Temple Shows Fight in Tight Sets Against Tulane

Sunday, September 28

New Orleans, LA

2:00 PM

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Tulane University

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Temple Shows Fight in Tight Sets Against Tulane

9.28.25 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – Temple volleyball (11-5, 1-1 American) fell to Tulane (8-4, 1-1 American) in straight sets Sunday afternoon at Devlin Fieldhouse. Olivia Hummel paced the Owls with 16 kills while hitting .289.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Temple 23, Tulane 25)
Temple opened the frame with a 5-0 run, fueled by kills from Leia Harper and Alyssa Finister, along with an ace from Qairo Bentley to take a 5-1 lead.
Tulane responded with a 3-0 spurt, capped by a Daniella Gonzalez Murati kill to knot the set at 17-17. The Green Wave held on for a narrow 25-23 win.
Christiana Greene led the Owls with five kills on a .714 hitting percentage, while Hummel, Harper, and Finister each added three kills.

SET 2 (Temple 19, Tulane 25)
Set two featured nine ties and four lead changes before the media timeout, with back-to-back aces from Hummel giving Temple a 15-14 edge.
Tulane countered with a decisive 7-1 run to close out the set, 25-19.

SET 3 (Temple 23, Tulane 25)
Temple fought to stay alive in the third, as Finister and Gonzalez Murati recorded consecutive kills to cut Tulane's lead to 10-7.
Despite a late push, the Owls dropped the set 25-23.

Kills: Olivia Hummel - 16
Assists: Daniella Gonzalez Murati & Lexi Yoza - 19
Digs:Qairo Bentley - 16
Blocks: Alyssa Finister & Daniella Gonzalez Murati & Leia Harper - 1

UP NEXT
Temple returns to McGonigle Hall next weekend, hosting USF on Friday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. and FAU on Sunday, Oct. 5. Both matches will stream live on ESPN+.