BROOKLYN, N.Y.- The Temple volleyball team overpowered LIU in a four-game showdown on Saturday night at the Blackbird Inviational, winning 3-1 and snapping the Blackbird's nine-game home winning streak. Game scores were 30-19, 20-30, 30-27 and 30-26. The Owls improve to 19-9 overall and 9-2 in Conference play.
Temple outpowered the Blackbirds right from the get-go, boasting a .375 hitting percentage in the first game to LIU's .075, en route to an easy 30-19 first-game victory.
An ace from senior Adela Igniska got the Blackbirds back on track and tied game two, 5-5. LIU pushed to a nine point lead later (27-18) and finished the game with a 30-20 result.
Games three and four remained close, each producing several ties lead changes. The Blackbirds went on a 5-1 run to start game three but could not hold off Temple, losing the game by three. Errors plagued both teams throughout, butt the Owls dropped LIU in the fourth contest (30-26), clinching the match.
Temple was paced by Yue Liu's 14 kills. Zhen Jia Liu collected 13 kills and eight digs, while Maira Mogollon notched a match-high 36 assists.
The Owls return home to host Philly rival Penn on Tuesday, November 8 at p.m.
