THE RUNDOWN
DBU (13-12, 5-8) fell to Western New Mexico (6-15, 4-9) Thursday night. Western New Mexico took advantage of their home court to extend their winning streak over DBU to 3-0. Strealy Sizelove posted three service aces in the second set to lead the match.
 
DBU trailed at the start of the first set against Western New Mexico, but a 4-0 run backed by a series of DBU kills and a Mustang error led the Lady Patriots back to a 12-12 tie. A 5-0 run helped the Mustangs take the lead and they didn't look back the remainder of the set to win, 25-17.
 
DBU pulled out to an early lead over the Mustangs in the second set. Western New Mexico closed the gap to a two-point deficit at 9-7, but a 3-0 run backed by a Kasey Hold kill and a couple Mustang errors advanced the Lady Patriots to 12-7. A kill via Emma Eakin took the Lady Patriots to set point at 24-20, but a 6-0 run allowed the Mustangs to sneak ahead at the end to win 26-24.
 
Both teams were neck-and-neck from the jump in the third set. The match was tied at 8-8 before the Mustangs were able to pull ahead by two. DBU kept up their fight to tie the set again at 10-10 and didn't allow the Mustangs to gain much momentum. Two major blocks by Lexie Houston assisted by Hannah Tawney kept the game tied at 21-21. The Mustangs got the upper hand to win the set, 25-23.
 
KEY STORYLINES
-Strealy Sizelove led the match with three service aces
-Brooke Clark and Lexie Houston led DBU with seven kills
-Kayla Brock posted 15 assists, which made up half of the team's total assists on the night
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
49- Total digs on the match
7- Blocks with four coming from Lexi Houston
33- Kills by the Lady Patriots
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots will travel to Odessa, Texas to face UT Permian Basin at 12 p.m. Saturday, November 2^nd.