The Lady Patriot Volleyball Team picked up their fifth straight victory on Tuesday night in the Burg Center against the University Central Oklahoma in a non-conference match.  The 3-1 victory improved DBU's record to 10-6 overall, while UCO fell to 8-11.

DBU jumped out of the gate early and won the first set of the match 25-23.  The Lady Patriots trailed for most of the set but mounted a late comeback in the set to take a 1-0 lead.  DBU killed 16 balls and only allowed 11 kills by UCO in set one.

The Patriots took a commanding 2-0 lead after they won set two 25-20.  UCO, however, determined not to go down without out a fight came out smoking in set three and ran away with a 25-13 win, to cut the Patriots lead to 2-1.

DBU used the three-minute intermission to make some minor adjustments and recapture their form in the fourth set.  DBU never looked back in set four and finished off UCO, 25-22 to win the match.  The Patriots smashed 17 kills and used a .325 hitting average to secure the match.

Senior Lauren Secord led the way for DBU with 16 kills, while Junior Vickie Mundell continued to stay hot, with 50 assists, eight digs, six kills, and four aces.  Junior Lauren Zegarelli added 10 kills and seven digs, while Senior Erin Black dug out 25 balls in the back row.  

DBU will be in action again on Wednesday night, when they play host to Abilene Christian University for a 7:00 match.