PHILADELPHIA – Temple (4-8, 0-1) dropped its first game of conference play to the SMU Mustangs (6-6, 2-0) by three sets to one. After winning the first set, the Owls were unable to capitalize on the opportunity, dropping the next three.
Recapping the Day
Temple 1, SMU 3 (25-23, 18-25, 22-25, 19-25)
> The Mustangs started out the first set on the front foot with an 8-2 run to force Temple to take a timeout. A kill by Kayla Spells and a service ace by Peyton Boyd on back-to-back plays gave the Owls some momentum which the Cherry and White capitalized on with kills from Gem Grimshaw and Miray Bolukbasi.