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Volleyball beats USF, 3-1

Postby PonyPride » Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:31 pm

From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs Beat USF 3-1 On Thursday

Tampa, Fla. – SMU took down USF 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 25-20) on Thursday evening.

Rachel Woulfe tied her career-high with seven blocks on the day. Woulfe paced SMU with a game-high 20 kills. Zairyn Hemsley secured another double-double at the setter position with 45 assists and 19 digs. Alex Glover added 11 kills and 17 attacks (.588 hitting percentage). Bria' Merchant led the Mustangs' defense with 25 digs.

SMU jumped out to a 10-5 lead to begin the match. The Mustangs extended their lead to 15-9 after a USF attack error. SMU finished out the set with major kills from Kaylyn Winkler and Woulfe. Woulfe and Winkler combined for 11 kills and pushed SMU out to the early advantage.

Locked at 14-14, SMU used a 4-0 scoring run to find a safe lead after four attack errors by the Bulls. Jamison Wheeler gave SMU match point with a vicious kill to put SMU up 2-0. The Bulls were limited to a .191 hitting percentage after surrendering nine attack errors.

The Bulls and Mustangs battled back-and-forth in the third. USF eventually found a 16-11 lead. SMU was able to cut the lead down to two (22-20), but USF rallied to take the final three points to keep the match alive.

The fourth set was similar to the third, as both teams traded points as this set saw 16 ties. After a 21-21 tie SMU finished the set out with a 4-0 rally after four miss hit attacks by USF.

Tizi Puljiz led the Bulls with 18 kills, while Marta Cvitkovic added 14. Alexis Williams was the USF team leader with 22 digs.

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