The Mustangs had another record-breaking weekend in Moody Coliseum.
SMU played Houston Baptist in a 3-0 sweep on Friday, improving to 9-1 on the season. The Mustangs have now won nine straight matches.
Janelle Giordano was a standout, scoring a match-high 10 kills reaching double-digits for the third consecutive match. Kristen Stehling also shined recording eight kills. Giordano and Stehling were responsible for all eight of SMU’s blocks, with Giordano posting five.
Abbey Bybel followed with nine kills and a match-high 11 digs and Morgan Heise finished with 10 digs.
First-year Katie Hegarty entered the match for the first time late in the third set and scored the first three kills of her SMU career.
SMU played College of Charleston after the Houston Baptist victory in another 3-0 sweep (25-22, 25-20, 25-22). This put the Mustangs at 10-1 with their 10th straight win, matching the longest win streak in program history and the best start in program history.
Bybel and and Cailin Bula scored a match-high 12 kills, and Bybel finished with five digs, while Young recorded 11 kills and seven digs, and Heise followed with 11 digs.
Then, on Saturday SMU went for its third straight tournament championship against New Mexico in a close 5 sets. The Mustangs kept fans on their feet after winning 15-13 in the 5th set.
Young led the Mustangs with 21 kills, and Bula earned tournament MVP, scoring 17 kills in the win.
Acker finished with a career-high 62 assists and 12 digs, marking her ninth double-double of the season.
Many mustangs received honors starting with Young who earned all-tournament honors with 13 digs for her second double-double. Giordano was also named to the all-tournament team, scoring 12 kills and two blocks. Heise was named Tournament Best Libero for the third straight tournament with 27 digs.
The Mustangs will begin American Athletic Conference play on Friday in Moody Coliseum against UCF at 7 p.m.