Volleyball triumphs

For Mustang volleyball, two out of three isn’t bad. Afterbeating Stephen F. Austin 3-1 Friday night andTennessee-Chattanooga 3-0 Saturday morning, the Mustangs fell 3-0to the Arizona State Sun Devils in the final game of the SMUInvitational.

While the team didn’t win all three games during theinvitational, there were strong individual performances.

Sophomore middle blocker Kelly Larkan posted 24 kills in the twoSaturday games, helping her make the All-Tournament team.

“We learned a lot from this weekend, and going into thechampionship, we had two wins in the tournament, so we were reallyexcited,” Larkan said. “When we lost, we were reallydisappointed, but teams like Arizona State are teams we need toplay to get better.”

The tournament MVP was Arizona State’s Mandy Sephens.

Junior outside hitter Beth Karasek also received All-Tournamenthonors.

The outcome of this weekend’s tournament gives theMustangs a 5-3 mark on the season. The Mustang volleyball team willbe back in action on Friday in the Loyola-Chicago University Invitewhere they will take on Xavier University.

The next home game will be Oct. 1 against North Texas at 7:00p.m.

Compiled from smumustangs.com.