KINGSVILLE, Texas (Volleyball) – Texas A&M University-Kingsville (11-5) returns to the Gil H. Steinke Physical Education Center-Kingsville Hampton Inn Court for a nonconference bout on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. to host Our Lady of the Lake University (9-6). The contest is the annual Dig Pink Night sponsored by CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg and the first 100 female fans will receive a free t-shirt.
 
"Our Lady of the Lake has a fast offense and work extremely hard defensively," said fourth-year head coach Tanya Allen. "They are a very good team, but we are excited to return to Kingsville and play in front of our home crowd. Hopefully, we can get a lot of fans in the stands to support our team and breast cancer awareness."
 
Tale of the Tape
All-time Series: TAMUK leads 4-1
    Allen vs. Saints: 3-1
First Meeting: TAMUK def. Our Lady of the Lake, 3-2 (Sept. 8, 2009)
    Record in Kingsville: 2-0
    Record in San Antonio: 2-1
Previous Meeting: OLLU def. TAMUK, 3-2 (Oct. 31, 2013)
 
Home Sweet Home
The Javelinas are 6-1 on their home court and 6-0 against nonconference opponents.
 
Wake Me up Near October's End
Following Wednesday's slate, the Javelinas begin a five-match road trip. In fact, Kingsville does not return to the Hampton Inn Court until Oct. 24 when it hosts Tarleton State University at 7 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
Ashley Bukowski finished with a season-high 20 kills and added 11 digs and three assisted blocks and Kelsey Washington posted 15 kills, 22 digs and two assisted blocks as the Javelinas defeated Midwestern State University (5-12) in five sets on Saturday afternoon. Casey Klobedans was five assists away from the single game record as the freshman recorded 61 assists and added eight digs and seven kills on 12 attempts. Shaquinn Parker finished with 15 kills, six total blocks and a game-high .394 attack percentage.
 
Double Trouble
The Javelinas have registered 11 double-doubles this season, two coming in the five-set win over the Mustangs on Saturday, Oct. 4.
 
Ashley Bukowski (1) - 12 kills, 15 digs; TEXAS WOMAN'S, Sept. 27, 2014
Ashley Bukowski (2) - 20 kills, 11 digs; at Midwestern State, Oct. 4, 2014
Krystal Faison (1) - 13 kills, 10 digs; vs. UNC Pembroke, Sept. 6, 2014
Krystal Faison (2) - 12 kills, 16 digs; EASTERN N.M., Sept. 12, 2014
Krystal Faison (3) - 15 kills, 22 digs; TEXAS WOMAN'S, Sept. 27, 2014
Casey Klobedans (1) - 32 assists, 10 digs; WEST TEX. A&M, Sept. 13, 2014
Casey Klobedans (2) - 29 assists, 13 digs; at Angelo St., Sept. 20, 2014
Ashley Tipps (1) - 11 kills, 10 blocks; vs St. Cloud St., Sept. 5, 2014
Kelsey Washington (1) - 14 kills, 10 digs; ST. MARY'S (TX), Sept. 16, 2014
Kelsey Washington (2) - 13 kills, 13 digs; TEXAS WOMAN'S, Sept. 27, 2014
Kelsey Washington (3) - 15 kills, 22 digs; at Midwestern State, Oct. 4, 2014
 
Welcome to the Block Party
With the most recent NCAA Division II volleyball statistical rankings released earlier today, the Javelinas continue to appear in the top-10 nationally in blocks/set. Texas A&M-Kingsville lead the Lone Star Conference and rank seventh in the country with 2.45 blocks/set.
 
Ranked in the Top 50
The Javelinas are ranked in the top-50 nationally in --- categories;
 
Blocks/set (seventh) – 2.35
Total team blocks (14^th) – 142.0
Hitting percentage (33^rd) - .240
 
Individual Rankings
Blocks/set (41^st) – 1.10 (Ashley Tipps)
 
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