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HOUSTON, Tex. (Sept. 3) - The University of Houston volleyball team capped off a full day of tournament action at the Crowne Plaza Medical Center Houston Invitational with a dramatic 3-2 win over A-10 power Temple on Friday, September 3, in Hofheinz Pavilion. Houston's 15-10, 15-12, 7-15, 8-15, 15-12 victory over the Owls was the Cougars' second win of the day after defeating Loyola-Chicago 3-1 in the morning session by the scores of 15-5, 13-15, 15-7, 15-2.
Cougar junior Jennifer Wittenburg led all players in the Temple match with 25 kills, a .327 hitting percentage and nine blocks. Houston improved to 2-1 on the season and 2-0 in the annual tournament. The teams will complete round robin action with one match on Saturday. UH faces LSU (0-2 in the tournament) at 3:00 p.m. while Loyola-Chicago (1-1) will face Temple (1-1) at 1:00 p.m.
College Volleyball Linescores * Crowne Plaza Medical Center Houston Invitational
Match 1 Temple 15 7 15 15 LSU 4 15 7 12Kill Leaders: Temple: Alma Kovaci 21, Enkeleida Shkoza 11; LSU: Jill Lytle 11; Notes: Kovaci hits .350 and posts double-double with 16 digs; LSU outblocks Temple 12-7Match 2 Loyola-Chicago 5 15 7 2 Houston 15 13 15 15Kill Leaders: Loyola: Sarah Poglits 14; Houston: Jennifer Wittenburg 15, Jillian King 14; Notes: Houston wins first match of 1999; UH true freshman starter Amanda Baggett (LaPorte, TX) leaves match in game one with leg injury.Match 3 LSU 6 16 13 Loyola-Chicago 15 18 15Kill Leaders: LSU: Jill Lytle 10; Loyola: Julie Wiejak 14; Sarah Poglits 13;Notes: Loyola outdigs LSU 43-27 to record first win of 1999;Poglits hits .333 in three-game sweep of Tigers.Match 4 Temple 10 12 15 15 12 Houston 15 15 7 8 15Kill Leaders: Temple: Alma Kovaci 24,Maria Vutskova 17; Houston: Jennifer Wittenburg 25, Stephanie Heiskell 16;Notes: Houston outhits Temple .429 to .240 in rally game; Heiskell comes off the bench to record 16 kills and hit .556; Second double-double of tournament for Kovaci (13 digs). Tournament Standings 1999 Overall Houston 2-0 2-1 Temple 1-1 1-2 Loyola 1-1 1-1 LSU 0-2 1-2
Saturday's Tournament Schedule
Temple vs. Loyola-Chicago 1:00 p.m.
Houston vs. LSU 3:00 p.m.