Volleyball Tames Tigers on Friday; Wins 3-1

Friday, November 11

Memphis, Tenn.

7 PM ET

Temple University

10-16,4-11AAC

Memphis

17-11,7-8AAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Temple	25	25	22	25	3
Memphis	19	18	25	14	1

Volleyball Tames Tigers on Friday; Wins 3-1

11.11.22 | Women's Volleyball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Led by Jelena Prolic's 18 kills, 11 digs double-double, the Temple Owls defeated the Memphis Tigers on Friday, 25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 25-14, improving to 10-16 overall and 4-11 in AAC play.

Prolic's 11th double-double of the season dropped the Tigers to 17-11 overall and 7-8 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Owls' hitters Taylor Davenport and Peyton Boyd added 14 kills apiece.
With her 14 kills, Boyd hit .464, the fourth time this season the redshirt senior hit over .400 in a match.
Davenport matched her career-high with six aces, a mark she set earlier this season on Oct. 21 versus SMU in McGonigle Hall.
Friday marked the fourth straight match that Prolic, Boyd, and Davenport have tallied double figure kills in a match.
As a team, the Cherry and White hit .286, their second-best output of the season.
It was the ninth time this season the Owls tallied eight or more service aces in a match.

Set 1 (Temple 25, Memphis 19)

Memphis took the 1-0 lead to start the match, but Temple tied the score on the next point, ran the table the rest of the way, winning 25-19, while hitting .263 as a team.
Davenport's serve played a big part in the first-set win when the Owls scored six straight points, including three aces.
Prolic and Davenport led the team with five kills apiece.
Prolic sealed the set victory, scoring the last three Owls' points with kills.

Set 2 (Temple 25, Memphis 18)

After scoring the match's first point, the Tigers finally took their second lead (5-4) of the night on a Gigi Cresenzo kill.
Falanika Danielson strung together four straight points on her serve, while Prolic scored three kills during the run.
The Owls hit .282 in the set, with Prolic matching the set-high with Memphis' Cresenzo with five kills.
Like Prolic in the first set, Davenport sealed the Owls'' set win with three kills of the team's final five points.

Set 3 (Memphis 25, Temple 22)

The Tigers jumped out to an 8-3 advantage, forcing Temple into a timeout as Alexis Lewis put together three kills in the run.
The Owls turned the tide, taking a 12-10 lead as Danielson and Prolic teamed up again as they did in set two. With Danielson serving, Prolic had three kills during the run.
The teams traded the lead in the final stages of the fourth set, but the Tigers held off Temple to earn the set win.
Memphis hit .303 in the set, led by Lewis' seven kills, as she hit .778 on nine attempts with no errors.

Set 4 (Temple 25, Memphis 14)

Temple dominated the final set, hitting .394 as a team, while holding the Tigers to .125
Temple put the set away in a seven-point run where Patrycja Zielinska and Davenport combined for three service aces
Boyd led all hitters with five kills on seven attempts, no errors, and hitting .714.

Coach Hampton Keith on the team's continuous strides
"What makes me so proud of this team is the work they continue to put in to be better each day and to enjoy the fruits of our labor is a great feeling."

Temple Statistical Leaders
Kills: Jelena Prolic – 18
Assists: Patrycja Zielinska - 46
Digs: Falanika Danielson – 15
Aces: Taylor Davenport – 6
Blocks: Kayla Spells - 5

Temple will back in action on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. as they travel to SMU to end the weekend. The match will be available on ESPN+.

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