Temple Owls women's basketball


The Temple Owls women's basketball team represents Temple University in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Owls play home basketball games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Season-by-season record

As of the 2015–16 season, the Owls have an 805–657 record. They have made 10 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with a 5–10 record. They previously played in the Atlantic-10 Conference from 1983 to 2013. They have also made 6 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament . They have also finished as the Philadelphia Big 5 champions in 1983, 1986, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011.
SeasonCoachRecordConference RecordPostseason Finish
1923–24Blanche Voorhees Brown12–0n/an/a
1924–25Blanche Voorhees Brown6–6n/an/a
1925–26Blanche Voorhees Brown1–5n/an/a
1926–27Viola Zuttig2–3n/an/a
1937–38Blanche Voorhees Brown3–1n/an/a
1938–39Blanche Voorhees Brown4–2n/an/a
1939–40Blanche Voorhees Brown6–1n/an/a
1940–41Patricia Collins7–2n/an/a
1941–42Patricia Collins5–3n/an/a
1942–43Patricia Collins8–0n/an/a
1943–44Patricia Collins9–0n/an/a
1944–45Vera Egner10–0n/an/a
1945–46Vera Egner7–1n/an/a
1946–47Grace Shuler McGoey7–1n/an/a
1947–48Patricia Collins6–2n/an/a
1948–49Patricia Collins7–1n/an/a
1949–50*Marion Earl5–2n/an/a
1950–51Marion Earl6–2n/an/a
1951–52Patricia Collins Morris5–3n/an/a
1952–53Anne McConaghie Volp6–1n/an/a
1953–54Anne McConaghie Volp7–1n/an/a
1954–55*Virginia Middleton8–0n/an/a
1955–56Virginia Middleton5–3n/an/a
1956–57Virginia Middleton5–3n/an/a
1957–58Dorothy Miller4–4n/an/a
1958–59*Dorothy Miller5–2n/an/a
1959–60Annette Smith1–7n/an/a
1960–61Jean Hamilton5–5n/an/a
1961–62Jean Hamilton4–5n/an/a
1963–64Nancy Rupp1–9n/an/a
1964–65Nancy Rupp5–4n/an/a
1965–66Carol Underwood2–8n/an/a
1974–75Ronnie Maurek7–8n/an/a
1975–76Ronnie Maurek5–14n/aEAIAW Tournament
1976–77Ronnie Maurek2–12n/an/a
1977–78Ronnie Maurek7–14n/aEAIAW Tournament
1978–79Andy McGovern8–11n/an/a
1979–80Andy McGovern14–10n/an/a
1980–81Linda MacDonald12–17n/an/a
1981–82Linda MacDonald20–11n/aWNIT 5th place
1982–83Linda MacDonald19–12n/an/a
1983–84Linda MacDonald17–105–3 n/a
1984–85Linda MacDonald20–95–3 n/a
1985–86Linda MacDonald15–138–8 n/a
1986–87Linda MacDonald11–189–9 n/a
1987–88Linda MacDonald14–159–9 n/a
1988–89Linda MacDonald22–1014–4 NCAA Second Round
1989–90Linda MacDonald16–1511–7 n/a
1990–91Charlene Curtis13–1510–8 n/a
1991–92Charlene Curtis11–178–8 n/a
1992–93Charlene Curtis8–193–11 n/a
1993–94Charlene Curtis7–212–14 9thn/a
1994–95Charlene Curtis2–250–16 9thn/a
1995–96Kristen Foley7–213–13 n/a
1996–97Kristen Foley10–184–12 n/a
1997–98Kristen Foley10–173–13 n/a
1998–99Kristen Foley8–194–12 n/a
1999-00Kristen Foley10–185–11 T-n/a
2000–01Dawn Staley19–1111–5 WNIT Appearance
2001–02Dawn Staley20–1112–4 T-NCAA Tournament
Atlantic-10 Champions
Regular Season Co-Champions
2002–03Dawn Staley14–159–7 n/a
2003–04Dawn Staley21–1014–2 NCAA Tournament
A-10 Champions
Regular Season Champs
2004–05Dawn Staley28–416–0 NCAA Second Round
A-10 Champions
Regular Season Champions
2005–06Dawn Staley24–812–4 NCAA Tournament
A-10 Champions
2006–07Dawn Staley25–813–1 NCAA Second Round
2007–08Dawn Staley21–1312–2 NCAA Tournament
A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions
2008–09Tonya Cardoza21–1011–3 NCAA Tournament
2009–10Tonya Cardoza25 911–3 NCAA Second Round
2010–11Tonya Cardoza24–913–1 NCAA Second Round
2011–12Tonya Cardoza23–1013–1 n/a
2012–13Tonya Cardoza14–185–9n/a
2013–14Tonya Cardoza14–168–10 n/a
2014–15Tonya Cardoza20–1712–6 WNIT Final Four
2015–16Tonya Cardoza23–1213–5 n/a
2016–17Tonya Cardoza24–813–3 NCAA First Round
2017–18Tonya Cardoza12–193–13 n/a