THE RUNDOWN
DBU (2-2) fell to Barry University (4-0) on Saturday evening in 3-0 sweep to close out the Hilltopper Classic in Austin, Texas. Despite the loss, AJ Koele was a bright spot for the Lady Patriots, accumulating 16 kills while hitting .302.
 
DBU jumped out to an early lead in set one. However, after going up 5-2, Barry responded to flip the script to a 10-6 advantage for the Buccaneers. Thanks in part to a short spell of errors by Barry, the Lady Patriots came back to tie the first set at 15 before the Bucs ran away with the set on a 10-3 run.
 
Barry controlled a close second set. The Buccaneers never trailed in the frame, and the only tie was at 1-1. DBU trailed by as many as 6 but threatened late to shrink the margin to 2, 18-16. DBU hitters were faced with a tough defensive front as Barry deflected three DBU attacks for blocks, but Koele still managed to hit .500 with 6 kills.
 
The third set started with an early lead for the Bucs, 8-3. The teams exchanged one and two points at a time for the next several changes in serve. The Lady Patriots started to hit a stride when they scored three consecutive kills by Lauryn Burt, Lindsey Otero, and Delaney Fuller. Barry answered with a three-point stretch of its own before the teams alternated points to finish the match.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Lauryn Burt had a season-low 28 assists.
- AJ Koele was the only Lady Patriot who accumulated double-digit points (17.0).
- With a tournament-leading 75 kills, Koele was named to the Hilltopper Classic All-Tournament team
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.113 - DBU hit a season-low .113 in Saturday's loss.
5 - Five Lady Patriots had at least five or more digs.
6 - DBU never trailed by more than six points, bar the final point scored in the first set.
 
HEAD COACH JORDAN FISH ON DBU'S PERFORMANCE THIS WEEKEND
"We competed hard against great competition this weekend. I am proud of how we battled. It is early in the season, and I am looking forward to continue getting better with this team."
 
UP NEXT
DBU will travel to Pueblo, Colorado, next weekend for the Steel City Showcase. The Lady Patriots will fill face Davis and Elkins College and Colorado State-Pueblo on Friday, September 2, and Cal State Monterey Bay and Wilmington on Saturday, September 3.
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