DALLAS, Texas (October 24, 2026) – Lubbock Christian University ran into a red-hot Dallas Baptist squad Saturday, as the Patriots protected their home floor with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-8) Lone Star Conference victory inside the Burg Center.
The Lady Chaparrals moved to 11-13 overall and 7-7 in LSC play, while DBU improved to 18-4 and 11-2. The Patriots remained unbeaten at home in conference play at 7-0 and improved to 12-1 overall inside Burg Center.
Freshmen
Kayson Reeves and
Shaylee Stevens led LCU offensively with four kills apiece. Reeves hit .375 on eight attacks and added two blocks, while
Lauren Hanson finished with seven assists and a team-high six digs.
DBU produced an efficient offensive performance, hitting .494 (the highest hitting mark by an LCU opponent in their NCAA-era) with 46 kills against only five attack errors. Karly Wells led the Patriots with 26 kills without an error on 35 attempts, hitting .743, and became
DBU's career kills leader during the opening set.
The Lady Chaps stayed even through a 6-6 tie in the opening frame before DBU created separation with an 11-point run. The Patriots carried the momentum through the remaining two sets, hitting .522 in the second and .577 in the third.
The loss moved LCU to 3-6 in road matches this season with three contests remaining on its season-ending five-match road trip.
Game Notes
» LCU was held to 15 kills and 17 points in the match, which is their lowest total in the current rally scoring era (since 2008). Their prior low was 20 (in each category) against Angelo State on Mar. 3, 2021. They also hit in the negative (-.043) for the first time this season and also the lowest since the previous mentioned ASU match (-.058).
» Serving has been a strong point for LCU, but Saturday, LCU was unable to record an ace for the first time this season.
» LCU dropped to 8-9 in straight-set decisions, as 17 of LCU's 24 matches this season have resulted in 3-0 decisions.
» The Lady Chaps, closing out their regular season playing the second of an eventual five-match road match, dropped to 3-6 in road play on the season.
» DBU's victory places them with wins in four of the last five meetings between the two programs, but LCU continues to dominate the all-time series 39-8. LCU moves to 16-5 all-time in Dallas against the Patriots.
How It Happened
SET 1 | DBU 25, LCU 10
- The Lady Chaps traded points through the early stretch, getting kills from Hope
Gonsioroski and
Camdyn Sears before drawing even at 6-6 after a
Shaylee Stevens kill and a DBU attack error.
- The Patriots moved in front 12-8 with kills from Lauren Witte, Kalin Hubbard and Karly Wells before a service error made it 12-9.
- DBU answered with 11 straight points, with Kalin Hubbard serving from 14-9 to 23-9 and Wells recording five kills during the run.
- The Lady Chaps stopped the run on a service error, but the Patriots took the final two points on kills by
Aizlyn Dewberry and Wells to close the set 25-10.
- Karly Wells, who entered the match 8 kills shy of becoming DBU's all-time career kills leader, had 9 kills in the set for DBU to become their all-time kills leader.
SET 2 | DBU 25, LCU 10
- After Hope
Gonsioroski's kill and a DBU service error kept the Lady Chaps within 3-2, the Patriots won the next six points, with an
Aizlyn Dewberry kill and a Reagan Fifer/Aizlyn Dewberry block helping push the set to 9-2.
- The Lady Chaps got kills from Stevens,
Camryn Blair,
Kayson Reeves and Stevens through the middle of the set, but DBU continued to answer and moved ahead 16-8.
- The Patriots followed with another six-point stretch, including an Avery Keck/
Aizlyn Dewberry block, a Kalin Hubbard ace and a Karly Wells kill, to make it 22-8.
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Kristyn Grantham delivered the Lady Chaps' final kill at 23-10 before DBU took the last two points to close the set 25-10.
SET 3 | DBU 25, LCU 8
- The Patriots opened the set by winning nine of the first 10 points behind four kills from Karly Wells and two blocks on Lubbock Christian attack errors.
- Sears, Stevens and Reeves put down kills for the Lady Chaps during the middle stretch, but DBU pushed the lead to 15-5.
- Reeves added another kill and teamed with
Leigh Jespersen on a block to make it 19-7, but the Patriots scored six of the final seven points to close the set 25-8.
- DBU had 17 kills in the set, with a remarkable 12 by Wells.
What's Next
LCU remains on the road, but they will be closer to home Friday, as they face UT Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas with a 6 p.m. start inside Falcon Dome.
