Temple University Athletics
Friday, November 3
Memphis, Tenn.
8:00 PM
Temple University
at
Memphis
Photo by: Camille Simmons
Volleyball Road Trip Visits Memphis and Wichita State
11.1.17 | Women's Volleyball
PHILADELPHIA --Â The second place Temple volleyball team has a pair of road games this weekend. The Owls visit Memphis on Friday at 8:00 p.m. EST and then play Sunday at #21 Wichita State at 1:00 p.m. EST.
THE OWLS
> Temple is 14-6 overall with a 10-2 record in conference play.
> The Owls have won seven in a row and 10 out of their last 11.
> On Friday, Temple swept Houston, 3-0, and on Sunday the Owls equaled the performance, blanking Tulane 3-0.
WEEKLY AWARDS
> Senior setter Kyra Coundourides and redshirt freshman outside Dana Westfield both earned American Weekly Honor Roll nods on Monday.
> Coundourides posted back-to-back double-doubles, averaging 39 assists and 12 digs per match.
> Westfield led the Owls' offense in kills per set (4.50) and hitting percentage (.383) in a pair of matches.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Senior Izzy Rapacz leads the team with 3.58 kills per set, also averaging 1.13 blocks per set.
> Redshirt Freshman Dana Westfield contributes 2.78 kills per frame.
> Junior Iva Deak (1.86 kills/set) and senior Janine Simmons (1.73 kills/set) and shore up the middle for the Owls.
> Simmons leads the team with 1.19 blocks per set.
> Coundourides averages 10.27 assists per set, with that number rising to 12.00 in conference play.
> Junior Mia Heirakuji tops the Owls' defense with 4.05 digs per set.Â
> Freshman Katerina Papazoglou adds 1.53 kills and 1.97 digs per set.
> Senior Dara Peric contributes all around with 1.78 kills per set and 2.61 digs per frame.
> As a team, the Owls hit .251, holding opponents to a .182 attack.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 3, Tulane 0 (at Temple; 10/29/17)
> Temple recorded a 3-0 sweep over visiting Tulane on Sunday.
> The Owls won 25-21, 25-12, 27-25.
> Temple hit .297 as a team, including a.500 attack in set two.
> The Owls held Tulane to a .118 offense, with seven team blocks.
> Coundourides ran a balanced offense, dishing out 36 assists, while adding a team-best 12 digs.
> Westfield tallied 13 kills on 27 swings, hitting .444.
> Rapacz notched a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs, adding five blocks.
> Papazoglou finished with nine kills and 10 digs.
SCOUTING MEMPHIS
> Memphis is 8-16 overall with a 1-11 mark in The American.
> The Tigers have lost four straight since picking up a 3-2 win at Tulane, their first during conference play.
> Tai Bierria leads the Tigers' offense to the tune of 2.71 kills per set.
> Hannah Flowers adds 2.54 kills per set, while Kelsea Bivins records 2.48 per frame.
> Natale Zanellato (2.27 k/s) and Brianna Kaidu (2.06 k/s) also add to the offense, with Kaidu leading the team with 1.15 blocks per set.
> Faith Myers is the team's top setter, dishing out 6.32 assists per frame, while also adding 2.25 digs per set.
> Alyssa Kronberg tops the defense with 4.09 digs per set.
> As a team, Memphis hits .165, allowing opponents to hit .205 against them.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 3, Memphis 0 (at Temple; 9/24/17)
> The Owls topped visiting Memphis, 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
> Temple held Memphis to a negative attack, as the Tigers finished with 21 kills and 23 errors to hit -.018.
> As a team, the Owls combined for 11 blocks, while also out-digging the Tigers, 64-46.
> Coundourides tallied a double-double with 38 assists and 17 digs.
> Senior Irem Asci also finished with a double-double, notching 11 kills and 13 digs.
> Rapacz had 10 kills, hitting .350, also adding six blocks.
> Zanellato led Memphis with six kills, while Flowers added five.
> Sarah Marlatt and Kadiku each had four blocks.
> Kronberg tallied a team-best 12 digs.
> Myers had 14 assists with 11 digs.
TEMPLE VS. MEMPHIS
> Temple is 8-1 all-time against Memphis.
> The Owls have won six-straight against the Tigers.
> The only Memphis win in the series came in 2014 when the Tigers won 3-1 in McGonigle Hall.
> All nine matches against the Tigers have come in American Athletic Conference play.
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
> #21 Wichita State is 20-3 overall including a perfect 12-0 in American Athletic Conference play.
> In their last action, the Shockers went 2-0 in Florida.
> Wichita State needed all five sets to beat UCF on Friday, but rebounded for a 3-0 sweep over USF on Sunday.
> The preseason favorite in the conference, WSU hits a league-best .286 as a team.
> Individually, the Shockers are led by Tabitha Brown's 3.75 kills per set, while she also adds 2.26 digs per frame.Â
> Abbie Lehman averages 3.54 kills per set, hitting .412, while adding 1.29 blocks per set.
> Mikeala Raudsepp adds 2.54 kills per set to round out the offense.
> Emily Heibert is the primary setter, averaging 11.30 assists per frame with 2.26 digs per set.
> Defensively, Giorgia Civita contributes 5.44 digs per frame.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Wichita State 3, Temple 1 (at Temple; 9/22/17)
> #24 Wichita State pulled out a 3-1 win, taking a close match 29-27, 19-25, 31-29, and 25-15.
> Temple held advantages in points (79-75), kills (71-61), and digs (61-54), but Wichita State's attack was more accurate, out-hitting the Owls, .327 to .253.
> Rapacz had a career-best 21 kills, but Wichita State had their own ace, as Raudsepp finished with 23 winners.
> Overall, the four set match featured 30 ties and 13 lead changes.
> Asci tallied a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs, whie Peric had 12 kills and 10 digs.
> Coundourides notched 59 assists to go along with eight digs.
> Heirakuji led the Owls with a season-high 21 digs.
> Wichita's Lehman had 14 kills with eight blocks.Â
> Hiebert dished out 51 assists in the win.
> Civita ended her night with a match-high 25 digs.
TEMPLE VS. WICHITA STATE
> Temple and Wichita State met for the first time ever earlier this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
> Temple continues its back-to-back road trips.
> The Owls will play at SMU next Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EST.
> Temple will then visit Tulsa next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. EST.
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THE OWLS
> Temple is 14-6 overall with a 10-2 record in conference play.
> The Owls have won seven in a row and 10 out of their last 11.
> On Friday, Temple swept Houston, 3-0, and on Sunday the Owls equaled the performance, blanking Tulane 3-0.
WEEKLY AWARDS
> Senior setter Kyra Coundourides and redshirt freshman outside Dana Westfield both earned American Weekly Honor Roll nods on Monday.
> Coundourides posted back-to-back double-doubles, averaging 39 assists and 12 digs per match.
> Westfield led the Owls' offense in kills per set (4.50) and hitting percentage (.383) in a pair of matches.
SCOUTING TEMPLE
> Senior Izzy Rapacz leads the team with 3.58 kills per set, also averaging 1.13 blocks per set.
> Redshirt Freshman Dana Westfield contributes 2.78 kills per frame.
> Junior Iva Deak (1.86 kills/set) and senior Janine Simmons (1.73 kills/set) and shore up the middle for the Owls.
> Simmons leads the team with 1.19 blocks per set.
> Coundourides averages 10.27 assists per set, with that number rising to 12.00 in conference play.
> Junior Mia Heirakuji tops the Owls' defense with 4.05 digs per set.Â
> Freshman Katerina Papazoglou adds 1.53 kills and 1.97 digs per set.
> Senior Dara Peric contributes all around with 1.78 kills per set and 2.61 digs per frame.
> As a team, the Owls hit .251, holding opponents to a .182 attack.
LAST TIME OUT: Temple 3, Tulane 0 (at Temple; 10/29/17)
> Temple recorded a 3-0 sweep over visiting Tulane on Sunday.
> The Owls won 25-21, 25-12, 27-25.
> Temple hit .297 as a team, including a.500 attack in set two.
> The Owls held Tulane to a .118 offense, with seven team blocks.
> Coundourides ran a balanced offense, dishing out 36 assists, while adding a team-best 12 digs.
> Westfield tallied 13 kills on 27 swings, hitting .444.
> Rapacz notched a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs, adding five blocks.
> Papazoglou finished with nine kills and 10 digs.
SCOUTING MEMPHIS
> Memphis is 8-16 overall with a 1-11 mark in The American.
> The Tigers have lost four straight since picking up a 3-2 win at Tulane, their first during conference play.
> Tai Bierria leads the Tigers' offense to the tune of 2.71 kills per set.
> Hannah Flowers adds 2.54 kills per set, while Kelsea Bivins records 2.48 per frame.
> Natale Zanellato (2.27 k/s) and Brianna Kaidu (2.06 k/s) also add to the offense, with Kaidu leading the team with 1.15 blocks per set.
> Faith Myers is the team's top setter, dishing out 6.32 assists per frame, while also adding 2.25 digs per set.
> Alyssa Kronberg tops the defense with 4.09 digs per set.
> As a team, Memphis hits .165, allowing opponents to hit .205 against them.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Temple 3, Memphis 0 (at Temple; 9/24/17)
> The Owls topped visiting Memphis, 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
> Temple held Memphis to a negative attack, as the Tigers finished with 21 kills and 23 errors to hit -.018.
> As a team, the Owls combined for 11 blocks, while also out-digging the Tigers, 64-46.
> Coundourides tallied a double-double with 38 assists and 17 digs.
> Senior Irem Asci also finished with a double-double, notching 11 kills and 13 digs.
> Rapacz had 10 kills, hitting .350, also adding six blocks.
> Zanellato led Memphis with six kills, while Flowers added five.
> Sarah Marlatt and Kadiku each had four blocks.
> Kronberg tallied a team-best 12 digs.
> Myers had 14 assists with 11 digs.
TEMPLE VS. MEMPHIS
> Temple is 8-1 all-time against Memphis.
> The Owls have won six-straight against the Tigers.
> The only Memphis win in the series came in 2014 when the Tigers won 3-1 in McGonigle Hall.
> All nine matches against the Tigers have come in American Athletic Conference play.
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
> #21 Wichita State is 20-3 overall including a perfect 12-0 in American Athletic Conference play.
> In their last action, the Shockers went 2-0 in Florida.
> Wichita State needed all five sets to beat UCF on Friday, but rebounded for a 3-0 sweep over USF on Sunday.
> The preseason favorite in the conference, WSU hits a league-best .286 as a team.
> Individually, the Shockers are led by Tabitha Brown's 3.75 kills per set, while she also adds 2.26 digs per frame.Â
> Abbie Lehman averages 3.54 kills per set, hitting .412, while adding 1.29 blocks per set.
> Mikeala Raudsepp adds 2.54 kills per set to round out the offense.
> Emily Heibert is the primary setter, averaging 11.30 assists per frame with 2.26 digs per set.
> Defensively, Giorgia Civita contributes 5.44 digs per frame.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Wichita State 3, Temple 1 (at Temple; 9/22/17)
> #24 Wichita State pulled out a 3-1 win, taking a close match 29-27, 19-25, 31-29, and 25-15.
> Temple held advantages in points (79-75), kills (71-61), and digs (61-54), but Wichita State's attack was more accurate, out-hitting the Owls, .327 to .253.
> Rapacz had a career-best 21 kills, but Wichita State had their own ace, as Raudsepp finished with 23 winners.
> Overall, the four set match featured 30 ties and 13 lead changes.
> Asci tallied a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs, whie Peric had 12 kills and 10 digs.
> Coundourides notched 59 assists to go along with eight digs.
> Heirakuji led the Owls with a season-high 21 digs.
> Wichita's Lehman had 14 kills with eight blocks.Â
> Hiebert dished out 51 assists in the win.
> Civita ended her night with a match-high 25 digs.
TEMPLE VS. WICHITA STATE
> Temple and Wichita State met for the first time ever earlier this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
> Temple continues its back-to-back road trips.
> The Owls will play at SMU next Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EST.
> Temple will then visit Tulsa next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. EST.
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