Season-High Hitting Percentage Propels No. 5 SMU To Sweep At Boston College

Sunday, October 4

Chestnut Hill, MA

12pm CT

SMU

12-2,4-0ACC

Boston College

10-5,1-3ACC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
SMU	25	25	25	3
Boston College	19	12	18	0

SMU Volleyball at Boston College 10-4-26

Season-High Hitting Percentage Propels No. 5 SMU To Sweep At Boston College

Oct 4 | Volleyball

Box Score

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (SMU) – The No. 5 SMU volleyball team (12-2, 4-0 ACC) made quick work of Boston College (10-5, 1-3 ACC), sweeping the Eagles with set scores of 25-19, 25-12 and 25-18.

The Mustangs win their sixth straight match, the longest winning streak of the season, and remain unbeaten through four conference matches.

SMU's offense was unstoppable on Sunday, hitting a season-best .468 and led by redshirt freshman setter Hannah Beauford, who dished out 32 assists against the Eagles.

Suli Davis had a career showing against the Eagles, finishing the three-setter with 16 kills on a career-best .556 hitting percentage. She also logged a career-high six blocks on Sunday.

The Mustangs' defense was dominant once again, especially at the net on Sunday, tying a season-high with 15 team blocks. Middle blocker Favor Anyanwu led the charge with eight rejections.

In her second start of the season, Jadyn Livings was the second most productive attacker, collecting nine kills on a .438 clip.

MATCH NOTES:

The Mustangs have won their last 13 ACC matches, the longest active streak in the conference.
Under Coach Erger, SMU is 46-13 in true away matches and 19-3 in ACC road contests.
Mustangs improved to a 3-0 record against the Eagles all-time.
SMU has hit .300 or better seven times this season, including five straight matches. SMU's .468 clip marks the second time this season the Mustangs have hit over .400 and the ninth time under Coach Erger.
The Mustangs improved to 54-0 when hitting .300 or better during the Erger Era.
Boston College was held to a .091 hitting percentage, the fourth time this season the Mustangs have held their opponent under .100; all four have come in the last five matches.
Davis surpassed double-digit kills for the 13th time in 14 matches so far this season.
Anyanwu logged 8+ blocks for the fifth time this season and the 13th of her SMU career. Her 13 matches with 8+ blocks rank tied for third most in program history.
SMU has notched 10+ blocks in 10 matches this season, three times in ACC play. The Mustangs logged seven blocks in the first frame.
The Mustangs' two middles combined for 12 kills, hitting .450, with 14 combined blocks.
Davis's 20 points in the match are the most in a three-set match this season by a Mustang.
Newsome earned her second straight match with 5+ blocks, the third time this season and the 11th instance of her career.
The 25-12 second-set score is the Mustangs' most dominant set of the season.
SMU hit .682 in the third frame, the fifth-best percentage in a set in the 25-point rally scoring era. The Mustangs had 15 kills on 22 swings with just one error.

SMU LEADERS:
SMU Kills Leader: Suli Davis (16)
SMU Assists Leader: Hannah Beauford (32)
SMU Digs Leaders: Victoria Harris/Hannah Beauford (5)
SMU Blocks Leader: Favor Anyanwu (8)
SMU Ace Leaders: Gabi Placide/Hannah Beauford (2)
SMU Points Leader: Suli Davis (20.0)

NEXT UP:
No. 5 SMU heads to No. 2 Pittsburgh for the first of two top-5 showdowns on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The match will air on the ACC Network at 6 p.m. CT.