2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eleventh year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in AAC play to finish a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament to Memphis.

2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	11–19 (7–9 The American)
Head coach	Tonya Cardoza (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Way Veney Willnett Crockett Crayton Jones
Home arena	Liacouras Center McGonigle Hall

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 UConn †	16	–	0		1.000			35	–	3		.921
UCF	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Cincinnati	12	–	4		.750			24	–	11		.686
Houston	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
South Florida	7	–	9		.438			19	–	16		.543
Temple	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
East Carolina	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Tulsa	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Tulane	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Wichita State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
SMU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
Memphis	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
† 2019 AAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponent's website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.

Roster

2018–19 Temple Owls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alliya Butts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr Holy Cross Edgewater Park, NJ F 1 Lena Niang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rivedale Baptist NC State Bowie, MD F 2 Breanna Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Flushing Mt. Morris, MI G 3 Desiree Oliver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Penn Hills Pittsburgh, PA G 5 Marissa Mackins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Carolina Prep Academy Durham, NC G 10 Nicolette Mayo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hephzibah Hephzibah, GA C 11 Shannen Atkinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Smithfield Smithfield, VA G 12 Emani Mayo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hephzibah Hephzibah, GA F 20 Alexa Williamson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Chartiers-Houston Houston, PA C 23 Destiny Samuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Baldwin Baldwin, NY F 24 Shantay Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Spring Valley Columbia, SC F 25 Mia Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD G Ashley Jones  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Neumann-Goretti West Virginia Philadelphia, PA	Head coach Tonya Cardoza (Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Way Veney (College of Charleston) Willnett Crockett (Connecticut) C. J. Jones (Francis Marion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2018* 7:00 pm		University of the Sciences	W 76–64		McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/06/2018* 5:30 pm		Delaware State	W 75–61	1–0	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, PA
11/09/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 58–52	2–0	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2018* 7:00 pm		at Ole Miss	L 55–62	2–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,269) Oxford, MS
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 68–74	2–2	McCann Arena (1,526) Poughkeepsie, NY
11/23/2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Radford Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	L 50–56	2–3	Watsco Center (569) Coral Gables, FL
11/25/2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	L 61–73	2–4	Watsco Center (718) Coral Gables, FL
12/03/2018* 12:00 pm		at No. 20 DePaul	L 88–102	2–5	McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,057) Chicago, IL
12/06/2018* 7:00 pm		Iona	W 59–39	3–5	McGonigle Hall (923) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2018* 1:00 pm		at Villanova	L 68–76	3–6	Finneran Pavilion (761) Villanova, PA
12/21/2018* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 25 South Carolina	L 60–88	3–7	Colonial Life Arena (11,297) Columbia, SC
12/30/2018* 2:00 pm		La Salle	W 75–47	4–7	McGonigle Hall (801) Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 53–54	4–8	Palumbo Center (901) Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/2019 3:00 pm, CBSSN		South Florida	L 53–63	4–9 (0–1)	McGonigle Hall (940) Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2019 7:00 pm		Tulane	L 57–66	4–10 (0–2)	McGonigle Hall (891) Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2019 2:00 pm		at Houston	L 65–78	4–11 (0–3)	Fertitta Center (866) Houston, TX
01/16/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cincinnati	L 52–72	4–12 (0–4)	Fifth Third Arena (1,004) Cincinnati, OH
01/20/2019 1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		No. 2 Connecticut	L 67–88	4–13 (0–5)	Liacouras Center (4,692) Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2019* 7:00 pm		at Penn	L 62–71	4–14	Palestra (437) Philadelphia, PA
01/26/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		East Carolina	W 84–62	5–14 (1–5)	McGonigle Hall (863) Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2019 8:00 pm, ADN		at Tulsa	W 75–61	6–14 (2–5)	Reynolds Center (815) Tulsa, OK
02/02/2019 7:30 pm		at Wichita State	W 65–40	7–14 (3–5)	Charles Koch Arena (1,878) Wichita, KS
02/05/2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Houston	W 76–65	8–14 (4–5)	Liacouras Center (3,287) Philadelphia, PA
02/09/2019 1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		at No. 5 Connecticut	L 74–109	8–15 (4–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/17/2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Cincinnati	W 78–70	9–15 (5–6)	McGonigle Hall (912) Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2019 8:00 pm, ADN		at SMU	L 52–53	9–16 (5–7)	Moody Coliseum (667) Dallas, TX
02/23/2019 2:00 pm		at UCF	L 54–62	9–17 (5–8)	CFE Arena (2,808) Orlando, FL
02/27/2019 7:00 pm		Tulsa	L 61–64	9–18 (5–9)	McGonigle Hall (859) Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Wichita State	W 58–42	10–18 (6–9)	McGonigle Hall (1,144) Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2019 8:00 pm		at Memphis	W 84–53	11–18 (7–9)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (665) Memphis, TN
AAC Women's Tournament
03/08/2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (11) Memphis First Round	L 58–59	11–19	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,217) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2018–19 Temple Owls men's basketball team