SAN ANGELO, Texas (Volleyball) – Texas A&M University-Kingsville (7-4, 1-3 LSC) threatened to end Angelo State University's (9-1, 4-0 LSC) seven-match win streak on Saturday afternoon at the Junell Center, but the Belles ended their home stand with a 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 victory over the Javelinas.
 
Despite registering 12.0 team blocks and 60 digs, Angelo State, a team that received 83 votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Top-25 Poll, closed out each set on a late rally.
 
Stephanie Johns led all players with seven blocks, Kelsey Washington added five assisted blocks and Casey Klobedans recorded her second double-double of the season with 29 assists and 13 digs. Johns' 214 career assisted blocks rank fifth in school history and her 51 solo blocks are tied for seventh-most. With her 10 kills today, Washington now has 1,100 career kills, fifth-most in school history.
 
"We did a great job defensively today," said head coach Tanya Allen. "Kelsey and Stephanie both did a great job blocking and Casey was very active as a defender. Offensively, we had too many hitting errors and got passive. We need to focus on keeping our hitting percentage up, especially in a tough conference like the LSC."
 
Tied at 22-22 in the opening set, the Belles scored three unanswered points to clinch the first set, 25-22. However, the Javelinas looked poised to even up the score, leading ASU 23-20 before Angelo State ended the second set on a 6-1 run to take a 2-0 lead in the Lone Star Conference match.
 
Defensively, the Belles were led by Shelby Wilt's 21 digs. Mallory Blauser and Abbie Lynn led the Belles' offense with 13 kills apiece.
 
The Javelinas conclude their quick three-game road trip in Laredo on Tuesday, Sept. 23 when they face Texas A&M International University (0-9) at 7 p.m. at the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Center.