Ark.-Fort Smith UAFS 17-5,7-2 Lone Star

DBU DBU 17-6,10-2 Lone Star

Ark.-Fort Smith UAFS

17-5,7-2 Lone Star

Final

Oct. 25, 2023

DBU DBU

17-6,10-2 Lone Star

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Ark.-Fort Smith UAFS	25	19	18	15	(1)
DBU DBU	18	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/25/2023 9:14:00 PM

DBU Wins 20th Straight at Home, Claim Critical Victory Over UAFS

THE RUNDOWN
In a match with postseason implications, DBU continued its dominance at The Burg Center with a 3-1 win over UAFS on Wednesday night. The Lady Patriots improved to 5-0 at home this season.

The conference foes played nearly even volleyball in the opening stages of the first set. UAFS (17-5, 7-2) slowly broke away with a three-point stint to go up 11-8. The Lions held onto the slim lead, extending it to seven and taking the first set.

DBU (17-6, 10-2) sprinted to an early advantage in the second, starting the frame on a 9-3 run. The Lions climbed into contention to tie the game at 15, but the Lady Patriots found new life, finishing the set on a 10-4 spurt. Delaney Fuller led the DBU offense with six kills in the set.

After splitting the first dozen rallies, the Lady Patriots deliberately worked to distance themselves from the Lions in the third. A 12-5 stretch separated DBU from UAFS 18-11, and the Lady Patriots swiped set three behind a defensive effort that held the Lions to a 0.091 clip.

Another close beginning blossomed into a runaway victory for the Lady Patriots in the fourth frame. DBU snapped a 5-5 tie and did not trail for the rest of the set. Fuller contributed another half-dozen kills while Price Reeves added five en route to a match-sealing fourth-set win.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- With a 9-2 conference record, DBU jumps UAFS for third place in the Lone Star Conference standings.
- The Lady Patriots dotted six of their seven aces in the second set.
- After allowing the Lions to hit better than .370 in the first two frames, DBU held UAFS to sub-.170 hitting in both of the last two sets.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
20 - The Lady Patriots have now won 20 consecutive matches at home, a streak that dates back to the 2021 campaign.
7 - Delaney Fuller (19 kills, 10 digs) earned her seventh double-double of the season.
20 - Lexi Lambert (24 assists) and Aryn Walton (21 assists) individually dished at least 20 assists for the seventh time this year.

HEAD COACH JORDAN FISH AND MIDDLE BLOCKER LINDSEY OTERO ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF WEDNESDAY'S WIN

UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots compete in the second game of their three-game home stand against Southern Nazarene on Saturday. The match will start at 2:00 p.m. in The Burg Center.

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