Finister and Greene Lead Temple to Straight-Set Win Over NC Central

Saturday, September 6

Washington, D.C.

12:00 PM

Temple University

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North Carolina Central University

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Temple

N.C. Central

Photo by: Matthew Acholla

Finister and Greene Lead Temple to Straight-Set Win Over NC Central

9.6.25 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Temple women's volleyball (3-2) swept North Carolina Central (2-5), 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-18), Saturday afternoon at the Charles E. Smith Center. The Owls hit an impressive .301, led by double-digit kills from Christiana Greene (10) and Alyssa Finister (11).

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Temple 25, NC Central 18)

Leia Harper, Christiana Greene, and Olivia Hummel each tallied two early kills to keep the set tied at 6-6.
Temple pulled ahead with a 7-2 run, gaining a five-point advantage at 21-16.
Mariyanna Cardwell closed out the set with back-to-back kills, 25-18.
The Owls posted 15 kills while hitting .364.

SET 2(Temple 25, NC Central 18)

Temple gained separation after consecutive kills by Cardwell and Katie Hickey to go up 15-10.
Finister and Hummel combined for the final five points, securing another 25-18 win.

SET 3 (Temple 25, NC Central 18)

After falling behind 6-1, the Owls mounted a comeback sparked by a key block from Hickey to take the lead at 11-10.
Greene notched her 10th kill off a Lexi Yoza assist to make it 24-17.
Mickhaila Murray sealed the match with her sixth kill in two sets, completing the Owls' second sweep of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX

Finister led all players in scoring with 11 kills (.556), one ace, and one solo block.
Temple hit .301 as a team; NC Central hit just .113.
Hummel matched her career high with seven kills.
Finister equaled her career high 11 kills.

Kills: Alyssa Finister -11
Assists: Lexi Yoza - 24
Digs: Lexi Yoza & Qairo Bentley & Daniella Gonzalez Murati - 8
Blocks: Katie Hickey - 2

UP NEXT
Temple concludes the George Washington/Georgetown Tournament on Sunday against Georgetown. First serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.