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Volleyball blanks Connecticut, clinches NCAA tournament bid

Postby PonyPride » Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:20 am

From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs Clinch NCAA Tournament Berth With 3-0 Win At Connecticut
SMU matches program record with 26 win

Nov. 20, 2015

STORRS, Conn. (SMU) – The SMU volleyball team clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth and sole possession of the American Athletic Conference title with a 3-0 win (25-15, 25-21, 25-19), matching the program record with the 26th win of the season.

The Mustangs (26-3, 16-1 The American) won their 16th straight match, extending the school-record win streak. SMU took a 6-1 lead to start the third set, scoring on four kills, two by Katie Hegarty, and an ace. Hegarty led the team with 12 kills. Connecticut (16-13, 10-8 The American) never got within three points the rest of the set. SMU stretched its lead to as many as seven, 22-15, before completing the sweep with the 25-19 victory.

SMU outlasted the Huskies in the second set, winning 25-21 to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The Mustangs led by four, 18-14, but Connecticut scored four of the next five to cut the lead to one, 19-18. Leading 19-18, SMU scored five of the next six points to take a 24-19 lead. Connecticut fought off a pair of set points before the Mustangs scored their 25th point for the win.

The Mustangs out-scored the Huskies 12-4 at the end of the first set, taking a 25-15 victory. SMU took a 4-1 lead to open the match, but didn’t break it open until the late rally. SMU led the entire match. The Mustangs play their final road match of the regular season at Temple Sunday at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT.
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