PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The UTSA women’s volleyball team dropped a road match at Temple on Sunday afternoon, losing three sets to one at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia.
Temple took the first two sets 25-17 and 25-12 before the Roadrunners answered with a 25-20 win in the third. The Owls closed it out 25-21 in the fourth.
Caroline Tredwell led UTSA with 11 kills and five blocks. Ally Tribe and Isabella Arroyave each added 10 kills for the Roadrunners, who finished with 41 kills as a team against 53 for Temple.
UTSA hit .116 for the match while Temple hit .232. The Roadrunners had their best attacking set in the opener, hitting .333 despite the loss.
Alyssa Manitzas anchored the back row for UTSA with 23 digs, more than twice as many as any other Roadrunner. Ally Tribe added 11 digs to go with her 10 kills, giving her a double-double on the afternoon.
Megan Hawkins and Valeria Ortiz split the setting duties, with Hawkins handing out 20 assists and Ortiz adding 18. UTSA finished with 41 assists and 57 digs as a team, while Temple totaled 50 assists and 67 digs.
Temple outside hitter Christiana Greene was the biggest problem for the Roadrunners, piling up 21 kills, while Kennedy Crayton added 11. Owls setter Lexi Yoza handed out 38 assists, and Sarah Quarells posted five blocks at the net.
The second set was the low point for UTSA, which managed only five kills against seven attack errors in that frame. The Roadrunners regrouped in the third, putting down 14 kills to win the only set of the day for the visitors.
The result leaves UTSA at 12-9 overall and 3-7 in American conference play. Temple improved to 13-9 overall and 5-5 in the league. A crowd of 291 watched the match.
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