THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots lose at home to St. Edward's in straight sets. It was a tough night for DBU as they never found a consistent way to stop St. Edward's attacks. The Lady Patriots usually find more success in their blocking, but they could only register one block on the night. The DBU offense also struggled tonight with the team attack percentage at .092. They did find a bright spot in the offense with Brooke Clark finishing with a game-high 14 kills. Not only did Brooke finish with the most kills in the match, but she also posted only one error which brought her attack percentage to an impressive .565.

DBU started off the first set with a lot of energy and enthusiasm which helped them get out to an 8-1 lead. St. Edward's found their offense and cut the lead down to 18-13, but they would go on to score five points in a row to tie things up at 18-18. DBU would take the lead back at 21-19, but St. Edward's went on another run to score five in a row and take a 24-21 lead before going on to win the set 25-23. 

The second set started out close as the teams traded points until St. Edward's was leading 10-6. The Lady Hilltoppers would then score 13 of the next 14 points to increase their lead to 23-7 before winning the set 25-9. The Lady Patriots seemed a little taken back after losing the second set by 16 points and came out in the third set a little disorganized. A few errors by DBU allowed St. Edward's to take a 5-2 lead. The Lady Patriots calmed down from there and fought back to take a 14-12 lead. The two teams would keep the score close until it was tied at 17-17, but St. Edward's went on another run of scoring seven in a row to take a 24-17 lead before ultimately winning the set 25-18 and the match 3-0.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Tonight's loss makes it four in a row for DBU with two of those losses being against Heartland Conference opponents. 
• The turning point in tonight's match had to come in the second set. A 16-point set loss marks one of the worst set losses for DBU this season.
• Brooke Clark has shown signs of being a great player for DBU. Her 14 kills and .565 attacking percentage really helped the team get some offense going.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1- In the last four matches the Lady Patriots have only won one set.
5- Tonight's attacking percentage of .092 marks the fifth time the Lady Patriots finished with an attacking percentage under .100 this season.
9- St. Edward's ended with nine blocks tonight which was eight more than DBU.

UP NEXT
DBU has a five game road trip ahead of them which will start in San Antonio where they will face Heartland Conference opponent St. Mary's on Thursday October 19th at 6:00 p.m.