Volleyball’s Jones Earns Fourth Double-Double of Season in Match Versus UAB

Friday, October 11

Birmingham, Ala.

8 P.M.

Temple University

8-10,1-4AAC

UAB

6-10,1-4AAC

Temple

UAB

Volleyball’s Jones Earns Fourth Double-Double of Season in Match Versus UAB

10.11.24 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Freshman Sydney Jones earned her fourth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 13 digs on Friday night in a 21-25, 19-25, 22-25 loss to UAB in the Bartow Arena. The Owls volleyball team fall to 8-10 overall and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference while Blazers improve to 6-10 overall and 1-4 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blazers topped the Owls in hitting percentage on the night as they hit .254 compared to the Owls to .121.
UAB's Jorda Crook led all players with 14 kills in the victory.
Alabama-Birmingham's Chloe Rodriguez led all players with six individual blocks with the team totaling 11 on the night.
The Cherry and White's Taylor Davenport earned her 13th double-digit kill match of the season with 11 kills.

SET 1 (UAB 25, TEM 21)

UAB's defense blocked the Owls six times in the first set, holding its opponent to a .070 hitting percentage.
On three occasions, Temple went on runs of 3-0 or more but UAB recovered to extend the lead, including cutting the lead one point late in the set, 20-19.
The Blazers' Crook had a team-high four kills with .273 hitting percentage and Chloe Rodriguez anchored the team with set-high three individual blocks.
Davenport led the set with five kills and freshman Christiana Greene earned four kills while hitting .333.

SET 2 (UAB 25, TEM 19)

The Cherry and White got out to a 2-0 lead but the Blazers six straight points with four kills by Abby Jones.
After a sideout, leading 19-16, UAB scored three straight points to extend its lead to 23-17 with Mia Reese getting two kills.
The Owls cut the lead to four with a 4-0 rally with back-to-back blocks and an ace from setter Lexi Yoza and a kill from Davenport, but the Blazers hung on for the set victory.
Jones led all hitters with six kills while hitting .417.

SET 3 (UAB 25, TEM 22)

UAB took a commanding 20-8 lead in the third set but TU scored eight straight points to cut the lead to 20-16 before the Blazers were able to sideout. During the run Jones and senior Chelci Banks scored tallied two kills apiece.
With home team continuing to lead by five points, 22-17, the Owls scored five of the next seven points with the help of two Davenport kills.
The Blazers' Crook had six of 10 kills as she hit .417 in the final set.
Temple's Sydney Jones had a set-high seven kills while hitting .500.

TEMPLE LEADERS
Kills: Taylor Davenport – 13
Assists: Lexi Yoza – 20
Digs: Sydney Jones – 13
Blocks: Taylor Davenport – 3
Aces: Taylor Davenport – 2

UP NEXT
The Owls will return to play on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. ET as they travel to Memphis. The match will be available on ESPN+.

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