One year ago, Villanova beat Temple in four sets in the Big 5 tournament. This season was a different story, as the Owls downed the defending champion Wildcats in three straight sets at The Palestra on Friday.
With the win, the Owls improve to 3-1 against teams that made the 2015 NCAA tournament.
Temple took control early winning the first set 25-18. Junior outside hitter Irem Asci was the key in Temple’s offense. She was targeted early and often, finishing the game with 32 attack attempts, 11 more than any other Owl. In the first set, Asci had seven of her 14 kills.