The Owls rallied after losing the first two sets to defeat the Memphis Tigers in five sets in Memphis on Sunday.
Temple (10-4, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) fell behind early, dropping the first two sets 22-25 and 21-25. The team rebounded, winning the third and fourth sets 25-17 and 25-19 respectively, before taking the winner-take-all fifth set 15-9.
After falling down two sets to none, the Owls reassessed their game plan, but were confident that they would get the victory.
“All we had to do was win the next three sets,” coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam said. “It’s like going into the game and having a goal to beat the team three to nothing.