Temple Falls to South Florida in Four Sets at McGonigle Hall

Friday, October 3

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:00 PM

Temple University

11-6,1-2American

University of South Florida

7-7,3-0American

South Fla.

Temple

Temple Falls to South Florida in Four Sets at McGonigle Hall

10.3.25 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple volleyball (11-6, 1-2 American) fell to South Florida (7-7, 3-0 American) 3-1 at McGonigle Hall Friday evening in its conference home opener. The Owls were paced offensively by Christiana Greene (13), Olivia Hummel (11), and Leia Harper (10), who each recorded double-digit kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Temple 20, USF 25)
The opening frame featured four early ties before USF used a 6-1 run to take a 12-9 lead.
Temple battled back with kills from Greene, Harper, and Jaya Moore, cutting the deficit to 21-17.
The Bulls closed out the set, 25-20.

SET 2 (Temple 26, USF 24)
A kill by Greene and an ace from Harper trimmed the Bulls' lead to 6-5.
Greene's back-to-back kills sparked a 3-0 run, followed by Harper's third ace to even the score at 20-20.
A block by Alyssa Finister and a kill from Hummel sealed the set for Temple, 26-24.

SET 3 (Temple 15, USF 25)
South Florida came out strong, using a 10-2 surge to build a 17-6 lead.
The Bulls controlled the rest of the frame, taking it 25-15.

SET 4 (Temple 21, USF 25)
Trailing by as many as four, Temple responded with a 4-0 run highlighted by blocks from Finister and Hummel to pull within two, 15-13.
Later, back-to-back kills from Finister and Greene brought the Owls within one, 21-20.
USF held on to close the match with a 25-21 win.

INSIDE THE BOX
Temple has now had at least two players reach double-digit kills in 10 straight matches.

UP NEXT
The Owls return to McGonigle Hall on Sunday to host FAU at noon. The match will stream live on ESPN+.