The Owls loss to Memphis last week put the team behind in the American Athletic Conference standings, but the team can guarantee a spot in the conference championship by winning its last six games.
Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam’s lineup change ignited a third set rally for the Owls, but a stoppage by the officials killed the team’s momentum in Friday’s 3-0 loss to South Florida.
Freshmen defenders Emily Keitel and Molly Tobin helped shut down South Florida’s dangerous offense in Thursday’s 1-0 loss to the Bulls in double overtime at the Temple Sports Complex.