SEATTLE — The Huskies are headed for Texas this week and their first top-25 test as 11th-ranked SMU plays host to the DoubleTree Invitational in Dallas. The Huskies take on the Mustangs this Thursday, Sept. 4, live on ACC Network at 5 p.m. PDT. After that, the Huskies (1-2) will stay at SMU to face Stony Brook on Friday at 2 p.m. and Northern Iowa on Saturday at 9 a.m.

In week one, the Huskies went the full five sets in all three matches, only the second time that has happened in program history and the first time since 1984. Washington came up on the short end against Northern Colorado and Colgate, but prevailed against Mountain West Champion Colorado State.

Five women made their UW debuts last week: senior transfers Taylor Simpson and Alexa Markley made instant impacts, redshirt freshman Addy Benefield started all three matches on the right side, and true freshmen Simona Mateska and Ava Jo Berry provided sparks off the bench.

This is the first time UW has faced all three of its opponents this weekend.

SMU has also known only fifth sets so far, going 2-0 with two 3-2 wins over LSU and No. 20 Baylor. Malaya Jones was named AVCA National Player of the Week this week after posting 44 kills in the two wins and hitting .330. The Mustangs are coming off one of the best seasons in school history, going 25-8 and 16-4 in the ACC and reaching the second round of the NCAA tournament. SMU was voted fourth in the ACC preseason poll this year, and had three All-ACC preseason individual picks: Jones, Averi Carlson, and Favor Anyanwu. All three are transfers in their first years at SMU.

Stony Brook is 3-0 after having defeated Central Connecticut State, Siena, and Rhode Island. The Seawolves were 16-13 last year and 9-9 in Coastal Athletic Association play. Mercedes Motton was named CAA co-Defensive Player of the Week this week and Ava Zamora was named Rookie of the Week. Stony Brook hit .242 and held its opponents to just .108 last week.

Northern Iowa was an NCAA tourney team a year ago with a perfect 18-0 run through the Missouri Valley Conference, also winning the conference tournament. The Panthers then beat Illinois in the NCAA first round and pushed eventual Final Four squad Louisville to five sets in the second round. In its first two matches this year, UNI was swept by then-No. 13 Arizona State in the opener and then beat South Dakota State in four sets. UNI was voted the preseason favorites to win a fourth-straight MVC title and outside hitter Cassidy Hartman was preseason All-MVC.