After losing to South Florida in last season’s American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals, Temple was unsure of its postseason fate.
For a week, the Owls practiced not knowing if they were headed to the NCAA tournament — their coveted objective — or the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
When the 64 teams in the NCAA tournament were announced on Selection Monday last year, Temple was not one of them.
“We control our own destiny, and I don’t think we did enough,” coach Tonya Cardoza told The Temple News after learning her team’s fate last March.
On Sunday, the Owls faced South Florida in the conference tournament semifinals and lost once again.