UAlbany Volleyball Defeats Temple, 3-1, In Final Game Before The Start Of The NCAA Championship Tournament.

UAlbany Volleyball Defeats Temple, 3-1, In Final Game Before The Start Of The NCAA Championship Tournament. More to come...

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Philadelphia, Pa. – Sophomore outside hitter Amanda Cowdrey recorded her 13th double-double of the season with a team-high 18 kills and 17 digs to lead the UAlbany volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Temple in the regular-season finale. The Great Danes won the match with scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-21 and 26-24.

Senior middle blocker Kamisha Kellam, the America East Conference Player of the Year, recorded 14 kills with a .500 hitting percentage in the match. Freshman Kalyn Mostert recorded a career-high 11 kills and added five digs and four assists for the Great Danes, while sophomore setter Brooke Stanley also tallied a double-double with a match-high 53 assists and 10 digs.

Yun Yi Zhang led all player with 22 kills for Temple, while Patricia Vernon added 14 kills for the Owls. Setter Jackie Morrison finished with a double-double, recording 47 assists and 10 digs, along with three block assists. Cayleigh Ashman added nine kills to go along with a match-high four total blocks, including three solo for Temple (15-15).

UAlbany (23-8) played the final match of the regular season after winning the America East championship for the third straight season, in preparation for the NCAA Tournament. The Great Danes, who have a chance to host the first round of the championship, will find out their fate on Sunday night, as the NCAA Division I Selection Show airs on ESPNU. The team will view the selection show in SEFCU Arena’s Hall of Fame Room.

UAlbany (23-8) def. Temple (15-15), 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 26-24).