THE RUNDOWN
The Dallas Baptist Lady Patriot Volleyball Team swept the Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies 3-0 to get their first win of the season and in Heartland Conference play. Tiara Iwegbu led the way for DBU with 16 points and 10 kills.

DBU maintained a large lead through the majority of the first set, at one point even going on a 9 point streak and leading by as many as 11 points, cruising to a 25-16 victory. DBU's success continued in the second set as they were able to put together consecutive streaks of four and five points, to keep OPSU at bay defeating the Aggies 25-18.

To wrap up the third set, the Lady Patriots jumped out to an early 7-3 lead, which would ultimately end with DBU finishing off OPSU 25-15.        
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"The girls came out ready to play and everyone did good things. Krystal and Tiara dominated that match and Austin and Brooke played very controlled ball to keep us ahead the whole match." – Coach Cathy Kokel 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
19  Combined kills for Tiara Iwegbu and Krystal Wunderlich.
8    Match high number of digs to lead the game by Brooke Manley.
25  Match high number of assists totaled by Austin Roberts.
9    Number of blocks by the Lady Patriots to the Aggies 1.

WHAT'S NEXT
DBU will have their home opener this Tuesday, September 9, at the Burg Center versus the visiting Midwestern State Mustangs. Gametime is set for 6 pm.