MEMPHIS -- Temple women's basketball head coach Tonya Cardoza became the program's all-time winningest coach in dramatic fashion, as the Owls topped Memphis, 73-67, in overtime on the road on Sunday night. The win, the fifth-straight for the Owls, improves the team to 9-3 overall, starting 1-0 in conference play. Memphis dips to 7-7 overall, 0-1 in The American.
Cardoza passed Dawn Staley (2000-08) with her 173rd victory in cherry and white and is now 173-104 in her ninth season as Temple's head coach.
"Obviously I'm happy to break the record, but again, if it wasn't for Dawn [Staley], I wouldn't be in this position," explained Cardoza.