The Lady Patriot Volleyball Team opened up Heartland Conference play 2-0 after they defeated Texas A&M International, 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.  The victory pushed DBU's overall record to 7-6, while TAMIU fell to 2-11 and 0-2.

The Dustdevils came out determined to make a statement and defeated the Patriots 25-20 in the first set.  TAMIU took advantage of 10 DBU errors and had 12 kills to secure the opening set. 

The final three sets saw the Lady Patriots clean up their game and take control of the match.  DBU took set two 25-20 and then dominated set three by winning 25-14.  The Lady Patriots smashed 17 kills and had only four errors in the third set.

DBU finished off the Dustdevils in set four when they slammed 15 more kills and used nine TAMIU errors to win 25-19.

Senior Lauren Secord led the Lady Patriots to victory with her 13 kills and six blocks, while Freshman Kristin Secord also had a strong game with nine kills and six blocks.  Junior Vickie Mundell continued to play well all over the court after she had three kills, 37 assist, eight digs and Junior Amanda Emmert dug 16 balls from the back row.

The Lady Patriots will be in action again on September 25, when they welcome OPSU to the Burg Center for a 7:00 match.