Box Score

The Lady Patriots (4-8, 2-1) completed a rough showing at the Arkansas-Fort Smith Mary Beth Suddeth Invitational with a 3-1 loss to Southern Nazarene University. With the defeat, DBU dropped all four of their matches in the tournament hosted by conference foe, UAFS. The Lady Patriots have also lost five straight dating back to their last win on September 14^th, versus Oklahoma Panhandle.

Southern Nazarene jumped on DBU early, capturing the first two sets with identical scores of 25-16. DBU battled back in the third set with a 25-20 win, but the Lady Patriots could not force a fifth and deciding frame, losing 25-20 in the fourth set.

DBU was led by Erika Papadeas's 19 kills. Tadam Mergener and Tiara Iwegbu joined Papadeas in double-digit kills with 11 & 10 respectively. Cameron Hartson continued her dominance at the libero position with a team-high 26 digs, while Kaycie Bird paced the squad with 20 assists. Tyler Bradsher also chipped in with 18 assists of her own.

Following today's game, DBU's next action will be on the road to face Texas-Permian Basin in Heartland Conference action this Thursday. The Lady Patriots will wrap up their season-long seven game road swing with a trip to Lubbock Christian on September 28^th, before returning to the Burg Center on October 3^rd to host St. Edward's.