STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Volleyball) –  Krystal Faison led the way for Texas A&M University-Kingsville (12-4, 3-2 LSC) and recorded her eighth double-double of the season in the four set loss to Tarleton State University (12-2, 5-1 LSC) on Friday night at Wisdom Gym.

Faison finished with 10 kills and 13 digs. Senior Ashley Bukowski and middle Haley Hutchinson each had nine kills in the match. Bukowski was one kills short of a double-double after gathering 111 digs and Hutchinson added three blocks to her stat line. Lexi Wick was the defensive leader with six blocks including two solo blocks, followed by Madison Brabham who concluded with five blocks. Both had seven kills against the TexANNS. Casey Klobedans had a team high of 41 assists and two aces and Krystal Puente closed the match with 18 digs and one ace. 

GAME INFORMATION
Sets: Texas A&M-Kingsville 1, Tarleton State 3
Records: Texas A&M-Kingsville (12-4, 3-2 LSC), Tarleton State (12-2, 5-1 LSC)
Series: Texas A&M-Kingsville is 18-27 against Tarleton State
Location: Wisdom Gym
Time of Match: 6 p.m.

TEAM LEADERS
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Kills: Krystal Faison, 10
Blocks: Lexi Wick, 6
Assists: Casey Klobedans, 41
Aces: Casey Klobedans, 2
Digs: Krystal Puente, 18

Tarleton State
Kills: Hailey Roberts, 26
Blocks: Hannah McManus, 6
Assists: Jordyn Keamo, 43
Aces: Alissa Johnson, 3
Digs: Adriana Knutson, 20

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1

Texas A&M-Kingsville came out of the gates swinging and took a 10-5 lead to open the match. Later with the Hogs ahead 12-7, the TexANNS went on a 4-0 run to cut into the deficit. Both clubs exchanged points up to 19 before two errors by Kingsville gave Tarleton a two-point lead. TSU went on to take the opening frame 25-22. Bukowski led the Hogs with five kills.  

Set 2

The Javelinas drew first blood in set No. 2 but with a slim lead, the TexANNS shifted the momentum after an 8-3 run gave them a commanding 16-10 lead. The Javs made a late push and shrunk the lead to four, however a kill by Hailey Roberts after the timeout ended the set in favor of the home team, 25-20. Faison registered three kills in the set and Brabham added two. Roberts led all players with eight kills in set two.  

Set 3

Down 11-10, the Hogs score five unanswered, highlighted by three consecutive TexANNS errors to take an 18-13 lead. Later, Bukowski's kill gives Kingsville its largest lead of the match, 22-16, and the Blue and Gold avoided the sweep with a 25-20 victory. The Javs capitalized on the home team's 11 attacking errors, and Faison paced the team with three kills. Hutchinson, Brabham and Wick each recorded two kills. 

Set 4

Although TSU jumped out to an 11-6 lead, Hutchinson became a problem for them as she finished the set with a team high of five kills. Tarleton State pulled out the win however with a score of 25-18 behind Roberts six kills to close out the match.

WHAT'S NEXT

Texas A&M-Kingsville will conclude the weekend with a battle against No. 13 Angelo State University at 2 p.m. in the Junel center. 

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