Philadelphia, PA (November 28, 2003) - The Temple volleyball team improved to 21-8 on the season with a three games to one victory over Manhattan in the opening match of the Temple Volleyball Thanksgiving Invitational on November 28 at McGonigle Hall. The game scores were 30-28, 30-21, 23-30 and 30-17 in favor of the Owls.
Senior outside hitter Liu Shu led Temple with 14 kills. Fellow seniors Margaret Majewska (13 kills) and Charity Hill (11 kills) also had double digit kill numbers for the Owls. Junior setter Alison Runk had a match-high 46 assists on the afternoon.
Luka Van Cauteren led the Lady Jaspers with a double double of 20 kills and 24 assists.
Maggie Pfeifer added 16 kills for Manhattan and
Lauren Bambauer chipped in with 24 assists.
Temple out-hit Manhattan .287 to .193 and also held the edge in total blocks, nine to three. The Thanksgiving Invitational continues tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. with Xavier vs. George Mason, followed by Manhattan vs. Xavier at noon and Temple vs. George Mason at 2:00 p.m.
