Temple University Athletics
Saturday, September 4
McGonigle Hall
6:00 PM
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LIU
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LIU
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Temple
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Photo by: Elita Odartei
Volleyball Sweeps LIU to Close Cherry & White Challenge
9.4.21 | Women's Volleyball
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple volleyball team notched its first sweep of the season, downing visiting Long Island University, 3-0, to close out the action at the 2021 Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing Cherry & White Challenge. The Owls won in straight sets, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18 to move to 2-3 on the season, while LIU falls to 1-5.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "We wanted to communicate better and work together as a team, not like individual players on the court. I thought we did a good job being more cohesive. We tried to get some of the younger players in today to give them an opportunity to go through this experience early in the season, and I thought they did a good job."
> "The mix has to be right for us, we can't just do it with young players and we can't just do it with the senior players. Today, Jaaliyah had the opportunity to start because of the work she's put in since she's gotten to campus, and she really deserved it and took full advantage of it."
> "We did some really good things against Maryland, especially considering we have 11 underclassmen. So today, we were more consistent with less ups and downs and it was a really good team performance."
How It Happened
> Temple hit .275 or better in all three sets to grab its first 3-0 win of the year.
> The Owls opened with a tight 25-20 win over LIU in the first frame, six kills from Katerina Papazoglou.
> Temple's offense carried the momentum into the second frame as the team recorded 14 kills without an error, hitting .519 in a 25-19 win.
> The third set saw the Owls hit .251, sealing the match with a 25-18 victory.
> Temple hit a season-best .365, holding LIU to a .221 attack.
> The Owls racked up 10 blocks to the Sharks' two, while also recording eight service aces on the night.
Individual Highlights
> Papazoglou tallied 14 kills to lead all players on the night, while Gem Grimshaw had 13 kills, nine digs, and a team-high four aces.
> Taylor Davenport picked up nine kills, hitting .615.
> Kayla Spells finished with six kills and a team-high five blocks, while Jaaliyah Evans tallied give kills.
> Defensively, Falanika Danielson tallied 11 digs, while Peyton Boyd played back row only, notching 11 digs.
Up Next
> Temple hits the road next weekend, continuing non-conference action at Towson's Tiger Invitational.
> The Owls will play Norfolk State on Friday at 4:00 p.m. to open the tournament.
Quotable: Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam
> "We wanted to communicate better and work together as a team, not like individual players on the court. I thought we did a good job being more cohesive. We tried to get some of the younger players in today to give them an opportunity to go through this experience early in the season, and I thought they did a good job."
> "The mix has to be right for us, we can't just do it with young players and we can't just do it with the senior players. Today, Jaaliyah had the opportunity to start because of the work she's put in since she's gotten to campus, and she really deserved it and took full advantage of it."
> "We did some really good things against Maryland, especially considering we have 11 underclassmen. So today, we were more consistent with less ups and downs and it was a really good team performance."
How It Happened
> Temple hit .275 or better in all three sets to grab its first 3-0 win of the year.
> The Owls opened with a tight 25-20 win over LIU in the first frame, six kills from Katerina Papazoglou.
> Temple's offense carried the momentum into the second frame as the team recorded 14 kills without an error, hitting .519 in a 25-19 win.
> The third set saw the Owls hit .251, sealing the match with a 25-18 victory.
> Temple hit a season-best .365, holding LIU to a .221 attack.
> The Owls racked up 10 blocks to the Sharks' two, while also recording eight service aces on the night.
Individual Highlights
> Papazoglou tallied 14 kills to lead all players on the night, while Gem Grimshaw had 13 kills, nine digs, and a team-high four aces.
> Taylor Davenport picked up nine kills, hitting .615.
> Kayla Spells finished with six kills and a team-high five blocks, while Jaaliyah Evans tallied give kills.
> Defensively, Falanika Danielson tallied 11 digs, while Peyton Boyd played back row only, notching 11 digs.
Up Next
> Temple hits the road next weekend, continuing non-conference action at Towson's Tiger Invitational.
> The Owls will play Norfolk State on Friday at 4:00 p.m. to open the tournament.
Team Stats
LIU
Temple
Kills
35
48
Errors
14
10
Attempts
95
104
Hitting %
.221
.365
Points
38
61
Assists
32
45
Aces
2
8
Blocks
1
5
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
4
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
RS
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's VolleyballOH/RS
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballMB
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