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Temple University’s Sports Media Society for Women

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:34:01 +0000

Erin Steffe’s dream of starting an organization came true in 2019 when she founded the Sports Media Society for Women, or SMSW. View More » ]]>

Temple Women’s Volleyball optimistic and ready to train for a shortened spring season

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:43:46 +0000

Temple women’s volleyball coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam is looking at the bright side of shortened spring season, as he’s hoping to take advantage of the extra training and practice times to better prepare his team. “We were really looking forward to competing this fall, obviously we have been in training for the last five to six weeks and the players have been working really hard…

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Temple Athletics Uses Social Media for Unified Fight Against Racism

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:46:45 +0000

Following the death of George Floyd, the United States entered a national conversation about racism in society today. This topic of racial inequality extended itself to the Temple athletic family. One of the biggest guiding missions at Temple is to create a diverse and welcoming culture to people of all backgrounds, so it came as no surprise when the Temple Athletic Department and a wide array of…

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SportsDesk Pregame Report: Temple vs Tulsa

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:40:09 +0000

Temple (1-2) was able to turn things around in a big way last week with a win over Maryland, 35-14 and pick up their first win of the season heading into conference play. It’s a short week for the Owls as they turn their attention to Tulsa Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Wrapping up what we saw over the weekend, QB Frank Nutile was sidelined for the game, unannounced to everyone until…

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Owls Top Rider 1-0 in OT

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 02:15:12 +0000

Temple men’s soccer traveled Wednesday to Lawrenceville New Jersey where they faced Rider University in their 4th game on the season. The Owls came into the contest with a 1-2 record, winning their last game against nationally ranked Old Dominion in the first win with a new coach at the helm. The Broncs offense started off strong against Temple getting four shots and two corner kicks before the…

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SportsDesk Extra: Single-Digit Tuff

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:30:48 +0000

Temple Football continues to expand upon its growing tradition when it comes to their single-digit number selections. Each season, the Owls coaching staff hand out jerseys leaving the single digits numbers vacant for its toughest members of the team. These individuals in order to be selected must sustain qualities of leadership and great character both within and outside football.

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PREGAME REPORT: Temple vs. Penn State

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:07:26 +0000

Coming off of a regular season that saw Temple come up short in their goal of getting an NCAA tournament birth, they look to finish off their season with some meaning. After receiving an invitation to the NIT tournament, the 5th seeded Owls look to focus their efforts on their first round matchup against 4th seeded Penn State University. Following a loss in the second round of the American…

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Owls Shock the #16 Shockers in 81-79 OT Victory

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 04:10:00 +0000

A last second drive to the lane with six seconds remaining on the clock to give an opportunity for the other team to close out the game would be unsettling for most teams. Way too close for comfort, unless that team was the Temple Owls. Thursday’s matchup against Wichita State marks the Owls’ 11th game this season determined by five or fewer points. Temple is now 6-5 in those contests.

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Owls Earn Big Conference Win Over UConn 85-57

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:48:11 +0000

By: Carl Tienabeso After coming off of a close win against Southern Methodist University, the Uconn Huskies were looking to steal an AAC conference win on the road in Philadelphia against the Temple Owls. UConn’s basketball program again is in hot water with the NCAA, as they’ve been issued an inquiry into the men’s program over a suspicion of recruiting violations. Going into this game…

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Penn Beats Out Temple 74-59 for Share of Big 5 Title

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:38:04 +0000

When the University of Pennsylvania Quakers (10-5, 2-1 Ivy, 3-1 Big 5) stepped came into McGonigle Hall Wednesday night to face off against the Temple Owls (9-10, 1-5 American, 2-2 Big 5), a championship was officially on the line. After the Quakers defeated the Villanova Wildcats last weekend, a share of the Big 5 title was officially on the line. Whoever won last night’s matchup would own…

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