Temple Volleyball Dominates Georgetown to Cap Perfect Weekend

Sunday, September 7

Washington, DC

1:00 PM

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Georgetown University

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Photo by: Matthew Acholla

Temple Volleyball Dominates Georgetown to Cap Perfect Weekend

9.7.25 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Temple women's volleyball (4-2) defeated Georgetown University (1-6) 3-0 (28-26, 25-18, 25-20) on Sunday afternoon at McDonough Arena, closing out the George Washington/Georgetown Tournament. The Owls swept Georgetown with a dominant 9-0 run in the third set, finishing the tournament a perfect 3-0. Olivia Hummel recorded a career high 9 kills, hitting .364.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 (Temple 28, Georgetown 26)

Temple jumped out to a 12-8 lead with a 4-0 run that included kills by Alyssa Finister and Leia Harper, along with two aces from Lexi Yoza.
Yoza tallied three aces and seven assists in the opening set.
After nine ties, the Owls edged the Hoyas 28-26. Both teams hit over .250, recording 15 kills each in the tightly contested first set.

SET 2 (Temple 25, Georgetown 18)

Temple opened the second set strong with a 10-6 lead, fueled by a mix of kills, blocks, and aces.
Kills from Mariyana Cardwell, Olivia Hummel, Finister, and Harper extended the lead to 20-15.
Harper notched her 10th kill to close the set, giving the Owls a 25-18 win and a 2-0 match lead.

SET 3 (Temple 25, Georgetown 20)

Tied at 6-6 early, Georgetown responded with a 4-0 run to take a 10-6 lead. Temple cut the deficit with kills from Hummel (2) and Christiana Greene to make it 15-13.
The Owls then mounted a decisive 9-0 run, highlighted by a kill and two blocks from Greene. Yoza sealed the match with her fifth ace as Temple took the set 25-20.

INSIDE THE BOX

Harper matched her career high 11 kills hitting .333.
Hummel reached a career high 9 kills, hitting .364.
Both teams had 41 kills, Temple hit .279, Georgetown hit .191 as a team.
Temple owned the net with 11 blocks to Georgetown's five.

Kills: Leia Harper -11
Assists: Lexi Yoza - 18
Digs: Lexi Yoza - 8
Blocks: Alyssa Finister & Steel Sinai - 2

UP NEXT
Temple will host Villanova in its home opener on Wednesday. The match is set for 4 PM and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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