THE RUNDOWN
Saturday afternoon, DBU (11-5, 4-3 LSC) fell to St. Edward's (6-8, 3-6 LSC) in Austin, ending the Lady Patriots' winning streak. Amidst the loss,
Paityn Winters recorded her team-leading ninth double-double on the season, dishing 13 assists and recording 11 digs.
Ella Swinn was a bright spot for DBU offensively, finishing with seven kills on 17 swings with no errors.
Karly Wells was the lone Lady Patriot with double-digit kills, while St. Edward's had three attackers finish with at least ten tallies.
Kalin Hubbard had a monster day defensively, tying the team-season-high for total blocks in a single game with nine assisted blocks.
Blue Anderson finished one shy of the team lead in digs with ten.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Lady Patriot offense was held to a hitting percentage under .100 for the first time all season (.078) .
- The Hilltoppers finished today's game with a .227 hitting percentage, the fourth highest DBU has allowed this season.
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Ella Swinn's .412 hitting percentage led everyone on the floor (minimum five swings).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1 - Today marked the first time all season that an attacker from the opposing team led a contest in kills (Kelli Fording, 22).
7 -
Ella Swinn has recorded seven or more kills in three out of the last four contests.
947 -
Karly Wells currently sits at 947 kills on her career, 53 away from 1,000.
UP NEXT
DBU will look beyond this afternoon's loss in preparation for next weekend, when they return to Dallas for a three-game homestand. Friday's game against UT Permian Basin (6-11, 4-3 LSC) is scheduled for 6 pm.
