SAN ANGELO, Texas (Volleyball) –  Texas A&M University-Kingsville's (26-10, 14-6 LSC) legendary season ends after falling to No. 12 Angelo State University (32-3, 18-2 LSC) in three sets on Thursday night at the Junell Center.

The Javelinas reached the promise land in 2016 with their first ever berth to the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament. They posted a program's best 26 victories (14 in the Lone Star Conference), and held a 10-2 record in front of their home crowd to get there. The team raised eyebrows all season long as they ranked fourth in all of Division II in kills (1,706), assists (1,602) and aces (225) as well as ranking eighth in total blocks at 298. 

It all came down to a LSC showdown against host Angelo State for the third time this season. In the match, Krystal Faison recorded double-double No. 19 of the season as she garnered a team high of 10 kills and 17 digs. Lexi Wick was next in line with eight kills, led the team with two aces and tied Haley Hutchinson for a team high of three total blocks who added three kills. Madison Brabham concluded with five blocks and a couple of finger waves, while in addition to Hutchinson, seniors Valarie Hill and Ashley Bukowski all finished with three kills. Bukowski also added 11 digs, Krystal Puente had ten digs and Casey Klobedans paced the offense with 31 assists to go along with her two blocks and single kill.

GAME INFORMATION
Sets: Texas A&M-Kingsville 0, Angelo State 3
Records: Texas A&M-Kingsville (26-10, 14-6 LSC), Angelo State (32-3, 18-2 LSC)
Series: Texas A&M-Kingsville is 12-41 against Angelo State
Location: The Junell Center
Time of Match: 7:30 p.m.

TEAM LEADERS
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Kills: Krystal Faison, 10
Blocks: Two players with three blocks
Assists: Casey Klobedans, 31
Aces: Lexi Wick, 2
Digs: Krystal Faison, 17

Angelo State
Kills: Mallory Blauser, 16
Blocks: Morgan Seaton, 5
Assists: Meghan Parker, 24
Aces: Two players with one ace
Digs: Brianna Sotello, 15

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1
The Hoggies came out ready to play from the beginning as they jumped out to a 9-4 lead over the reigning LSC champs to force an early timeout.However, the Belles battled their way back by taking the lead 19-17 thanks to a 15-8 tear. From then on, ASU retained the lead and won the first set 25-22. Faison led the Hogs with six kills followed by Wick and Brabham who finished the set with three kills each.

Set 2
The second stanza was just as intense as the first, as it featured seven ties and six lead changes. Texas A&M-Kingsville was plagued by 12 attacking errors and Angelo State pulled away late after ending the set on a 9-4 run, winning the set 25-19 and taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.

Set 3
Despite falling behind 11-2 early in set No. 3, four Belle errors contributed to the Hogs seven unanswered points to cut into the deficit. Moments later, TAMUK captured the lead 17-16 after a big block from Hutchinson and Brabham. The lead was short lived though after consecutive attack errors put ASU back in the drivers seat and ultimately took the set 25-21 to advance to the semifinals. Wick had a set high of 6.5 points behind four kills and two blocks and was trailed by senior Valarie Hill who registered three kills and one block.

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