No. 7 Mustangs Crush Tigers in Clemson

Friday, October 23

Clemson, SC

5pm CT

SMU

15-4,7-2ACC

Clemson

8-13,2-7ACC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
SMU	25	25	25	3
Clemson	17	19	17	0

Oct 23 | Volleyball

Box Score

CLEMSON, S.C. (SMU) - No. 7 SMU Volleyball (15-4, 7-2 ACC) collected its eighth sweep of the season, dominating Clemson (8-13, 2-7 ACC) Friday night with set scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-17.

The Mustangs hit .345 as a team and held the Tigers to .067, the second-lowest opponent clip SMU has allowed this season.

Sophomore outside hitter Suli Davis led the Mustangs' attack with 12 kills, hitting .458, while also registering eight digs and two solo blocks.

In the second set, junior middle blocker Favor Anyanwu reached 500 career kills against the Tigers. Anyanwu finished the match with eight on an .800 hitting efficiency. She also added four blocks to lead the Mustangs.

Returning to her home state, libero Victoria Harris led the match with 14 digs, plus four assists and an ace.

Redshirt Freshman setter Hannah Beauford ran an efficient offense, dishing out 27 assists and scoring four kills.

The Mustangs outblocked the Tigers 8-1 and logged a season-high side-out percentage of 81.5.

MATCH NOTES:

SMU took a 4-3 lead in the overall series with the win. Under Coach Erger, the Mustangs are 3-0.
SMU has swept the Tigers in the last four meetings.
SMU improved to 6-1 in true road matches this season. The Mustangs completed match one of a four-match road stretch on Friday.
Since 2022, when Coach Erger arrived on the Hilltop, the Mustangs are 48-13 in true road matches.
Since joining the ACC in 2024, the Mustangs are 21-3 in true ACC road matches. 15 of the Mustangs 21 road wins in ACC play have been sweeps.
SMU held an opponent to under .100 hitting for the sixth time this season and 27th time under Coach Erger. The Mustangs improved to 26-1 when doing so.
SMU improved to 56-0 during the Erger era when hitting .300 or better.
Since joining the ACC in 2024, the Mustangs are 40-9 in conference matches.
Davis went for 10+ kills for the 16th time this season and the 46th of her career.
Harris went for 10+ digs for the 15th time this season and the 60th of her career.

LEADERS:
SMU Kills Leader: Suli Davis (12)
SMU Assists Leader: Hannah Beauford (27)
SMU Digs Leader: Victoria Harris (14)
SMU Blocks Leader: Favor Anyanwu (4)
SMU Ace Leader: Christa Wilburn (2)
SMU Points Leader: Suli Davis (15.0)

NEXT UP:
SMU will take on Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Sunday. Action will begin at 12:30 p.m. CT on the ACC Network.