THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots (11-16) (4-6) defeated Newman (1-22) (1-9) 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 29-27) on Saturday at Newman. Sophomore Brooke Clark led DBU with 15.5 points and 14 kills, while senior Kasey Holand finished with 11 kills of her own. Redshirt senior Alexa Lezak chipped in a season-high eight kills and three digs, while senior Katie Nicholson posted three kills of her own. Senior Merci Perry and Junior Strealy Sizelove combined for 29 assists contributing to the win.

In the first set DBU pulled ahead early, but Newman rallied, tying the score at 14 all. The Lady Patriots went on an 8-3 run making the score 22-16, heading into a Jets timeout. DBU would not trail again as senior Kasey Holand and sophomore Brooke Clark each had a pair kills pushing DBU to a 25-18 win in the opening set.

In the second set, DBU took control after the first point and lead until the teams met again at 6 all. The Lady Patriots extended their lead to 14-8 heading into a Newman timeout after a kill from Katie Nicholson. After the break, DBU kept their foot on the gas not trailing for the rest of the set. Brooke Clark scored the sets final point off a kill assisted by Strealy Sizelove to give DBU the 29-25 win.

Playing to extend the match, Newman jumped out to a 6-4 lead that was quickly erased by the Lady Patriots, who went on a 4-1 run to go ahead 8-7. Newman would rally taking advantage of errors to jump ahead 13-12 midway through the set. DBU made a second run to extend their lead to 20-18 over the Jets, but Newman would go ahead 23-22 sending DBU into a timeout. Newman would commit a service error tying the set at 24 all. The teams would swap points until an Alexa Lezak kill and bad set by Newman gave DBU the 29-27 set three win, and the match.
 
KEY STORYLINES
 
- DBU had 15 attack errors on the match, near a season low.
- Kasey Holand and Brooke Clark combined for 25 kills
- The win marks the Lady Patriots 15th win in school history against Newman.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 
 
42 - Total kills by the Lady Patriots.
2 – Service errors in the match opposed to six from the Jets.
36 – Total assists as a team.
.346 – Hitting percentage for Kasey Holand.

UP NEXT
DBU will compete at home November 1st against St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. inside the Burg.