UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1995-1996 season
MEN'S: Standings | Game results
Big 5 First Team and Hall of Fame | NCAA Tournament | National Invitation Tournament
WOMEN'S: Standings | Game results
Big 5 First Team | Hall of Fame | NCAA Tournament | National Invitation Tournament
Men's Standings:
Team |
Big 5 |
All |
Coach |
Temple |
2-0 |
20-13 |
John Chaney |
Villanova |
1-1 |
26-7 |
Steve Lappas |
St. Joseph's |
1-1 |
19-13 |
Phil Martelli |
Pennsylvania |
1-1 |
17-10 |
Fran Dunphy |
La Salle |
0-2 |
6-24 |
Speedy Morris |
88-67, 56.8% |
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Men's game results:
| Date / Location |
Winner |
Loser |
Crowd |
Dec 13 |
Temple 62 |
Villanova 56 |
12,030 |
Spectrum |
Owls pull a stunning upset of the #2 Wildcats | ||
Jan 16 |
St. Joseph's 86 |
Penn 70 |
8,076 |
Spectrum |
Hawks shake off four-game losing streak | ||
Jan 27 |
Temple 54 |
St. Joseph's 52 |
11,430 |
Spectrum |
Battie has career game (23 pts, 10 rebs) | ||
Jan 27 |
Penn 68 |
La Salle 66 |
11,430 |
Spectrum |
Quakers hold on to win in overtime | ||
Feb 12 |
Villanova 90 |
La Salle 50 |
9,911 |
Spectrum |
Kittles nets 25 in widest margin in Big 5 history | ||
Men's Honors:
Big 5 First Team
Ira Bowman (Pennsylvania)
Marc Jackson (Temple)
Kerry Kittles (Villanova)
Jason Lawson (Villanova)
Reggie Townsend (St. Joseph's)
Big 5 Second Team
Mark Bass (St. Joseph's)
Eric Eberz (Villanova)
Romaine Haywood (La Salle)
Will Johnson (St. Joseph's)
Tim Krug (Pennsylvania)
Alvin Williams (Villanova)
Hall of Fame Inductees
Lionel Simmons (La Salle)
Doug West (Villanova)
Jeffrey Clark (St. Joseph's)
NCAA Tournament:
Villanova 92, Portland 58 |
in Milwaukee, WI |
Louisville 68, Villanova 64 |
in Milwaukee, WI |
Temple 61, Oklahoma 43 |
in Orlando, FL |
Cincinnati 73, Temple 65 |
in Orlando, FL |
National Invitation Tournament:
St. Joseph's 82, Iona 78 |
in New Rochelle, NY |
St. Joseph's 82, Providence 62 |
at The Palestra |
St. Joseph's 76, Rhode Island 59 |
at The Palestra |
St. Joseph's 74, Alabama 69 (ot) |
Final 4 at Madison Square Garden |
Nebraska 60, St. Joseph's 56 |
Final 4 at Madison Square Garden |
Women's Standings:
Team |
Big 5 |
All |
Coach |
Villanova |
4-0 |
21-7 |
Harry Perretta |
La Salle |
3-1 |
19-10 |
John Miller |
St. Joseph's |
2-2 |
16-12 |
Stephanie Gaitley |
Temple |
1-3 |
7-21 |
Kristen Foley |
Pennsylvania |
0-4 |
3-23 |
Julie Soriero |
66-73, 47.5% |
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Women's game results:
Date / Location |
Winner |
Loser |
|
Dec 6 |
St. Joseph's 86 |
Penn 48 |
|
Hawk Hill |
Kristen Sullivan buries seven three-pointers | ||
Dec 9 |
La Salle 88 |
Penn 56 |
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Pavilion |
Lori Sparling scores 20 in just 22 minutes | ||
Dec 9 |
Villanova 61 |
St. Joseph's 54 |
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Pavilion |
The Hawks' 15-game B5 win streak ends | ||
Dec 13 |
Villanova 64 |
Temple 42 |
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Spectrum |
Wildcats cruise in front of 12,053 fans | ||
Dec 22 |
Villanova 61 |
La Salle 49 |
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Hayman |
Glenning scores Big-5 season-high 28 points | ||
Jan 15 |
St. Joseph's 56 |
Temple 45 |
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McGonigle |
Temple later shocks Hawks, 66-56, in Feb. | ||
Jan 30 |
Temple 78 |
Penn 64 |
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McGonigle |
Ricco scores 20 points as Penn falls to 0-14 | ||
Feb 6 |
Villanova 86 |
Penn 43 |
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McGonigle |
Villanova led by as many as 51 points (80-29) | ||
Feb 6 |
La Salle 70 |
Temple 59 |
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McGonigle |
Donahue hits double-double, 26 pts & 20 rebs | ||
Feb 12 |
La Salle 67 |
St. Joseph's 66 |
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Hayman |
Explorers gain better seed in A-10 tournament | ||
Women's Honors:
Big 5 First Team
Megan Compain (St. Joseph's)
Denise Dillon (Villanova)
Chrissie Donahue (La Salle)
* Sue Glenning (Villanova)
Claudrena Harold (Temple)
Natasha Rezek (Pennsylvania)
* Glenning averaged 14.8 points and 4.0 assists while nailing 82 of the Cats 112 three-pointers. Villanova ended the season at 21-7.
Big 5 Second Team
Amy Facer (St. Joseph's)
Marnie McBreen (La Salle)
Jen Snell (Villanova)
Lori Sparling (La Salle)
Kristen Sullivan (St. Joseph's)
Hall of Fame Inductees
Dale Hodges (St. Joseph's)
Kelly Lane (Temple)
Tracey Sneed (La Salle)
Helen Koskinen (Villanova)
NCAA Tournament:
No participants
National Invitation Tournament:
No participants.
