
Livings' 11 Kills Leads No. 5 SMU in Sweep of Florida State
Oct 18 | Volleyball
DALLAS (SMU) - No. 5 SMU Volleyball (14-4, 6-2 ACC) got back on track with a three-set win (25-22, 25-23, 25-16) over Florida State (10-8, 4-3 ACC) Sunday afternoon at Moody Coliseum.Â
The Mustangs improved to 6-0 all time against the Seminoles, with all six wins coming during the Erger era.Â
SMU held Florida State to a .086 team hitting percentage, the fifth time the Mustangs have held an opponent to .100 or less this season.Â
Junior Jadyn Livings led the Mustangs with 11 kills on a .360 attack percentage. Freshman Elle Vandeweghe tied her career-high with an eight-kill performance against the Seminoles. The middle blocker hit .615 for the match and collected four blocks.Â
Redshirt-freshman setter Hannah Beauford sent out 36 assists in the sweep and tied a career-high with six blocks Sunday against the Seminoles.Â
As a team, SMU hit .263 for the match with 41 digs, eight blocks and six aces.Â
MATCH NOTES: Â
- SMU now has an 18-2 set score record against the Seminoles. The Mustangs have swept Florida State in four of the six matches played. Â
- With seven kills against the Seminoles, Favor Anyanwu is six away from 500 career kills.Â
- Livings went for double-digit kills for the second time this season.Â
- Harris logged 10+ digs for the 13th match this season.Â
- SMU held an opponent to under .100 hitting for the 26th time under Coach Erger and improved to 25-1 when doing so.Â
- The Mustangs' middles combined for 15 kills on a .538 clip with only one attack error. They also combined for 20 points against the Seminoles. Â
- SMU held Florida State to a -.065 hitting percentage in the third and final set. Â
LEADERS: Â Â Â
SMU Kills Leader: Jadyn Livings (11) Â Â
SMU Assists Leader: Hannah Beauford (36) Â Â
SMU Digs Leader: Victoria Harris (13) Â Â
SMU Blocks Leader: Hannah Beauford (6) Â Â
SMU Ace Leader: Gabi Placide (2) Â Â Â
SMU Points Leader: Jadyn Livings (11.0) Â Â Â
NEXT UP: Â Â Â
SMU hits the road to face Clemson on Friday, Oct. 23. Action will begin at 5 p.m. CT on ACCNX. Â Â
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