DALLAS – Dallas Baptist went on a seven-point run after Midwestern State won the first point of the match, and the Patriots went on to defeat the Mustangs 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-15) at Burg Center on Friday night.
Midwestern State's three-match winning streak overall was snapped, and a four-match road winning streak came to an end as the Mustangs fell to 14-10 with a 9-4 Lone Star Conference record.
Dallas Baptist improved to 17-4 overall and upped its conference record to 10-2. The Patriots have won 11 of their 12 matches at Burg Center this season.
Aizlyn Dewberry hit .800 on 15 swings without an attack error and had a match-high 12 kills for the Patriots, who hit .311 for the match. Karly Wells had 11 kills and hit .296 on 27 swings in the victory.
The Mustangs were held to a .163 hitting percentage. Aaliyah Toppin hit .278 with eight kills on 18 attacks, and Nyle Mathis led the Stangs with 11 kills on 26 swings but hit .115 for the match. Macy Scheer finished with 28 assists, and Jenna Redding had 13 of the 31 digs for the Mustangs.
Midwestern State mounted a rally in the first set, winning 8-of-11 points as a kill by Isabella Dickens pulled MSU even with the Patriots at 20-20 . A service error and two attack errors allowed DBU to win the final three points and take the opening set.
The second set saw 11 ties and seven lead changes, but Wells capped off a six-point run with a kill that gave DBU a 16-11 lead. The Patriots extended the lead to 21-13 with two of their nine service aces. DBU won three of the last four points to capture the second set.
After Midwestern State won the first two points of the third set, the Patriots responded with a seven-point run. Reagan Fifer, who finished the match with seven points for DBU, had a block and two kills in a span of five points as the Patriots extended their lead to 17-8. Kills by Dewberry and Wells gave DBU a 21-12 lead in the third set. Wells, Dewberry, and Fifer had kills that helped DBU win four of the last six points and complete the sweep.
Midwestern State makes its second stop on a four-match road trip as it visits Texas Woman's on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
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