Volleyball Falls To Temple In Home Finale

Sunday, November 11

Memphis, Tenn.

12 pm

University of Memphis

11-16, 4-11

Temple* (Senior Day)

6-21, 3-12

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Temple	25	26	25	3
Memphis	17	24	9	0

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Nov 11, 2018 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Boxscore (TU 3, UM 0)Memphis Season Statistics (Overall)Memphis Season Statistics (Conference Only)

Seniors honored prior to the match.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis' Kelsea Bivins and Molly Murrihy each notched double-doubles Sunday, but it wasn't enough as Temple took the American Athletic Conference victory 3-0.

The Owls won the match by scores of 25-17, 26-24 and 25-9. Memphis falls to 11-16 overall and 4-11 in the league. Temple improves to 6-21 overall and 3-12 in the conference.

Bivins had 10 kills and 10 digs for her eighth double-double in her two seasons at Memphis, including her fourth of 2018. Murrihy collected 33 assists and 14 digs for her 11^thdouble-double of the season.

Up Next
Memphis returns to action next weekend with two American Athletic Conference matches on the road. The Tigers start their road weekend at ECU Friday, Nov. 16 and then move on to Cincinnati Sunday, Nov. 18.

Head coach Sean Burdette comments
"It was the errors today. We've got to take control of that and take care of the ball. Our attack and service errors put us in the position we were in today. When you don't put the pressure on with your serve, the hitters on the other side of the net are able to do some things.

"Our two middles, Sarah (Marlatt) and Kelsey (Walter), came out today and swung well. They had big numbers and high percentages. Usually when that happens, it opens up some things on the pins. We just didn't take care of the ball when we needed to."

Tigers Tidbits

The Tigers' five seniors – Kelsea Bivins, Martina Faietti, Sarah Marlatt, Mady Ruhlman and Kelsey Walter – were honored prior to today's match.
Kelsea Bivins had 10 kills Sunday. It was the ninth time in the last 11 matches Bivins recorded double-digit kills.
Sarah Marlatt tied a career-high with seven digs vs. Temple Sunday. She previously had seven digs vs. Green Bay in 2017.
Molly Murrihy had 33 assists vs. Temple for her 18^thmatch with 30 or more assists this season. She has 950 assists this season.
Kate Hoerdemann logged eight digs Sunday. It is the fourth time in the last five matches she has had eight or more digs.

Statistic	Memphis Leaders	Temple Leaders
Kills	Kelsea Bivins, 10	Katerina Papazouglou, 15
Assists	Molly Murrihy, 33	Tyler Lindgren, 20
Digs	Molly Murrihy, 14	Mia Heirakuji, 18
Blocks	Hannah Flowers, 2	Dana Westfield, 4 Carla Guennewig, 4
Aces	Hannah Flowers, 1	Mia Heirakuji, 1 Gem Grimshaw, 1

Set One

Memphis grabbed the early 3-0 lead on kills from Kelsea Bivins and Anna Palmer.
Temple answered with a 7-2 run to take a 7-5 lead.
The Owls extended their lead to seven at 17-10.
Temple continued to hold its advantage on the way to the 25-17 win.

Set Two

Memphis jumped out to a 7-5 lead.
Kelsey Walter and Sarah Marlatt each had two kills in the early run.
The Tigers remained in front at 11-9 when Temple made a move.
The Owls used a 4-0 spurt to grab a 13-11 advantage.
The set went back-and-forth the next 19 points with nine ties and four lead changes. Temple held a 22-21 lead.
Temple took a 23-22 lead, but a Marlatt kill tied the score at 23-all.
The Owls regained the lead at 24-23, but a Temple service error knotted the match at 24-all.
Temple won the last two points for the 26-24 victory.