THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots continued their winning ways in a sweep of non-conference foe Southern Nazarene on Saturday afternoon at The Burg Center. DBU retains a perfect record at home this season, 6-0.
 
The Lady Patriots (18-6, 10-2) sprinted to an early lead in the match, forcing an SNU (14-12, 4-8) timeout at 9-5. The Crimson Storm slowed the roll of DBU, maintaining a reachable margin and pulling with three, 19-16. However, the Lady Patriots finished the set on a 6-1 run, headlined by three Price Reeves kills, to finish the set.
 
SNU looked to flip the script in the second. DBU head coach Jordan Fish called for a break when the Storm went up 9-4, and her squad responded with a 12-3 stretch that was interrupted only by a timeout from Storm head coach Kevin Ingram. Up 18-14, the Lady Patriots kept control of the frame to set themselves up for the sweep in the third.
 
The two opponents fought for control throughout set three. Ahead 8-7, Karly Wells rattled off three kills to put DBU up by four, but that would be the largest difference in the entire frame. Back-and-forth play marked the remainder of the match, and the Lady Patriots snuck away with a 25-23 win to finish the straight-sets victory.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Price Reeves executed a career-high 17 kills on 25 attempts with only two attack errors.
- DBU improves to 5-3 all-time against SNU. The home team has every non-neutral-site match between the two programs.
- Daylee Doggett had a game-high 16 digs.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 - DBU extended their winning streak to five matches. It is the Lady Patriots' second winning stretch of at least five wins in 2023.
10 - Price Reeves (17 kills), Shaylee Shore (10), and Karly Wells (10) each finished with at least 10 kills.
25 - Lexi Lambert (25 assists) recorded her fifth straight match with at least 20 assists.
 
HEAD COACH JORDAN FISH ON PRICE REEVE'S PERFORMANCE
"I thought SNU played really well against us, so I want to give them credit. They are a great team. I am excited about how we are developing as a team. We are growing and becoming more dynamic offensively every match. We have weapons in every position, but I do want to highlight Price Reeves. She had an outstanding week and was nearly unstoppable. I could not be more proud of her."
 
UP NEXT
DBU finishes its three-match home stretch in a duel with St. Edward's on Wednesday. Game time is 6:00 p.m. at The Burg Center. Read Full Article