Temple University Athletics
Wednesday, November 22
McGonigle Hall
1:00 PM
Temple University
18-9, 14-5AAC
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UConn
11-20, 4-15AAC
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UCONN
10
14
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Temple
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Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Volleyball Sweeps UConn on Senior Day
11.22.17 | Women's Volleyball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple volleyball team made their last home match count, recording a 3-0 sweep over visiting UConn on Wednesday afternoon. The senior day win improved the Owls to 18-9 overall, 14-5 in conference play, while the Huskies fall to 11-20 overall, 4-15 in The American.
KEYS TO THE MATCH
> The Owls hit a season-best .471, holding UConn to a .112 attack.
> Temple's five primary hitters all hit over .400.
> The Owls out-blocked (8-4) and out-dug 46-28 the Huskies.
> Temple led from start to finish in all three sets, never trailing in the match.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
> Freshman Katerina Papazoglou tallied 13 kills hitting .455.
> Redshirt Freshman Dana Westfield hit .524, racking up 12 kills with four digs.
> Senior Izzy Rapacz had 11 kills and eight digs, hitting .625 with four blocks.
> Junior Iva Deak hit .667 with seven kills.
> Senior Janine Simmons had three kills without an error, recording a team-best seven blocks.
> Senior Kyra Coundourides dished out 41 assists.
> Junior Mia Heirakuji led the Owls with 15 digs.
> Senior Dara Peric added six digs.
SET ONE: Temple 25, UConn 10
> Temple hit .565, holding the Huskies to a .000 attack.
> The Owls opened with a 7-2 lead, including a 3-0 start.
> UConn rallied to cut the Temple advantage to 10-7.
> Temple ended the set on a 15-3 run.
SET TWO: Temple 25, UConn 14
> The Owls hit .560 in another offensive surge.
> UConn's only tie of the entire day came at 1-1 in the frame.
> Temple held a 7-5 edge before a 7-2 run made it 14-7.
> UConn cut it to 14-9, but the Owls closed it out with an 11-5 run.
SET THREE: Temple 25, UConn 18
> The third set was the closest of the afternoon.
> Temple opened on a 5-0 run before UConn made it 7-4.
> The Owls used a 6-2 run to go up 18-11.
> Temple rallied around a late UConn surge to seal the victory on a Papazoglou kill.
UP NEXT
> Temple plays at UConn on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
KEYS TO THE MATCH
> The Owls hit a season-best .471, holding UConn to a .112 attack.
> Temple's five primary hitters all hit over .400.
> The Owls out-blocked (8-4) and out-dug 46-28 the Huskies.
> Temple led from start to finish in all three sets, never trailing in the match.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
> Freshman Katerina Papazoglou tallied 13 kills hitting .455.
> Redshirt Freshman Dana Westfield hit .524, racking up 12 kills with four digs.
> Senior Izzy Rapacz had 11 kills and eight digs, hitting .625 with four blocks.
> Junior Iva Deak hit .667 with seven kills.
> Senior Janine Simmons had three kills without an error, recording a team-best seven blocks.
> Senior Kyra Coundourides dished out 41 assists.
> Junior Mia Heirakuji led the Owls with 15 digs.
> Senior Dara Peric added six digs.
SET ONE: Temple 25, UConn 10
> Temple hit .565, holding the Huskies to a .000 attack.
> The Owls opened with a 7-2 lead, including a 3-0 start.
> UConn rallied to cut the Temple advantage to 10-7.
> Temple ended the set on a 15-3 run.
SET TWO: Temple 25, UConn 14
> The Owls hit .560 in another offensive surge.
> UConn's only tie of the entire day came at 1-1 in the frame.
> Temple held a 7-5 edge before a 7-2 run made it 14-7.
> UConn cut it to 14-9, but the Owls closed it out with an 11-5 run.
SET THREE: Temple 25, UConn 18
> The third set was the closest of the afternoon.
> Temple opened on a 5-0 run before UConn made it 7-4.
> The Owls used a 6-2 run to go up 18-11.
> Temple rallied around a late UConn surge to seal the victory on a Papazoglou kill.
UP NEXT
> Temple plays at UConn on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
Team Stats
UCONN
TEMPLE
Kills
28
48
Errors
17
8
Attempts
98
85
Hitting %
.112
.471
Points
32.0
63.0
Assists
27
45
Aces
0
7
Blocks
4.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
3
Blocks
4
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