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SMU beats UTSA to win DoubleTree Invitational

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Senior outside hitter Abbey Bybel Photo credit: SMU Athletics

By Breck Spencer

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Junior libero Morgan Heise Photo credit: SMU Athletics

SMU volleyball beat UTSA Saturday, winning the DoubleTree Invitational tournament and boosting their record to 10-2 on the season. SMU entered the weekend having received 33 votes in the AVCA Coaches poll, looking to break into the top 25.

After winning the first two sets against UTSA 25-17, the Mustangs dropped the third set 21-25. They rallied to win the fourth set 25-23 and capture the tournament title. Junior Morgan Heise had 19 digs and won the tournament’s Best Libero award. Her senior teammate Avery Acker was named tournament MVP, after being named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week last week.

In the first match of the tournament, SMU claimed a 3-0 victory (25-8, 25-10, 25-17) against Clemson. The win was highlighted by Senior Abby Bybel’s match-high 13 kills. Acker recorded a double-double and sophomore Katie Hegarty added 11 kills.

SMU maintained their momentum from the win over Clemson as they defeated rival TCU in their second match of the tournament. After giving up the first two sets to TCU (23-25, 19-25), the Mustangs won the final three sets (25-20, 25-19, 15-13) to complete the comeback. Acker led both teams with 67 assists and recorded her second double-double of the tournament and eighth of the season. Heise had 34 digs in the match, tying her for seventh all-time in a single match for SMU.

The DoubleTree Invitational tournament concluded the Mustangs out of conference play, in which the team accumulated a 10-2 record. SMU will begin their conference play on September 25 against the Houston Cougars (9-2). Their first conference home game at Moody Coliseum is September 30 against Tulsa.

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