THE RUNDOWN
DBU (0-2) dropped the second match of the series to UT Tyler (3-0) in three sets on Wednesday evening in Tyler, Texas. Bailey Hebert and Alyssa Pevehouse registered double digit digs, while Hebert led the team with 9 kills.
 
DBU replicated the start of last night's opening set, getting up 3-0 early before evening out into a back-and-forth competition. A timeout with UT Tyler up 15-13 at the halfway mark gave both teams a break, and DBU found the energy needed to stay on pace. Hebert stayed active offensively, and her timely kill off a Kayla Brock feed helped extend the opening frame while UT Tyler sat on set point at 24-23. The home squad ultimately prevailed, as UT Tyler took the opening set 28-26.

UT Tyler continued to apply pressure in the second set, holding a small lead throughout the first half. A Macey Winburn dish to Savannah Whitfield on the outside yielded a much-needed point and brought DBU back to within 3 at 14-11. That was as close as DBU would get, as the UT Tyler offense caught fire and didn't look back en route to a 25-15 win.
 
An 8-0 surge from UT Tyler put DBU in a hole quickly to open the third set. One of Brock's team-high 16 assists went to Carly Earnest on a line shot from the ride side, bringing DBU to back within 11 points. Another UT Tyler run put the match away, and DBU fell 25-9 to close out the match.
 
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Bailey Hebert has recorded back-to-back career highs in kills, notching 9 tonight after a 6-kill output in DBU's season opener yesterday.
- With 16 digs, Alyssa Pevehouse has extended her double digit digs streak to 14 consecutive matches.
- Sofia Black's 4 blocks through the first two matches leads DBU on the season.
 
CATHY KOKEL ON REGROUPING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
"We have a tough road ahead of us. We lost two point earning seniors to graduation and now one to an injury. It is time for our young team to rise up and face this head on. With really hard work I am hopeful they will."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
48 – Total digs recorded by DBU.
26 – Assists recorded by Kayla Brock (16) and Macey Winburn (10).
.600 – Allison Shidaker's hitting percentage, which led the team.

UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots head to Commerce, Texas to face A&M Commerce on Tuesday, February 2 at 6:00 pm in the A&M Commerce Field House.