THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots (16-3, 7-1) defeated the Dustdevils of Texas A&M International (14-5, 5-1), 3-0, in Dallas on Saturday. DBU had one of its most dominating performances of the year, recording 46 kills while committing only 9 attack errors.
 
TAMIU held a narrow lead to start the match, 14-9. Following a Jordan Fish timeout, the Lady Patriots forced the Dustdevils to call a timeout of their own by winning eight of the next nine rallies. After the stoppage, DBU kept the momentum extending their run to a cumulative 16-2 to finish the set.
 
The Lady Patriots maintained control in the second, going up 14-7. TAMIU challenged with a 6-1 stretch to bring the game within 2 points. That margin proved to be the smallest for the remainder of the set, and DBU took set two.
 
DBU kept a small advantage for the first act of set three. Up 13-11, the Lady Patriots called a timeout to halt a 4-0 run by the Dustdevils. From there, DBU put the pedal to the metal, scoring 12 of the next 15 points to close the match. Outside hitter AJ Koele was electric in the frame, registering 10 kills on 11 attempts.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Saturday's win is number 16 of the year, the most victories for the program since 2013.
- At the time of this writing, the Lady Patriots move into 0.5 games behind West Texas A&M for a share of first place in the Lone Star Conference standings.
- AJ Koele averaged 6.33 kills per set, her best mark this season. The Baylor transfer also hit a career-high .600 at any level, bar a 1-kill, 1-attempt match in 2020.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.474 - DBU set a new season-high for hitting percentage in a match at .474.
.727 - The Lady Patriots also raised the bar on their best hitting percentage in a set with a .727 figure in the 3rd frame.
25 - With 34 assists, Lauryn Burt has dished at least 25 assists in each of her last 10 matches. She also tied her career-high for assists with 698 on the year.
 
JORDAN FISH AND AJ KOELE ON THE OFFENSIVE CONTRIBUTION

 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots go back on the road for a match against Oklahoma Christian. The match will take place on Wednesday at 7:00 pm in Edmond, Oklahoma.
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