Women's Basketball Faces Temple in Home Opener, Tuesday
11/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
TEMPLE (0-1) at SETON HALL (0-1)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Walsh Gymnasium - South Orange, N.J.
7:00 p.m.
A LOOK AT THE OWLS
Head Coach Tonya Cardoza
Record at Temple (Years) 46-20 (2)
Career Record (Years) 46-20 (2)
Conference Atlantic 10
Current Streak L1
Last Five 0-1
Leading Scorer Qwedia Wallace (32.0)
Leading Rebounder Natasha Thames (10.0)
Last Season 25-9, 11-3
Temple is coming off a season-opening loss to #7/7 Ohio State, 84-75, on Friday night. Senior guard Qwedia Wallace scored 32 points to lead the Owls, while junior guard Shey Peddy added 10. Sophomore forward Natasha Thames grabbed 10 boards to lead Temple, which was outrebounded by 12. The Owls proved to be a dangerous shooting team, sinking 12-of-23 three-point attempts.
SETON HALL VS. THE ATLANTIC 10
The Pirates are 33-21 all-time against teams currently in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Seton Hall has faced 11 of the 14 teams in today's incarnation of the league. The most wins against any one team have come against LaSalle, whom the Pirates are 7-2 against.
HOME OPENERS
Over the last 10 years, Seton Hall has gone 8-2 in its home-opening games. Last season, the Pirates fell to Morgan State, 58-55.
SIMMONS DEBUTS WITH STYLE
In her first collegiate game, freshman guard Ka-Deidre Simmons led all players with 19 points, while tying for game-high honors with seven rebounds at Florida Gulf Coast. Simmons hit 7-of-12 field goals and 5-of-8 free throws, while also dishing out two assists in 29 minutes off the bench.
CREW SHINES
Junior guard Jasmine Crew, playing her first game for Seton Hall after transferring from Northeastern, had 17 points and three assists while making the start in the backcourt against Florida Gulf Coast. Crew was 6-for-14 from the floor and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line in a team-high 34 minutes.
WOOD ON THE FLOOR
Junior center Whitney Wood saw a career-high 29 minutes of action in reserve against Florida Gulf Coast. Wood tied for game-high honors with seven rebounds.
THE DONOVAN ERA BEGINS
Named just the third head coach in program history on March 29, 2010, Anne Donovan made her debut on Seton Hall's sidelines on Nov. 12 at Florida Gulf Coast.
SEASON OPENERS
Seton Hall is 28-10 all-time in season openers after falling to Florida Gulf Coast. It was the first season debut played under the guidance of new head coach Anne Donovan; Sue Dilley was 9-3 in 12 seasons, while Phyllis Mangina was 19-6 in 25 seasons.
STARTING ON THE ROAD
For the second straight season, Seton Hall played its home opener on the road. Last year, the Pirates defeated Rider, 63-49 in Lawrenceville, N.J. This season marked the first time that the Hall made its season debut in the state of Florida.
KANDICE GREEN LEADS THE REUTRNEES
Junior Kandice Green leads the returning Pirates in 2010-11 after a strong sophomore campaign. Last season, she was second on the team with 12.8 points per game and tops with 8.7 rebounds. Green ranked fifth in the BIG EAST in rebounding and in double-doubles, of which she totaled 11, and also set a new Seton Hall season record with 130 made free throws.
LONE SENIOR
Center Kashmere Joseph will have Senior Night all to herself this season, as she is the only fourth-year player on the Seton Hall roster.
CREW GAINS ELIGIBILITY
After sitting out the 2009-10 season upon transferring from Northeastern, Jasmine Crew will suit up for the first time in the blue and white of Seton Hall this season. Crew was a Second Team All-Colonial selection as a sophomore after leading the Huskies with 13.9 points and 3.2 assists.
SIX NEW FACES
Five freshman and one junior college transfer are new to the Seton Hall roster for the 2010-11 season. Tiffani Blackman, Nicosia Henry, Jazzmine Johnson, Ka-Deidre Simmons and Elaine Swaby make up the rookie class, while junior Tajay Ashmeade joins the program from Trinity Valley Junior College.
PIRATES INK TWO FOR 2011-12
Seton Hall head women's basketball coach Anne Donovan has announced the signing of a pair of student-athletes to national letters of intent. Alexis Brown, a 5-foot 8-inch guard, and Chizoba Ekedigwe, a 6-foot 5-inch center, will join the Pirates in the fall of 2011. Brown has been a standout performer for one of the nation's top high school teams, Potter's House Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. Fundamentally sound and noted for her aggressive play, she was co-MVP of her high school team as a junior while helping the squad to a 38-4 record and the National Christian School Athletic Association national championship. Brown, who plays for the eight-time defending Florida AAU champion Jacksonville Lady Rams, is a Sporting News honorable mention All-American. Ekedigwe averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game at St. Vincent Pallotti in Laurel, Md. A versatile prospect, she played both forward and center for the Blue Star Maryland club team.
ASHMEADE REPRESENTS JAMAICA
In the summer of 2010, Tajay Ashmeade helped the Jamaica senior national women's team to a silver medal in the 2010 Centrobasket Tournament in Puerto Rico and a berth in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, the final qualifier for the 2012 Olympics in London. Ashmeade was a major contributor on the team, turning in several strong performances including a 12-point, six-rebound effort in 35 minutes against Trinidad & Tobago.
THE HALL ON TV
The Seton Hall women's basketball game at Cincinnati on Feb. 12 will serve as the BIG EAST Network (BETV) Syndicated Game of the Week. Coming off a season which saw a league-record 13 teams advance to postseason play for a second straight year, the BIG EAST's 2010-11 women's basketball television schedule features all 16 teams for the fifth consecutive year and continues to be one of the top television slates in the nation. The league's overall exposure includes one game on CBS Sports, 14 appearances on ESPN/ESPN2, 27 on ESPNU and 25 on CBS College Sports Network.
WATCH THE PIRATES
Every Seton Hall home women's basketball game will be streamed live on shupirates.com. Join play-by-play announcer Jon Schaeffer as he calls all the exciting action of Pirates' basketball.
2011 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2010 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Championship will once again be held at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., on March 4-8. For the third straight year, all 16 teams will be invited.
DONOVAN'S STAFF
Anne Donovan has assembled a talented staff in her first season as Seton Hall's head coach. Jenny Palmateer, Ty Grace and Catherine Proto will serve as assistant coaches, while David Kim will act as director of operations. Nanna Rivers came aboard as the coordinator of operations, while Meg Tarrant is the graduate assistant.
