The SMU volleyball team recorded a record-setting 24th win of the season by defeating Conference USA rival Houston Friday, 3-2.

The team has won seven straight contests in a season that will mark their third with 20-plus wins..

SMU took the early advantage in a back-and-forth match with a 25-19 win in the first game Houston rebounded to win the second and third games 25-21 and 25-22 respectively.

The Mustangs came back to dominate the fourth game 25-8 and claimed the final game 15-8.

“I’m just extremely proud of this team,” head coach Lisa Seifert said. “This win means a lot to me and it means a lot to the team. The way that we came back, from behind, was truly special.”

On offense the top kills came from senior outside hitter Kathryn Wilkerson with a career high of 22.

Junior outside hitter Dana Powell tallied 17 kills, and junior outside hitter Jessica Oliver had 10 kills.

On defense, significant contributions came from junior libero Sidney Stewart with a match high of 33 digs. Wilkerson notched 17 digs and Powell had 10 digs.

This win marks the team’s 16th conference victory of the season.

SMU will play its final regular season game at Tulsa at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Tulsa is currently 18-0, having recently swept Rice 3-0 on Nov. 19 and be will playing Houston in its next match.

SMU and Tulsa are both in the running for first place in Conference USA.