Owls' Volleyball Falls to No. 12 Penn State in Liacouras Center

PHILADELPHIA – In the first-ever match at The Liacouras Center, the Temple Owls fell to the No. 12 Penn State on Friday night in three sets, 25-9, 25-15, 27-25, in front of 2,468 in attendance, the second most in program history.

The Owls fall to 6-2 overall while the Nittany Lions improved to 4-2 overall on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Lions out hit the Cherry and White by the margin of .314 to .051. The duo of Zoe Weatherington and Camryn Hannah combined for 21 kills in the victory.
Service aces played a big part in the win for No. 12 Penn State as they out paced Temple by the tune of 8-2.
The bigger PSU block controlled Temple's hitters as they recorded nine team blocks, while Weatherington led players in the match with five total blocks.
Temple graduate transfers combo of Avery Luoma and Olivia Vance led the Temple offense with six kills apiece.

Set 1 (TU 9, PSU 25)

Penn State got out of the block early, taking a quick 8-1 lead in the set before Temple was forced to call timeout. During the run, Temple's hitters tallied five attack errors.
The Owls never recovered as the Nittany Lions closed out the set, scoring on 10 of the final 12 points. Hannah earned three of her set-high five kills down the stretch.

Set 2 (TU 15, PSU 25)

A game Cherry and White team was game in set two against the Nittany Lions in set two as they founded themselves trailing by a point (7-6). Penn State ran off five consecutive points by back-to-back errors hitting errors on Temple and three aces from Allie Holland, including back-to-back scores to push the lead to seven.
PSU's Gillian Grimes sealed the set win at the service line, scoring on five straight serves, with help from Weatherington's three kills.

Set 3 (TU 25, PSU 27)

The Owls tested the Lions in the final set as there were eight tie scores and six lead changes.
Olivia Vance had a productive third set for Temple as she collected four kills on nine total attacks for a .333 hitting percentage.
With the score at 20-16, Temple started to chip away at the five-point Lion's lead as freshman setter Ava Blascziek ran off back-to-back aces and then Vance connected on back-to-back kills, tying the set at 20-20.
The Owls took their first lead of set three (21-20) with Blascziek hooking up with sophomore middle blocker Samantha Jo Mikosky for her only kill in the final set.
Consecutive kills by the PSU's Taylor Trammel and Angelina Starck pushed the visitor's advantage to 23-21, but yet again the Owls showed resilience against the Lions, coming back to tie the score (23-23) with the assistance of a Avery Luoma's sixth kill of the match.
The two teams traded blows in the final points of the period, but it was Penn State earning the set victory.

UP NEXT
Temple will return to the hardwood on Wednesday at 7 p.m. against the Princeton Tigers in McGonigle Hall.

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Owls' Volleyball Falls to No. 12 Penn State in Liacouras Center

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