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Women's Volleyball Starts Strong but Falters in Four Sets versus Shockers
10.24.21 | Women's Volleyball
Bolukbasi puts together her second double-double in as many matches
HOUSTON – Owls' Graduate student Miray Bolukbasi garnered her third straight double-double with 16 kills and 14 digs, but it wasn't enough as Temple fell to the Houston Cougars (19-5, 8-3 AAC) on Friday night 13-25, 20-25, 17-25.
In the loss, Owls' setter Patrycja Zielinska had a team-high 28 assists for Temple. Including Bolukbasi, three Cherry and White players earned double-digit dig matches, including libero Falanika Danielson with 12 and Katerina Papazoglou chipping in with 10
RECAPPING THE MATCH
Set 1
- The two teams played to a 7-7 tie before the Houston went on 18-6 run close out the set and earn the 25-13 set one victory.
- With the help of 10 team blocks, the Cougars outhit Temple by the count of .258 to .000.
- Four UH players had at least two blocks in the frame.
- Bolukbasi notched a set-high six kills for either team.
Set 2
- In the second set, Houston jumped out its largest lead of the stanza. With a score of 13-5, the Owls were able to run off five straight points and 7-of-9 to shave the deficit to two points, 15-13. During the run, Turkish native Bolukbasi had four of her seven kills.
- The Owls scratched and clawed their way to remain in the set, eventually cutting the deficit to 18-17, but Houston won seven of the last 10 points to win 25-20.
- Temple won the hitting percentage battle in set two, .229 to .204.
- The Owls held Houston's leading hitter, Abbie Jackson, to just five kills on 23 attempts.
Set 3
- The Cougars led for all but two points in the third set, 25-17 win.
- HU hit .378 to the TU's .053.
- Houston had 14 kills on 37 attempts with no errors, while Temple had 11 kills on 38 attempts with nine errors.
- Owls' outside hitter Katerina Papazoglou hit .500, with five kills on 10 attempts and no errors.
- Jackson led the Cougars with six in the third set win.
Individual Highlights
- Miray Bolukbasi: match-high 16 kills and team-high 14 digs.
- Patrycja Zielinska: team-high 28 assists
Temple falls to 5-17 overall on the season and 1-10 in the American.
Up Next
On Halloween afternoon, the Owls will be in New Orleans to face off with the Tulane Green Wave at 1 p.m. ET. The match will be available on the ESPN+ app.
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