SMU volleyball had a busy weekend traveling to Cincinnati and Memphis all over a span of 3 days.

The Mustangs took on Cincinnati on Friday handing them their first conference loss of the season. The Beaarkats dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten in the American Athletic Conference in rankings after the 3-1 loss to SMU on Friday.

Morgan Heise led SMU defense with 17 digs. The Mustangs recorded 9 blocks total as a team. Kristen Stehling tallied five blocks with seven kills, and Avery Acker and Janelle Giordano each recorded four blocks. Giordano didn’t stop there, she had eight kills, while Acker totaled 39 assists and six digs. SMU finished the match with a .224 attack percentage and hit above .380 in each of the first two sets. Cincinnati only hit .136 in the match and SMU stopped them with 43 digs.

The Mustangs then went on to take on Memphis on Sunday in a devastating 3-0 loss.

Senior Caroline Young suffered an ankle injury, and Memphis took full advantage, going 25-20, 25-21, 25-21.

Abbey Bybel led the SMU offense with 13 kills, while Acker recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 31 assists and 15 digs, including her seven digs within the first set. Heise finished with 13 digs. The Mustangs hit only .100 as a team without Young leading the team.

The Mustangs now return home to take on Houston on Friday at 7 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.