WINTER 2023-2024 26 DBU Athletics recently completed one of the most historic fall seasons in program history. Both Volleyball and Women’s Soccer won Lone Star Conference titles, and three teams reached the postseason, highlighted by Women’s Cross Country’s seventh trip to the NCAA National Championships. Women’s Volleyball DBU Volleyball reached new heights in 2023 after winning their first-ever Lone Star Conference regular season title. Under the direction of third-year head coach Jordan Fish, the Lady Patriots went 14-2 in conference play to earn the right to host the LSC Tournament. During the regular season, DBU defeated the defending national champions, West Texas A&M, in a thrilling five-set win in front of a packed Burg Center on September 22. The victory was part of a 25-game win streak at home that finally ended in a loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville in the LSC Semifinals. For the first time in program history, the Lady Patriots advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. Advancing as the No. 5 seed in the South Central Regional, DBU upset 12th-ranked Colorado Mesa in the quarterfinal round to notch the program’s first-ever win in the postseason. The Lady Patriots’ magical run ended in a hardfought loss in four sets to West Texas A&M on their home floor in Canyon, Texas. At season’s end, DBU’s Jordan Fish was named Coach of the Year in the Lone Star Conference after guiding the Lady Patriots to a 24-8 record. Delaney Fuller became the first player in program history to earn LSC Player of the Year honors and was joined by Daylee Doggett, Lindsey Otero, Shaylee Shore, and Karly Wells on the All-Lone Star Conference Team. Women’s Soccer On the pitch, the DBU Women’s Soccer team became the first team in the history of the Lone Star Conference to win five consecutive regular season titles. The Patriots also clinched the LSC Tournament Championship with a 4-0 win over St. Mary’s at Patriot Soccer Field. DBU earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA South Central Regional and became one of just six teams in the nation to advance to the NCAA postseason for the ninth consecutive year before eventually falling to UC Colorado Springs in the South Central Regional semifinal round. DBU ATHLETICS COMPLETES HISTORIC FALL SEASON DBU’s Women’s Volleyball Team Celebrates
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