After starting out strong, Temple had to regroup late to battle past Connecticut on Wednesday. It took the Owls five sets to take down the top team in the American Athletic Conference.
The Owls (9-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) handed the Huskies their first conference loss and have now won seven of their last eight games.
Temple took control of the match early, cruising through the first set winning by seven points. The second set was more of the same early, as Temple jumped out to a 22-16 lead. Connecticut began a comeback after that, scoring seven of the next eight points to take the lead.