{"id":655,"date":"2018-09-08T19:23:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T19:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2018-09-08T19:23:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T19:23:44","slug":"javelina-volleyball-dominates-conference-opener-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/08\/javelina-volleyball-dominates-conference-opener-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Javelina Volleyball Dominates Conference Opener at home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Volleyball team seized its first Lone Star Conference (LSC) win of the season against the Western New Mexico Mustangs, 3-2. The game was at the Steinke Physical Education Center (SPEC) on Friday.<\/p>\n

Game trailblazers were Melanie Casteel, Madison Brabham, Sarah Miller, and Haley Hutchinson \u2013 all raking up a total of 48 kills, 18 blocks, and a pair of aces.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur crowd today was pretty good, so that excitement carried onto the court. It was really nice,\u201d Brabham, a senior on the volleyball team, said.<\/p>\n

Brabham led the team in the LSC with 336 kills in 2017. The senior knows the expectations to be fulfilled.<\/p>\n

\u201cLots of wins – [chuckles] that\u2019s what you should expect! You can\u2019t go into a game not expecting it,\u201d Brabham said.<\/p>\n

Though the Javelinas came out with the win against the Mustangs, there were still 22 errors and space for improvements to be made in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep our energy up on the court, constantly. We struggle with that sometimes during games\u2026we need to stay up the entire game,\u201d Brabham said.<\/p>\n

Brabham is not the only one with a winning mindset for the 2018 volleyball team. Graduate Assistant Kyra Henderson holds the same mindset after witnessing the development of the new squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team has been able to build on the chemistry and are working on it every single day,\u201d Henderson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was expecting the outcome of tonight\u2019s game. [A lot] is to come of this season and it is going to be very exciting,\u201d Henderson said.<\/p>\n

The Javelinas fought until the end and took the Mustangs to the fifth set with a 25-11, 25-14, 23-25, 20-25, 17-15 battle. It boiled down to heart and hustle as the Javelinas sent the Mustangs home with a loss.<\/p>\n

Head coach Tanya Allen and her team won\u2019t get much rest, as they returned to the SPEC today at 2 p.m. to host UT Permian Basin.<\/p>\n

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