THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots finished their season-long three-game home stand with a straight-sets win over Lone Star Conference foe St. Edward's on Wednesday night at The Burg Center. DBU has now won six matches in a row.
After splitting the match's first 14 rallies, St. Edward's (7-19, 3-11) pulled ahead 9-7. The Lady Patriots (19-6, 11-2) quickly responded with a 7-1 run, headlined by five kills courtesy of
Delaney Fuller, to force a Hilltopper timeout. The stoppage in play slowed the DBU roll for a moment, but the Lady Patriots finished the opening frame on an 8-1 stretch to take it 25-16. Fuller executed an impressive eight kills in the set.
The momentum continued to back DBU in the second. The Lady Patriots sprinted to a 10-point lead, 13-3, and extended it to a dozen, 17-5. St. Edward's mustered an additional five points, but DBU waltzed into the third, eyeing a sweep.
The teams played seemingly even volleyball to start set three. The Lady Patriots broke a 9-9 tie with an 8-2 spurt to go up 17-11. DBU's offense caught fire in the frame, hitting an incredible .452 as seven Lady Patriots earned a kill to complete the sweep of the Hilltoppers.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU moves into sole possession of second place in the Lone Star Conference Standings with an 11-2 conference record. They are now 0.5 games ahead of Angelo State (20-4, 10-2) and remain one game behind #5 West Texas A&M (23-2, 12-1).
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Delaney Fuller led the Lady Patriots with 15 errorless kills on 24 attempts. It was the second match of the season without committing an error.
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Daylee Doggett (10 digs) recorded her 10th straight match with at least 10 digs.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
10 -
Delaney Fuller (18.0 points),
Karly Wells (11.0), and
Shaylee Shore (10.0) each registered at least 10 points in Wednesday's match.
.100 - Limiting St. Edward's to a .058 hitting clip, DBU held its opponent to sub-.100 hitting for the eighth time this season.
.358 - The Lady Patriots' .358 hitting percentage was its third-best rate in a match this year.
UP NEXT
The Lady Patriots compete in their last road match of the regular season when they face St. Mary's on Saturday. The game is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in San Antonio.
