DBU (11-7, 5-5 LSC) VS TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (14-7, 6-5 LSC)
October 27 | 6:00 PM | Dallas, TX | The Burg Center
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MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
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LAST TIME OUT
The Lady Patriots are fresh off enduring a tough weekend, falling in three sets to UT Permian Basin on Friday before taking Angelo State to the brink on Saturday, where DBU came up just short in a deuce-decided fifth set. 
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Friday's loss to the Falcons was abrupt, as the Lady Patriots couldn't muster a consistent offense and allowed UTPB to record a .238 hitting percentage on the night. The game's conclusion left a noteworthy blank space on DBU's side of the box score; the Lady Patriots entered the weekend leading the Lone Star Conference in aces per set with 1.88, but couldn't record one Friday night against the Permian Basin back row.
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Saturday afternoon brought far and away the most electric environment The Burg Center has seen this Fall. Despite the loss, DBU had the more efficient offense of the two, hitting .308 on the afternoon against a Rambelle defense that is holding opponents to a .144 clip on the year. Karly Wells led everyone on the floor with 24 kills, supported by two other Lady Patriots who had double-digit kills: Ella Swinn (12) and Lauren Witte (10).
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PATRIOT STORYLINES
Chasing 1K: Junior outside Karly Wells enters Tuesday just 19 kills removed from 1,000 on her career.
Leadership Milestone: Head coach Jordan Fish is currently six wins shy of her 100th career victory as a head coach (94-40).
Young Core: Paityn Winters (9/16), Aizlyn Dewberry (9/23), and Lauren Witte (10/14) have each taken home Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Week honors this season. 
iKarly: Wells leads the Lone Star Conference in kills per set with a 4.69 clip. She sits fifth in the nation in that category, chasing the leader, Cal Poly Pomona's Sarah Ybarra, who is currently putting down 5.06 kills per set.
Middle Mania: In games following a five-set loss this season, Kalin Hubbard leads the team in hitting percentage (.300). Hubbard, Aizlyn Dewberry, and Madison Clark have eight, seven, and five total blocks, respectively, across those games. DBU is 1-1 this fall in games following a five-set loss.
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SCOUTING TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
- Kingsville owns a 14-7 record coming into Tuesday. They are 2-5 in their last seven contests.
- Last weekend, the Javelinas went 1-1 on the road, defeating Midwestern State before falling to the current conference frontrunner, Lubbock Christian.
- They own a team-wide hitting percentage of .226, and are holding opponents to a .164 clip.
- The Javelinas are led offensively by Rylan Pollard, who owns a kill per set average of 3.05, while three other attackers have more than 2 kills per set.
- The Kingsville net front has been out-blocked by their opponents 126 to 170 so far this year. They average 1.53 blocks per set. Natalee Rush leads the group with 48 total blocks, 13 of which are solo.
- At the baseline, setter Elisa Carli leads the group with 32 aces. The team as a whole has an ace-to-error ratio of 149-155.
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SERIES HISTORY
DBU trails Texas A&M-Kingsville in the all-time series 4-6, but swept the Javelinas last year in Kingsville.
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UP NEXT
Following Tuesday's game, the Lady Patriots will embark on a road trip next weekend, facing off against Midwestern State and Lubbock Christian.