Lady Patriots Win Thriller Against MSU

The Lady Patriot Volleyball Team improved to 6-4 for the season on Tuesday night as they defeated the Midwestern State University Mustangs in Wichita Falls, Texas.

DBU dropped the first set to the Mustangs 28-26 before they jumped back on track to take set two and three 27-25 and 25-22. MSU took the fourth set as they went on an early run to even the match at 2-2.

In the fifth and final set, the Lady Patriots racked up a six-point lead before the Mustangs rallied to tie the set at 16-16 before two MSU attack errors gave the Lady Patriots their sixth win of the season. With the loss, the Mustangs fall to 2-12 on the season.

Freshman Christina Steinkruger and Sophomore Kaylyn Frink led the Lady Patriots on the offensive side of the court as they recorded 18 and 16 kills respectively. Frink was able to dig 25 Mustang attacks, while Steinkruger had 12 digs of her own.

Senior Amanda Emmert cleaned up on the defensive side of the court as she posted a game high 38 defensive digs.

Newcomer Freshman Brittni Nilson had an impressive night for DBU as she had 9 kills and six defensive digs.

The Lady Patriots are back in action on Thursday, September 17, as they travel to Laredo, Texas, to take on the Dustdevils from Texas A&M International University. The Heartland Conference matchup is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

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