DBU's Volleyball Team took part in the Missouri Sothern Invitational on September 5 and 6. The Lady Patriots played four matches, finishing off the tournament with a 2-2 mark. DBU defeated Missouri Southern and Northwestern Missouri State, while losing to the University of Central Oklahoma and Midwestern State. The Lady Patriots left the Invitational with a 5-4 overall mark.

Match one of the tournament paired DBU up with UCO, which ended up being a five set battle. UCO managed to pull out the fifth set, 15-8 to win the match. Junior Lauren Secord, who was named All-Tournament for her play over the four matches, led the way with 18 kills, while Freshman Kaylyn Frink had 15 kills and eight digs, and Junior Vickie Mundell dished out 45 assists.

The Lady Patriots responded from their tough loss to UCO in the second match by beating Missouri Southern in five sets. Secord had her best match of the season when she smashed 25 kills, while Junior Amanda Emmert had a great game on the back row with 30 digs.

DBU suffered their second loss of the tournament when they went up against the undefeated Midwestern State Lions. MSU continued their strong play against DBU beating them, 3-1. Secord once again led the Lady Patriots with 21 kills, while Mundell had 37 assists.

The final match of the tournament paired the Lady Patriots up with Northwestern Missouri State, where DBU put together one of the best matches of the season defeating NMSU, 3-0. Frink and Secord each contributed with 14 kills, Mundell had 40 assists, and Emmert dug out 15 balls.

The Lady Patriots will be back in action again when they try to knock Midwestern State from the unbeaten ranks on September 9, in Wichita Falls, Texas, at 7:00.