Dallas had a top-five volleyball match on Thursday, and SMU made the home-court opportunity count. The No. 5 Mustangs beat No. 3 Louisville in four sets at Moody Coliseum on Nov. 12, ending the Cardinals’ 14-match winning streak and handing them their first ACC loss of the season.
SMU won 25–21, 23–25, 25–19, 25–23, according to the university’s match recap and official box score. The result moved the Mustangs to 21–4 overall and 13–2 in conference play. Louisville fell to 24–3 and 14–1 in the ACC.
The scoreline tells a useful part of the story: Louisville answered SMU’s opening-set win, but the Mustangs took the next two rather than letting the match stretch into a fifth. Both the second and fourth sets were decided by two points. Against an opponent that arrived unbeaten in league play, SMU closed out the tighter finish that mattered most.
