Final Match Book | Updated Season Stats | Updated Career Stats | Updated Conference Only Stats
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU closed its homestand with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-13, 26-24) triumph over Memphis in an American Athletic Conference matinee Wednesday at Moody Coliseum.
Sparked by double-doubles from
Jadyn Bauss and
Marieke van der Mark, the Mustangs continued their dominance over the Tigers. SMU improved to 15-1 on its home floor in the all-time series, extended its winning streak on the Hilltop to 14 in a row.
The Mustangs recovered from a sluggish start, quickly erasing a 1-0 deficit and grabbing control of the match by winning the next two. They withstood a late push and needed extra points in the fourth to secure the victory
Memphis, which entered the match with the lowest opponent hitting percentage in the league, saddled SMU's offense in the opening set. In a game that featured eight ties and four lead changes, the Tigers ran off 12 of the final 16 points to capture the early advantage. The Mustangs committed nine attack errors and hit .070 in the frame.
Over the next two games, SMU never trailed and the only tie occurred two rallies into the second set. The Mustangs increased their intensity and began to find openings in the visitor's defense, while shutting down the Tigers offense. SMU hit .362 over the second and third sets, while holding the opposition to .134, including .067 in the third.
Momentum swung between both sides in game four, with 14 ties and three lead changes. An attack error from the Tigers presented SMU with two match points, which they failed to convert. Knotted at 24-24, Bauss slammed home the next two points, securing the victory.
TEAM RECORDS AND SERIES NOTES
- SMU improved to 9-6 overall and 2-1 in AAC play while the Tigers dropped to 11-5, 1-2.
- The Mustangs lead the all-time series 19-7, including a 15-1 mark in Dallas.
- SMU extended its home winning streak to 14 straight against Memphis.
- The lone loss in Dallas was a 3-1 outcome Nov.2, 2007.
TEAM NOTES
- The 13 points for the Tigers in the third set are the fewest by an SMU opponent this season.
- The Mustangs outhit Memphis .223-.161.
- SMU tallied seven aces to just three for the Tigers.
- SMU tallied nine blocks, 73 digs and 50 assists.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Senior OH Jadyn Bauss tallied 13 kills, 18 digs, three blocks and three assists.
- Bauss netted her 23rd double-double of her career and the first this season.
- The three blocks equaled a career best.
- Graduate transfer OPP Marieke van der Mark recorded her first career double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs.
- The 10 digs set a new personal best.
- She reached double-digits in kills for the sixth time this season, including five in the last six contests.
- Sophomore OH Jamison Wheeler notched 15 kills and seven digs.
- Junior S Celia Cullen assisted on 44 of the Mustangs kill, with eight digs and two aces.
- Donning the libero jersey, graduate transfer Tatum Ticknor totaled 18 digs and three helpers.
- Graduate transfer MB London Austin-Roark recorded eight successful attacks, with eight digs and two blocks.
- Senior MB Alex Glover recorded a match-high five blocks, with two kills.
- Freshman S Casey Batenhorst added a pair of aces from the service line.
- Junior OH Natalie Perdue finished with two kills and three digs.
SMU embarks on a three-match road swing, beginning with a clash with the Bearcats in Cincinnati Friday. First serve is 6 p.m. local time, 5 p.m. in Dallas.
