Final Match Book | Updated Season Stats | AAC Stats Only | Updated Career Stats

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU suffered a setback against Houston in American Athletic Conference action at Moody Coliseum Friday.
 
In a matchup featuring teams with the top two records in league play, the Cougars cashed in several more opportunities than the home side.
 
Houston opened its largest cushion at 20-16 in the opening set and withstood a furious rally by the Mustangs in grabbing a 1-0 advantage with a 25-22 outcome.
 
The Mustangs overcame a five-point margin at 18-13, but once again they cut into the gap and closed within two at 21-19. The Cougars snagged a commanding advantage at 2-0 with a 25-21
 
Houston rode a 6-2 spurt in game three to cap off the sweep. Knotted at 7-all, the Cougars accrued 6 of 8 rallies, building a 13-9 edge.
 
TEAM RECORDS AND SERIES NOTES

• SMU fell to 12-7 overall, including 5-2 in The American, while the Cougars improved to 15-2, 6-0.
• The Mustangs lead the all-time series 25-19, including 16-7 in Dallas.
• Houston extended its winning streak to eight, while SMU dropped its first in the last five.
• The Mustangs winning streak against the Cougars ended at two.

TEAM NOTES

• The Mustangs fell in straight sets for just the third time this season.
• The 5-2 start in league play is the best mark since the Mustangs started 7-0 in 2019.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Senior OH Jadyn Bauss recorded a match-high 13 kills, with four digs and two blocks.
• Graduate transfer MB London Austin-Roark recorded 5 kills, four blocks and two aces.
• Sophomore OH Jamison Wheeler tallied eight digs, four kills and two blocks.
• Graduate transfer OPP Marieke van der Mark totaled nine kills, three digs and a block.
• Sophomore MB Kaitlyn Knobbe notched three blocks, two digs and two kills.
  • She made her second career start.
  • Knobbe equaled her season high with the three blocks, the third match in succession.
• Junior S Celia Cullen tallied 30 assists, nine digs, two kills and two blocks.
  • Cullen accrued at least ten assists in 18 of 19 contests.
• Graduate transfer Tatum Ticknor finished with six digs and two assists.
• Sophomore OH Natalie Perdue accrued seven digs and two kills.
• Freshman S Casey Batenhorst chipped in with four digs.
• Freshman OH Jentry Lamirand recorded one dig.

The Mustangs close out the short two-match homestand, with the Pink Out Match in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, against Tulane at 1 p.m. Sunday.