DBU (6-3, 0-1 LSC) AT #14 WEST TEXAS A&M (9-4, 1-1 LSC), EASTERN NEW MEXICO (3-9, 1-1 LSC)
October 3 | 6:00 PM | Canyon, TX | WTAMU Fieldhouse
October 4 | 3:00 PM | Portales, NM | Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena
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LAST TIME OUT
Last weekend, the Lady Patriots were bested in four sets in their conference opener against Texas Woman's (8-5, 1-1 LSC), marking DBU's first loss of the season in a match that didn't extend to five frames.
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On Saturday, the Owls held DBU to their second-lowest team-wide hitting percentage of the season (.128). Ella Swinn led all of DBU's outsides with a .161 clip, and Kalin Hubbard led the team with a .417 mark from her middle position. Karly Wells led everyone on the floor with 20 kills.
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Now, head coach Jordan Fish and her squad are met with two opportunities to earn their first conference win of the season. The Lady Patriots will be hunting to make a statement on Friday night against a conference foe ranked in the top 25.
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PATRIOT STORYLINES
Rewrite the Script: DBU has 1-17 record in program history against WTAMU. With a new, young core of talent, the Lady Patriots will look to open a new narrative around this matchup.
iKarly: Junior outside Karly Wells currently leads all of NCAA DII in attacks per set with 13.75, and is currently 16th in the country in kills with 183.
Berry Nice: Freshman outside/middle Aizlyn Dewberry was named the LSC Freshman of the Week on 9/23/2025, for her performance at the Lone Star Conference Crossover. She totaled nine kills and 17 total blocks across that two-game slate.
Ice Cold Winters: Freshman setter Paityn Winters has blossomed into a consistent all-around contributor and a key piece to the young Lady Patriot core. Winters leads the team with seven double-doubles on the year, averaging 5.22 assists per set and 3.17 digs per set.
Blue Christmas: Freshman libero Blue Anderson has been a gift to the Lady Patriot back row. Anderson owns an impressive clip of 5.17 digs per set and has continued to showcase her elite range on the court to keep volleys alive.
Swinn Lake: Through Ella Swinn's first five career matches, she has posted 4.73 attacks per set and 1.53 kills per set. Swinn also added six total blocks to her name in her first several collegiate outings.
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SCOUTING WEST TEXAS A&M
- WTAMU owns a 9-4 record coming into this weekend.
- Last weekend, the Lady Buffs fell to Texas A&M Kingsville in their conference opener, but bounced back and swept Texas A&M International the next day.
- They own an impressive team-wide hitting percentage of .255, and are holding opponents to a .164 clip.
- WTAMU is led offensively by the dominant trio of Currie Marusak (3.72 k/s), Emma Becker (3.22 k/s), and Taytum Stow (2.46 k/s).
- The Lady Buff net front is out-blocking their opponents 119-74 through 13 games. Stow leads the way with a whopping 70 total blocks already this season, 33 of which were solo blocks.
- At the baseline, Hannah Pemberton leads the group with nine aces, but the team as a whole has a negative service ace to error ratio (34 aces, 43 errors).
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SCOUTING EASTERN NEW MEXICO
- Eastern New Mexico has a 3-9 record entering this weekend.
- Last time out, the Greyhounds essentially mirrored the weekend that WTAMU had, defeating Texas A&M International 3-1 on Friday before being swept by Texas A&M Kingsville the following afternoon.
- ENMU currently has a team-wide hitting percentage of .146, and opponents are hitting .191 against them.
- The Greyhound attack is led by Sophia Valdez, who has a kill per set ratio of 3.55, and Addison Bartlett, who owns a clip of 2.45 kills/set.
- Freshmen Violeta Flores and Catalina Gutierrez will handle the bulk of the setting responsibilities for ENMU; Flores has 214 assists on the year, and Gutierrez has 106.
- The Greyhound net front is also out-blocking their opponents 67-62 through 12 games. Amya Speller and Valdez lead the way with 30 and 21 total blocks, respectively.
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SERIES HISTORY
West Texas A&M:
The Lady Patriots trail the Lady Buffs in the all-time series (1-17), with their lone victory coming recently in 2023.
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Eastern New Mexico:
The Lady Patriots lead the Greyhounds in the all-time series (10-1), and will look to extend their win streak against ENMU to eight matches this Saturday.
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UP NEXT
Next week, DBU Volleyball will finally return home to The Burg Center for a trio of contests after a lengthy road trip. Texas A&M International (2-9, 0-2 LSC) will make the trip to Dallas to kick off the Lady Patriot homestand on Tuesday night.