THE RUNDOWN
In their first matchup since 2015, DBU (13-13, 5-9) fell to UT Permian Basin (17-6, 9-5) 3-0 during a Saturday afternoon matchup.
 
The Falcons jumped out to an early 4-2 lead in the first set, but the Lady Patriots pulled ahead by two after a series of errors and a kill by Carly Earnest to force a timeout. A 6-0 scoring run put the Falcons back on top at 12-7 and they maintained their lead for the rest of the set to win 25-20. Carly Earnest led the set with four kills while Kasey Holand and Emma Eakin topped the leaderboard with two blocks apiece.
 
In the second set, the Falcons jumped out to a double-digit lead against the Lady Patriots at 17-7.  The Falcons kept the momentum for the remainder of the set to post 14 kills to win 25-13. Strealy Sizelove had the highest hitting percentage after the set (1.000) and Alyssa Pevehouse led the match with 13 digs.
 
The Lady Patriots kept a tied game for the first four points of the match, but a series of kills put the Falcons on top at 8-4 to force a timeout. The Falcon offense was on fire and posted 16 kills on the set to give them the advantage to win 25-16. Despite the loss, Emma Eakin led the match with 12 kills and Kasey Holand topped the leaderboard with five blocks.
 
KEY STORYLINES
-Emma Eakin topped the leaderboard with 12 kills
-Kasey Holand garnered five blocks on the match
-Keely Hardin posted one service ace to lead DBU
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
6- Total blocks on the match
3- Lady Patriots posted double-digit digs on the match
1^st- Time meeting since 2015
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots will be back in action at the Burg Center Friday, November 8^th to take on Texas A&M Kingsville at 6:00 p.m.