TOWSON, Md. – Temple dropped a tightly-contested match to Norfolk State, 3-1, in its first of three matches at the Tiger Invitational Friday. The Owls, who were playing away from home for the first time this season, fell to 2-4 while the Spartans evened their record at 3-3.
How It Happened
- Trailing 11-9, Temple won eight of the next nine points to open a 17-12 lead in the first set. The Owls would never trail the remainder of the set, extending their lead to six (21-15) before closing out the 25-21 win.
- Set two was even closer as neither team could get an advantage over two points until the Spartans, trailing 22-21, scored the final four points to take a 25-22 decision.