{"id":418709,"date":"2026-10-04T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418709\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T21:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:12:12","slug":"south-florida-volleyball-grounds-the-owls-with-a-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418709\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida Volleyball Grounds the Owls with a Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. (October 4, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 The University of South Florida completed a perfect weekend by sweeping the Temple Owls (25-16, 25-17, 25-23). South Florida Head Coach Jolene Shepardson<\/a> earned her 200th career win. The Bulls (4-10, 3-1 American) needed only three sets to beat the Owls (10-6, 2-2 American).<\/p>\n

Addy Brus<\/a> recorded a match-high 12 kills for the Bulls, marking her third straight match with 10 or more kills. She posted a perfect 1.000 reception percentage on 16 chances. Paula Tomasa<\/a> and Laila Ivey<\/a> each finished with eight kills. Nina Jioshvili-Ravva<\/a> dished out a match-high 34 assists, marking her third consecutive match with 30 or more assists. Miya Thomas<\/a> collected a match-high 10 digs, marking her third straight match with at least 10 digs. Jioshvili-Ravva, Amelia Wass de Czege<\/a>, and Iyanna Garvin<\/a> each produced four blocks. Garvin has recorded four blocks in three of the last four matches.<\/p>\n

South Florida opened the match with a 4-0 run off Jioshvili-Ravva’s serve. Temple came back and tied the first set at 9-9. The Bulls outscored the Owls 16-7 to end the set and took the first stanza 25-16. Tomasa led the way with four kills as the Bulls never trailed in the set.<\/p>\n

Like the first set, the Bulls never trailed in the second set. After the score was tied at 9-9, South Florida went on a 4-0 run and took a 13-9 lead. The Bulls added a 3-0 run late in the set before taking the set 25-117. Brus led the attack with five kills in the second set. Garvin recorded all four of her blocks in the second set. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The Owls took their first lead of the match at 2-1 in the third set. Temple extended its lead to 10-6, but South Florida went on a 6-2 run to take a 12-11 lead midway through the set. The two sides continued to trade points, but the Bulls won the third set 25-23. Brus led the attack in the final set with four kills, while Wass de Czege posted two blocks.<\/p>\n

Note-A-Bulls

\n\u2022 Addy Brus<\/a> recorded a match-high 12 kills for the Bulls, marking her third straight match with 10 or more kills.

\n\u2022 Nina Jioshvili-Ravva<\/a> dished out a match-high 34 assists. It was her third consecutive match with 30 or more assists.

\n\u2022 Miya Thomas<\/a> collected a match-high 10 digs, marking her third straight match with at least 10 digs.

\n\u2022 Jioshvili-Ravva, Amelia Wass de Czege<\/a>, and Iyanna Garvin<\/a> each produced four blocks. Garvin has recorded four blocks in three of the last four matches.

\n\u2022 Jolene Shepardson<\/a> picked up her 200th career win.

\n\"Jolene

\nUp Next

\nThe Bulls are back on the road Friday, October 9. South Florida faces North Texas at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.<\/p>\n

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\nAbout South Florida Volleyball

\nHead coach\u00a0Jolene Shepardson<\/a> enters her seventh season at the helm of her alma mater in 2026. Named head coach on January 8, 2020, as a player she helped\u00a0lead the Bulls to two conference championships and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances. As head coach, she led the Bulls back to the NCAA Tournament in 2025 for the first time since she was a player in 2002 and guided USF to the 2024 AAC regular-season championship, earning her first Coach of the Year Honor. In 2023, the Bulls won the American Conference East Division, made a postseason appearance in the NIVC, and advanced to the Fab Four to mark the longest postseason run in program history.<\/p>\n

South Florida Volleyball has won nine Player of the Year honors, most recently with Maria Clara Andrade<\/a> winning American Conference honors in back-to-back years in 2024 and 2025. The Bulls have also earned four Setter of the Year honors, most recently with Caroline Dykes being recognized in 2024.<\/p>\n

South Florida volleyball has made eight NCAA Tournament appearances and won 13 conference titles since the program’s inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), located adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus in Tampa.

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