Last year, Temple defeated Southern Methodist in November to end the Mustangs’ 16-game winning streak and avenge a loss in the previous month.The Owls stopped another Mustangs’ winning streak, this time five games, when they beat them on Sunday in Dallas.
Temple (12-4, 5-1 American Athletic Conference), took the match in five sets to knock the Mustangs out of sole possession of first place in The American. Now, there is a three-way tie between Southern Methodist, Cincinnati and Temple top of the conference.
“Whenever you can get a road win you take it,” coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam said.