DALLAS (SMU) – The No. 5 SMU volleyball team (13-4, 5-2 ACC) fell in five sets to Miami (8-8, 6-1 ACC) inside Moody Coliseum Friday night with set scores of 22-25, 19-25, 25-22, 33-31 and 15-9.
The Hurricanes won their sixth straight match, reverse-sweeping the Mustangs for their eighth win of the season.
Miami controlled the net, out blocking the SMU 17-11. Freshman Ruth Martinez paced a Miami offense with career-high 29 kills.
Despite the loss, SMU held a slight hitting percentage advantage, swinging at a .241 clip compared to Miami’s .235.
Outside hitter Suli Davis led the Mustangs with 21 kills, eight digs, four blocks and three aces. Favor Anyanwu tied a career-high with 16 kills, hitting .355 and adding seven blocks.
Setter Hannah Beauford dished out 51 assists and logged her second career double-double, adding a career-best 14 digs. Libero Victoria Harris led the Mustangs with 17 digs and four assists.
Freshman Elle Vandeweghe notched a career-best eight kills against the Hurricanes, hitting .429 for the match.
MATCH NOTES:
The Hurricanes’ win evened the all-time series at 2-2.
Davis logged her fifth match of the season with 20+ kills and the 15th of her career.
Anyanwu went for 10+ kills for the third straight match and sixth of her career.
Elle Vandeweghe notched a career-best eight kills against the Hurricanes. She also added four blocks to her stat line.
Harris collected double-digit digs for the 12th time this season.
Beauford went over the 50-assist mark for the third time this season.
The Mustangs are now 2-2 in five set matches this season and 15-9 under Coach Erger.
LEADERS:
SMU Kills Leader: Suli Davis (21)
SMU Assists Leader: Hannah Beauford (51)
SMU Digs Leader: Victoria Harris (17)
SMU Blocks Leader: Favor Anyanwu (7)
SMU Ace Leader: Suli Davis (3)
SMU Points Leader: Suli Davis (26)
NEXT UP:
SMU hosts Florida State on Sunday, with the match streaming on ACCNX starting at 1 p.m. CT from Moody Coliseum.