The Owls (14-7) head to the Bronx, N.Y. to take on Fordham (12-14) Friday, in a rematch of the Atlantic 10 Conference season’s second game.

Temple walked away from that match with a 3-0 sweep thanks to 23 total kills by junior outside hitters Gabriella Matautia and Elyse Burkert. The win pushed the team to 2-0 in the young conference season, but the Owls have since struggled of late, sitting at 4-3 in the A-10.

Temple is coming off back-to-back losses last weekend against Duquesne and George Washington, dropping them to the middle of the pack in the standings.

With a win Coach Bakeer Ganes and company could give themselves a cushion as they struggle to stay in the conference tournament hunt. A victory would keep the Owls in sixth in the standings, with a head-to-head tie-breaker over the Rams.

Fordham is also 4-3 in the A-10, and are also coming off back-to-back losses, being swept by Dayton and Xavier.

The match begins at 7 p.m.

-Jake Adams