THE RUNDOWN

DBU (14-6, 8-2) smothered Texas A&M Kingsville (11-10, 3-7) in a Saturday afternoon affair that the Lady Patriots took complete control of (25-18, 25-13, 25-20). This victory wraps up a successful weekend road trip as DBU returns home two wins richer than before. 

Program history was etched in this contest as DBU's leading attacker Delaney Fuller notched her 1000th kill while donning the Patriot red, white, and navy. Fuller has now eclipsed 1,300 career kills including her time at Angelo State University. In today's contest, Fuller posted 17 kills, which led everyone on the floor.

Aryn Walton dished out 31 assists while converting on all three of her attack attempts. The Lady Patriot attack saw efficient production from each of the core hitters, but Price Reeves led all of them with a .778 Hit%, marking her most efficient game since the October 2nd sweep of Midwestern State. Reeves and Lindsey Otero also contributed four block assists, which led the team.

Freshman Carmen Harless set a season-high clip of five service aces which led the team, followed closely by Delaney Fuller. To go along with her attacking showcase, Fuller notched four service aces. 

DBU will return to Dallas for a pair of conference clashes, and look to carry on the momentum they have stored following a weekend sweep on the road.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Lady Patriots out-killed the Javelinas by 17 in today's sweep (46-29).

DBU played a much cleaner game than their opposition, committing six less attack errors (8-14).

The Lady Patriots notched double-digit aces once again while holding TAMUK to two.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

1012 - Delaney Fuller's career kill total in a DBU uniform.

24 - DBU's total set-point differential on Saturday afternoon.

.074 - TAMUK's Hit% in the 2nd set of today's affair.

UP NEXT

The Lady Patriots will return home to Dallas and play host to Western New Mexico (7-15, 3-7) and UT Permian Basin (11-7, 4-5). Saturday afternoon's game against UTPB is Senior Day, marking DBU's final weekend conference home game of the 2024 campaign.