Pirates Fall To Temple at Home - East Carolina University Athletics

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East Carolina University

15-8,8-3American

Temple

14-9,6-5American

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Temple	25	26	27	3
East Carolina	14	24	25	0

October 30, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina volleyball fell to Temple in three sets on Thursday afternoon at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates battled back in the final two sets but couldn't overcome the Owls.

Taryn Gilreath recorded her fifth double-double of the season and the 11th of her career, finishing with 23 assists, 11 digs and four kills.

SET ONE: TEMPLE 25, EAST CAROLINA 14
Temple took the opening set, 25-14, after gaining control midway through the frame. The teams traded points early, with the Pirates keeping the score even at 2-2. However, the Owls built momentum, putting together a stretch of points to take an 8-4 lead.

East Carolina tried to close the gap with kills from Kai Bailey and Gilreath, but Temple kept capitalizing offensively. The Owls extended their lead to 18-9 and maintained control down the stretch to take the opening set. Temple recorded 16 kills while holding ECU to a .114 hitting percentage.

SET TWO: TEMPLE 26, EAST CAROLINA 24
The Pirates showed improvement in the second set, pushing Temple to the wire before falling 26-24. ECU opened the frame with a 2-0 advantage and continued to trade points with the Owls throughout the set.
The Pirates got offensive contributions from Angeles Alderete, Nina Edwards, and Bailey as the teams stayed within striking distance. East Carolina eventually tied the score at 16-16 and continued to battle, with kills from Gilreath and Edwards helping keep the Pirates in contention.

After Temple moved ahead late, ECU rallied to tie it at 22-22. Alderete and Gilreath followed with consecutive kills to give the Pirates a 24-22 lead and put them within a point of taking the set. However, Temple responded with four straight points to close out the frame, taking a 2-0 match advantage.

SET THREE: TEMPLE 27, EAST CAROLINA 25
East Carolina continued to fight in the third set, but Temple secured the match with a 27-25 victory. The Pirates traded points with the Owls early before Bailey, Edwards, and Aulie Huff put together a series of kills to stay within reach.

ECU later trailed 15-18 but battled back to tie the set at 23-23 behind contributions from Huff and the Pirate offense. After Temple regained the lead, ECU continued to respond, with a kill from Huff to tie it at 25-25.

The Owls, however, recorded the final two points to take the set and complete the sweep.

Gilreath paced the Pirate offense with 23 assists while adding 11 digs and four kills to record her fifth double-double of the season and 11th of her career.

Bailey contributed eight kills and four block assists, while Edwards added seven kills on an efficient .545 hitting percentage. Ellie Pate also recorded seven kills and led the Pirates with 41 receptions.

Huff finished with five kills and three total blocks, while Alderete added six kills, eight digs and three assists.

The Pirates set their sights back at Minges Coliseum on Sunday, November 1, to host South Florida for the first time this season. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.