KINGSVILLE, Texas — In the season finale Saturday afternoon, the Sul Ross State volleyball team suffered a sweep to the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas at the Steinke Center.
>> HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Lobos scored three unanswered points to start the first set as
Anna Kasper and
Natalie Hernandez tallied back-to-back kills.
Texas A&M-Kingsville went on a 6-0 run to take the lead.
Sul Ross State cut the deficit to one, but the Javelinas scored three straight points to lead 12-7.
The Lobos answered back with a 4-0 run to trail by one point. Hernandez and
Angelli Sanchez each tallied a kill to highlight the run.
Texas A&M-Kingsville closed out the set with four unanswered points.
There were five lead changes early in the second set until the Javelinas scored three straight points to lead 10-7.
Sul Ross State got to within one after a kill by
Edie Coleman, but Texas A&M-Kingsville used a 6-0 run to extend its lead to seven.
The Javelinas scored the final three points to secure a 2-0 advantage in the match.
Texas A&M-Kingsville began the final set on a 4-0 run. It later used a 6-0 run to extend the lead to 10.
The Javelinas never trailed for the rest of the set.
>> RECORDS: Texas A&M-Kingsville (15-12, 7-9); Sul Ross State (2-20, 2-14)
>> GAME NOTES:
- Kasper led the offense with six kills while she also had three digs.
- Sanchez added with four kills and two block assists.
- Eliana Mata and Brylee Sweeten each tallied seven assists.
- Tatyana Colon had 18 digs.
