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DALLAS - SMU swept Tulsa 3-0 on Friday evening inside Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs (7-4, 3-4 AAC) were paced by Hannah Jacobs who finished with 19 kills. Jacobs also matched her single-game high with three blocks on the night. Jadyn Bauss and Bria' Merchant led the defense with 21 and 12 digs, respectively. Kaylyn Winkler finished with a team-high four block assists as SMU totaled 10 in the match. Lily Heim dished out 44 assists.
 
Tulsa (2-5, 2-5 AAC) opened the match with four straight points. Jacobs later had three consecutive kills to give SMU its first lead (11-9). The Mustangs held this advantage and found set point leading 24-16, but Tulsa rallied with a 6-0 run to cut the lead down to just two. Jacobs secured the set victory with a big swing and kill to give SMU the set win.
 
SMU carried this momentum and grabbed a 9-4 lead in the second set. The Mustangs held this lead until the Golden Hurricane inched their way back into the match, to make it a 19-19 set. Both teams fought down the stretch securing nine more ties, but two points from the service line including an ace by Merchant, lifted SMU to a 2-0 advantage.
 
Tulsa and SMU were in a stalemate for most of the third set. The Golden Hurricane went up 18-17 after an attack error by the Mustangs. SMU turned things around in a hurry and eventually swung the momentum in favor of the Mustangs, to take the final eight points and complete the sweep.
 
Maggie Hembree led Tulsa with 13 kills, while Aysu Dalogullari notched 19 digs on the night.
 
UP NEXT
SMU and Tulsa will rematch on Saturday, March 13 at 2 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Saturday, March 13, 2021 – 2 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
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