No. 10 Mustangs Take Down No. 5 Stanford

STANFORD, Calif. (SMU) – No. 10 SMU Volleyball earned its second win over a high 5 crew this season with a 3-1 victory (25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 25-12) over No. 5 Stanford (23-4, 14-2 ACC) Sunday in California. SMU improved to 21-5 on the yr, with a 13-3 file in ACC play.  

Malaya Jones shined but once more for the Mustangs with 24 kills and 9 digs whereas hitting .426. Kennedi Rogers poured in a career-high 13 kills with a .306 hitting share. The freshman additionally added a career-high six blocks within the win.

Madison Scheer additionally reached double figures for the Mustangs with a season-best 12 kills in opposition to the Cardinal. Averi Carlson guided the Mustangs to a .382 crew hitting share with 56 assists, tying her season excessive.  

The Mustangs’ protection thrived within the win, out-blocking Stanford 11-3, led by Maggie Croft, who recorded a career-high seven blocks on Sunday. Christa Wilburn led SMU’s backline effort with a career-best 13 digs in opposition to the Cardinal. SMU held Stanford to a .191 hitting share, its lowest in ACC play and its second lowest of the season.    

MATCH NOTES   

• The Mustangs have swung at a .300 or higher clip in 14 matches this season, 10 instances in ACC motion.
• Christa Wilburn broke the single-season file for many aces by a freshman in program historical past in opposition to the Cardinal within the first set. She broke Kendall Patterson’s file of 38, set in 2016.
• Wilburn now has 40 aces this season, the fifth most within the trendy scoring period and tied for seventh most all-time at SMU for a single season.
• Malaya Jones reached double-digit kills for the twenty first time this season, 14th in convention matches. Her Sunday efficiency marks the seventh time she’s had 20 or extra kills this season.
• Malaya Jones now has 402 kills on the season, the primary Mustang to achieve the 400+ kill mark in a season since Lauren Mills (404) in 2017.
• Freshman Kennedi Rogers reached the double-figure mark in kills for simply the third time in her profession.
• SMU has received 13 of its final 14 matches this season.
• The Mustangs have 5 wins over ranked opponents this season. SMU has 13 ranked wins underneath head coach Sam Erger, together with 4 over top-5 groups.
• SMU earned its first win over the Cardinal and evened the sequence at a recreation every.
• The Mustangs snapped Stanford’s 11-match profitable streak, the longest streak within the ACC getting into the match. The win marked the second residence loss for Stanford this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:     

Led by seven kills within the first set by Malaya Jones, SMU caught fireplace halfway by way of the opening set. Up by as a lot as 5, the Mustangs held off a late stretch by the Cardinal to win the body 25-22. As a unit, SMU hit .323 and held the Cardinal to a .194 effectivity within the opening set.    

Stanford gained an early benefit and held it till a late run by the Mustangs, leveling the rating at 18-18. The Cardinal responded by ending sturdy, closing out the second body on a 7-3 run to win the set 25-21.   

SMU labored for a 22-17 lead, attributable to a 9-3 run halfway by way of the third set. Despite a late run by Stanford, the Mustangs held on to take a 2-1 benefit with a 25-23 set three victory. SMU hit .467 within the third set, led by Jones, who put up six kills within the body, hitting .600.   

The Mustangs’ block propelled SMU to a commanding set 4 win. SMU out-blocked Stanford 6-0 within the last set and mixed that with a match-best .520 hitting share within the body. SMU’s protection held Stanford to a .000 hitting share within the last set. Madison Scheer put down six kills within the set on eight swings to assist the Mustangs win the fourth set in dominant trend, 25-12. Twelve factors within the fourth set is Stanford’s lowest level whole in a set this season.   

SMU LEADERS:    

SMU Kills Leader: Malaya Jones (24)    

SMU Assist Leader: Averi Carlson (56)    

SMU Digs Leader: Christa Wilburn (13)    

SMU Blocks Leader: Maggie Croft (7)    

SMU Ace Leader: Christa Wilburn (2)    

SMU Points Leader: Malaya Jones (26.5)   

 

Up Next: SMU will return residence for 3 straight starting on Friday, Nov. 21, with a matchup in opposition to Boston College at 1 p.m. CT.