THE LEAD
The Dallas Baptist Volleyball Team was defeated in five sets, 3-2 by the University of Texas-Permian Basin Falcons on Thursday night. Carly Hess had a match-high 20 kills, Kaycie Bird chipped in 30 assists, and Hannah Hester tallied a match-high 12 digs.

Building a 6-3 lead in the first set, the Falcons would take an early advantage, before a 7-4 rally by the Lady Patriots powered by a string of kills by Carly Hess tied the set at 10 apiece. The tie was short lived though, as UTPB scored the next three points to take a 13-10 lead.  The Faclons would eventually win the first set 25-16 to take a 1-0 lead in the match.

DBU fell behind in the second set, as UTPB went up early by a score of 6-1.  Despite trailing, the Lady Patriots would stay close with multiple point streaks including a three-point run capped off by a Hess kill that narrowed the deficit to 11-10.  After DBU tied the match at 13 apiece, UTPB took the upper hand and pulled away on a 7-1 run to go up 20-14.  UT-Permian Basin would go on to close out DBU, 25-19 and take a 2-0 match lead.

Down 10-7 to the Falcons in the third set, the Lady Patriots turned on the offense, starting with back-to-back kills from Cooper Martin that opened a five-point run to put DBU ahead 12-10. UTPB pulled within one point 12-11, before the Lady Patriots went on another scoring wave that extended their lead to 19-13.  DBU would be too much for UT-Permian Basin in the third set as they won 25-17.

Carrying their momentum into the fourth set, the Lady Patriots jumped out in front of the Falcons, 5-1. Trying to close in on DBU, UTPB pulled to within one point at 11-10, but that would be as close as they would get for the rest of the set.  The Lady Patriots went up by as many as seven points to take a 21-14 advantage and eventually an eight point lead, as they closed the set 25-17 and tied the match 2-2.

In the fifth and final set of the evening, UT-Permian Basin used early errors by DBU to go up 3-1.  The Falcons would extend their lead to six points, going up 12-6 over the Lady Patriots.  A late rally by DBU would not be enough, as UTPB claimed the fifth set 15-10 and sealed the match 3-2. 
 
COACH'S QUOTE  
"Our girls didn't come in ready to play and any team is going to take advantage of that and be on top.  We need to get back in a defensive mentality and refocus before Saturday." - Coach Cathy Kokel

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
22 Number of errors registered by DBU to UTPB's 17.
9   Number of blocks registered by each team.
4   Number of service aces registered by each team.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lady Patriots continue their road trip as they head to Lubbock to face the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps this Saturday, November, 7. The match is set to begin at 12 pm.