Volleyball Edged By USF in Friday’s AAC Match

Friday, November 1

Tampa, Fla.

6 P.M.

Temple University

11-14,3-8AAC

South Florida

14-9,10-2AAC

Temple

South Fla.

Volleyball Edged By USF in Friday’s AAC Match

11.1.24 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – The Temple Owls volleyball team dropped to 11-14 overall and 3-8 in the American Athletic Conference with a 22-25, 18-25, 15-25 loss to South Florida on Friday at The Corral. In the win, USF improved to 14-9 overall and 10-2 in the AAC.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Maria Clara Andrade had a match-high 15 kills for the Bulls with teammate Naiya Sawtelle following with 14.
The Bulls combined for eight service aces in the victory.
Freshman Christiana Greene and graduate student Taylor Davenport combined for 16 kills to lead Temple with both players adding eight putaways apiece.

SET 1 (TEM 22, USF 25)

The Bulls forced Temple to call timeout, jumping out to a 11-5 lead with the help of a 4-0 run. Leading to the timeout, USF held the Owls to two kills during that stretch. Sawtelle had a USF-high three kills during the run along with two kills from Andrade and Caroline Dykes.
With South Florida ahead 15-9, Temple went onto to score 11 of the next 15 points to cut the lead to one point at 20-19. During the run, the Columbia, S.C. native Davenport led the Owls with two of her team set-high four kills.
The Bulls hung onto win with Sawtelle adding her final two kills of her team's final three points. Sawtelle added a set-high six kills.
Both team's hit over .300 in the set with South Florida hitting .354, while Tempe hit .303.
The Owls' Alyssa Finister and Greene connected with three kills apiece with the junior Finister hit .375, tying with Davenport for the set-high.

SET 2 (TEM 18, USF 25)

Set two started off closely played with USF leading by a point, 5-4, but then scored six of the next seven points, forcing a timeout by the Cherry and White.
The Bulls never allowed Temple to cut into its lead, only allowing them to cut it to four points on five occasions.
The home team hit .423 in the set, while holding TU to .203.
Andrade led the set with five kills, hitting .625.

SET 3 (TEM 15, USF 25)

The Owls and Bulls traded the first 14 points in the third set. Temple freshman Sydney Jones and Andrade matched each other with a pair of kills during that stretch.
USF grabbed the lead with four straight points with back-to-back kills from Andrade and a block.
Fresh out of the media timeout, Temple scored back-to-back points to cut into the lead to make it 15-11, the Bulls turned the momentum by scoring seven of the next nine points. Tizi Puljiz started the rally with a kill and a service ace.
South Florida tallied four service aces in the set with Lia Schneider with a set-high two.

TEMPLE LEADERS
Kills: Christiana Greene and Taylor Davenport – 8
Assists: Lexi Yoza – 19
Blocks: Alyssa Finister – 2
Digs: Sydney Jones – 8

UP NEXT
The Owls will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. at Florida Atlantic.

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