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Mustangs Complete Series Sweep Of Memphis
Oct 10 | Volleyball
Oct. 10, 2010
DALLAS (SMU) --- The SMU volleyball team defeated the Memphis Tigers, 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-16, 25-12), on Sunday afternoon. In a strong defensive effort, four Mustang players registered over 10 digs to hold Memphis to a .117 hitting percentage.
The Mustangs (14-4, 6-1 Conference USA) won for the second consecutive day over the Tigers (11-7, 2-4 C-USA) after besting Memphis, 3-0, on Saturday at Moody Coliseum.
For the second straight match, Courtney Manning led SMU with 13 kills. The sophomore middle blocker totaled only 17 attacks to convert on 70.6% of her swings.
Junior Dana Powell helped lead the Mustang defensive effort with 12 digs. Kathryn Wilkerson, Kelli Becerra and Sidney Stewart joined Powell to notch over ten digs.
SMU totaled 13 team blocks in the contest. Jessica Oliver and Caitlin Adair led the Mustangs with seven and six blocks, respectively.
The Mustangs registered 45 kills with a .291 hitting percentage. Trailing Manning's team-leading 13, Powell and Oliver each charted nine kills.
SMU returns to the court on Oct. 15 with a road match at East Carolina. Following the meeting with the Pirates, the Mustangs travel to Marshall on Sunday for a noon match.
