Box Score

The DBU Lady Patriot Volleyball Team had their four-match win streak snapped, Tuesday, dropping a 3-1 contest to visiting Tarleton State University. Senior Libero Cameron Hartson earned a career-high 38 digs in the loss.

The non-conference contest puts Dallas Baptist at 8-11 on the season, with Tarleton improving to 10-7.
 
The Lady Patriots led the majority of the first half of the first set, before Tarleton slowly climbed back to tie the frame at 17. The visiting club pulled away slowly from that point, eventually taking a 25-21 win.
 
DBU came out firing in the second frame, riding a 9-0 run to a 13-3 lead. The TexAnns responded with a 6-1 stretch, cutting the DBU lead to 16-11. Tarleton would get as close as 19-17, before the Lady Patriots pulled away for a 25-19 win, tying the match at one.
 
Tarleton started quickly in the third set, leading 7-2 early. DBU fought back within two at 14-12, forcing a timeout from Tarleton Head Coach Mary Schindler. The TexAnns then extended their lead to as many as five, eventually taking a 2-1 match lead with a 25-21 set win.
 
Aided by a 5-1 run in the middle of the fourth frame, Tarleton took the set, 25-14, closing the match with a 3-1 victory.
 
In addition to Hartson's 38, two other players turned in double-digit digs, with Erika Papadeas adding 15 and Tyler Bradsher earning 12. Tiara Iwegbu added three blocks.
 
Iwegbu was the top offensive performer for either squad, totaling 18 kills. Tadam Mergener added 10 kills, while Tyler Bradsher and Kaycie Bird shared the setting duties, earning 24 and 19 assists, respectively.
 
"We made a lot of hitting errors, tonight, and in the end, I think that is what did us in," said Head Coach Cathy Kokel. "We were not able to respond well when we made those errors."  
 
"I do want to point out that our players on the right side played well. We have been working a lot with Markayla (Benoit) and Carly (Hess), and they played well."
 
For Tarleton, Stacie Murrah led the club with 17 kills, followed by 10 from Kaitlyn White, with Danielle Barker passing off 43 assists. Emily Klein added 24 digs on the defensive side, followed by 21 from Barker, and 13 each from Kelsey Raglin and Lacy Hodges.
 
Dallas Baptist takes to the road again for the remainder of the week to play a pair of Heartland Conference matches. The Lady Patriots compete at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by Newman University, Saturday at noon.