DBU (10-4, 4-2 LSC) AT ST. MARY'S (7-10, 4-3 LSC), ST. EDWARD'S (5-7, 2-5 LSC)
October 17 | 6:00 PM | San Antonio, TX | Bill Greehey Arena
October 18 | 2:00 PM | Austin, TX | SEU Recreation and Athletics Center
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LAST TIME OUT
Last week, the Lady Patriots won each of their three contests at The Burg Center, breaking a streak of 31 consecutive days without a home game in style. After sweeping Texas A&M International in arguably the most dominant win of the season, DBU kept its foot on the gas against Western New Mexico and Sul Ross State, ending the week 9-1 in sets played.
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Perhaps the most exciting result of last week's games was the increase in both volume and production from the opposite hitters: Reagan Fifer posted the best three-game stretch of her career, putting down 26 kills with a hitting percentage of .568 across the homestand. Ella Swinn also flourished, recording 21 kills with a hitting percentage of .424.
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The Lady Patriots have gotten looks at both St. Mary's and St. Edward's this season: DBU swept the Rattlers a few short weeks ago at the Lone Star Conference Crossover in a game that Aizlyn Dewberry dominated with nine total blocks. St. Edward's traveled to The Burg Center for the Dallas Classic on opening weekend, but didn't face off against the Lady Patriots. DBU and SEU were able to get live scouting of each other, as the Hilltoppers opened the year 1-2.
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PATRIOT STORYLINES
Heating Up: DBU currently owns a four-game winning streak after starting 0-2 in conference play, with the opportunity to push that number to six after this weekend.
Witte Remarks: Lauren Witte became the third Lady Patriot to win LSC Freshman of the Week on Tuesday for her performance this past week. The freshman from Fulshear finished the homestand with 35 kills and a .320 hitting percentage.
iKarly: Junior outside Karly Wells is currently averaging 4.92 kills per set, which leads the Lone Star Conference and is second-most in the nation (5.08, Abigail Nua - Point Loma). The current program record for kills per set in a single season was set by Delaney Fuller last season at 4.62.
Ice Cold Winters: Freshman setter Paityn Winters leads the team with eight double-doubles on the year, averaging 5.21 assists per set and 2.85 digs per set.
Opposites Attract: Opposite hitters Reagan Fifer and Ella Swinn combined for 47 kills across the homestand in what was a career week for both attackers.
Trick Up The Sleeve: DBU currently leads the Lone Star Conference in aces per set, averaging 1.94 entering this weekend.
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SCOUTING ST. MARY'S
- St. Mary's owns a 7-10 record coming into this weekend. After starting the year 3-7, they are 4-3 in their last seven games.
- Last weekend the Rattlers went 1-1 on the road, defeating Texas A&M International in five sets (23-25, 27-29, 25-13, 25-22, 15-10) before being swept by Texas A&M Kingsville.
- They own a team-wide hitting percentage of .179, and opponents are hitting .200 off of them.
- The Rattlers are led offensively by Landri Withers, who owns a kill per set clip of 3.33.
- The St. Mary's net front is outblocking opponents 139 to 99 so far this year. They average 2.07 blocks per set.
- At the baseline, Haleigh Wilk leads the group with 29 aces, but has committed 37 errors. The group is willing to trade errors for aces, with their ratio sitting just below one ace per error (123 aces, 139 service errors).
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SCOUTING ST. EDWARD'S
- SEU owns a 5-7 record coming into this weekend. After starting 0-5 in conference play, they have won their last two matchups.
- Last weekend, the Hilltoppers went 2-0 on the road against Kingsville and International, defeating Kingsville Friday night in four sets and sweeping International on Saturday.
- They own a team-wide hitting percentage of .197, and their opponents are matching the output, hitting .196 against them.
- The 'toppers are led offensively by Kelly Fording and Addy Badley, who are averaging 3.26 and 2.85 kills per set, respectively.
- The SEU net front has been outplayed by their opponents thus far into the season, being out-blocked 69-96 through 12 games. Grace McDonald leads the team with 27 total blocks.
- Fording leads the team with 29 aces. The group has 89 aces on the year to 116 errors.
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SERIES HISTORY
St. Mary's:
DBU currently leads the all-time series against St. Mary's 28-11. The Lady Patriots have won six straight contests against the Rattlers, including a sweep earlier this year on September 19th (32-30, 25-19, 25-17).
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St. Edward's:
SEU leads the all-time series over DBU 22-17. The Lady Patriots currently hold a two-game win streak over the Hilltoppers, in a series where every game since 10/16/2018 has ended in a sweep.
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UP NEXT
Next weekend, DBU will return to The Burg Center to host UT Permian Basin (6-11, 4-3 LSC) and Angelo State (12-6, 6-1 LSC) as conference play continues.