Owls Show Fight In South Florida

Sunday, October 4

Tampa, Fla.

1:00 p.m.

Temple University

10-6,2-2American

South Florida

4-10,3-1American

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Temple	16	17	23	0
South Fla.	25	25	25	3

Owls Show Fight In South Florida

10.4.26 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Tampa, Fl - Temple Volleyball(10-6) fell to South Florida (4-10) in three sets Sunday afternoon at the Corral. Olivia Hummel made her presence felt for the Owls as she led the team in kills(8), digs(7), and points (9).

Set:1 (Temple 16 - USF 25)

USF got out to a hot start as they scored the first four points of the set. Strong serving from Maddix Taniguchi forced errors on USF and got Temple back into the game at 3-4.
Set 1 was a back and forth affair to start, timely kills from Olivia Hummel and Jaya Moore helped the Owls tie the match at 6.
At the media timeout, USF led by five, and they wouldn't give up the lead as the bulls went on the win the set 16-25.

Set:2 (Temple 17 - USF 25)

The set started off fast paced, with neither team was able to take a lead larger than one. Temple's defense was able to force errors on USF, and the match remained tied at 9-9.
USF was able to score six of the next seven points giving them the advantage of 10-15 at the media timeout.
Khenedi Guest returned from her injury and provided an instant spark with two blocks. But the bulls offense was still to much as they recorded five aces through two sets and closed out with a 17-25 win.

Set:3 (Temple 23 - USF 25)

Guest continued to show her resilience as she started off the set with a kill. Her ability to extend plays was on display as the Owls took a three point lead at 6-3.
The momentum shifted when USF rattled off seven points, and took a three point lead of their own at the media time out at 12-15.
Hummel would help the Owls respond with two kills as Temple went on to score 4 straight points tying the game at 16.
USF would gain a two point advantage with a strong performance from their outside hitters, and wouldn't allow temple to get back into the game as they won the set 23-25.

Up Next:
Temple will travel back home to Philadelphia and face FAU for the second time in three weeks. Match will stream on ESPN+