Temple Battles With Bowling Green in Season Opener

Friday, August 29

Fargo, ND

2:00 PM EST

Temple University

Bowling Green

Temple Battles With Bowling Green in Season Opener

8.29.25 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

FARGO, ND - Temple women's volleyball team (0-1) battled with Bowling Green (1-0), (25-22, 26-24, 25-23, 25-18) during the first day of the NSDU/NDU invite at the Bentson Bunker Field House in Fargo, North Dakota Friday afternoon. Sophomore Jaya Moore led the team with 10 kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Temple 25, BGSU 22)

The opening set saw a back-and-forth battle early on, before the Owls surged ahead with a 4-0 run to take a 10-6 lead.
Late in the set, Bowling Green responded with a 7-0 run of their own, swinging momentum and taking a 21-19 advantage.
After a Temple timeout, Alyssa Finister, Jaya Moore, and Leia Harper fueled a 4-0 run to reclaim the lead, 23-21.
Finister closed the set with a key kill, sealing a 25-22 win for the Owls. Finister and Harper led the team with three kills each in a set that featured six ties and three lead changes.

SET 2 (Temple 24, BGSU 26)

Olivia Hummel opened the set with a kill, marking her first kill of the match.
The Owls went on a 4-0 run, 7-4. Soon after, the Falcons responded with three points, cutting into Temple's lead.
Both teams rallied in the middle of the set, keeping the score within four points.
Christiana Greene and Katie Hickey combined for a block, giving the Owls a three-point advantage, 19-16.
The Owls capitalized on a service error by the Falcons with three points coming off of blocks from Finister and Greene, 22-17.
Bowling Green bounced back with a 5-0 run, tying the score 23-23. The Falcons offense came away with the second set 26-24.

SET 3 (Temple 23, BGSU 25)

Finister once again started strong for the Owls, and Qairo Bentley's back-to-back service aces helped Temple build an 18-15 lead.
A 7-2 scoring run pushed Temple ahead 23-19, with contributions from Hummel, Moore, and Finister.
However, Bowling Green closed the set on a 6-0 run to steal another frame, 25-23, and take a 2-1 match lead.

SET 4 (Temple 18, BGSU 25)

The Owls opened the fourth set on a 4-0 run, highlighted by a Moore kill and a Finister solo block that made it 6-6.
Moore reached double digits in kills to give Temple an 8-6 lead, but the Falcons responded with a 7-0 run to take a commanding 20-13 lead.
After a few service aces, Bowling Green pulls away for a 25-18 win in the fourth set.

INSIDE THE BOX
Kills: Jaya Moore: 10
Assists: Daniella Gonzalez Murati: 20
Digs: Olivia Hummel: 10
Aces: Qairo Bentley: 3
Blocks: Katie Hickey: 3

UP NEXT
The Owls return to the court Saturday at noon to take on North Dakota State in day two of the NSDU/NDU Invite. The match will stream live on the Summit League Network.