15 Team Blocks Boost No. 5 Mustangs To Win At NC State

Friday, October 30

Raleigh, NC

6pm CT

SMU

17-4,9-2ACC

NC State

13-9,4-7ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
SMU	23	25	25	25	3
NC State	25	18	19	19	1

Oct 30 | Volleyball

Box Score

RALEIGH, N.C. (SMU) - No. 5 SMU Volleyball (17-4, 9-2 ACC) tied its season-high with 15 blocks in a four-set win over NC State (13-9, 4-7 ACC) Friday night in Raleigh.

After dropping the first set, 23-25, the Mustangs dominated the following three, winning 25-18, 25-19 and 25-19.

With the win, the Mustangs improved to 8-1 on the road this season. The result marked the Mustangs' fourth straight victory.

Sophomore outside hitter Suli Davis logged her eighth double-double of the season with 17 kills along with a team-best 11 digs.

The Mustang middles combined for 17 kills against the Wolfpack, as junior Favor Anyanwu collected nine kills on a .571 clip and freshman Elle Vandeweghe registered eight terminations and two aces.

Vandeweghe led the match with eight blocks, a new career-high for the rookie, while Anyanwu closely trailed her, finishing with seven blocks of her own Friday night.

SMU's blocking forced NC State to hit .095, the seventh time this season SMU has held its opponent under .100.

Setter Hannah Beauford ran a balanced offensive attack that saw five Mustangs log seven or more kills against the Wolfpack. Beauford sent out 37 assists in the four-setter and logged six digs and three blocks.

MATCH NOTES:

SMU has won its last seven true road matches.
SMU moved to 5-3 all-time against NC State, 4-1 during the Erger era.
The Mustangs notched 10 or more blocks for the 12th time this season and the seventh in ACC play.
Since 2022, when Coach Erger arrived on the Hilltop, the Mustangs are 50-13 in true road matches. Since joining the ACC in 2024, the Mustangs are 23-3 in true ACC road matches.
Davis went for 10+ kills for the 17th time this season and the 47th of her career. SMU improved to 7-1 when Davis has a double-double this season.
Harris went for 10+ digs for the 17th time this season and the 62nd of her career. She has reached the 10-or-more-dig threshold for the fifth straight match.
Anyanwu had seven blocks against the Wolfpack, the 30th time in her SMU career she has gone over five blocks in a match and the 13th time this season.
With seven blocks against the Wolfpack, Anyanwu ties Kendra Kahenek for seventh in the SMU record book in career blocks in the 25-point (modern scoring) rally scoring era.
Along with her career-high eight blocks, Vandeweghe tied a career-high with two aces against the Wolfpack.
SMU held NC State to a -.111 hitting percentage in the third set, the lowest opponent clip in a set this season.

LEADERS:
SMU Kills Leader: Suli Davis (17)
SMU Assists Leader: Hannah Beauford (37)
SMU Digs Leader: Suli Davis (11)
SMU Blocks Leader: Elle Vandeweghe (8)
SMU Ace Leaders: Elle Vandeweghe/Victoria Harris (2)
SMU Points Leader: Suli Davis (18.0)

NEXT UP:
SMU ends its four-game road trip against Wake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 1. The game will stream on ACCNX starting at 12 p.m. CT.