Box Score DALLAS (SMU) – No. 8 SMU Volleyball won its sixth straight match on Friday, sweeping Boston College with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-8. The Mustangs improved to 22-5 on the year and 14-3 in ACC play.   

SMU hit .462 in the match, its third-highest hitting percentage of the season, led by Malaya Jones, who finished the game with 13 kills, hitting .556. Madison Scheer was a kill shy of double-figures with nine kills on a .538 hitting efficiency.   

The Mustangs recorded a season-best 13 aces against the Eagles, led by Jones, who notched four in the win. Averi Carlson dished out 27 assists with five digs, an ace and a block against the Eagles. 

MATCH NOTES   

• SMU hit over .400 for the third time this season. 
• The Mustangs have swung at a .300 or better clip in 16 matches this season, 12 times in ACC play. SMU has hit .300 or better in the last six matches.   
• Thirteen aces against Boston College are the most in a single match by SMU since September 23, 2023, at UTSA (15). 
• SMU logged double-digit aces for the fifth time this season.  
• Malaya Jones reached the double-digit kill mark for the 22nd time this season, 15th in conference matches.   
• SMU has won 14 of its last 15 matches this season.   

HOW IT HAPPENED:     
SMU outpaced the Eagles in the first set with a 15-6 advantage in kills. Despite a strong blocking effort in the opening set by Boston College, the Mustangs controlled the first set, winning the opener 25-17. Madison Scheer led the way for SMU with five kills. The Mustangs also finished with three aces in the frame. 
 
A 5-0 run by the Mustangs at the midway point gave SMU the jolt it needed to win set two 25-16. The Mustangs upped their hitting percentage in the second set to .474 and continued their dominance from the service line with four aces in the frame. Jones got going in the second set with five kills on six attempts.   

Up 13-5 in the third, SMU put together six straight points to extend an already lengthy advantage in the final frame. The Mustangs held Boston College to their lowest hitting percentage of the match at a .050 percentage in the third, while swinging at a .684 clip themselves. SMU paired that with their best effort from the service line in the match, recording six aces in the frame, two from three different Mustangs. As a result, SMU capped off the match with a 25-8 third-set victory.   

SMU LEADERS:    
SMU Kills Leader: Malaya Jones (13)    
SMU Assist Leader: Averi Carlson (27)    
SMU Digs Leader: Two with (5)    
SMU Blocks Leader: Favor Anyanwu (3)    
SMU Ace Leader: Malaya Jones (4)    
SMU Points Leader: Malaya Jones (17.5)   
 
Up Next: SMU will host Syracuse on Sunday at Moody Coliseum at 1 p.m. CT.