DALLAS (SMU) – Head Coach Sam Erger and the SMU Volleyball program have announced three addition, Levariya Pinder, Elle Vandeweghe and Victoria Shupe, who will join the Mustangs in 2026. The class is ranked No. 15 nationally by VBAdrenaline.com.

Pinder will stay close to home, hailing from Haslet, Texas, while Vandeweghe will make the move to Dallas from Manhattan Beach, California. Both signed on Nov. 12, the 2026 National Signing day. Shupe officially became a Mustang in late December, hailing from Spring, Texas. 

Levariya Pinder, 5-10, Pin Hitter, Haslet, Texas (Northwestern High School/Dallas Skyline)
• Is ranked 37th nationally by PrepDig.com and 12th in the state of Texas in her class
• Was a BI District Champion in 2022 & 2025, as well as an Area Champion 2025
• Has collected 1826 kills, 1284 digs and 136 aces with a .300 hitting percentage in her high school career
• Set Northwestern High School Volleyball records in kills per set and kill in a season
• Was named a Team Captain for Northwestern High School
• Named a District 4-6A First Team All-District, Academic All-District and AVCA All-Region her junior season
• Most Improved Player, District Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-District and Team MVP her sophomore season
• 5-5A Second Team All-District and Academic All-District her freshman season
• Played for Dallas Skyline Juniors in Club
 
Elle Vandeweghe, 6-5, Middle Blocker, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Marymount High School/SC Rockstar Volleyball Club)
• Ranked 29th in the state of California in her class
• Named 2025 AVCA Girls High School All-Region
• Invited to compete at the Under Armor Next All-American Camp
• Selected to the USAVB National Team Development Program and participated in the USVB National Team Training Series
• Team Captain on a top-10 nationally ranked Marymount High School squad
• Helped Marymount win two out-of-state highly competitive tournaments in Hawaiian Island Labor Day Classic and Durango Fall Classic in her senior season
• Helped high school advance to the championship match of the Platinum Division at the Nike Tournament of Champions Southwest
• Played for SC Rockstar Volleyball in club, one top club teams in the state

Victoria Shupe, 5-7, DS/Libero, Spring, Texas (Fort Bend Christian Homeschool Athletics/Houston Skyline)
• Four years Varsity player at FBCHA, played club for Houston Skyline 
• Compiled 1,422 digs, 330 assists and 210 aces in four season at FBCHA
• Named to the AVCA Phenom Watchlist in 2022 & 2023 - list compiled by AVCA that recognizes outstanding underclassmen for volleyball 
• Won 6 Girls Junior National Championships 
• 4x 2024 FBCHA Defensive Player of the Year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) 
• 2025 FBCHA Team Captain 
• 2025 Houston Open Tournament MVP 
• Presented the Houston Skyline 14 Royal Skyline Award for the 2022-23 season