THE RUNDOWN
DBU extended its win streak to seven matches with a sweep of Western New Mexico at The Burg Center on Friday night. The Lady Patriots improved to 6-0 in the Lone Star Conference, their best six-game start in conference ever.
After a 10-10 beginning to the match, the teams alternated rally wins for eight consecutive points, and the totals stayed tight until an 18-18 tie. The Mustangs (4-14, 0-6) took the next rally, but DBU (13-4, 6-0) answered by stealing the last seven points of the set.
With the Lady Patriots up in the set count, WNMU held its own again in the early stage of the second. Leveled at seven apiece, DBU began to break away with a quick 4-0 run, but the Mustangs slowed the pace. The Lady Patriots maintained their distance, though never leading by more than six.
Delaney Fuller,
Audrey Nunes,
Shaylee Shore,
Sadie Washburn, and
Karly Wells each executed three kills in the frame to set up DBU for a potential sweep.
WNMU pulled away in third, 10-7, but the Lady Patriots fought back to go in front 13-12. Carly Deck tied the game at 13, but DBU responded with another 7-0 stretch that all but sealed the victory for the Lady Patriots.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Friday's win marks the first time in program history that DBU has started conference play with a 6-0 record.
- Seven Lady Patriots logged at least three kills.
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Sadie Washburn led DBU in kills for the first time this season. She had a career-high 11 on 13 attempts and no errors for an .846 hitting percentage.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.800 - Both
Shaylee Shore (.889 hitting percentage) and
Sadie Washburn (.846) hit well above .800 on Friday night. Neither committed an attack error.
.344 - The Lady Patriots' .344 hitting percentage was their second-highest clip of the season.
7 - DBU has recorded at least seven aces in six straight matches.
HEAD COACH JORDAN FISH AND MIDDLE BLOCKER SHAYLEE SHORE ON THE TEAM EFFORT IN FRIDAY'S WIN
UP NEXT
DBU travel to Kingsville and Laredo, Texas, for matches against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday, October 13, and Texas A&M International on Saturday, October 14.
