Volleyball Unable to Overcome No. 23 Houston

Friday, October 28

Houston, Texas

8 PM ET

Temple University

8-14,2-9AAC

Houston

20-2,11-0AAC

Temple

Houston

Volleyball Unable to Overcome No. 23 Houston

10.28.22 | Women's Volleyball

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HOUSTON, Texas - The Temple Owls volleyball team fell to No. 23 Houston on Friday night in straight sets at the Fertitta Center, 18-25, 20-25, 13-25.

The Owls fall to 8-14 overall and 2-9 in the AAC, while the Cougars improve to 20-2 overall and 11-0 in the AAC.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Houston hit .330 in the match to the Owls' .074.
The Cougars were able to side out the Owls 67% of the time on Friday night.
Abbie Jackson and Isabel Theut led the Cougars with 10 kills apiece.
Redshirt senior Peyton Boyd led the Owls with eight kills in the match.
There were 11 ties and six lead changes in the three-set match.

Set 1 (Houston 25, Temple 18)

The Owls' Taylor Davenport led both teams to open the set with two kills and kept the score at 9-9.
The Cougars broke away from the Cherry and White in part to Abbie Jackson's five kills on 15 swings on just one error in the first set.
Houston won set one as they hit .419 with 15 kills and two errors on 31 swings.

Set 2 (Houston 25, Temple 20)

The second set was competitive for both sides as Temple held Houston to a .200 hitting percentage, forcing them into five errors on 35 attempts.
After Houston increased its lead to nine points, 19-10, the Owls cut down the deficit to four points, 22-18. During that span, the Owls had a pair of blocks, including two block assists from sophomore Chelci Banks, service aces from Davenport, and sophomore setter Magdalena Rogalska.
It wasn't enough to overcome as the Cougars held off the Owls for the set victory behind three kills apiece from Isabel Theut and Kortlyn Henderson.
The Owls' junior Kayla Spells and Boyd also had three kills in the set.

Set 3 (Houston 25, Temple 13)

Temple came out with the same energy they showed in the second set, going back and forth with the nationally-ranked Cougars, keeping the score tied at 8-8 behind a pair of kills and an ace from Boyd.
After the tie, Houston broke away, winning the set on a 17-5 run, hitting .400, and holding the Owls to .000.
The Cougars' Henderson, Theut, Jackson, and Temple's Boyd all had a set-high three kills.

The Owls return to action on Sunday, Oct. 30, with an AAC match with the Tulane in New Orleans at 1 p.m. ET. The match will be available on ESPN+

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