DALLAS -- On the day of its first Division II Top 25 ranking, the No. 22-ranked UT Tyler volleyball team played up to its ranking with a dominant 25-14, 25-15, 25-18 sweep at DBU Wednesday night to complete a four-match season series sweep.

The Patriots dominated the match defensively, recording nearly as many digs (73) in Wednesday's three-set sweep as they produced the night before in four sets (76). UT Tyler also held DBU to season-lows in kills (20) and hitting percentage (-.025).

Savannah Guzman was one of four Patriots with double-digit digs, finishing with a match-high 20 digs, and Christina Escamilla produced match-highs of 13 kills and 3 blocks.

With the win, UT Tyler improved to 8-0 overall and is one of three remaining undefeated programs in the Lone Star Conference. The Patriots are one victory away from securing at least a share of the LSC Central Division title with four regular-season matches left on the schedule. DBU falls to 1-7.

How It Happened: UT Tyler only trailed twice in the match, both times after surrendering the first point in the second and third sets. The Patriots notched 13 kills in the opening set, using a 10-3 run to turn an early 3-point edge into a commanding double-digit margin at 17-7. Kylee Becker had 2 kills and an ace, and Mikayla Ware added 2 kills and a block during the set-turning run. The closest DBU got the rest of the set was 8 points, as UT Tyler scored 6 of the final 9 points of the set to start the match with a 25-14 opening set win.

UT Tyler used a 14-5 run in the second set to take another double-digit lead, 20-9, and the Patriots scored the final 3 points on kills from Christina Escamilla and Hattie Murray before Kylee Becker served a set-clinching ace for the 25-15 win.

The Patriots followed the same template in the third set, turning an early 6-4 lead into a 15-6 margin by scoring 9 of 11 points with 3 kills each from Escamilla and Ware during the run. However, DBU responded with a 12-5 run, closing the gap to just 2 points, 20-18. UT Tyler finished things off with 5 consecutive kills, including 3 from Escamilla to close out the 3-set sweep.

By The Numbers: UT Tyler has now won seven of its eight matches this season in either three or four sets, and Wednesday's sweep was the Patriots' fourth three-set sweep of the season… UT Tyler claimed 12 of the 14 sets against DBU in the four-match season series… The Patriots produced an edge in every major team statistical category, including kills (37-20), digs (73-54), aces (4-3), and blocks (5-3)… UT Tyler held DBU to a negative hitting percentage in each of the first two sets.

UT Tyler Stat Leaders: Christina Escamilla posted a match-high 13 kills, tying the season-high she recorded in Tuesday's 4-set victory, and she added a match-high 3 block assists along with Hattie Murray. Savannah Guzman collected a match-high 20 digs, her second 20-dig effort of the season, and she was joined by three others with double-digit digs. Mikayla Ware had 16 digs along with 9 kills, and Callie Craus and Kylee Becker tallied 13 digs each.

DBU Stat Leaders: Bailey Hebert led DBU with 7 kills, and Alyssa Pevehouse finished with a team-high 16 digs.

What's Next: UT Tyler visits Texas A&M-Commerce for a pair of matches on the road next week (March 2-3), before concluding the regular season at home with two matches against Texas Woman's University (March 9-10).