On Saturday, SMU Volleyball finished their 2010 regular season with a loss to Tulsa in a 3-1 match. The conclusion to their season would give the team a 25-6 record, the best in SMU Volleyball history.

The first two sets were controlled by Tulsa as they would win them 25-14 and 25-19.  Tulsa’s attack percentage reflected their dominance in the first two sets, with 85 percent in the first and 69% in the second.

The Mustangs would come back to win the third set 25-20 with an attack percentage of 57 percent over Tulsa’s 47 percent.

Senior Outside Hitter Dana Powell led the offense with 20 kills followed by Junior Outside Hitter Jessica Oliver with 13 kills and Senior Outside Kathryn Wilkerson with 12 kills.

On Defense, Wilkerson led the team with a match high of 24 digs. The remaining major contributions came from Dana Powell with 16 digs, followed by Junior Setter Kelli Becerra with 11 digs and Junior Libero Sidney Stewart with 13 digs.

This final regular season game leaves SMU with a record high in program history as well as 17-3 record in Conference USA. The Mustangs won four of their last five games, finishing the season on a strong note, despite the final loss to Tulsa.

Despite the record breaking season SMU failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament. The Mustangs were not selected be the NCAA committee on selection Sunday as an at large bid and did not receive the automatic Conference USA qualifying bid.