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Volleyball Hosts USF on Wednesday and UCF for Senior Night on Friday
11.25.13 | Women's Volleyball
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PHILADELPHIA - For the final two matches of the 2013 season, Temple volleyball will host USF on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7:00 p.m., and UCF on Friday, Nov. 29 at 7:00 p.m. The Owls will recognize International Student Night on Wednesday, while Friday's match is Senior Night.
Temple will honor its three seniors on Friday as well as a few members of its support staff. Elyse Burkert, Emily Carlin and Gabriella Matautia will be playing in the final match of their careers for the Owls. Also being recognized are senior manager Matthew Gentile, senior and Student Director of Operations Meghan Pierson, and Student Assistant Coach Chelsea Tupuola.
Back by popular demand on Friday will be assistant track and field coach Shameka Marshall singing the national anthem, and this time she will be joined by members of her family.
At both of this week's volleyball matches, Temple students who have not yet picked up tickets for the men's basketball games against Saint Joseph's (Dec. 4/Liacouras Center) and Texas (Dec. 7/Wells Fargo Center) will be able to do so by swiping their Temple ID.
Coming off a sweep of UConn for the second time this season, Temple looks to close out strong in its final two matches of the year. The Owls are looking for retribution against their two opponents this week, after losing in straight sets to both USF and UCF on the road in late October. Those losses snapped what had been a five-match win streak for Temple.
Temple is 18-10 overall, just one win shy of its total from last year which was the most wins for the program since 2005. In the American Athletic Conference, the Owls are 9-7 and stand in sixth place. USF is 16-14 overall and UCF is 19-10. Both teams are 10-6 in league play and tied for third place in the standings.
There will be live stats available for both matches through the link above. There will be no webcasts for the two matches due to the holiday break.
2013 Temple Volleyball Seniors
Elyse Burkert
As a four-year member of the Temple volleyball team, Elyse has played a huge role in turning the program around. She will be playing in her 107th match on Senior Night, and will be in the starting rotation for the 96th match of her career. On October 25 at UCF, Elyse recorded the 1,000th kill of her career, and she enters this week's matches with 1,072 career kills. She has been a defensive leader for the Owls as well, and comes into this week with 916 career digs. As a junior, Elyse was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10, 2012, and she was also named to All-Tournament Teams at the Miami (OH) Invitational and the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational. Elyse, a native of Richardson, Texas, is a biochemistry major and has been named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll in every year of her career for having a GPA above 3.0.
Emily Carlin
After playing for three years at Radford University, Emily transferred to Temple for her senior season and has been able to make a positive impact for the Owls. Heading into this week, Emily has played in 14 matches for Temple, starting in seven. She has averaged nearly three kills per set while also averaging over two digs per set. Emily completed her three-year career at Radford ranked 10th all-time in digs with 669, and recorded double figures in kills more than 30 times while at Radford. Earlier this season, Emily reached double figures in kills in five straight matches, tallying a season-best 19 kills in wins over both Coppin State and George Mason. She notched double-doubles in three of those five matches, and recorded a season-best 16 digs at George Mason. A native of Downingtown, Pa., Emily is majoring in marketing at Temple.
Gabriella Matautia
Over four years, Gabby has consistently been a leader for Temple volleyball both on and off the court. She leads the team this season and ranks second among all players in the American Athletic Conference in kills, averaging nearly 3.50 kills per set. Coming into the week, Gabby has recorded 1,229 career kills along with 884 career digs. She will be playing in the 109th match of her career on Senior Night, and will be a member of the starting rotation for the 100th time. Gabby was a preseason All-American Athletic Conference Team selection, and was named the American's Player of the Week on Sept. 9. She earned MVP honors at the Patriot Invitational earlier this season, and was named to All-Tournament Teams at all four of the Owls' tournaments this season. As a junior, Gabby was named to the Atlantic 10 First Team and Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team. A native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Gabby is a kinesiology major and has been named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll in each year of her career for having a GPA above 3.0.
