THE RUNDOWN
The Lady Patriots bounced back from a loss on Friday morning by topping Fresno Pacific in straight sets in their second game of the Maverick Fall Classic in Grand Junction, Colorado. Neither team claimed a hitting percentage better than .121 in the first two sets before DBU registered a .452 clip in the third.
 
The Lady Patriots (4-2) opened play with a quick trio of scores, but the Sunbirds (2-5) answered by taking a 6-4 a. DBU engineered a six-point spurt highlighted by a pair of aces by Aryn Walton and a couple of kills by Delaney Fuller for a four-point advantage. The difference narrowed to as little as two, but the Lady Patriots controlled the frame for a favorable 1-0 set count.
 
The second set played much like the latter stages of the first. Neither squad tallied more than three consecutive points at a time until DBU went on a 6-0 run to take a 21-13 lead. Fresno Pacific made a close finish of the frame, but the Lady Patriots snuck out of the set eyeing a sweep.
 
With their backs against the wall, the Sunbirds jumped to a 9-5 advantage in the third, forcing DBU head coach Jordan Fish to call a timeout. Fish's team responded with a 13-4 stretch, moving the Lady Patriots ahead, 18-13. That run put DBU in a comfortable position to finish the match in three sets. 
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Price Reeves (six kills) and Kennedi Sutter (eight kills) both hit better than .360.
- DBU held their opponent to a hitting percentage below .100 for the third time this season.
- With 13 kills on Friday evening, Delaney Fuller eclipsed 100 kills on the year. Accomplishing the feat in six games is a career best for the senior outside hitter.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
4 - All four of DBU's victories this season have been sweeps.
7 - With seven aces, the Lady Patriots have recorded at least as many in all six of their matches.
8 - The DBU front line logged at least eight blocks in a game for the fifth time this year.
 
UP NEXT
DBU plays its last two games of the Maverick Fall Classic tomorrow against Adams State at 1:00 p.m. and #14 Colorado Mesa at 8:30 p.m. Read Full Article