Greene Dominates with 17 Kills as Temple Tops George Washington in Four Sets

Friday, September 5

Washington, D.C

6:00 PM

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Photo by: Matthew Acholla

Greene Dominates with 17 Kills as Temple Tops George Washington in Four Sets

9.5.25 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

WASHINGTON D.C. – Temple women's volleyball (2-2) defeated George Washington (1-4) 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16) Friday evening at the Charles E. Smith Center in the opening match of the George Washington/Georgetown tournament. Christiana Greene recorded a career-high 17 kills while hitting .455, along with five blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Temple 21, George Washington 25)

Leia Harper and Katie Hickey opened the set with a kill each, giving the Owls an early 2-1 edge.
The Revolutionaries responded with a 5-0 run, stretching their lead to 11-5.
Temple continued to trail midway through the set after a pair of service aces by GW.
Momentum briefly shifted with solo blocks by Jaya Moore and Katie Hickey, pulling the Owls closer at 23-19.
After cutting into GW lead the Owl fell 25-21 to conclude the first set.

SET 2 (Temple 25, George Washington 19)

Trailing 8-4, Alyssa Finister and Harper led a surge that put Temple up 10-8, highlighted by a sequence of kills and four aces from Finister.
Christiana Greene tallied her eighth kill of the match to keep the Owls ahead 17-15.
Late-set kills from Hickey, Hummel, Greene, and Moore helped shift the momentum.
Temple closed the set strong, scoring the final four points to take it 25-19.

SET 3 (Temple 25, George Washington 22)

Temple picked up right where it left off with early kills from Hummel, Hickey, and Harper for a 3-0 start.
Greene recorded her 10th kill as the Owls went on a 6-1 run to take a 15-8 lead—their largest of the match.
George Washington fought back with a 7-point rally, but Temple held firm to win the set 25-22.

SET 4 (Temple 25, George Washington 16)

Harper reached double-digit kills (11), matching her career high, to spark Temple in the fourth set.
The Owls kept the pressure on with a dominant run that gave them a 12-5 advantage.
Greene, the match leader in kills, sealed the win with the final point as Temple closed out a 3-1 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX

The Owls out-killed the Revolutionaries 14-9 in the second set with six aces over the two sets, five of them coming from the second set.
Temple hit .192 to George Washington's .067 in the second set.
Temple hit .250 in the third set to George Washington's .121.

Kills: Christiana Greene -17
Assists: Daniella Gonzalez Murati & Lexi Yoza -19
Digs: Lexi Yoza - 12
Aces: Alyssa Finister - 4

UP NEXT
The Owls will face North Carolina Central University tomorrow at noon at the Charles E. Smith Center.

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