THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots (10-3, 1-1) claimed their 10th win of the year on the road by sweeping the Cameron Aggies (5-9, 0-2). Emily Van Slate led the offensive charge for DBU, earning 13 kills on .591 hitting.
 
DBU came out with guns blazing. After falling behind, 3-4, the Lady Patriots went on an 11-1 run to take a 14-5 lead. DBU had one if its most efficient sets of 2022, hitting .382 with 15 kills and only 2 errors, and waltzed into the 2nd set with the set count in its favor.
 
The Lady Patriots kept the momentum from the first set and didn't trail after a 1-1 tie in set two. Cameron narrowed its deficit to two, 6-4, but the Lady Patriots responded by winning 5 consecutive points, extending their lead to 7. DBU later went on another 5-0 run to make the score 18-7 and claimed the set thanks to 5 players with multiple kills in the frame (AJ Koele, Lindsey Otero, Abby Phillips, Shaylee Shore, and Van Slate).
 
The Aggies took an early 5-4 lead in the third, but DBU found another run, securing 12 of the next 14 rallies. The Lady Patriots were hot behind the service line and nailed six aces in the set. Ultimately, the DBU offense was too much to handle, and the Lady Patriots swept the Aggies to even their conference record at 1-1.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Emily Van Slate slammed 13 kills, leading DBU in kills for the first time in her career.
- Delaney Fuller set a career high in service aces with 7.
- The Lady Patriots have scored 11 or more aces in 3 of their last 4 matches.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1 - DBU had only one reception error, the team's best receiving performance since November 16, 2021.
.200 - By holding the Aggies to only a .134 hitting percentage, the Lady Patriots have kept their opponents to sub-.200 hitting in each of their last 7 victories.
13 - It took DBU 13 matches to earn its 10th win. Thirteen matches are the fewest to reach 10 wins in program history.
 
JORDAN FISH ON HOW THE TEAM BOUNCED BACK AFTER FRIDAY'S LOSS
"I am so proud of how we responded today. We came out with a fire and played very clean and competed every point."
 
UP NEXT
DBU will return to The Burg Center next weekend to host Lubbock Christian and Eastern New Mexico. Friday's match against the Lady Chaps is scheduled for 6:00 pm, and Saturday's showdown against the Greyhounds will be at 1:00 pm.