WICHITA, Kan. (SMU) – The SMU volleyball team suffered its first American Athletic Conference loss Friday night, losing 3-1 at No. 22 Wichita State in the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas. It was just the fourth meeting between the two programs, and the first as a conference match.

Lauren Mills recorded her league-best 12th double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs, and freshman Lexi Nordmann recorded seven blocks to lead the Mustangs. Wichita State hit .275 with 56 kills to improve to 7-0 in The American and 15-3 overall.

The Shockers won the last three sets, ending the match with a 25-12 victory in the fourth. SMU committed 33 attack errors, including nine blocks by Wichita State. The Shockers finished with 90 digs as a team, while SMU recorded 70.

Kelly Brunstein also scored 10 kills for SMU, and Brittany Adams added eight. Montana Watts led SMU (12-6, 6-1 The American) with 21 digs. Kendall Patterson posted her eighth double-double of the season with 22 assists and 17 digs, and freshman Allison Hughes had 15 assists.

The Mustangs overcame a 7-1 deficit to win the first set, 25-23. The Wichita State lead was still six, 14-8, when SMU went of a 4-1 run to cut the lead in half, 15-12. SMU later scored three straight to cut the lead to one, 17-16, and another 3-0 run gave the Mustangs their first lead, 21-20. The Shockers took the lead back, 22-21, before Patterson scored on a dump set and Brunstein blasted a kill to make it 23-22 SMU. After a Wichita State point, Brunstein scored two block assists, combining with Kennedy and Nordmann to end the set, 25-23 SMU.

Wichita State scored six straight at the end of the second set, taking advantage of four SMU attack errors, to win 25-18 and tie the match at one set apiece. The Shockers again built an early lead, scoring four of the first five points, and again held a sizeable advantage late in the set, 17-12. SMU again battled back, scoring five straight with three kills, a block and an ace, tying the score at 17-17. This time, however, the Mustangs were unable to capture the lead, posting just one more block before the fateful Wichita State rally.

The Shockers hit .500 in the third set with 19 kills en route to a 25-12 win for a 2-1 lead in the match. After posting three blocks each in the first two sets, SMU managed just one in the third. The Mustangs were held to just 10 kills on the offensive side, with three scored by Brunstein.

SMU plays the second of four straight road matches Sunday at Tulsa. First serve is schedule for 1 p.m.