The Owls return to action this weekend in another Atlantic 10 Conference battle, this time traveling to La Salle to take on a struggling Explorers team.

Temple already faced La Salle this season, sweeping them 3-0 in the Big 5 Tournament. Junior outside hitter Elyse Burkert led the match with 12 kills and tacked on 12 digs as well as the Owls cruised 25-22, 25-20 and 25-12 in the Palestra.

Since their last meeting the teams have headed in completely different directions. The Explorers have gone just 2-10 since facing Temple, including 0-4 in the A-10.

Meanwhile the Owls have gone 10-2, with their losses coming at the hands of Miami (OH) and Dayton, as the team sits near the top of the conference at 3-1.

Sophomore middle back Jennifer Iacobini said after the Dayton loss that the Owls have the mentality of a team that doesn’t expect to lose another conference meet, beginning with La Salle.

Game time is set for 7 p.m.

-Jake Adams