Alpine - Offense led the way for the Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team as it stayed perfect in Lone Star Conference play with a three-set sweep of Sul Ross State.
 
Playing in their second true road match of the year, the Javelinas improved to a conference-best 12-2 (4-0 LSC) while hitting .298 as a team. The win marks the second time in program history that TAMUK has reached the 4-0 mark in conference play, and gives the 2025 team sole possession of the second-best start in program history, as its two losses through 14 matches are bested only by the Spring 2021 season, which completed its shortened regular season 13-0.
 
Junior middle blocker Natalee Rush's 10 kills on 12 swings led all hitters in both kills and hitting percentage. The match marked the fifth time that Rush has posted at least 10 kills this season, it is also the fourth of those five matches to see her swing above .500. Rush entered the weekend ranking in the top five in all of Division II with a season attack percentage that now sits at .486.
 
The team was challenged early in the match, which served as the Lobos' home opener, as the home team battled back-and-forth with the Javelinas, tying up the first set as late as 12-12. An 8-2 run from Kingsville, however, put the win firmly in hand. TAMUK carried that momentum into the second set, where it opened up a 16-7 lead, including seven-straight Javelina points, five of which were kills, to put SRS in the rear-view mirror. The third set was more of the same, with the visitors rattling off a 8-1 run highlighted by four kills and an ace to give TAMUK an early an decisive lead.
 
Junior libero Monique Gonzalez's 15 digs led all defenders in the match, while senior right side hitter/setter Rylan Pollard paired her match-high 18 assists with seven kills and two digs. Fellow senior RS Kendall Harrington got back to her uber-efficient ways with eight kills on .429, as senior S Elisa Carli notched 14 assists, a dig, and an ace.
 
Kingsville will finish out its weekend road trip on Saturday in a 1:00 p.m. match against the Mustangs from Western New Mexico as the team vies to claim the best 15-match start in program history and bring a perfect LSC record home for next Friday's Country Night clash with St. Edward's.
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