PHILADELPHIA (SMU)- SMU volleyball closed out the regular season with its 15^th consecutive win with a 3-0 (28-26, 25-13, 25-14) sweep of Temple on Wednesday afternoon in McGonigle Hall.

SMU (25-6; 18-1 AAC) finished league play with the best conference winning percentage in program history (.947). The Mustangs earned their ninth straight sweep and 18^th of the season. SMU held Temple to a .056 hitting percentage, marking the seventh time the Mustangs have held an opponent under a .100 hitting percentage this year.

Jamison Wheeler led the Mustang attack for the 15th time this season, turning in 12 kills, eight digs, and two blocks. Emma Clothier tallied nine kills, two digs, and as many blocks. 

Celia Cullen passed out a team-high 34 assists. She added three digs and a block. Sina Uluave led the Mustangs in digs with 15. Naya Shime notched 13 digs while adding six kills and three blocks. 

Lauren Ohlinger tallied a season-high four aces and added two digs. Natalie Perdue added five kills and a block, and Alex Glover chipped in three kills and three blocks. Casey Batenhorst recorded two assists and an ace, and Brooke Frazier finished with five digs. 

FROM THE TEAM: 
"I'm proud of their composure," Head Coach Sam Erger said. "It takes composure when you're under stress to turn things around. Anything can happen in the red zone, which we say is 20 points plus. I think they have a really nice team. They're well coached and Linda's doing a phenomenal job. I'm proud of our teams composure against some really solid athletes to pull it out point-for-point. That was a great tune up for the NCAA Tournament."

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One:
Starting the match for SMU were Jamison Wheeler, Natalie Perdue, Emma Clothier, Alex Glover, Naya Shime, Celia Cullen, and Sina Uluave. SMU used two runs to erase an early 9-3 deficit. Four kills from Wheeler, one from Perdue, one from Clothier, and another from Perdue sparked six straight that tied the set at 13 apiece. Blocks from Wheeler and Cullen, paired with two Owl errors, put the Mustangs up four and forced a Temple timeout. Temple used a pair of 3-0 runs to bring the set within one, then tied it up at 22 apiece. The teams battled back and forth, but a Wheeler kill sparked three straight points to give SMU a 28-26 victory in the first frame. 

Set Two:
SMU jumped out to an 11-4 lead after a run where the Mustangs took eight of nine points. A block and kill from Wheeler extended SMU's lead to 13-4. Two Owl errors and an assisted block from Clothier and Perdue put SMU up 11. A kill from Shime extended the Mustang lead to 23-11, and a kill and block from Glover gave SMU a 25-13 victory in the second frame. 

Set Three:
Wheeler and Clothier's kills sparked the first of three 3-0 runs that gave the Mustangs a 12-7 lead. Back-to-back kills from Perdue and Wheeler sent the Mustangs into the media timeout leading 15-9. Kills from Perdue and Wheeler and back-to-back aces from Ohlinger sparked six unanswered. Two kills from Glover, one from Hannah Whittingstall, and a Temple attack error sealed a 25-14.

SMU LEADERS:
SMU Kills Leader: Jamison Wheeler (12)
SMU Assist Leader: Celia Cullen (34) 
SMU Digs Leader: Sina Uluave (15)
SMU Blocks Leader: Naya Shime/Alex Glover (3)
SMU Ace Leader: Lauren Ohlinger (4)

TEAM RECORDS SERIES NOTES:

• With the win, SMU improved to 25-6 on the season and 18-1 in league play.
• Wednesday was the 18^th meeting between SMU and Temple. SMU leads the all-time series 11-7.  

TEAM NOTES:

• SMU finished league play with the best conference winning percentage in program history (.947).
• SMU won its 15^th consecutive conference match.
• SMU picked up its 18^th sweep of the season and eighth in a row.
• SMU is 19-0 when leading in kills.
• SMU is 23-1 when leading in service aces.
• SMU is 19-2 when leading in assists.
• SMU is 18-1 when leading in blocks. 
• SMU is 19-1 when leading in digs.
• SMU turned in a higher attacking percentage than its opponent for the 25^th time this season.
• SMU held Temple to a .056 hitting percentage, marking the seventh time the Mustangs have held an opponent under a .100-.199 hitting percentage this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
Sina Uluave led the Mustangs in digs with 15 for the 19^th time this season and sixth time in seven matches. Uluave reached double-digits for the 25^th time.
Jamison Wheeler led the Mustangs in kills with 12 for the 15^th time this year. Wheeler tallied double digits for the 19^th time this season. She added eight digs and two blocks.
Naya Shime tallied double-digit digs (13) for the sixth time this season. She added six kills and three blocks.
Celia Cullen passed out a team-high 34 assists. The senior setter has led the Mustangs in every match this season. She added three digs and a block.
Lauren Ohlinger tallied a season-high four aces. She added two digs.

UP NEXT:      
SMU finds out its NCAA Tournament seed on Sunday at 5 p.m. CT during the 2023 NCAA Selection Show on ESPNU.