No. 5 Mustangs Win Fifth Straight, Sweep Wake Forest

Sunday, November 1

Winston-Salem, NC

12pm CT

SMU

18-4,10-2ACC

Wake Forest

9-14,3-9ACC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
SMU	27	25	25	3
Wake Forest	25	15	22	0

Nov 1 | Volleyball

Box Score

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (SMU) - No. 5 SMU Volleyball (18-4, 10-2 ACC) took care of business on the road, winning its fifth straight match by sweeping Wake Forest (9-14, 3-9 ACC) with set scores of 27-25, 25-15, and 25-22 Sunday afternoon.

SMU ends its four-match roadstand unbeaten. The Mustangs have won their last eight true road matches.

Outside hitter Suli Davis led a Mustangs' offense that hit .437 against the Demon Deacons, the second-highest team hitting percentage of the season. Davis logged 14 kills on a .333 attacking efficiency and added five digs.

After starting the match with seven kills in the first set, Gabi Placide also reached double figures with 11 kills against Wake Forest and hit .500.

Setter Hannah Beauford sent out 38 assists, setting six different Mustangs to multiple kills. She also added five digs and two blocks.

The Mustangs had another solid blocking effort Sunday, outblocking the Demon Deacons 10-5, led by Favor Anyanwu, who finished with five blocks, two of which were solo rejections. Offensively, Anyanwu also added seven kills on 10 swings.

MATCH NOTES:

The Mustangs improved to 3-1 against Wake Forest all-time, 3-0 under Coach Erger, all of which have been sweeps.
Since 2022, when Coach Erger arrived on the Hilltop, the Mustangs are 51-13 in true road matches. Since joining the ACC in 2024, the Mustangs are 24-3 in true ACC road matches.
Davis went for 10+ kills for the 18th time this season and the 48th of her career.
With five blocks against the Wolfpack, Anyanwu (304) moved into sole possession of seventh in the SMU record book in career blocks in the 25-point (modern scoring) rally scoring era.
The Mustangs hit .400+ for the third time this season, all in ACC play.
SMU starts November 1-0. Under Erger, SMU is now 32-4 in November.
SMU improved to 57-0 when hitting .300+ under Coach Erger, 10-0 this season.
Placide went for 10+ kills for the sixth time this season and the 71st of her career. Placide logged seven kills in the first set, her highest single-set total of the season.
Harris went for 10+ digs for the 18th time this season and the 63rd of her career. She has reached the 10-or-more-dig threshold in six straight matches.
Vandeweghe has logged multiple aces in back-to-back matches for the first time in her career.

LEADERS:
SMU Kills Leader: Suli Davis (14)
SMU Assists Leader: Hannah Beauford (38)
SMU Digs Leader: Victoria Harris (10)
SMU Blocks Leader: Favor Anyanwu (5)
SMU Ace Leader: Elle Vandeweghe (2)
SMU Points Leader: Suli Davis (15.5)

NEXT UP:
SMU returns to Moody Coliseum for a four-match homestand, starting with North Carolina on Friday, Nov. 6. The match will stream on ACCNX at 12 p.m. CT.