Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 17
McGonigle Hall
4:00 PM
Temple University
9-7, 5-2A10
3
vs
1
Rhode Island
6-13, 1-7A10
1
2
3
4
F
Rhode Island
19
11
27
20
1
Temple
25
25
25
25
3
Volleyball Earns Third Straight Win Against Rhode Island
10.17.09 | Women's Volleyball
Four players record double figure kills for Temple for the second-straight match
Box Score
PHILADELPHIA – Four players tallied double-digit kills for the Temple volleyball team (9-7, 5-2) as the Owls earned a 3-1 win against Rhode Island (6-13, 1-7) by scores of 25-19, 25-11, 25-27 and 25-20.
Jess Antosz led Temple with 14 kills and a season-high nine blocks. Jackie Morrison recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 45 assists and 15 digs, while Chelsea Tupuola tallied a team-high 17 digs. Jovana Radojevic, Jasmine Waters and Yun Yi Zhang each recorded 10 kills for the Owls.
The first set saw five ties, with the final one coming at 16-16 before the Owls closed out with a 9-3 run that included three kills by Antosz, who recorded zero errors in the first two sets and only one in the whole match.
Temple dominated throughout the second set, hitting .600 as a team with 15 kills and zero errors while the Rams struggled on offense, finishing with six kills and eight errors in the set.
The third set was tight throughout with 12 ties, and Temple failed to convert a match point at 25-24. After another error on the Owls, Rhode Island's Caitlyn Welsh served a ball that just barely rolled over the top of the net to give the Rams the set win at 27-25.
In the fourth set, the final tie came at 16-16 before Temple pulled away to take the set and the match. As a team, the Owls recorded a season-high 15 blocks in the match compared to just two for Rhode Island.
Temple will be on the road for two matches next week, starting with a 7:00 p.m. contest at Duquesne on Friday, Oct. 23.
PHILADELPHIA – Four players tallied double-digit kills for the Temple volleyball team (9-7, 5-2) as the Owls earned a 3-1 win against Rhode Island (6-13, 1-7) by scores of 25-19, 25-11, 25-27 and 25-20.
Jess Antosz led Temple with 14 kills and a season-high nine blocks. Jackie Morrison recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 45 assists and 15 digs, while Chelsea Tupuola tallied a team-high 17 digs. Jovana Radojevic, Jasmine Waters and Yun Yi Zhang each recorded 10 kills for the Owls.
The first set saw five ties, with the final one coming at 16-16 before the Owls closed out with a 9-3 run that included three kills by Antosz, who recorded zero errors in the first two sets and only one in the whole match.
Temple dominated throughout the second set, hitting .600 as a team with 15 kills and zero errors while the Rams struggled on offense, finishing with six kills and eight errors in the set.
The third set was tight throughout with 12 ties, and Temple failed to convert a match point at 25-24. After another error on the Owls, Rhode Island's Caitlyn Welsh served a ball that just barely rolled over the top of the net to give the Rams the set win at 27-25.
In the fourth set, the final tie came at 16-16 before Temple pulled away to take the set and the match. As a team, the Owls recorded a season-high 15 blocks in the match compared to just two for Rhode Island.
Temple will be on the road for two matches next week, starting with a 7:00 p.m. contest at Duquesne on Friday, Oct. 23.
Team Stats
URI
TU
Kills
49
58
Errors
31
16
Attempts
161
153
Hitting %
.112
.275
Points
54.0
76.0
Assists
46
51
Aces
3
3
Blocks
2.0
15.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
9
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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