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SMU Mustangs women's volleyball

The SMU Mustangs women's volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball team at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The program began its first season in 1996. Its current head coach is Sam Erger. Their first head coach was Lisa Seifert, who led the program from 1996–2021.[3] She finished her career with 415 wins, the second-most of any coach at SMU.

SMU Mustangs women's volleyball
Founded1996
UniversitySouthern Methodist University
Head coachSam Erger[1] (4th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationDallas, Texas, US
Home arenaMoody Coliseum (capacity: 7,000)
NicknameMustangs
ColorsRed and blue[2]
   
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal
2025
AIAW/NCAA tournament appearance
2015, 2016, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference regular season champion
2015, 2016, 2023

In SMU Volleyball's 2016 post-season, the Mustangs beat the Texas A&M Aggies in 3 straight sets (25-23, 25-23, 25-18) to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament. This was the Mustangs second year to qualify for the tournament and first year to advance to the second round where they played the University of Texas Longhorns. SMU became the first American Athletic Conference Team to win an NCAA match after losing to Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2015.[4]

The 2019 season was another success. It resulted in a west-side AAC championship for the Mustangs. After winning their side of the conference, the Mustangs attended the AAC tournament when they were swept by UCF. Shortly after this season ended COVID-19 came into play. All volleyball operations were halted in March 2020 and the Mustangs didn't practice for 5 months. Their 2020 fall season got postponed until the spring of 2021.

2024 Season

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SMU knocked off 2nd-ranked Nebraska at Moody Coliseum [5] and then SMU defeated 18th-ranked Baylor.[6] SMU was ranked in top 25 checking at 22 in American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coaches Poll for the first time in program history.[7] On October 12, 2024, SMU knocked off 1st-ranked Pitt giving both Nebraska and Pittsburgh their only loss.[8] They defeated Wichita State in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament before falling in the 2nd round to Missouri.

2025 Season

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SMU Achieved highest ranking of 10 AVCA Poll in program History.[9].SMU was ranked as 2nd seed in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament and lost in quarterfinals to Purdue.

Year-by-Year Coaching Results

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Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
1996Lisa Seifert7–243–136th WAC Mountain—
1997Lisa Seifert15–105–95th WAC Pacific—
1998Lisa Seifert14–175–95th WAC Mountain—
1999Lisa Seifert20–139–54th WAC—
2000Lisa Seifert14–174–129th WAC—
2001Lisa Seifert14–138–52nd WAC East—
2002Lisa Seifert12–176–73rd WAC East—
2003Lisa Seifert23–711–22nd WAC East—
2004Lisa Seifert14–145–83rd WAC East—
2005Lisa Seifert13–168–77th C-USA—
2006Lisa Seifert17–157–98th C-USA—
2007Lisa Seifert16–156–109th C-USA—
2008Lisa Seifert14–176–108th C-USA—
2009Lisa Seifert19–129–76th C-USA—
2010Lisa Seifert25–617–32nd C-USA—
2011Lisa Seifert15–1711–97th C-USA—
2012Lisa Seifert11–207–98th C-USA—
2013Lisa Seifert22–914–42nd AAC—
2014Lisa Seifert26–915–52nd AAC—
2015Lisa Seifert27–617–31st AACNCAA First Round
2016Lisa Seifert26–818–21st AACNCAA Second Round
2017Lisa Seifert21–1115–53rd AACNIVC First Round
2018Lisa Seifert12–169–95th AAC—
2019Lisa Seifert18–1011–51st AAC West—
2020Lisa Seifert8–64–43rd AAC West—
2021Lisa Seifert18–1214–64th AAC—
Sam Erger Era
2022Sam Erger22–1015–53rd AAC—
2023Sam Erger26–718–11st AACNCAA Second Round
2024Sam Erger25–816–44th ACCNCAA Second Round

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Coaches Record

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CoachYearsOverall RecordConference RecordPostseason Highlights
Lisa Seifert1996–2021441–343244–177NCAA (2015, 2016)
Sam Erger2022–Present73–2549–10NCAA Second Round (2023, 2024)

Attendance Records

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YearFacilityAvg. AttendanceTotal Attendance
2024Moody Coliseum1,72130,976
2023Moody Coliseum6899,651
2022Moody Coliseum6738,753
2021Moody Coliseum6779,484
2020–21*Moody Coliseum3103,721
2019Moody Coliseum83810,890
2018Moody Coliseum5078,998
2017Moody Coliseum4567,301
2016Moody Coliseum3774,905
2015Moody Coliseum3896,222
2014Moody Coliseum5398,625
2013Moody Coliseum3444,130
2012Moody Coliseum2443,167

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Sam Erger - Volleyball Coach - SMU Athletics". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  2. ↑ "SMU Licensing". SMUMustangs.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2016 Volleyball factbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-14.
  4. ↑ "SMU Volleyball Beats Texas A&M". 3 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  6. ↑ "SMU Tops No. 14 Baylor In Home Opener To Earn Highest-Ranked Win In Program History - SMU Athletics". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  7. ↑ "SMU Volleyball ranked in top 25 for 1st time ever | wfaa.com". Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  8. ↑ "Pitt vs. SMU Match Highlights | 2024 ACC Volleyball - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  9. ↑ https://smumustangs.com/news/2025/10/13/volleyball-achieves-highest-ranking-in-program-history.aspx
  10. ↑ "2025 Volleyball Record Book (PDF) - SMU Athletics" (PDF). smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  11. ↑ "2025 Volleyball Record Book (PDF) - SMU Athletics" (PDF). smumustangs.com. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
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