2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball
2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–10 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach	Diane Richardson (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Wanisha Smith
Assistant coaches	Cheyenne Curley; Myles Jackson; Shenita Landry; Aaron Thomas;
Home arena	Liacouras Center

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	17	–	1	.944	26	–	5	.839
North Texas	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
South Florida †	13	–	4	.765	23	–	11	.676
Temple	13	–	5	.722	20	–	11	.645
Tulsa	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Tulane	9	–	8	.529	17	–	13	.567
East Carolina	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UAB	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Rice	7	–	11	.389	17	–	17	.500
Memphis	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Wichita State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Charlotte	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
Florida Atlantic	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344

† 2025 AAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Diane Richardson, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie a three-way tie for first place.^[1] They defeated Tulane in the quarterfinals,^[2] before being upset by eventual tournament champions Rice in the semifinals of the AAC tournament.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Temple Owls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Adena Webster	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Archbishop Coleman Carroll HS	Nassau, Bahamas
F	1	Amaya Oliver	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Loyola Marymount	Richmond, California
G	3	Makayla Waleed	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Emerge Academy	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	5	Kelian Cedano	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Boston, Massachusetts
G	7	Kaylah Turner	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Alabama A&M	Jacksonville, Florida
F	8	Jaleesa Molina	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Landslake Lions	The Hague, Netherlands
F	9	Felicia Jacobs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	City of London Academy, Southwark	London, England
G	10	Savannah Curry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Westtown School	Fallston, Maryland
G	11	Tristen Taylor	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Duncanville HS	Dallas, Texas
F/C	13	Alexandra Wilkinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	CCBC Essex	Woodbury, New Jersey
F	19	Anissa Rivera	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Towson	Capitol Heights, Maryland
G	22	Tarriyonna Gary (5Y)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Towson	Brooksville, Florida
G	30	Drew Alexander	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Shabach Christian Academy	Greensboro, North Carolina
C	34	Sheyenne Swain-Price	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Dexter Southfield School	Stoughton, Massachusetts
G	55	Tiarra East	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Butler Traditional HS	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

Diane Richardson (Frostburg State)

Assistant coach(es)

Wanisha Smith (Duke)
Cheyenne Curley (Howard)
Myles Jackson (Towson)
Shenita Landry (Temple)
Aaron Thomas (Towson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 72–79	0–1	23 – East	8 – Oliver	5 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (3,485) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024* 6:30 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 67–56	1–1	17 – Gary	8 – Oliver	8 – Taylor	Bob Carpenter Center (1,199) Newark, DE
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	W 59–55	2–1	28 – East	16 – Rivera	3 – Taylor	Siegel Center (6,093) Richmond, VA
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Georgetown	L 51–65	2–2	16 – Rivera	12 – Rivera	5 – Taylor	McDonough Arena (743) Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 52–43	3–2	15 – East	7 – Oliver	5 – East	Liacouras Center (1,453) Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	L 57–62	3–3	15 – Turner	7 – Rivera	6 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,063) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 73–68	4–3	17 – Turner	6 – East	7 – East	John Glaser Arena (192) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2024* 8:00 pm, NBCSPHI+		at Villanova Big 5 Classic championship	W 76–62	5–3	26 – East	7 – Rivera	3 – Tied	Finneran Pavilion (1,526) Villanova, PA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+		No. 15 West Virginia	L 46–68	5–4	15 – East	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Liacouras Center (1,672) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 10:00 pm		vs. Xavier Raising the B.A.R. Invitational semifinal	W 66–51	6–4	20 – East	14 – Oliver	3 – Gary	Haas Pavilion (1,856) Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 24 California Raising the B.A.R. Invitational championship	L 63–89	6–5	17 – Taylor	7 – Rivera	4 – East	Haas Pavilion (1,912) Berkeley, CA
AAC regular season
December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	W 97–74	7–5 (1–0)	21 – East	10 – Molina	5 – East	Bartow Arena (305) Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		East Carolina	W 63-58	8-5 (2-0)	26 – Gary	10 – Molina	4 – Tied	Liacouras Center (432) Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	L 56-65	8-6 (2-1)	19 – Rivera	5 – Tied	5 – Gary	Yuengling Center (2,370) Tampa, FL
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	W 75-69 ^OT	9-6 (3-1)	25 – Turner	10 – Molina	4 – Tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (461) Boca Raton, FL
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulsa	W 73-71	10-6 (4-1)	21 – Gary	10 – Molina	7 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,243) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 80-62	11-6 (5-1)	18 – Gary	11 – Molina	5 – Gary	Liacouras Center (1,490) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 69-52	12-6 (6-1)	19 – East	8 – Molina	6 – Taylor	Williams Arena (861) Greenville, NC
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	L 60-62	12-7 (6-2)	23 – Gary	8 – Gary	3 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,435) Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 67-70	12-8 (6-3)	16 – Rivera	9 – Molina	3 – Turner	The Super Pit (1,950) Denton, TX
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UTSA	L 61-70	12-9 (6-4)	18 – East	8 – Molina	4 – Taylor	Convocation Center (1,412) San Antonio, TX
February 5, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		Memphis	W 74-66	13-9 (7-4)	12 – Tied	8 – Molina	4 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (3,496) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		South Florida	L 57-64	13-10 (7-5)	15 – East	5 – Tied	8 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,505) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 63-53	14-10 (8-5)	17 – Molina	11 – Molina	3 – Tied	Liacouras Center (1,319) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 73-56	15-10 (9-5)	22 – Turner	15 – Molina	4 – Turner	Devlin Fieldhouse (727) New Orleans, LA
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wichita State	W 70-51	16-10 (10-5)	25 – Gary	12 – Molina	4 – Taylor	Liacouras Center (1,392) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	W 91-79	17-10 (11-5)	21 – Tied	6 – Gary	3 – Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (948) Memphis, TN
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rice	W 83-63	18-10 (12-5)	33 – East	8 – Tied	4 – Gary	Liacouras Center (1,402) Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 60-54	19-10 (13-5)	18 – East	9 – Rivera	3 – Gary	Dale F. Halton Arena (557) Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 10, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (12) Charlotte Quarterfinals	W 65–34	20–10	12 – Oliver	13 – Oliver	6 – East	Dickies Arena (1,961) Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (9) Rice Semifinals	L 49–67	20–11	11 – Molina	10 – Tied	2 – Tied	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Loses Epic Three Overtime Game in the AAC Quarterfinals". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Temple's AAC run ends with loss to Rice in semifinals". The Temple News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Temple. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Temple Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[2] "Women's Basketball Loses Epic Three Overtime Game in the AAC Quarterfinals". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[3] "Temple's AAC run ends with loss to Rice in semifinals". The Temple News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Temple. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[5] "Temple Owls 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

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