In the battle of the two division leaders, the SMU Mustangs came on top against East Carolina in a 3-0 win in Greenville. SMU hit .256 for the match and had three players with double-digit kills in the sweep. The Mustangs are now 13-1 in The American and are on a nine-match winning streak. Elsewhere, Wichita State defeated North Texas 3-1, Rice defeated Tulane 3-1, and South Florida swept Temple in Philadelphia.
The American will resume action on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. ET as Memphis tries to even the series against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton. The week will end at 4 p.m. ET with UAB hosting Charlotte, where the 49ers won in five sets on Friday night. The full schedule can be found
here.