{"id":303918,"date":"2026-10-10T18:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T18:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/303918\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T18:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T18:06:09","slug":"no-6-mustangs-host-no-2-pittsburgh-for-round-two-sunday-at-moody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/303918\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 6 Mustangs Host No. 2 Pittsburgh for Round Two Sunday at Moody"},"content":{"rendered":"

#6 SMU (13-2, 5-0 ACC) vs. #2 Pittsburgh (14-1, 4-1 ACC)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0

\nSunday, Oct. 11 \u2022 2 p.m. CT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0

\nMoody Coliseum \u2022 Dallas, Texas\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0

\nABC<\/a> \u2022 Match Notes<\/a> \u2022 Live Stats<\/a> \u2022 SMU Mobile App<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0

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\nROUND TWO ON THE HILLTOP\u00a0

\n\u2022 After taking down the unbeaten Panthers and ending their nation-leading 58-match home winning streak, No. 6 SMU Volleyball hosts No. 2 Pittsburgh Sunday, Oct. 11, for round two of Wednesday’s electric match Sunday in Dallas.\u00a0

\n\u2022 The Mustangs enter the match winners of seven straight matches, the longest streak of the season in the ACC, and the longest streak to start ACC play since joining the league in 2024.\u00a0

\n\u2022 SMU looks to hand Pittsburgh back-to-back losses for the first time since the beginning of last season.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 The Mustangs sit tied for first in the ACC with a 5-0 record, entering the match level with Louisville (5-0) and North Carolina (5-0) in the standings.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 A win for the Mustangs would even the overall series between the programs. Pitt holds a 3-2 series record.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Each of the two matches between the two programs held in Moody Coliseum has gone to a fifth set. Each team has won one match in Dallas, with the Panthers winning the most recent in the first of the annual home-and-home series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MUSTANGS ON ABC\u00a0

\n\u2022 The SMU volleyball match against No. 2 Pittsburgh on Sunday, October 11, at 2 p.m. CT at Moody Coliseum has moved from ESPN to ABC. The match marks SMU Volleyball’s first-ever appearance on the network. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Kevin Barnett, Missy Whittemore and Michella Chester will call the match for ABC.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY NOTABLES\u00a0

\n\u2022 Five Mustangs went for double-digit kills on the night, led by middle blocker Natalia Newsome<\/a>, who logged a career-high 17 kills on a .519 hitting percentage.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Sophomore outside hitter Suli Davis<\/a> reached double-digit kills for the 14th time this season, logging 17 kills, nine digs, and four blocks.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Outside hitter Jadyn Livings<\/a> was crucial for the Mustangs, logging a season-best 13 kills on a .435 clip against the Panthers.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Gabi Placide<\/a> and Favor Anyanwu<\/a> rounded out the double-digit kill performers, each registering 10 in the match. Anyanwu also added nine blocks.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Victoria Harris<\/a> put up her second 20-dig match of the season against the Panthers, finishing with exactly 20 in the four-setter. She was also a force at the service line for the Mustangs, finishing with four aces and tying the career-high she set earlier in the year.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Redshirt freshman setter Hannah Beauford<\/a> paced the Mustangs to a .347 hitting percentage, dishing out a career-high 54 assists with four digs and four blocks.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Defensively, the Mustangs out-dug the Panthers 61-48 and outblocked Pittsburgh 12.5 to 6, its third straight match with 12 or more blocks. It was the most any team has blocked against Pitt this season.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 The Mustangs handed Pitt its first set loss since Sept. 6. The Panthers had won their previous 28 sets until the Mustangs’ second-set win. \u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 The Panthers had won 23 straight matches in the Petersen Events Center entering the match and held a 40-match ACC home winning streak.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 The Mustangs improved to 5-1 in true road matches this season. Under Coach Erger, SMU is 47-13 in true away matches and 20-3 in ACC road contests. The Mustangs have beaten 17 of the 18 ACC programs on the road in just over two seasons of league play. \u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 The SMU middles combined for 27 kills on 47 swings, hitting a combined .447 for the night.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Harris’ 20-dig performance against the Panthers was the 13th time she has done so in her career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FIVE MUSTANGS WITH 10+ KILLS\u00a0

\n\u2022 For the first time since 2016, five Mustangs had 10 or more kills in a match.\u00a0

\n\u2022 In 2016, SMU had five with double-digit kills against Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SET THREE MADNESS AT PITT\u00a0

\n\u2022 The third set, 38-36, against Pittsburgh is the highest-scoring set by SMU in a set all time and is also tied for the most combined points (74) in a set all time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

-36-38 at Cal State Northridge 9\/11\/04 (4th)\u00a0\u00a0

\n-36-38 at San Jose State 10\/11\/02 – (4th)\u00a0<\/p>\n

FIRST IN THE NATION\u00a0

\n\u2022 Junior middle blocker Natalia Newsome<\/a> leads the nation in hitting percentage, terminating at a .527 clip for the season.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Natalia Newsome<\/a> is the most efficient middle in SMU Volleyball history and in the country. Over her career, she is hitting at a .476 clip.\u00a0

\n\u2022 On nine swings or more, she has hit .500 or better 10 times this season. \u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Newsome hit .909 against Stanford in SMU’s ACC opener, the second-highest clip on 10 swings in program history and tied for the second-best clip this season across the NCAA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DYNAMIC MIDDLE DUO\u00a0

\n\u2022 SMU’s starting middle tandem is one of the best duos in the country.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Combined, Newsome and Anyanwu average 4.4 kills per set and 2.54 blocks per set.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 Both are hitting at highly efficient clips, with Newsome hitting a career-best .527 and Anyanwu hitting .349 this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NINE DIGS AWAY FROM 1K\u00a0

\n\u2022 With a 20-dig performance against the Panthers, her 13th time with 20+ in her career, Victoria Harris<\/a> is nine digs away from the 1,000 mark in her career.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

ACC PLAY DOMINANCE\u00a0

\n\u2022 The Mustangs enter Wednesday’s match on a 14-match ACC winning streak, the longest active streak in the conference.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 The 14-match run is the second-longest streak in the Power Four and seventh-longest in the country entering the week.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 The last conference loss for the Mustangs was a five-set loss on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at No. 21 North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MOODY MAGIC: HOME WINNING STREAK\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 SMU has won 15 straight home matches inside Moody Coliseum, the longest streak in program history.\u00a0\u00a0

\n\u2022 15-straight wins at home is the third-longest streak in the nation entering the week, trailing Kentucky (28) and UNI (16).\u00a0<\/p>\n

MOODY ATTENDANCE\u00a0

\n\u2022 SMU’s home opener against Texas on Sept. 9 drew the second-largest crowd for a volleyball match in program history. It was also the most-attended match by SMU students for volleyball in program history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SMU HOME ATTENDANCE RECORDS:\u00a0\u00a0

\n1. #2 Nebraska – 6,773 – 9\/3\/24\u00a0

\n2. #9 Texas – 6,207 – 9\/9\/26

\n3. #8 Texas A&M – 3,076 – 9\/9\/25\u00a0

\n4. #4 Louisville – 3,015 – 10\/27\/24\u00a0

\n5. #12 Stanford – 2,970 – 9\/25\/26\u00a0

\n6. #5 Pittsburgh – 2,950 – 9\/24\/25\u00a0<\/p>\n

SIX STRAIGHT HITTING .300+\u00a0

\n\u2022 SMU hit over .300 for the sixth straight match. The streak ties the program record. The Mustangs matched a streak from Nov. 2nd to the 21st last season.\u00a0

\n\u2022 Under Erger, SMU is 55-0 when hitting .300 or better.\u00a0

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