Volleyball Picks Up 3-2 Win Against Tulane; Improves to 3-0 in Five-Set Matches

Friday, September 29

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:00 PM

Temple University

11-4,2-2AAC

Tulane

4-12,0-4AAC

Tulane

Temple

Volleyball Picks Up 3-2 Win Against Tulane; Improves to 3-0 in Five-Set Matches

9.29.23 | Women's Volleyball

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The Owls earned their 11th win of the season, marking the first time since the spring of 2021

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple volleyball team improved to 11-4 overall and 2-2 in the American Athletic Conference on Friday night with a five-set, 17-25, 25-17, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19, 15-9 victory, over the Tulane Green Wave (4-12, 0-4 AAC). Offensively, the Owls were led by a trio of players with double-digit kills, including Olivia Vance (13), Chelci Banks (14), and Taylor Davenport (15).

HOW IT HAPPENED

Davenport moves closer to 1,000 kills in her Temple career with 15 in the five-set victory. The Columbia, S.C. native now sits with 915 in her four-year career.
Banks set her career-high with 14 kills on the night, to go along with her match-high six blocks.
For the second straight match and third time in six matches, Vance tied her season-high with 13 kills and tied a career-high with five blocks.
Temple out blocked the Green Wave, 12-9, on the night and 11-2 over the final four sets.

SET 1 (TU 17, TUL 25)

The Green Wave had the advantage in first set in the block category 5 to 1.
Tulane held the Cherry and White to a .053 hitting percentage in set one.
Five of the seven Tulane players had two kills apiece, while hitting .278 percentage.

SET 2 (TU 25, TUL 17)

TU pulled away late in the set by going on an 8-1 run to jump ahead by eight points, 23-15. During the run, setter Ava Blascziek and outside hitter Jelena Prolic added a pair of service aces and while the Prolic and Vance added a pair of kills.
Vance, Banks, Davenport matched one another with three kills in set two, helping the squad to the tune of a .345 hitting percentage.
Katherine Crosley kept Tulane within striking distance in the set with five kills on 11 total attacks, while hitting .364.

SET 3 (TU 25, TUL 19)

With Temple trailing early, the Owls clawed their way back into the set with six consecutive unanswered points. Banks led the Cherry and White with two kills during the span.
Temple hit .281 in the set, while the Green Wave was held .043.
TU doubled up its opposition with 14 kills to seven in the third period.
Banks had a breakout set for Temple as she had a set-high six kills on nine attempts (.667).

SET 4 (TU 19, TUL 25)

Coming off the third set loss, Tulane jumped out to 7-3 advantage. In span, Temple recorded three straight attack errors.
The Owls fought back by going on a 7-3 run of their own, and tying the set at 10-10. The two teams fought over the lead heading into the media timeout, but the outside hitter Davenport put the Owls ahead, 15-13, with a pair of kills.
Tulane scored the final eight points of the fourth set on four Owls' errors.

SET 5(TU 15, TUL 9)

Temple controlled the final set for the win, by jumping out to a 7-1 advantage, winning six unanswered points. During the run, Davenport added a pair of kills, while graduate transfer Avery Luoma her only putaway of the set.
Vance led the Owls in the deciding set with three kills on four total attacks.

TEMPLE LEADERS
Kills – Taylor Davenport (15)
Assists – Lexi Yoza (17)
Digs – Falanika Danielson (12)
Blocks – Chelci Banks (6)
Aces – Taylor Davenport (2)

UP NEXT
Temple returns to action next weekend, Oct. 6 and Oct. 8 as they travel to Wichita State on Friday and then wrap up the weekend at UTSA on Sunday.

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