Temple suffered its first defeat in the American Athletic Conference Friday, losing to Southern Methodist 3-0 in Dallas, Texas.
Temple (13-4, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) struggled offensively, managing to earn 28 kills compared to Southern Methodist’s 44. Temple also totaled a season-low 16 hitting percentage.
“They executed on both sides,” Ganesharatnam said about Southern Methodist. “They had aggressive attackers and played really good defense.”
In the Owls’ 13-25 opening round set defeat, Temple had game-low eight kills and eight errors. Southern Methodist capitalized on its defense, finishing the night with 11 blocks.
After Temple struggled in the opening set, Ganesharatnam tried to rally his team.