Davenport leads Owls to Victory Over Providence with 23 Kills

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Davenport leads Owls to Victory Over Providence with 23 Kills

9.16.22 | Women's Volleyball

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PHILADELPHIA – The Temple volleyball team improved to 5-4 overall on Friday afternoon with their fourth five-set victory of the season by defeating the Providence College Friars, 24-26, 25-17, 14-25, 25-22, 15-11 on the first day of the Sheraton University City Classic at the Palestra. Sophomore Taylor Davenport led the Owls offensively with a match-high 23 kills, while Jaaliyah Evans added a season-high 11 kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Magdalena Rogalska got her first start of the season and added a match-high 36 assists and three service aces.
The Owls last three wins this season have become of the five-set variety.

First Set (26-24, Providence)

The first set was a nail-biter as it saw 15 ties and six lead changes.
Providence's Shaliyah Rhoden led with five kills and Emma Nelson led all players with 14 digs.
Rogalska dished out a set-high 11 assists, while Davenport connected on seven of her 20 total kills.
Providence led the team-hitting percentage battle with a .244 percentage, while holding the Owls to .196.
Neither team had held more than a two-point lead in the opening set.

Second Set (25-17, Temple)

The Cherry and White led throughout the second set, never allowing the Friars to get in any offensive rhythm.
Davenport led Temple with five kills, in addition to Evans and Chudear Tut adding three.
Temple hit .268 in the second set, while holding the Friars to .147.
The Owls largest lead of set two was 10 points.

Third Set (25-14, Providence)

Providence hit .722 in the third set, while going on a 21-7 run.
Every player that had a kill on the Friars' team in the third set hit at least .429. Rhoden tallied five kills on a .833 hitting percentage.
PC blocked four balls compared to the Owls' zero.

Four Set (25-22, Temple)

In the fourth set with Temple down by five points rallied back from a five-point deficit to force a fifth set.
The fourth set featured seven tie scores and three changes.
Davenport had three kills on Owls' final four points.

Fifth Set (15-11, Temple)

The fifth set featured six tie scores and two changes.

Temple found itself down by the score of 7-4, but three consecutive points to tie the score, 7-7. Both teams traded points before the Owls went on 6-3 to pull off the match victory.
Davenport had a set-high four kills, while sophomore transfer Chudear Tut hit perfect on three kills.

Temple Match Leaders
Kills – Taylor Davenport (20)
Blocks – Samantha Jo Mikosky (6)
Assists – Magdalena Rogalska (36)
Digs – Jelena Prolic (12)

The Owls will return to the Palestra on Saturday with a pair of matches. Temple will open the day with a 1:30 p.m. match versus George Washington and face Penn at 5 p.m. ET.

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