Memphis Rolls Through Temple to Grab First Conference Win

Sunday, September 26

Memphis, Tenn.

1 P.M.

University of Memphis

8-6,1-1AAC

Temple

4-9,0-2AAC

Temple

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Memphis Rolls Through Temple to Grab First Conference Win

Sep 26, 2021 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In their home conference opener, the Memphis Tigers (8-6, 1-1) breezed past the Temple Owls (4-9, 0-2) in four sets. The Tigers cruised to an opening set win, saw the Owls answer back, but then rally for 25-23 wins in both the third and fourth sets. The match featured 16 ties and eight lead changes, which included nine ties and four lead changes respectively across the final two sets.

Memphis 3, Temple 1
25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23

Set 1

Neither side led by more than one until Memphis turned an 8-8 tie into a 12-8 lead with a 4-0 run
Once ahead 9-8, Memphis never gave back the lead
The Tigers closed the set on a 5-1 run and ended the set on a block by Elizabeth Orf

Set 2

Temple opened the set on a 3-0 run and the Tigers never got closer than two
Ahead 10-6, the Owls went on a 6-0 that included three kills by Gem Grimshaw
The Tigers fought off two set points with a kill by Autumn Hamilton and ace by Tabytha Toelke before a service error gave the Owls the set

Set 3

An early 4-0 run put the Tigers in front 5-2, and the Memphis lead grew to five at 12-7
Temple pulled within one at 14-13 before Memphis rattled off four straight including kills by Sabrina Bianco and Miaya Smith
Trailing 21-15, Temple used four kills and two Memphis attack errors to tie the set 21-21
The teams alternated the next five points before a kill by Smith gave Memphis the set and a 2-1 lead

Set 4

The teams traded leads of one and two points until Temple scored four straight to lead 11-6
The Owls led by as many as six at 14-8 and 19-13
An extended 12-4 run by the Tigers turned the six-point deficit into the set win
Memphis won the match on a block by Orf, the second set in the match that ended with one of her team-high five blocks

NOTABLES

Elizabeth Orf's 13 kills were her second most with the Tigers (16 vs. Chattanooga)
With 12 kills, Miaya Smith finished with double-digit kills for the third time in four matches and eighth time this season
Sabrina Bianco finished with a season-high 49 assists, she recorded four 50+ assist performances in 2020
For just the third time this season, Memphis had at least three players finish with 10+ kills and at least three players with 10+ digs

UP NEXT

Memphis will hit the road for consecutive conference matches Friday against Cincinnati and Sunday against East Carolina
The Tigers will return to the Finch Center Friday, Oct. 8 against Wichita State at 6 p.m. and host Tulsa Oct. 10 at 1 p.m.

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