Pirates Set Sail for Temple, Hosts FAU Sunday

Match 16: Temple (11-7, 1-3 American) at East Carolina (9-6, 1-3 American)
Coverage	Oct. 10 \| 12:00 p.m. ET \| Watch \| Live Stats Oct. 12 \| 12:00 p.m. ET \| Watch \| Live Stats
Venue	McGonigle Hall \| Philadelphia, Pa. Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum \| Greenville, N.C.
Match Notes	East Carolina \| Temple \| FAU
Social Media	Twitter \| Instagram \| #ECUVB #GoPirates

PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — East Carolina Volleyball dives back into action on Friday, traveling to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls (11-7, 1-3 American), with a quick turnaround coming home to face Florida Atlantic for the second time in conference.

The Pirates (9-6, 1-3 American) were able to solidify their first win and first sweep in conference against Tulane on Sunday, outkilling the Green Wave 47-34 with a hitting percentage of .241.

Sophomore setter Taryn Gilreath led the charge, making history against Tulane with the second triple-double in program history, with her performance leading the Pirates to victory. Gilreath was able to end the match with 10 kills, 14 assists and 11 digs. The first triple-double recorded for the program was in 2018 by Shelby Martin with 10 kills, 14 digs and 34 assists.

A LOOK INTO TEMPLE

Temple is currently 11-7 overall and 1-3 in conference. The Owls are currently on a three-match losing streak, having been swept by Tulane and Florida Atlantic and then defeated by South Florida in four sets. The Owls have Graduate Student Leia Harper, who leads the team in kills (205) and digs (167), while also being second in service aces (17) and fourth in blocks (24).

The last time Temple faced East Carolina was back in November of 2024, where the Pirates were able to scrape by in five close sets, with the first three sets having a maximum of three-point differences. East Carolina has been able to come out victorious against Temple since 2022. Four of the last six wins against the Owls have been in McGonigle Hall.

A LOOK INTO FLORIDA ATLANTIC

Looking forward to Sunday's match, Florida Atlantic is currently 12-5 overall, and 3-1 in conference. FAU started in conference with a loss against South Florida, but quickly picked up against East Carolina the last time they faced them. The Owls were able to begin their three-game win streak against the Pirates and will be on their second go-around with ECU in conference.

Florida Atlantic's Olivia Hart has been on top of the team, leading the team (and seventh in conference) in kills (212) and (fourth in conference) service aces (23). Anna Hartman is doing well offensively, ranking sixth in the conference for hitting percentage (.329).

The last time the Owls were in Greenville was back in 2024, when the Pirates swept 3-0, maintaining at least a five-point difference in each set. FAU holds the overall series 4-3, with the away and home records being tied at 2-2 and 1-1.

Both matches will be available for streaming on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

Taryn Gilreath

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