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Volleyball ends weekend with a win against Memphis Tigers

Junior middle blocker Courtney Manning prepares to spike the ball during Sunday afternoon’s match against Memphis. SMU won the game [3-0].
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Junior middle blocker Courtney Manning prepares to spike the ball during Sunday afternoon’s match against Memphis. SMU won the game [3-0].

Junior middle blocker Courtney Manning prepares to spike the ball during Sunday afternoon’s match against Memphis. SMU won the game [3-0]. (Spencer J Eggers/The Daily Campus)

The SMU Volleyball team mark two wins this weekend at Moody Coliseum advancing their C-USA record 7-6.

The Mustangs took on the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers Friday shutting out the game 3-0.

SMU took control of the lead in the first and second set winning 25-18 and 25-13, respectively.

The Blazers attempted to rally back in the third set but it didn’t last. The Mustangs finished off the final set 25-18.

On Sunday afternoon, the Mustangs came back to home-ground to defeat the Memphis Tigers 3-2 in a clinching five-set match.

The Tigers dominated the first two sets 23-25 and 21-25, respectively. The Mustangs came back in the last three sets winning 25-16, 25-14 and 15-13.

Dana Powell lead the Mustangs with 14 kills and 11 digs making her team-high to 15 double-doubles of the season.

Jessica Oliver, Courtney Manning and Caroline Day recorded nine blocks each.

The game put SMU in their season-high of 19.0 blocks matching the second-highest match in school history.

The SMU will head into a four-match road trip starting Nov. 4 against Southern Miss.  

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