THE RUNDOWN
DBU (10-7, 3-3) took down Cameron (4-10, 1-5) Saturday afternoon in the Burg Center.
Brooke Clark led the match with an impressive 17 kills while Strealy Sizelove led in assists with 26.  
 
The Aggies jumped out to an early 8-4 lead over DBU and maintained a steady pace for the first 20 points. At 13-17, a kill by Brooke Clark and a bad set led DBU to a two-point deficit, but another 2-0 run by the Aggies forced the first timeout of the match at 19-15. At 21-17, two errors by the Aggies and a kill from via Lexie Houston helped closed the gap to 21-20. Another bad set and a Houston kill tied the game at 22-22, but it was an attack error that helped DBU take the lead. Two final kills via Brooke Clark led the Lady Patriots to a win in the first set, 26-24.
 
It was tight from the jump in the second set with the first seven points matched by both teams. Tied at 7-7, DBU pulled ahead with a 4-0 run after a three kills and service ace via Alyssa Pevehouse. The Aggies fought back to tie the set again at 12-12, but a series of kills and an error put the Lady Patriots back on top at 17-13 to force a Cameron timeout. DBU held at least a three-point advantage for the remainder of the set, with a final 5-0 run to give them the win at 25-16. Brooke Clark led with 12 kills after the second set, with Emma Eakin and Lexie Houston right behind.
 
DBU came out strong in the third set to put the first four points on the board. The Aggies struggled to get points on the board, helping the Lady Patriots to a 12-5 lead going into the first timeout of the set. The Aggies found some momentum to go for a 4-0 run to close the gap at 12-9, but it wasn't enough pressure to stop the Lady Patriots as they posted a couple kills to extend the lead to 14-10. The Aggies rallied back to post a series of kills to bring the game to a two-point deficit at 20-18. The Lady Patriots kept up the fight to win the final set of the match, 25-21.
 
KEY STORYLINES
-Brooke Clark was on the leaderboard with 17 kills to help the Lady Patriots win the match
-Keely Hardin led the match with 16 digs with Kayla Brock right behind with 10
-Kayla Brock and Emma Eakin both led with a .500 hitting percentage
 
HEAD COACH CATHY KOKEL ON HOW DISCIPLINE HELPED THE TEAM WIN
"Today we went in to the match talking about discipline. We are playing a really hard schedule in our conference so have to eliminate some of the errors we've been making, and that starts with discipline.  Understanding the importance of discipline in the team's fundamentals will help the them get a win."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
4- Lady Patriots posted a service ace on the match
48- Total kills on the match
46- Assists compared to the Aggies 37
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots will hit the road and head to Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant, Oklahoma for a Tuesday night matchup at 6:00 p.m.