DBU (22-4, 15-2 LSC) AT THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
November 12-14 | San Angelo, TX | Junell Center-Stephens Arena
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MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
Tournament Central: LSC.org
Video: ​Flo College
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
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LAST TIME OUT
The Patriots dominated UT Dallas and UT Tyler last weekend, improving their winning streak to seven games, which is one off their season-high.
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DBU broke the program record for kills in a three-set game on Friday, downing 52 tallies with help from a marathon first set. Lauren Witte led the kill column with a dozen, followed closely by Reagan Fifer's 11. Paityn Winters posted her third double-double of the year, dishing out 20 assists and 13 digs. After a 32-30 victory in the opening frame, the Patriots never trailed for the remainder of the night, cruising to their sixth straight victory.
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Read more about Friday's victory here.
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Saturday was the day the Patriots set a program-best regular season mark, cementing a 22-4 record with a four-set win over UT Tyler. Karly Wells also shattered the program record for points in a career (1533.5), adding to the already monumental Senior Day. Wells led the way with 18 kills in a game where both Zoe Gun and Paityn Winters recorded double-doubles. DBU stuffed 14 attacks from UT Tyler, which set a new season-high.
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Read more about Saturday's victory here.
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PATRIOT STORYLINES
Conference Royalty: Five Patriots were named to All-LSC Teams on Tuesday: Karly Wells (First Team), Aizlyn Dewberry (First Team), Reagan Fifer (Second Team), Zoe Gun (Second Team), and Avery Keck (All-Freshman).
Top of the Mountain: Karly Wells broke the program kill record with her 1,345th career tally coming late in the first set against Lubbock Christian (10/24). She also now owns the program point record with 1553.5 to her name.
Ace Queens: DBU leads the Lone Star Conference with 2.04 aces per set.
Gunslinger: Zoe Gun was named the 2026 Lone Star Conference Newcomer of the Year. She leads the LSC in aces with 45.
Front Row Dominance: Three qualified Patriot attackers hold a hitting percentage above .300: Aizlyn Dewberry (.362), Kalin Hubbard (.330), and Reagan Fifer (.302).
Rejection: Aizlyn Dewberry's 1.22 blocks per set this season is second in the LSC.
We Dig That: Freshman libero Olivia Clayton leads the group with 3.66 digs per set.
Berry Nice: Aizlyn Dewberry currently leads all Patriot attackers with a .362 hitting percentage. Her 1.66 kills per set are fourth on the team.
Offensive Burst: This season, DBU is averaging 13.5 kills per set and is holding opponents to an 11.2 mark.
Lone Star Success: The Patriots finished with an .807 set-win percentage in conference play this season (46-11).
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DBU IN THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
- DBU makes its seventh appearance in the Lone Star Conference Tournament in its eighth year as a member of the LSC.
- DBU is the No. 2 seed, their highest seeding since hosting this tournament in 2023.
- The Patriots are 5-6 all-time in the LSC Tournament. They advanced as far as the championship match in 2022.
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SCOUTING UT DALLAS (7th in LSC)
- The Comets finished 10-7 in conference play. They currently own a three-game losing streak, including a straight-set loss to DBU last Friday.
- UTD currently owns a .193 team-hitting percentage, and opponents are hitting .194 off of them so far.
- Their service ace-to-error ratio is 146-176. The Comets are averaging 1.5 aces per set.
- Jane Burkhardt, the group's leading attacker, is putting down an impressive 4.17 kills per set on a .198 hitting percentage.
- UTD is currently being outblocked by its opponents 1.7 to 2.2 blocks per set.
- Avery Gray leads the team in digs per set (5.13), and Sydney Sabin leads the group in aces (31).
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SERIES HISTORY
DBU and UTD have matched up twice. The Patriots swept the Comets (32-30, 25-14, 25-20) last Friday to even the all-time series.
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UP NEXT
The winner of DBU's first-round contest will take on the winner of the matchup between UT Tyler (3) and Texas A&M-Kingsville (6). Round two will begin Friday, and the Patriots will play at 4:00 PM if they advance.