THE RUNDOWN
Friday night, DBU (11-4, 4-2 LSC) took down St. Mary's (7-11, 4-4 LSC) on the road to extend the Lady Patriots' winning streak to five games.
Lauren Witte led everyone on the floor with 15 kills on 53 swings, and DBU saw increased offensive production from their middles to solidify a four-set victory.
Aizlyn Dewberry and
Kalin Hubbard thrived from the middle, combining for 12 kills on 22 swings and committing just one error. Dewberry added six total blocks (0 solo, 6 assisted), and Hubbard added four (1 solo, 3 assisted).
Two Lady Patriots recorded double-doubles tonight: Witte added 12 digs to her game-leading kill count, and
Madisyn Jones dished out 15 assists to go with 15 digs.
Paityn Winters was one dig shy of her team-leading ninth double-double, finishing with 20 assists and nine digs.
DBU will look to push its win streak to six games tomorrow afternoon on the road against St. Edward's. First serve is scheduled for 2 pm.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Lady Patriot offense had its most efficient set in the fourth, posting a .323 hitting percentage in the final set of the night.
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Aizlyn Dewberry's eight kills tonight set a new career high (six, at Texas Woman's - 9/20).
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Karly Wells posted four blocks tonight, tying a season high (at Wayne State - 9/12).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-0.033 - The DBU defense held St. Mary's to a negative hitting percentage in the fourth set.
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Lauren Witte set a career high of six service aces tonight (four, at Daemen - 9/13).
931 -
Karly Wells currently sits at 931 kills on her career, 69 away from 1,000.
UP NEXT
Following tomorrow night's game against St. Edward's (5-8, 2-6 LSC), DBU will return to The Burg Center next weekend to host UT Permian Basin (6-11, 4-3 LSC) and Angelo State (12-6, 6-1 LSC).
