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THE RUNDOWN 
DBU (20-4, 11-1) suffered a loss to Southern Nazarene (14-11, 7-5) in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Saturday. The overall point differential for the match was a mere seven points.
 
The Crimson Storm jumped out to an early 8-5 lead, but the Lady Patriots responded by taking 14-13 advantage. The remainder of the set was a back-and-forth affair with Southern Nazarene stealing the set just before deuce play.
 
The second frame was a twin to the first. After trailing early, DBU came back to go up, 15-14. The Lady Patriots extended their lead to as many as four and fended off a late surge by Southern Nazarene to steal the set.
 
DBU carried some momentum into the first stages of the third set with a 6-3 edge. The Storm quickly answered with a 10-3 and ran with the frame from there. At a 23-16 deficit, the Lady Patriots made a 4-0 push, but failed to stave off Southern Nazarene from swiping the frame.
 
The Storm kept their rhythm in set four with a 10-5 advantage. DBU fought their way back into the game, knotting the score at 15-15. The Lady Patriots found themselves 1 point away from forcing a 5th set, 24-22, but failed to seal the deal as Southern Nazarene score 4 straight points to claim the match.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The loss breaks an 11-game winning streak for DBU. It is the Lady Patriots' first loss in over a month (September 16 vs. West Texas A&M).
- Thanks to a career-high 5 aces in the match, sophomore Kenzie McNeill broke the DBU program record for service aces in a season. She has 44 aces with 4 games left in the regular season.
- Shaylee Shore earned a solo block for the fourth consecutive game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
10 - Three Lady Patriots finished with at least 10 digs (Lauryn Burt, Leah Palensky, and Emily Van Slate)
22 - Delaney Fuller slammed a career-high 22 kills.
45 - Lauryn Burt dished out 45 assists, her 3rd-highest mark this season.

UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots head to St. Edward's on Wednesday to begin their final stretch of regular season conference matches. First serve is at 6:00 pm.