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KINGSVILLE, Texas – A trip up to San Antonio on Tuesday concludes a quick three-match road swing for the Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team. The Javelinas will take on St. Mary's at 7 p.m. in Bill Greehey Arena.
 
TAMUK goes into the contest with a 7-7 record while the Rattlers are 3-9 after snapping an eight game losing streak on Friday against Oklahoma Panhandle State.
 
Earlier this season the Blue and Gold swept STMU in both squads' opening match at the Emerald Beach Hotel Javelina Volleyball Invitational. That match saw Tanya Allen become TAMUK's all-time winningest coach.
 
Scouting Texas A&M-Kingsville
Krystal Faison has taken over the team lead with 167 total kills and 3.04 k/s. Junior Ashley Bukowski is right behind her with 163 kills and a 2.96 average per set. Also over the 100-kill mark is Valarie Moehrig with 151.
 
Setter Casey Klobedans has recorded 553 assists this season and averages 10.05 a set, both ranking fourth in the Lone Star Conference. Last week she moved into ninth on the school's all-time assists list and is 35 shy of overtaking Courtney Gamble (1998-99) for eighth place.
 
At the service line, five players have double-digit aces this year paced by 16 apiece from Faison and Klobedans. Abbey Wells and Bukowski are tied for third with 12 each while Brett Zaccardo has 10.
 
Going into the match with 268 digs, the second most in the conference, is Zaccardo. Freshman Haley Hutchinson has blocked 42 attack attempts this season to lead the Javelinas. Fellow classmate Madison Brabham is second with 32 blocks. Coming in with over 20 blocks are Bukowski (22), Klobedans (27) and Moehrig (22) as well.
 
Scouting St. Mary's
Entering Tuesday's match, Channing Hankins leads the Rattlers with 2.28 k/s. Posting up 2.10 k/s each is Tarine Grace and Maddi King.
 
Rachael Scicchitano paces the squad with 4.74 a/s in the 5-2 system. Getting credit for 4.59 a/s is Kalyn Guthrie, although she hasn't played since the Kingsville tournament. Taking her place in the rotation is Maddy Walsh (4.06 a/s).
 
At the net, Megan Isbell has blocked 50 attacks with 11 being by rejected by herself. Second on the team totaling 41 total and eight solo blocks is Lauren Holman. Tori Estrada paces STMU with 5.52 digs a set, which ranks third in the Heartland Conference.
 
Double-Doubles
After the fourth week of play, TAMUK has totaled 22 double-doubles between three players. Faison leads the team with eight while Bukowski and Klobedans have seven apiece.
 
Zaccardo's Career-Highs
Sophomore libero Zaccardo set new career-highs in assists and digs against Our Lady of the Lake. She recorded 31 digs in the five-set contest to surpass her previous best of 30 at Eastern New Mexico last season. Her eight assists in the game broke her old mark of seven set earlier this season against St. Mary's.
 
LSC Player of the Week for Zaccardo
After her strong performance in the Emerald Beach Hotel Javelina Volleyball Invitational, Zaccardo was named the Lone Star Conference's Defensive Player of the Week. She totaled 75 digs for a 5.77 d/s mark. In the final match against Lubbock Christian, Zaccardo set a new program record with 29 digs in a three-set contest.
 
All-Time Winningest TAMUK Coach
With the Javelinas sweep of St. Mary's in their first match of the Emerald Beach Hotel Javelina Volleyball Invitational, head coach Tanya Allen became the winningest coach in program history. She earned her 69th victory since coming to Kingsville. Her win total surpassed Jane Kieschnick (2000-06) mark of 68 wins.
 
New 3-Set Dig Record
Zaccardo set a new team record in the Javelinas final match of their home tournament. She recorded 29 digs in the three-set victory over Lubbock Christian. The previous record was 26 set by Tara Grier against Eastern New Mexico at home on Sept. 15, 2007.
 
Emerald Beach Hotel All-Tournament
Faison was the Blue and Gold's selection to the Emerald Beach Hotel Javelina Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament team. She led all players with 48 kills and was second with a 3.69 k/s average. Faison also recorded back-to-back double-doubles in the first two contests.
 
Maryville All-Tournament Team
With their second place finish at the Maryville Invitational to begin the season, TAMUK landed two players on the all-tournament team. Picking up the honors were Faison and Zaccardo.
 
Matched Service Aces Mark
Klobedans tied a Javelina service ace record in the season opener against Southern Wesleyan. She hit six aces in the five-set match. The previous Hoggie to reach the mark was Kim Martinez against Angelo State on Nov. 8, 1997 at home.
 
Klobedans LSC Preseason Setter
Klobedans was selected as the Lone Star Conference's Preseason Setter of the Year by the head coaches, sports information directors and media members. She was the conference's co-Setter of the Year after recording 1,171 assists (10.18 a/s).
 
Javelinas Picked Fifth in LSC
TAMUK was picked to finish fifth in the Lone Star Conference's 2015 preseason poll by coaches, sports information directors and media members. West Texas A&M was picked first with 19 of the possible 25 first place votes while the defending conference tournament champions Tarleton State were second with five first-place picks. Receiving the final first-place vote was Angelo State.
 
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