Kingsville, TX – The Javelinas will take UT-Tyler in First Round of LSC Tournament
Texas A&M – Kingsville wrapped up their regular season with a 1-1 weekend that included a sweep of UTPB on Senior Day. After the weekend and when all the pieces fell into place, the Javelinas landed at the six spots for the tournament. Their first-round matchup will be taking on #3 UT-Tyler, whom the Hogs had a back-and-forth fight with earlier in the year. In a match that went four sets, and both teams scored 20 or more points in every set. The winner of this match will face the winner of DBU & UT-Dallas.
The Javelinas finish up the regular top-5 in points, assists, kills, and digs for the Lone Star Conference. Texas A&M – Kingsville is heading into the tournament coming off a weekend where they started to look like themselves again as they were able to battle against top-seeded Angelo St, as well as dominating a sweep against UT-Permian Basin. The Javelinas will be led by
Cambelle Brammer and
Natalee Rush on the front line as they lead the charge with 349 & 274 kills each.
Alayna Guerrero will look to build on her already impressive first season in Kingsville as she notched 1001 assists during the regular season, 2
nd in the LSC, as only Macy Scheer had more.
Tayae-Renae Garcia is everywhere as she racked up 499 digs to this point and currently sits at 5.04 per set.
UT-Tyler finished their season with a 1-1 weekend as well, as they beat TWU in five before falling to 2
nd seeded DBU in four. They are currently tied with Angelo St, allowing the lowest hitting percentage, in the Conference at .138. The last time these two played Tyler held Kingsville to a .190 hitting clip, while they hit .302. The Patriots finished the year at 22-5, their best finish since joining Division 2. These two will look to do battle again as they meet in the first round.
The Javelinas will be heading to San Angelo for the LSC Conference tournament next. They will be playing UT-Tyler on Nov. 12
th at 11:00 AM. Fans of the Javelinas can follow all the action on Instagram and X by following the team at Javelina_VB