Temple University Athletics
Friday, September 3
McGonigle Hall
7:00 PM
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Photo by: Elita Odartei
Volleyball Drops Heartbreaker to Maryland in Five Sets
9.3.21 | Women's Volleyball
PHILADELPHIA — It was a heartbreaker in McGonigle Hall tonight as the Temple volleyball team dropped a five-set marathon match to visiting Maryland on the opening day of the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing Cherry & White Challenge. The Terps won the 25-6, 21-25, 26-28, 25-21, 27-15 to move to 5-0 on the season, while Temple dips to 1-3.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "The players felt like they were flat in the first set without energy and no communication, and we can't start matches like that. We're going to dig ourselves into a hole and expend energy trying to get out of it. That being said, I thought we had a good reaction after the first set, we produced a better qualify of volleyball after that."
> "I thought we did a good job overall of serving, after that first set, we just played volleyball. Our communication was much better, as was our transition work. We made adjustments off the block. We attacked smart off the ball, too."
> "Battling back and not giving up is just one of the trademarks of our program. It's a quality we have. But we have to do a better job of not putting ourselves in those situations."
How It Happened
> Maryland looked to be heading to an easy sweep after the first set, as the Terps hit .348 to cruise to a 25-6 win.
> Temple rebounded well, taking set two, 25-21, backed by four kills from Taylor Davenport.
> The Owls then went ahead 2-1, rallying from a 23-21 deficit in the third set to win 28-26, and go up 2-1 in the match.
> Maryland rallied in the fourth set, coming away with a 25-21 win to force a fifth and final frame.
> In the final set, Maryland got off to a hot start, jumping out to a 7-1 lead, before Temple battled back to tie it a 11-11.
> The Owls then surged ahead, going up 14-12, but Maryland rallied and won the frame in extra points, 17-15.
> For the match, Maryland hit .228 while Temple was held to a .169 attack.
Individual Highlights
> Katerina Papazoglou tallied a double-double of 16 kills and 13 digs to lead Temple.
> Outside hitters Miray Bolukbasi and Gem Grimshaw each notched 14 kills and 14 digs to also tally double-doubles.
> Falanika Danielson led all players with 26 digs.
> Patrycja Zielinska and Nikki Shimao split the setting duties, with Zielinska picking up 28 assists and Shimao adding 17.
> Taylor Davenport ended her night with seven kills and six blocks, while Kayla Spells was also effective in the middle, going for eight kills and four blocks.
Up Next
> Temple will wrap up the Cherry & White Challenge with a 6:00 p.m. home match against LIU.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "The players felt like they were flat in the first set without energy and no communication, and we can't start matches like that. We're going to dig ourselves into a hole and expend energy trying to get out of it. That being said, I thought we had a good reaction after the first set, we produced a better qualify of volleyball after that."
> "I thought we did a good job overall of serving, after that first set, we just played volleyball. Our communication was much better, as was our transition work. We made adjustments off the block. We attacked smart off the ball, too."
> "Battling back and not giving up is just one of the trademarks of our program. It's a quality we have. But we have to do a better job of not putting ourselves in those situations."
How It Happened
> Maryland looked to be heading to an easy sweep after the first set, as the Terps hit .348 to cruise to a 25-6 win.
> Temple rebounded well, taking set two, 25-21, backed by four kills from Taylor Davenport.
> The Owls then went ahead 2-1, rallying from a 23-21 deficit in the third set to win 28-26, and go up 2-1 in the match.
> Maryland rallied in the fourth set, coming away with a 25-21 win to force a fifth and final frame.
> In the final set, Maryland got off to a hot start, jumping out to a 7-1 lead, before Temple battled back to tie it a 11-11.
> The Owls then surged ahead, going up 14-12, but Maryland rallied and won the frame in extra points, 17-15.
> For the match, Maryland hit .228 while Temple was held to a .169 attack.
Individual Highlights
> Katerina Papazoglou tallied a double-double of 16 kills and 13 digs to lead Temple.
> Outside hitters Miray Bolukbasi and Gem Grimshaw each notched 14 kills and 14 digs to also tally double-doubles.
> Falanika Danielson led all players with 26 digs.
> Patrycja Zielinska and Nikki Shimao split the setting duties, with Zielinska picking up 28 assists and Shimao adding 17.
> Taylor Davenport ended her night with seven kills and six blocks, while Kayla Spells was also effective in the middle, going for eight kills and four blocks.
Up Next
> Temple will wrap up the Cherry & White Challenge with a 6:00 p.m. home match against LIU.
Team Stats
MD
Temple
Kills
70
60
Errors
27
28
Attempts
188
196
Hitting %
.229
.163
Points
85
74
Assists
63
51
Aces
2
4
Blocks
13
10
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballOH/RS
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/S
/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
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