Temple University Athletics
Friday, October 11
Philadelphia, Pa.
7:00 PM
Temple University
10-6, 1-4AAC
3
vs
1
ECU
13-5, 1-4AAC
1
2
3
4
F
ECU
21
28
22
13
1
Temple
25
26
25
25
3
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Volleyball Nabs AAC Victory over ECU
10.11.19 | Women's Volleyball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple volleyball team picked up a 3-1 victory over visiting East Carolina on Friday night at McGonigle Hall. The Owls won a hard fought 25-21, 26-28, 25-22, 25-13 match to move to 10-6 overall, 1-4 in conference play. ECU dips to 14-5, 1-4 in the AAC.
Keys to the Match
> Temple hit a stout .289, holding ECU to a .189 attack.
> The Owls held a 75-57 advantage in digs, with a 7-5 edge in blocks.
> Temple used a late run to grab the first set, but ECU tied the match with a similar script, using end-of-set heroics to take the second frame.
> The Owls nabbed the win in the rubber set, holding on for a 25-22 victory.
> The momentum carried into the fourth set, which was all Temple, as the Owls hit .333 to cruise to a 25-13 win.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "It feels great to get this win. We've been working really, really hard and we've been so close. I have to give this team a lot of credit. They're very young, but every workout this week was good. We made some adjustments and worked on some weaknesses and they certainly earned this win tonight."
> "In the past, especially the last two matches, we've had some good opportunities to close out some sets and we came up short because we made some unforced errors. So we really focused on that this week and I think in the second set we made some of those mistakes. The good thing is the team responded really well. We've worked hard on it, and to not get that set, it could have deflated us, but we responded in a really positive way, and performed at a high level the rest of the match."
Individual Highlights
> Three players tallied double-doubles in the Owls' victory, led by 51 assists and 11 digs from sophomore Tyler Lindgren.
> Freshman Naomi Janetzke racked up 16 kills with 14 assists, while junior Katerina Papazoglou notched 16 kills and 11 digs to round out the double-doubles.
> Sophomore Peyton Boyd finished with a career best 16 kills, hitting .440 on the night, adding five digs and three blocks.
> Freshman Kayla Spells tallied nine kills and three blocks, while junior Baleigh Jean-Philippe added five kills to round out the offense.
> Junior Averi Salvador led all players with 18 digs, adding five assists in the win.
Set One: Temple 25, ECU 21
> ECU had the early edge in the first frame, running the advantage to 10-6.
> Temple climbed back with a 6-1 surge to take the lead.
> The teams stayed within two points of each other down the stretch, but Temple held on to its slim lead.
> ECU narrowed the score to 22-21, but Temple closed it out with three straight to win it 25-21.
Set Two: ECU 28, Temple 26
> It was Temple with the early lead in the third, breaking through back-and-forth action to go up by three.
> The Owls held on to their advantage until late, when ECU battled back.
> With TU up 22-18, the Pirates rattled off a 6-2 run, which included spoiling a pair of Owls' set points to tie the match at 24-24.
> Three more ties followed, but in the end, it was ECU that got the final two points to take it 28-26.
Set Three: Temple 25, ECU 22
> Temple started the third set on fire, opening up a 12-5 lead early.
> As was the story of the rest of the match, however, ECU chipped away, tying the frame at 16-16.
> Tied as late as 19-19, Temple found a way to win the set, using a 6-3 run to go up 2-1 in the match.
Set Four: Temple 25, ECU 13
> The Owls shined in the final frame, hitting .333 to ECU's .083.
> Temple broke an 8-8 tie with an 8-2 surge to go up 16-10.
> ECU got one back, but Temple continued to roll, closing the set with a 9-3 run.
Up Next
> The Owls are back in action Sunday at 1:00 p.m. hosting league-leading Cincinnati.
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Keys to the Match
> Temple hit a stout .289, holding ECU to a .189 attack.
> The Owls held a 75-57 advantage in digs, with a 7-5 edge in blocks.
> Temple used a late run to grab the first set, but ECU tied the match with a similar script, using end-of-set heroics to take the second frame.
> The Owls nabbed the win in the rubber set, holding on for a 25-22 victory.
> The momentum carried into the fourth set, which was all Temple, as the Owls hit .333 to cruise to a 25-13 win.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "It feels great to get this win. We've been working really, really hard and we've been so close. I have to give this team a lot of credit. They're very young, but every workout this week was good. We made some adjustments and worked on some weaknesses and they certainly earned this win tonight."
> "In the past, especially the last two matches, we've had some good opportunities to close out some sets and we came up short because we made some unforced errors. So we really focused on that this week and I think in the second set we made some of those mistakes. The good thing is the team responded really well. We've worked hard on it, and to not get that set, it could have deflated us, but we responded in a really positive way, and performed at a high level the rest of the match."
Individual Highlights
> Three players tallied double-doubles in the Owls' victory, led by 51 assists and 11 digs from sophomore Tyler Lindgren.
> Freshman Naomi Janetzke racked up 16 kills with 14 assists, while junior Katerina Papazoglou notched 16 kills and 11 digs to round out the double-doubles.
> Sophomore Peyton Boyd finished with a career best 16 kills, hitting .440 on the night, adding five digs and three blocks.
> Freshman Kayla Spells tallied nine kills and three blocks, while junior Baleigh Jean-Philippe added five kills to round out the offense.
> Junior Averi Salvador led all players with 18 digs, adding five assists in the win.
Set One: Temple 25, ECU 21
> ECU had the early edge in the first frame, running the advantage to 10-6.
> Temple climbed back with a 6-1 surge to take the lead.
> The teams stayed within two points of each other down the stretch, but Temple held on to its slim lead.
> ECU narrowed the score to 22-21, but Temple closed it out with three straight to win it 25-21.
Set Two: ECU 28, Temple 26
> It was Temple with the early lead in the third, breaking through back-and-forth action to go up by three.
> The Owls held on to their advantage until late, when ECU battled back.
> With TU up 22-18, the Pirates rattled off a 6-2 run, which included spoiling a pair of Owls' set points to tie the match at 24-24.
> Three more ties followed, but in the end, it was ECU that got the final two points to take it 28-26.
Set Three: Temple 25, ECU 22
> Temple started the third set on fire, opening up a 12-5 lead early.
> As was the story of the rest of the match, however, ECU chipped away, tying the frame at 16-16.
> Tied as late as 19-19, Temple found a way to win the set, using a 6-3 run to go up 2-1 in the match.
Set Four: Temple 25, ECU 13
> The Owls shined in the final frame, hitting .333 to ECU's .083.
> Temple broke an 8-8 tie with an 8-2 surge to go up 16-10.
> ECU got one back, but Temple continued to roll, closing the set with a 9-3 run.
Up Next
> The Owls are back in action Sunday at 1:00 p.m. hosting league-leading Cincinnati.
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Team Stats
ECU
TEMPLE
Kills
53
63
Errors
23
19
Attempts
159
152
Hitting %
.189
.289
Points
62.0
72.0
Assists
51
61
Aces
4
2
Blocks
5.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
RS
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
MH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
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