Saturday, November 27
Temple 3, East Carolina 2 (25-21, 20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 15-12)
Temple earned the final win of The American regular season, winning a back-and-forth five-set affair with East Carolina in Philadelphia. The Owls outlasted the Pirates 25-21, 20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Miray Bolukbasi dominated the contest with 28 kills on .295 hitting and nine digs for Temple, and Gem Grimshaw added 13 kills and six digs. Peyton Boyd and Jaaliyah Evans each chipped in 12 kills for the Owls.
Natalie Tyson hit .448 with 28 kills and 13 digs to power the ECU lineup. Bri Wood chipped in 17 kills and 11 digs.