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	6–5 (0–0 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
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTSA	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
UAB	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
North Texas	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Tulane	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Rice	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
South Florida	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Memphis	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

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	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						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	East Carolina						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulsa						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Charlotte						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Tulane						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 5, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	Memphis						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	South Florida						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UAB						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Wichita State						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Memphis						Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rice						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 8–12, 2025	vs.						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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