Temple University Athletics
Friday, November 16
McGonigle Hall
7:00 PM
Temple University
vs
Wichita State
Volleyball Hosts Final Home Series this Weekend
11.15.18 | Women's Volleyball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple volleyball team plays its final home series of the season this weekend, hosting Wichita State on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and Tulsa on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Sunday's match will serve as Senior Day for the Owls' class of 2019 - Irem Asci, Iva Deak, Carla Guennewig, Mia Heirakuji, and Hannah Vandegrift.
THE OWLS
> Temple is 6-21 overall with a 3-12 mark in the American Athletic Conference.
> Last time out, the Owls posted a weekend split, falling at Tulane in four, and sweeping Memphis.Â
> On Friday, Temple won the second set against the Green Wave to tie the match at 1-1, but couldn't get another, falling 25-14, 18-25, 25-14, 25-17.
> On Sunday, Temple recorded its second sweep of the year, winning at Memphis, 25-17, 26-24, 25-9.
> Temple's offense is bunched with five players averaging better than 2.00 kills per set, led by sophomore Katerina Papazoglou's 2.38 kills per set.
> Graduate student Irem Asci adds 2.27 kills and 2.92 digs per set, while junior Dana Westfield chips in with 2.26 kills per frame.
> Freshman Miray Bolukbasi contributes 2.10 kills per set while graduate student Iva Deak averages 2.02 kills per frame.
> Freshman Tyler Lindgren leads Temple with 5.75 assists per set, while senior Hannah Vandegrift adds 5.26 assists per set.
> Senior Mia Heirakuji leads the defense with 4.19 digs per frame.
> As a team, Temple hits .190, with opponents hitting .237 against the Owls.
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
> Last year's American champions, Wichita State enters the weekend with a 12-14 overall record, including a 7-8 mark in conference play.
> Wichita State is led offensively by Megan Taflinger who racks up 2.90 kills per set and Tabith Brown who contributes 2.82 kills per frame.
> Taflinger leads the team with 25 aces, while Brown is second on the team with 2.62 digs per frame.
> Kali Eaken and Kora Kauling split setting duties with Eaken picking up 6.95 assists per set and Kauling adding 6.08 per frame.
> Giorgia Civita leads the defense with 5.80 digs per set, the top mark in the conference, and the seventh-best total in the nation.
> As a team, Wichita State hits .203, while opponents hit .227 against them.
TEMPLE VS. WICHITA STATE
> Temple has played the Shockers three times without a win, with WSU joining the conference at the start of the 2017 season.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> Wichita State swept the Owls, 3-0, with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-19.
> The Shockers hit .314 as a team and held a 67% sideout percentage, while the Owls hit just .165, siding out 53% of the points.
> For Temple, Irem Asci tallied a double-double with 11 kills and with 11 kills and 12 digs.
> Dana Westfield finished with 10 kills, while freshman Peyton Boyd had eight, hitting .389.
> Wichita State was led by 12 kills from Alex Koon, hitting .478, while Regan Stiawalt added nine.Â
SCOUTING TULSA
> Tulsa enters Friday's match with an 18-9 overall mark, including a 10-5 record in the American Athletic Conference.
> Emily Thorson leads the Golden Hurricane offense to the tune of 3.23 kills per set. She also adds 2.31 digs per set and a team-best 27 aces.
> Rachel Moore (2.77 k/s) and Elyse Savadove (2.09 k/s) also bolster the Tulsa offense.
> Callie Cook leads the team with 90 total blocks also adding 1.96 kills per set.
> Mariah Pardo is Tulsa's primary setter with 8.46 assists per set, adding 2.48 digs per frame.
> Defensively, Taylor Horsfall tops the team with 5.58 digs per set.
> As a team, Tulsa hits .201, holding opponents to just a .182 attack.
TEMPLE VS. TULSA
> Temple is 7-2 all-time against the Golden Hurricane.
> Tulsa won the earlier meeting between the teams this year, breaking Temple's six-match win streak against the Golden Hurricane.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> Temple lost a close three-set match at Tulsa, 25-19, 25-21, 26-24.
> Peyton Boyd led Temple with 14 kills, hitting .500, while Tyler Lindgren dished out 24 assists with six digs.
> Junior Dana Westfield also had a solid night, with 13 kills, just one error, hitting .333.Â
> For Tulsa, Callie Cook had 12 kills with five blocks.
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THE OWLS
> Temple is 6-21 overall with a 3-12 mark in the American Athletic Conference.
> Last time out, the Owls posted a weekend split, falling at Tulane in four, and sweeping Memphis.Â
> On Friday, Temple won the second set against the Green Wave to tie the match at 1-1, but couldn't get another, falling 25-14, 18-25, 25-14, 25-17.
> On Sunday, Temple recorded its second sweep of the year, winning at Memphis, 25-17, 26-24, 25-9.
> Temple's offense is bunched with five players averaging better than 2.00 kills per set, led by sophomore Katerina Papazoglou's 2.38 kills per set.
> Graduate student Irem Asci adds 2.27 kills and 2.92 digs per set, while junior Dana Westfield chips in with 2.26 kills per frame.
> Freshman Miray Bolukbasi contributes 2.10 kills per set while graduate student Iva Deak averages 2.02 kills per frame.
> Freshman Tyler Lindgren leads Temple with 5.75 assists per set, while senior Hannah Vandegrift adds 5.26 assists per set.
> Senior Mia Heirakuji leads the defense with 4.19 digs per frame.
> As a team, Temple hits .190, with opponents hitting .237 against the Owls.
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE
> Last year's American champions, Wichita State enters the weekend with a 12-14 overall record, including a 7-8 mark in conference play.
> Wichita State is led offensively by Megan Taflinger who racks up 2.90 kills per set and Tabith Brown who contributes 2.82 kills per frame.
> Taflinger leads the team with 25 aces, while Brown is second on the team with 2.62 digs per frame.
> Kali Eaken and Kora Kauling split setting duties with Eaken picking up 6.95 assists per set and Kauling adding 6.08 per frame.
> Giorgia Civita leads the defense with 5.80 digs per set, the top mark in the conference, and the seventh-best total in the nation.
> As a team, Wichita State hits .203, while opponents hit .227 against them.
TEMPLE VS. WICHITA STATE
> Temple has played the Shockers three times without a win, with WSU joining the conference at the start of the 2017 season.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> Wichita State swept the Owls, 3-0, with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-19.
> The Shockers hit .314 as a team and held a 67% sideout percentage, while the Owls hit just .165, siding out 53% of the points.
> For Temple, Irem Asci tallied a double-double with 11 kills and with 11 kills and 12 digs.
> Dana Westfield finished with 10 kills, while freshman Peyton Boyd had eight, hitting .389.
> Wichita State was led by 12 kills from Alex Koon, hitting .478, while Regan Stiawalt added nine.Â
SCOUTING TULSA
> Tulsa enters Friday's match with an 18-9 overall mark, including a 10-5 record in the American Athletic Conference.
> Emily Thorson leads the Golden Hurricane offense to the tune of 3.23 kills per set. She also adds 2.31 digs per set and a team-best 27 aces.
> Rachel Moore (2.77 k/s) and Elyse Savadove (2.09 k/s) also bolster the Tulsa offense.
> Callie Cook leads the team with 90 total blocks also adding 1.96 kills per set.
> Mariah Pardo is Tulsa's primary setter with 8.46 assists per set, adding 2.48 digs per frame.
> Defensively, Taylor Horsfall tops the team with 5.58 digs per set.
> As a team, Tulsa hits .201, holding opponents to just a .182 attack.
TEMPLE VS. TULSA
> Temple is 7-2 all-time against the Golden Hurricane.
> Tulsa won the earlier meeting between the teams this year, breaking Temple's six-match win streak against the Golden Hurricane.
LAST TIME THEY MET
> Temple lost a close three-set match at Tulsa, 25-19, 25-21, 26-24.
> Peyton Boyd led Temple with 14 kills, hitting .500, while Tyler Lindgren dished out 24 assists with six digs.
> Junior Dana Westfield also had a solid night, with 13 kills, just one error, hitting .333.Â
> For Tulsa, Callie Cook had 12 kills with five blocks.
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