The Mustang volleyball team fell short 3-1 in their first game against the UTSA Roadrunners on Friday, Sept. 16th at the Texas Invitational in Austin.
The Mustangs started the first set behind, but Roadrunner’s win didn’t come easy as the Mustangs managed to tie during the second match.
UTSA fell behind with errors in the middle of the set, which gave SMU the advantage to gain enough momentum to end a solid 15-12 lead.
The third set took a sharp turn when the Road Runners lead the score 10-4. UTSA took the final match with a 25-20 win, leaving the Mustangs behind.
In the second day of the invitational, Texas defeated the Mustangs 3-0. This was the Mustangs highly anticipated game in their three game match.
The Mustangs fell behind in the first set but fought back and tied the score 24-24 in the third set against the Longhorns.
Saturday evening the Mustangs played their final match against Santa Clara, losing 3-2.
In the first set, SMU scored four of the last five points for a 25-22 win leading the match 1-0.
Santa Clara fought back taking the second and third sets 25-20.