THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots (9-2) defeated Texas Permian Basin (5-6), 3-1, at The Burg Center on Saturday night. With the win, DBU finished the weekend undefeated at the Lone Star Conference Crossover. 
 
UTPB was looking to climb above .500 early, taking a 5-2 lead. DBU flipped the script in a hurry with 6 consecutive points to go up, 8-5. Four blocks from the Lady Patriots in the frame provided a spark, and DBU ran with it, all the way to a first set win.
 
After allowing the Lady Patriots to score the first 3 points of the second set, the Falcons came back with a vengeance, gaining a 5-point margin, 14-9. Jordan Fish called a timeout that initiated a 5-0 run by DBU to tie the game. UTPB took the advantage back, 18-15, but only for a moment, as the Lady Patriots knotted the game at 18 and clawed their way to stealing the second set.
 
DBU kept the momentum in third frame and held a slim margin, 11-9. The Falcons came back to play spoiler and plundered a 6-point lead of their own, 21-15. The Lady Patriots returned the favor and tied the game at 23 but couldn't hold on, so UTPB walked away with set three.
 
The Lady Patriots, frustrated with letting the third frame slip away, changed their fortune quickly. Through the first three sets, the Lady Patriots hadn't eclipsed a hitting percentage above .220, but they caught fire in the fourth with a .321 mark. DBU never trailed and led by as many as seven as they waltzed to their seventh consecutive victory.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- By holding the Falcons to .024 hitting, the Lady Patriots held each of its opponents to sub-.200 hitting in each match this weekend.
- AJ Koele, Lauryn Burt, and Audrey Nunes each had double-doubles in Saturday's win.
- Lauryn Burt registered her best attack percentage of the year (.625).
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
10 - Koele and Abby Phillips each recorded over 10 points.
10 - Four Lady Patriots earned double-digit digs (Burt, Koele, Kenzie McNeill, and Audrey Nunes).
.398 - DBU set a season-high in hitting percentage at .398.
 
JORDAN FISH AND SHAYLEE SHORE ON PREPARING FOR WEST TEXAS A&M


UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots head to Canyon, Texas, to play West Texas A&M. The match is on Friday at 5:00 pm.