Volleyball Falls to No. 24 UCF in Straight Sets

Friday, October 14

Orlando, Fla.

7 PM ET

Temple University

7-11,1-6AAC

UCF

14-1,6-1AAC

Temple

UCF

Volleyball Falls to No. 24 UCF in Straight Sets

10.14.22 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Box Score UCF 10.14.22.pdf

ORLANDO, FLA. – The Temple Owls volleyball team dropped its fourth straight match as it lost to No. 24 UCF on Friday night in three sets, 15-25, 15-25, 16-25.

Temple falls to 7-11 overall and 1-6 in AAC play, while the Golden Knights improve to 14-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

UCF hit .419 as a team, led by McKenna Melville's match-high 18 kills.
Along with Melville, four Golden Knights hit .400 or better throughout the three sets.
The Knights' seven team blocks, led by Abby Hansen's five blocks kept Temple to .143 hitting percentage in the match.

Set 1 (UCF 25, Temple 15)

Golden Knights' Mekenna Melville tallied six kills before the media timeout that gave UCF a seven-point lead, 15-8.
Out of the media timeout, the two teams traded kills over the next eight points, but the Knights continued to hold the advantage, 19-11.
Temple rallied to score three out of the following four points and cut the deficit to six points (20-14) on three errors by UCF, but Knights were able to hold off the TU for the 25-15 win.

Set 2 (UCF 25, Temple 15)

Back-to-back aces by Dresden Pass allowed UCF to jump ahead by four points, 5-1, to begin the second set, but Temple fought back and scored four of the next five points to cut into the UCF lead with a pair of kills from sophomores Magdalena Rogalska and Taylor Davenport to make the score, 6-5.
Later in the set with the score 9-8 in favor of the Golden Knights, UCF reeled off three straight points to give themselves a four-point cushion, 12-8.
The Cherry and White cut the lead to two points before UCF scored six unanswered points off the serve of Melville. During the run, Melville, and teammate Emily Wilson had two kills apiece to extend their lead to ten points, 20-12.
The Golden Knights closed out the set 25-15, scoring five of the final seven points.

Set 3 (UCF 25, Temple 16)

Just as the second set ended, UCF scored five of the first seven points with the help of Kari Zumach's pair of kills.
The Golden Knights used three runs of three points or more, including five straight, to earn the victory in the final set.

Temple Statistical Leaders
Kills: Jelena Prolic (8)
Assists: Magdalena Rogalska (16)
Blocks: Samantha Jo Mikosky (3)
Digs: Prolic (6)

Temple returns to play on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET in Tampa, Fla., when they visit the USF Bulls.

For complete coverage of Temple volleyball, follow the Owls on social media @Temple_VB (Twitter), facebook.com/TempleOwls (Facebook), @temple.vb (Instagram), or visit the official home of Temple University Athletics at owlsports.com.