Temple University Athletics
Friday, September 20
Villanova, Pa.
7:00 PM
Temple University
9-2
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Princeton
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3
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Temple
15
14
23
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Princeton
25
25
25
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Photo by: Mike Apice
Volleyball Drops Match to Princeton
9.20.19 | Women's Volleyball
VILLANOVA, Pa. — The Temple volleyball team fell 3-0 to Princeton on Friday night at Villanova's Jake Nevin Fieldhouse. The Owls suffer their first sweep of the season in a 25-15, 25-14, 25-23 loss to the Tigers. Temple moves to 9-2 on the season.
How It Happened
> Temple was hampered by unforced errors the entire match, as Princeton used .452 and .367 team attacks in the first two sets to go up 2-0.
> The Owls started clicking in the third set, opening a lead as large as six 17-11, before Princeton closed out the set and match with five unanswered points.
> The Tigers hit .284 as a team, holding Temple to its lowest attack of the season — .098.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "As frustrating as this moment might be, it's motivation going forward to keep getting better and better, if we respond the right way."
> "After the first two sets, we made a few adjustments in our defensive system, we just didn't feel comfortable. So we switched back to our regular system and that seemed to work, but we just made too many unforced errors. Even in the third set, we never really got into a rhythm."
> "Overall, we played a Princeton team that's very skilled and doesn't make a lot of mistakes. You can't make mistakes against this team and we did. That's really the story today."
> "I'd rather have these situations now, then next weekend. We played in this tournament because we wanted to truly see where we were. We're excited about the progression of this young team, but there's still a lot of areas we need to improve on."
Individual Highlights
> Sophomore Peyton Boyd topped the Owls with 10 kills, also adding three blocks.
> Sophomore Miray Boluknasi tallied seven kills and five digs, while classmate Tyler Lindgren notched 21 assists.
> Junior Averi Salvador led Temple's defense with 13 digs.
Set One: Princeton 25, Temple 15
> A pair of six point runs did the Owls in, as Princeton opened with a 10-3 lead, later extending it to 19-7.
> The Owls got a few back off of a strong block, but the Tigers finished out a lopsided set, 25-15 set one.
Set Two: Princeton 25, Temple 14
> It was Temple with the early momentum in the second set leading from the outset.
> With the Owls up 7-6, Princeton took over. The Tigers used a 7-0 run to go up 13-7.
> Princeton never trailed from there, taking a 2-0 lead with a 25-14 win.
Set Three: Princeton 25, Temple 23
> After back-and-forth play to open the set, Temple broke a 7-7 tie with four straight points to go up 11-7.
> Princeton got one back, but the Owls continued to build the advantage, going up 17-11.
> The Tigers starting chipping away, but Temple held a 23-20 lead down the stretch.
> However, five straight Princeton points ended the set and match in favor of the Tigers.
Up Next:
> Temple starts conference play in Florida next weekend.
> The Owls will head to USF for a Friday night match and then travel to UCF on Sunday afternoon.
How It Happened
> Temple was hampered by unforced errors the entire match, as Princeton used .452 and .367 team attacks in the first two sets to go up 2-0.
> The Owls started clicking in the third set, opening a lead as large as six 17-11, before Princeton closed out the set and match with five unanswered points.
> The Tigers hit .284 as a team, holding Temple to its lowest attack of the season — .098.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "As frustrating as this moment might be, it's motivation going forward to keep getting better and better, if we respond the right way."
> "After the first two sets, we made a few adjustments in our defensive system, we just didn't feel comfortable. So we switched back to our regular system and that seemed to work, but we just made too many unforced errors. Even in the third set, we never really got into a rhythm."
> "Overall, we played a Princeton team that's very skilled and doesn't make a lot of mistakes. You can't make mistakes against this team and we did. That's really the story today."
> "I'd rather have these situations now, then next weekend. We played in this tournament because we wanted to truly see where we were. We're excited about the progression of this young team, but there's still a lot of areas we need to improve on."
Individual Highlights
> Sophomore Peyton Boyd topped the Owls with 10 kills, also adding three blocks.
> Sophomore Miray Boluknasi tallied seven kills and five digs, while classmate Tyler Lindgren notched 21 assists.
> Junior Averi Salvador led Temple's defense with 13 digs.
Set One: Princeton 25, Temple 15
> A pair of six point runs did the Owls in, as Princeton opened with a 10-3 lead, later extending it to 19-7.
> The Owls got a few back off of a strong block, but the Tigers finished out a lopsided set, 25-15 set one.
Set Two: Princeton 25, Temple 14
> It was Temple with the early momentum in the second set leading from the outset.
> With the Owls up 7-6, Princeton took over. The Tigers used a 7-0 run to go up 13-7.
> Princeton never trailed from there, taking a 2-0 lead with a 25-14 win.
Set Three: Princeton 25, Temple 23
> After back-and-forth play to open the set, Temple broke a 7-7 tie with four straight points to go up 11-7.
> Princeton got one back, but the Owls continued to build the advantage, going up 17-11.
> The Tigers starting chipping away, but Temple held a 23-20 lead down the stretch.
> However, five straight Princeton points ended the set and match in favor of the Tigers.
Up Next:
> Temple starts conference play in Florida next weekend.
> The Owls will head to USF for a Friday night match and then travel to UCF on Sunday afternoon.
Team Stats
TEMPLE
PRIN
Kills
27
47
Errors
18
18
Attempts
92
102
Hitting %
.098
.284
Points
31.0
58.0
Assists
25
44
Aces
1
5
Blocks
3.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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