Volleyball Completes Sunday Match at Rice

Sunday, October 29

Houston, Texas

2:00 PM

Temple University

15-9,5-7AAC

Rice

15-7,9-3AAC

Temple

Rice

Volleyball Completes Sunday Match at Rice

10.29.23 | Women's Volleyball

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HOUSTON, Texas – The Temple Owls fell to 15-9 overall and 5-7 in the American Athletic Conference on Sunday against the Rice Owls in three sets, 25-8, 25-14, 25-14. Rice improves to 15-7 overall and 9-3 in conference play behind Danyle Courtney's match-high 15 kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Rice Owls would hit .351 in the match compared to Temple's .027.
The three-set match featured six ties and one lead change.
Rice's Sahara Maruska hit a match-best .478 with all players over 10 or total attacks.
Temple outside hitter Taylor Davenport led the team with seven kills.

SET 1 (TU 8, RICE 25)

Rice hit .400 in the set, led by Courtley with six kills and five from Maruska. Both Rice players hit a set-best .455
With 29 total digs, Rice held Temple to a .000 hitting percentage in set one.

SET 2 (TU 14, UNT 25)

With the score, 7-4, in favor of Rice, the home team went on to 5-1 (12-5) run to extend its lead to seven points as it got a kill each from Maruske and Emilia Weske.
Courtley added six more kills with a .600 hitting percentage in set two.

SET 3 (TU 14, UNT 25)

The Cherry and White got off to impressive start in set three, taking a three-point lead (5-2), their largest of set three, by getting a pair Olivia Vance six kills on the day.
Temple's lead didn't last long as Rice went on a 10-4 as it got four kills from Maruske in that span.
Rice hit .351 as a team in the set victory as Maruske hit a set-best .556.

TEMPLE LEADERS
Kills: Taylor Davenport - 7
Assists: Patrcyja Zielinska - 9
Digs: Falanika Danielson – 12
Blocks: Chelci Banks and Avery Luoma - 2
Aces: Ava Blascziek and Jelena Prolic -2

UP NEXT
Temple will be back at home on Nov. 2 (4 p.m. ET) and Nov. 3 (12 p.m. ET) in McGonigle Hall against South Florida.

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