KINGSVILLE, TEXAS – Eastern New Mexico Volleyball were in contention for every set but fell 3-0 against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday afternoon at the Gil E. Steinke Physical Education Center. Eastern fall to 12-12 on the campaign, with a conference record of 3-9. The Javelinas boost their record to 13-8, with a 5-3 standing.
 
Both teams started the match back and forth, setting the score at 9-9. From that point, the Javelinas used a 6-1 burst to go ahead five points on the Greyhounds. Eastern did their best to overcome that five-point cushion, but the set finished in favor of Texas A&M-Kingsville 25-18.
 
The Greyhounds jumped in front in the opening stages of the second set, using a 4-0 swing to go up 11-10. TAMUK battled the lead back in their favor and prevented any rallies for ENMU to build up its point total. The Greyhounds came within on point of the Javelinas at 21-20 TAMUK, but a 4-1 streak ended the set (25-21).
 
Each team started the final set with small spurts of points, with both programs stopping any large runs. The Greyhounds eventually took a 12-10 lead but couldn't capitalize as the Javelinas sparked an 8-3 run to go up 18-15. From there, Eastern couldn't hold off the Javelinas with the home team taking the final set, 25-20.

NOTABLE STATS

• TAMUK provided a match high 48 kills, compared to the 36 of ENMU. Defensively, the Greyhounds found more digs (50-46) and blocks (7-2) in the match.
• Gracelyn Stubbs and Rylee Mapes each had eight kills in the match, while Mikaela Garvin supplied seven kills.
• Kayla Ison marked the match with 16 assists, while Qitana Sapiga provided 10 assists.
• Defensively, Ison posted eight digs, while Adriana Puni and Anjolina Perez both added seven digs.
• Four Greyhounds finished with three total blocks: Stubbs, Puni, Garvin, and Perez

FROM THE SOURCE

"We improved on our performance last night, but Kingsville was playing too good at home, and we couldn't keep up," said Head Volleyball Coach Sia Poyer.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Eastern faced the Javelinas for the second time this season. The two teams meet in a neutral site contest back in Sept., where the Greyhounds walked away 3-2 winners.
• Stubbs eclipsed 500 career kills over the weekend, taking their career mark to 510.
• The Greyhounds return home for a short break, then head out to Okla. on Friday, Oct. 21 to face Cameron University. First serve is set for 4:30 p.m.