THE RUNDOWN
DBU finished Texas Woman's in straight sets on Saturday afternoon at Kitty Magee Arena in Denton, Texas. The Lady Patriots outhit the Pioneers in each frame.
DBU (16-6, 9-2) sprinted to a quick lead in the first set, forcing a TWU (14-7, 6-4) timeout with the score at 10-3. The Pioneers slowly narrowed the gap to 17-14, but the Lady Patriots used an 8-4 run to recreate separation and take the opening frame.
Neither squad pulled ahead by more than a point through the first 17 rallies of set two. DBU broke the vacillating play with a 10-4 stretch to go up 19-12 and stayed in front to set up the opportunity for a sweep.
Delaney Fuller,
Abby Phillips, and
Shaylee Shore each executed four kills in the frame, and
Karly Wells added three of her own.
Back-to-back Fuller kills commenced the third and established the tone for the set. The Lady Patriot offense clicked to the tune of a .464 attack percentage in the frame while the defense held the Pioneers to only eight kills on 22 attempts. Down 22-13, TWU made a late surge, but Shore's 13th kill of the afternoon finished the match and a 2-0 weekend for DBU.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Delaney Fuller and
Shaylee Shore combined for a .449 hitting percentage with 27 kills on 49 attempts.
- With 22 assists on Saturday,
Lexi Lambert has passed at least 20 assists in three straight matches.
- Nine of the 10 Lady Patriots who played against TWU recorded a dig.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1 - DBU trailed on only one occasion in Saturday's match (trailed 4-5 in the second set).
.300 - The Lady Patriots hit above .300 for the sixth time this season.
.684 -
Shaylee Shore's .684 hitting percentage is her best rate of the year with at least 10 attack attempts.
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots begin a three-match home stretch on Wednesday against UAFS. That match is slated for a 6:00 p.m. start in The Burg Center.
