at Houston... recorded her 11th double-double of her career with 10 points and 10 rebounds at SMU... Had six points, four rebounds and three assists against Tulsa... Had five rebounds and a pair of assists against Cincinnati... Saw limited action due to injury at UCF, but scored five points and added four rebounds in eight minutes of play... Had five points and five rebounds in 17 minutes at #1 UConn... Notched four points, four assists, and four steals against Penn... Had her 12th-career double-double at Tulane with 10 points and 10 rebounds... Recorded 16 points with a team-best eight rebounds at East Carolina... Tallied a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds against SMU...Notched her fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds and also sealed the Owls upset of #19/17 USF with a last second put-back... Had double-double number five of the year with 11 points and 15 rebounds (tied a career-high) at Cincinnati... Had six points, seven rebounds, and three steals against Houston... Recorded seven points, and team-high four steals and eight rebounds against #1/1 UConn... Notched nine points, six boards and two steals at Memphis : 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 : Played in all 30 games with 26 starts... averaged 8.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg... recorded a career-high six steals in a win against Auburn... had a season and career-high four blocks against Oakland : Played in 16 games with seven starts before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with an injury 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... Academic honors student. AAU: Played for the Michigan Crossover under coach Emez Oliver. # 1 ERICA COVILE Senior 6 1 G Detroit, Mich. John Glenn SEASON HIGHS Points...17 at Houston, 1/2/16 Rebounds...15 at Cincinnati, 2/9/16 Assists...5 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Steals...4 (x2) last vs. Penn, 1/21/16 Blocks...2 (x2) last at Houston, 1/2/16 Minutes...40 vs. #19/17 USF, 2/6/16 Total Double-Doubles...6 CAREER HIGHS Points...24 vs. SMU, 12/30/14 Rebounds...15 (x2) last at Cincinnati, 2/9/16 Assists...5 (x3) last vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Steals...6 vs. Auburn, 11/16/13 Blocks...4 vs. Oakland, 11/30/13 Minutes...40 vs. #19/17 USF, 2/6/16 Total Double-Doubles...15 Personal: Erica Elaine Covile... parents are Dara Covile and the late Lewis Covile... the youngest of nine children... has five older brothers Lewis, Ryvon, Kawaun, Christian, and twin brother Eric and three older sisters Tiffany, Seterria, and Alia... 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... hospitality & tourism management major. ERICA COVILE CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG TOTAL

17 Roll [ 11/17/14]. # 2 FEYONDA FITZGERALD Junior 5 7 G Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor Honors: Pre-Season Second-Team All-Conference pick American Second-Team All-Conference selection... unanimous All-Freshman Team pick All-Big 5 Second Team PhillyCollegeSports.com Rookie of the Year and All-Philly Second Team... American Fourth Team All-Conference by College Sports Madness... American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week [3/4/14; 1/27/14; 12/23/13; 12/1/13; 11/18/13]... Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week [12/23/13; 12/2/13; 11/17/14]... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll [2/24/14]... Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll [3/3/14; 2/24/14; 1/27/14; 1/13/14; 12/8/14]... PhillyCollegeSports.com Honor Roll [3/6/14; 1/13/14; 12/23/13; 12/16/13]... American Athletic Conference Honor : Led the Owls with a career-high 32 points in the season opener against Florida, also adding teamhighs of five assists and three steals... notched her first career double-double at La Salle, tallying 19 points with a career-best 10 assists, also adding eight rebounds... Led the Owls in three categories at Rutgers, recording 27 points, nine rebounds, and three assists... Scored 13 points and added six steals (tying a career-high) and five assists at Quinnipiac... Led the Owls with 19 points and six assists against Saint Joseph s... led the Owls with 23 points against Villanova... Notched a career-best 11 assists and added seven points against Sacred Heart... had ten pointsand a team-high five assists at Fordham... Recorded 10 points with three assists and two steals against Delaware State... Notched 12 points with six assists and two steals against Memphis... Led the team with 23 points, also adding three assists at Houston... Notched 11 points and eight assists at SMU, recording the 1,000th point of her career... Had nine points and six assists against Tulsa... Recorded nine points and nine rebounds with five assists against Cincinnati, tying a career-high in rebounds... Led the Owls with 16 points, adding three assists and two steals at UCF... Scored eight points with five assists and two steals at #1 UConn... Had six points and three assists against Penn... Recorded 12 points, three assists, and three steals at Tulane... Had her second-career double-double with 11 points and 11 assists at East Carolina... Had eight points and a pair of assists against SMU... Tallied14 points, four boards and five assists in the upset of #19/17 USF... Had seven points and four assists at Cincinnati... Notched eight assists with four points and four steals against Houston... Netted 10 points with three boards and two steals against #1/1 UConn... Led the team with 26 points along with three boards and four assists in the five-overtime loss at Memphis : Played in all 37 games for the Owls Poured in a career-high 29 points in a season-opening win over La Salle and also added six rebounds and five assists recorded a career-best six steals in a win over Tulane... ranked third on the team in total points with 409 named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll twice earned Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week for the week of November : Started all 30 games at point guard... led Temple with 12.9 points per game... averaged 3.8 assists per game... named a unanimous selection to the American s All-Rookie team... was a second-team American All-Conference selection... was named to the Big 5 Honor Roll four times... Was a fiveteam American Freshman of the Week selection. High School: Led the Lake Taylor Titans to their second state title in 2013 by setting the state tournament scoring record with 96 points in three games... previous record belonged to Kara Lawson who went on to star at Tennessee and in the WNBA... as a senior, named the VHSCA AAA Girls Hoops State Player of the Year in Virginia, the All-Tidewater Girls Basketball Player of the Year, and the Virginian-Pilot Girls Basketball Player of the Year... selected as the Eastern Region Player of the Year and the Eastern District Player of the Year for a second time after averaging 22.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. AAU: Played with current Temple teammate Khadijah Berger on the Boo Williams Elite Team under coach Boo Williams. SEASON HIGHS Points...32 vs. Florida, 11/13/15 Rebounds..9 (x2) last vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/16 Assists...11 (x2) at ECU, 1/30/16 Steals...6 at Quinnipiac, 11/24/15 Blocks...2 at SMU, 1/5/16 Minutes...62 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...2 CAREER HIGHS Points...32 vs. Florida, 11/13/15 Rebounds...9(x3) last vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/16 Assists...11 (x2) last at ECU, 1/30/16 Steals...6 (x2) last at Quinnipiac, 11/24/15 Blocks...2 at SMU, 1/5/16 Minutes...62 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...2 Personal: Feyonda Fitzgerald... guardians are her grandparents Rena Evans and Amos Evans... parents are Yolanda Fitzgerald and Francell Penn... has a younger sister, Ayonie (14)... sport & recreation management major. FEYONDA FITZGERALD CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG TOTAL

18 : Made her Temple debut in a win over Florida, scoring two points, adding three boards... Pulled down five boards at Quinnipiac... Notched four points and six rebounds in a career-high 21 minutes against Saint Joseph s... Notched four points and pulled down a Temple-career high eight rebounds against Sacred Heart... collected four points and team-high two blocks at Fordham... Had Temple highs of four points and three blocks against Delaware State, also adding seven rebounds... Had four points, two rebounds, and two blocks against Memphis... Notched a Temple career-high eight points, nine rebounds and five blocks at SMU... Had her second-straight game with career-highs of eight points, nine rebounds, and five blocks, hitting that stat line against Tulsa... Had five rebounds and three blocks against Cincinnati... Scored six points, and added eight rebounds and two steals at UCF... Notched five points, two boards, and three blocks at #1 UConn... Had a career-high six blocks with five points against Penn... Recorded seven rebounds, four blocks, and two steals at Tulane... Notched a career-high 15 points at East Carolina... Had two points, seven rebounds, and a pair of blocks against SMU... Recorded two points and three boards against Houston... Had two points, two boards and one steal against #1/1 UConn... Recorded five blocks and four boards at Memphis : (at Wagner) Averaged 6.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in five games : (at Wagner) Named NEC Defensive Player of the Year Ranked fourth nationally in blocked shots per game (3.80/game) Was first in the NEC in blocked shots per game Ranked first in the NEC in field goal percentage (.630) Ranked fourth in the NEC in rebounds per game (10.2) Registered the first recorded triple-double in Wagner school history vs. FDU (2/17/14) with 12 points, 19 rebounds & a school-record 13 blocked shots Her 114 blocks rank second on NEC all-time single-season list Recorded a career-high 24 rebounds vs. Robert Morris (2/3/14) Notched a career-high 15 points vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2/15/14) Blocked five or more shots in nine different games : (at Wagner) Averaged 3.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game Matched her career high point total with eight while pulling down a career- high 10 rebounds against Iona (12/1) Snared eight boards vs. against Lafayette (11/25) : (at Wagner) Appeared in 26 games for the Seahawks, starting in contests against LIU Brooklyn (1/23) and Quinnipiac (1/28) Scored a career-high eight points to go with six rebounds in productive 11-minute stint at Quinnipiac (1/28) Contributed six points and six rebounds in a career-high 21 minutes at Central Connecticut (2/25) Tallied six rebounds in nine minutes against Mount St. Mary s (2/11) Recorded seven points on 3-of-4 shooting at Sacred Heart (1/30) Logged six points in seven minutes in her collegiate debut against Army (11/11). High School: Played for Coach Daniel Drumm at Valley Stream South High School... Averaged 17.1 points, 14.2 rebounds, 6.7 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game as a senior while earning All-Class honors... As a junior, averaged 13.3 points, 14.4 rebounds and 6.1 blocks per game en route to being named All-Conference... AP Scholar who graduated with a 93 average... Was a member of the National Honor Society, Language Honor Society, Occupational Educational Society as well as the Athletic Honor Society. Personal: Ugochi Nwaigwe # 5 UGO NWAIGWE Graduate Student 6 3 C Valley Stream, N.Y. Valley Stream S Wagner SEASON HIGHS Points...15 at ECU, 1/30/16 Rebounds... 9 (x2) last vs. Tulsa, 1/8/16 Assists...1 (x2) last vs. Memphis, 12/30/15 Steals...1 (x3) last vs. #1/1 UConn, 2/14/16 Blocks...6 vs. Penn, 1/21/16 Minutes...27 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...0 UGO NWAIGWE CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG * * * * Temple Wagner *From Wagner CAREER HIGHS (Temple) Points...15 at ECU, 1/30/15 Rebounds... 9 (x2) last vs. Tulsa, 1/8/16 Assists.1 (x2) last vs. Memphis, 12/30/15 Steals...1 (x3) last vs. #1/1 UConn, 2/14/16 Blocks...6 vs. Penn, 1/21/16 Minutes...27 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...0 CAREER HIGHS (Wagner) Points...15 vs. Bryant, 2/10/14 Rebounds..24 vs. Robert Morris, 2/3/14 Assists...2 vs. Sacred Heart, 1/13/14 Steals...2 (x3) last vs. Bryant, 2/10/14 Blocks...13 vs. Farleigh Dickinson,2/17/14 Minutes...35 vs. St Francis Brookly, 2/15/14 Total Double-Doubles...3

19 : Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. # 12 RUTH SHERRILL Junior 6 0 F Alexandria, Va. Thomas Edison Hofstra : Played a Temple career-high 20 minutes at Quinnipiac, pulling down three rebounds... had a career-best two blocks against Saint Joseph s... Scored her first points of the season, sinking a lay-up against Sacred Heart... Recorded a Temple career-high with seven points against Tulsa, also adding two rebounds and two steals... Increased her careerhigh at Temple with eight points at UCF... Had six points and a careerhigh five rebounds at Tulane... Had two points, two boards, and two assists at Cincinnati... Recorded three points, five rebounds, and two assists against Houston... Brought down three boards against #1/1 UConn. College: Played two seasons at Hofstra for coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey as a sophomore in , played in 29 games with seven starts averaged 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game scored a season-best 16 points on 8-of-8 free throws in a season-high 24 minutes of action best shooting was 5-of-9 at Central Connecticut grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against Fordham 2014 Dean s List honoree Academic Achievement Award recipient for a 3.5+ GPA as a true freshman in , saw action in 20 games as a reserve notched four rebounds and two steals in collegiate debut against Texas scored her first collegiate points with a three-point showing, along with six rebounds, at Princeton. High School: Played basketball, volleyball, and softball at Thomas Edison HS 2012 Honorable Mention All-Virginia selection two-time first-team All-Region selection three-time first-team All- District choice as a senior, averaged 19.7 points, and 10 rebounds team Rookie of the Year in and Co-Player of the Year in second-team All-State honoree as a junior, averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds as a sophomore, averaged 10 points and seven rebounds helped Edison to a district championship in and a third-place finish in the region also lettered in volleyball and softball. AAU: Played for the Cardinals under coach Stan King and for Boo Williams. SEASON HIGHS Points...8 at UCF, 1/13/16 Rebounds...5 at Tulane, 1/26/16 Assists...3 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Steals...2 vs. Tulsa, 1/8/16 Blocks...2 vs. Saint Joseph s, 11/29/15 Minutes...20 at Quinnipiac, 11/24/15 Total Double-Doubles...0 CAREER HIGHS (Temple) Points...8 at UCF, 1/13/16 Rebounds...5 at Tulane, 1/26/16 Assists...3 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Steals...2 vs. Tulsa, 1/8/16 Blocks...2 vs. Saint Joseph s, 11/29/15 Minutes...20 at Quinnipiac, 11/24/15 Total Double-Doubles...0 CAREER HIGHS (Hofstra) Points...16 vs. Delaware, 2/27/14 Rebounds...13 vs. Fordham, 11/115/13 Assists...2 at St. Joseph s, 12/10/13 Steals.2 (4X), last vs. Delaware, 2/27/14 Blocks 3 (2X), last at J. Madison, 2/23/14 Minutes...24 vs. Delaware, 2/27/14 Double-Doubles...0 Personal: Ruth Helena Sherrill born in Arlington, Va. mother is Angela Sherrill has four brothers James (22), Patrick (18), Randal (160, and Jason (10)-- and five sisters Sheila (19), Theresa (15), Elizabeth (13), Sarah (12), and Patricia (11) plans to pursue a career in the entertainment law field and becoming a sports agent public relations major. RUTH SHERRILL CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG * * Temple Hofstra *From Hofstra

20 # 21 KHADIJAH BERGER Sophomore 5 10 G Hampton, Va. Hampton : Had three points and three boards at La Salle... Hit her only attempt, a three, at Quinnipiac... Recorded a season-high six rebounds against Villanova... Made two of four attempts from long-range at #13/14 Florida State... Had six points and three boards against Sacred Heart... notched five points and two rebounds at Fordham... Notched season highs of 11 points, four assists, and three steals against Delaware State... Notched three assists, three rebounds, and two steals against Memphis... Recorded two points and five rebounds at Houston... Had three points, five rebounds and three assists against Tulsa... Capped an 8-0 Temple run at the end of the second quarter with a buzzer-beating three that tied the game in an eventual win against Cincinnati... Notched five points with three rebounds and a block at UCF... Tied a season high with 11 points at #1 UConn, also grabbing four boards... Had four rebounds and a pair of assists at Tulane... Notched four rebounds with two assists at East Carolina... Recorded six points and a career-high seven rebounds against SMU... Drained a three against Houston... Hit a three-point basket and had one steal against #1/1 UConn... Netted seven points, two boards and two assists at Memphis. SEASON HIGHS Points...11 (x2) last at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Rebounds...7 vs. SMU, 2/3/16 Assists...4 vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Steals...3 vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Blocks...1 at UCF, 1/13/16 Minutes.28 vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Total Double-Doubles...0 CAREER HIGHS Points...13 vs. Harvard, 11/30/14 Rebounds...7 (x2) last vs. SMU, 2/3/16 Assists..4 (x3) last vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Steals...3 (x2) last vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Blocks...1 (x2) last at UCF, 1/13/16 Minutes...31 at Villanova, 12/22/14 Total Double-Doubles : Played in 35 games for the Owls, averaging 3.1 ppg had the team s best average in threepoint shots, knocking in 30 of her 82 attempts (.336) scored a career-high 13 points against Harvard, making four three pointers, while also pulling down six boards... had three points and a career-best seven rebounds at Villanova. High School: The 2014 Player of the Year, MVP, and All-Conference selection for coach Alan Jones at Hampton HS team won the A South conference championship named to the All-Star Team 2013 All-USA Today Honorable Mention selection as a junior, averaged 17.1 points Temple assistant coach Way Veney is also a graduate of Hampton HS also lettered in softball. AAU: Played with current Temple teammate Feyonda Fitzgerald on the Boo Williams Elite Team under coach Boo Williams. Personal: Khadijah Jamilah Berger born in Hampton, Va. parents are Corey and Jurea Berger has an older sister Courtney (24) pre-pharmacy major.. KHADIJAH BERGER CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG TOTAL

21 Honors: 2014 Hall of Fame Game MVP... American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week [3/3/15]... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll [12/1/14; 12/21/15]... Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week [12/22/14; 2/15/16]... Philadelphia Big 5 Honor Roll [12/1/14; 12/21/15] : Opened the season with a 20-point perfornance against Florida... Tallied 10 points at La Salle... Had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists at Quinnipiac... Had 12 points and tied a team-high with six boards against Saint Joseph s... Pulled down 12 rebounds and added four points against Villanova... Had 14 points at #13/14 Florida State... Had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Sacred Heart... Picked up five points and two assists at Fordham... Recorded a career-high 24 points against Delaware State, also adding nine rebounds and two steals... Had 18 points, five boards, three assists, and two steals against Memphis... Recorded 10 points and four rebounds at Houston... Notched eight points, seven rebounds and a season-high three steals at SMU... Had eight points and eight rebounds against Tulsa... Recorded 19 points and eight rebounds against Cincinnati... Had 10 points and five rebounds at UCF... Had four points and three rebounds at #1 UConn... Notched 14 points with seven rebounds and two steals against Penn... Recorded 17 points and seven rebounds with two steals at Tulane... Had four points at East Carolina... Notched six rebounds against SMU... Scored a team-high 17 points and pulled in six boards in the upset of #19/17 USF... Notched 16 points with seven rebounds at Cincinnati... Had a career-best 27 points, shooting 76.9% (10-13) from the field in a win over Houston, also tallying seven rebounds and three steals... Notched nine points, six boards and a season-high four steals against #1/1 UConn... Had a double-double with a career-high 20 boards and 15 points to go with three steals at Memphis : Started in all 37 games for the Owls, averaging 10.6 ppg tied a career-best with 22 points against Villanova, also added seven boards and two assists... named Hall of Fame Challenge Tournament MVP against Harvard with 20 points and seven boards... had a game-high 12 points to go along with a career-best 17 rebounds at Penn... led Temple with 16 points against Florida State, also pulling down three boards earned American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week for the week of March 3 earned Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week honors for the week of December 22 picked up American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll and Philadelphia Big 5 honor roll for the week of December 1. High School: Three-time All-State selection for coach Steve Bethke All-State MVP three-time All-SCC and All-Area honoree All-Connecticut High School Coaches Association selection finished prep career with 1,710 points team won two SCC championships and the state championship during her tenure as a senior, averaged 23 points and eight rebounds per game New Haven Register All-Area and All-State selection 2012 New Haven Register All-Area Most Valuable Player as a junior, averaged 20.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.3 steals, 1.5 blocks, and an assist per game led the Panthers to a Southern Connecticut Conference crown en route to the Most Outstanding Player honors helped Hill to the Class LL quarterfinals also lettered in soccer and softball. AAU: Played for CT DA FAM under coach Gary Nelson. # 22 TANAYA ATKINSON Sophomore 5 9 G New Haven, Conn. Hill Regional Career Center SEASON HIGHS Points...27 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Rebounds...20 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Assists...3 (x2) last vs. Memphis, 12/30/15 Steals...4 vs. #1/1 UConn, 2/14/16 Blocks...1 (x4) last at ECU, 1/30/16 Minutes...56 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...2 CAREER HIGHS Points...27 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Rebounds...20 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Assists...3 (x3) last vs. Memphis, 12/30/15 Steals...4 (2x) last vs. #1/1 UConn, 2/14/16 Blocks...1 (x10) last at ECU, 1/30/16 Minutes...56 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...7 Personal: Tanaya M. Atkinson born in New Haven, Conn. parents are Tammika Atkinson Green and Timothy Green has two older brothers Terrell (25) and Javar (23) and an older sister Brittney (22) communication studies major. TANAYA ATKINSON CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG TOTAL

22 : Made her Temple debut in a win over Florida, leading the team with nine rebounds, also adding five points... Had six points, five boards, three steals and two blocks at La Salle... Notched six rebounds in 14 minutes of action at Rutgers... Had nine points in 24 minutes against Saint Joseph s... Had a Temple career-best 10 points and tied a best with nine rebounds against Villanova... Improved a career-best with 13 points at #13/14 Florida State... Recorded her second-straight game with 13 points, also pulling down six boards against Sacred Heart... Picked up 14 points and tied a team-high seven boards at Fordham... Tied a career-high with 14 points against Delaware State, also adding eight rebounds... Increased her career-high with 16 points against Memphis, also adding five boards and two steals... Pulled down a team-high nine rebounds in a career-high 32 minutes at Houston... Notched eight points, seven rebounds and three steals at SMU... Recorded nine points with five rebounds against Tulsa... Had her first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Cincinnati... Scored 10 points and added eight rebounds, three steals, and two assists at UCF... Had eight points and seven boards against Penn... Recorded five points with two steals at Tulane... Notched seven points with three rebounds and two assists at East Carolina... Led the Owls with 14 points against SMU, also adding seven rebounds and three steals... Notched nine points, nine boards and a career-high three blocks in the Owls upset of #19/17 USF... Had 13 points and four rebounds at Cincinnati... Shattered her career highs with 20 points and 15 rebounds against Houston... Notched a team-high 15 points with six boards, two blocks and one steal against #1/1 UConn... Recorded her second double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, along with a teamhigh five steals at Memphis : Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. College: Completed her freshman season with Georgia Tech in saw action in 21 games with two starts and averaged 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game recorded season-highs in points (11) and rebounds (6) against Portland State also had a season-high five steals against Alabama State. High School: The top-ranked player in the state of Massachusetts in 2013 named to the ESPN Boston Super Team selected to American Family Insurance All-Massachusetts three-time All-Greater Boston MVP during three years at Cambridge Rindge & Latin for head coach Dana Ellcock, played in 52 games scored over 850 points and grabbed over 500 rebounds averaged 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.8 blocks as a senior, averaged 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 3.6 steals, and 2.2 blocks in her final prep campaign as a junior, tied the school record for steals in a game with 10 owns two of the top four rebounding games in school history with totals of 22 and 17. AAU: Played for NY City Rock under coach Keith Danzy. # 32 DONNAIZHA FOUNTAIN Sophomore 6 0 G Roxbury, Mass. Cambridge R&L Georgia Tech SEASON HIGHS Points...20 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Rebounds...15 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Assists...2 (x5) last vs. SMU, 2/3/16 Steals...5 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Blocks...3 vs. #19/17 USF, 2/6/16 Minutes...53 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...2 CAREER HIGHS (Temple) Points...20 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Rebounds...15 vs. Houston, 2/12/16 Assists...2 (x5) last vs. SMU, 2/3/16 Steals...5 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Blocks...3 vs. #19/17 USF, 2/6/16 Minutes...53 at Memphis, 2/18/16 Total Double-Doubles...2 CAREER HIGHS (Ga. Tech) Points...11 vs. Portland St., 12/17/13 Rebounds...6 vs. Portland St., 12/17/13 Assists..2 (x2), last vs. Ala. St., 12/29/13 Steals...5 vs. Alabama State, 12/29/13 Blocks...0 Minutes.23 vs. Alabama State, 12/29/13 Double-Doubles...0 Personal: Donnaizha Rashae Fountain nickname is RaRa or Ra... born in Boston, Mass. mother is Donniece Watson inspired to play basketball at age eight by older male cousins plays the piano her most memorable non-athletic achievement was graduating high school and attending college communications/business major. DONNAIZHA FOUNTAIN CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG * Temple Ga. Tech *From Georgia Tech

23 # 34 MONASIA BOLDUC Junior 6 2 F Clintondale, N.Y. Nazareth Walters State : Made her Temple debut, logging two points in nine minutes in a win over Florida... Notched two points and a block against Memphis... Had three points and two rebounds against Tulsa... Had two points and three boards at #1 UConn... Was 1-of-2 from the field in a win against SMU : Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. College: Played two seasons for coach David Kragel at Walters State Community College as a sophomore in , the Lady Senators went a perfect 29-0 during the regular season team finished 32-1 overall only loss was in the NJCAA national championship game played in all 33 games as a reserve averaged 5.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a freshman, team went 29-2 played in all 31 games with 10 starts averaged 7.5 points and 4.7 rebounds. High School: Graduated in 2012 as a junior, played in 24 games, averaging 12.8 points and 8.0 rebounds for Cedar Ridge HS moved from two-time defending Class B champion Highland HS, coached by Jim Delmar, in New York to North Carolina before her junior season as a sophomore at Highland, averaged a team-best 13 points and 11 rebounds en route to Varsity845 second-team All-Star honors. SEASON HIGHS Points...3 vs. Tulsa, 1/8/16 Rebounds...3 at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Assists...1 at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Steals...0 Blocks...1 vs. Memphis, 12/30/15 Minutes...9 (x2) last at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Total Double-Doubles...0 CAREER HIGHS Points...3 vs. Tulsa, 1/8/16 Rebounds...3 at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Assists...1 at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Steals...0 Blocks...1 vs. Memphis, 12/30/15 Minutes...9 (x2) last at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Total Double-Doubles...0 MONASIA BOLDUC CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG Temple

24 # 35 SAFIYA MARTIN Junior 6 4 C Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy Creek : Had a game-high 14 rebounds with six points and four blocks at La Salle... Recorded four points and four rebounds at Quinnipiac... Had two points, two rebounds, and two blocks against Sacred Heart... Notched two points, one rebound, one block, and one assist against Delaware State... Had two points and two boards at Houston... Pulled down two boards at SMU... Notched three rebounds against Tulsa... Notched a rebound, a block, and a steal at #1 UConn... Had a bucket at East Carolina... Had two points and four boards at Cincinnati... Pulled down four boards at Memphis : Played in 30 games for the Owls, starting in 21 notched her first double-double with 14 rebounds and career-high 10 points against Saint Joseph s, also adding two blocks... pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds adding four points and a pair of blocks in a WNIT quarterfinal win over Middle Tennessee : Played in 26 games... averaged 0.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg... also had 14 blocks on the season. High School: Class AAAA Honorable Mention All-State by the Georgia Sportswriters Association as a senior... led Sandy Creek HS to the state tournament for a second straight year as a senior, coming up just one point shy to Columbia High School in the championship game... second-team All-Conference as a junior. AAU: Played for the Georgia Pearls under coaches Darlene Norris and Calvin Goss. SEASON HIGHS Points...6 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Rebounds...14 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Assists...1 (x2) last vs. Delaware State, 12/19/15 Steals...1 (x2) last at #1 UConn, 1/16/16 Blocks...4 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Minutes...31 at La Salle, 11/18/15 Total Double-Doubles...0 CAREER HIGHS Points 10 vs. Saint Joseph s, 11/18/14 Rebounds...15 at MTSU, 3/29/15 Assists..1 (x5) last at MTSU, 3/29/15 Steals...2 vs Houston, 2/14/15 Blocks...6 vs. Delaware, 12/03/14 Minutes...45 vs. St. Joseph s, 11/18/14 Double-Doubles...1 Personal: Safiya Asha Martin... parents are Charmaine and Keith Heard... has a younger brother Keith II (16)... therapeutic relationmajor. SAFIYA MARTIN CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG. FG-FGA PCT 3P-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG TOTAL