THE RUNDOWN
DBU (6-2) defeated Wilmington (1-7) in its last game of the Steel City Showcase in Pueblo, Colorado on Saturday evening. The Lady Patriots finished the weekend undefeated in their four games.

The DBU offense was clicking early. Back-to-back aces by Aryn Walton and kills by a front line composed of Delaney Fuller, AJ Koele, and Abby Phillips forced a Wilmington timeout with the Lady Patriots leading, 13-5. The Wildcats were getting better footing, but a five-point run by the Lady Patriots, including three straight kills by Phillips and a block by Lauryn Burt and Lindsey Otero, put the momentum back in favor of DBU—all the way to a 25-13 set win for the Lady Patriots.
 
Wilmington took the leverage to begin set two, jumping to a 5-2 lead. With a tie at seven, DBU went on a six-point surge, with Fuller and Otero showing off their length by garnering back-to-back assisted blocks. DBU widened the margin to as many as eight, 17-9, and took the second set, holding the Wildcats to a dismal .036 hitting.
 
Both teams struggled to pull ahead in the third frame. Through the first 20 points, the score was knotted, 10-10. The Lady Patriots battled to gain a 19-14 advantage before a timeout was called by Wilmington. Fuller propelled DBU to win the closing set, tagging seven kills, her most in any set this season, while registering one assist, one ace, and one dig.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- For the second time this year, Delaney Fuller led DBU in kills (16). She also hit at a .500 clip.
- In each of match of the Steel City Showcase, at least two Lady Patriots recorded double-digit kills.
- DBU dropped only one set this weekend while initiating a four-game winning streak.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.240 - DBU had a hitting percentage better than .240 in each set. 
5 - Three Lady Patriots recorded at least five digs (Burt, AJ Koele, Kenzie McNeill, and Leah Palensky).
.143 - DBU held its opponents to a .143 hitting percentage in the Steel City Showcase.
 
HEAD COACH JORDAN FISH ON WHAT'S TO COME AFTER A SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND
"I could not be more proud of this team finishing the weekend 4-0. This group is just getting started, and it is exciting to see things coming together. I really believe we have such an outstanding group. We are excited to finally be playing this week at home!"
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots will make their 2022 home debut next week as the hosts of the Lone Star Conference Crossover. They will play three non-conference games against LSC rivals St. Mary's, Arkansas-Fort Smith, and Texas Permian Basin.
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