THE RUNDOWN
KINGSVILLE, Texas – Behind a 15-kill performance from Madison Brabham, Texas A&M-Kingsville benefited from a quick start to earn a 3-0 sweep of Midwestern State Saturday afternoon at the Steinke Center.
 
The Javelinas opened up the match hitting .417 with 18 kills and just three errors in the first frame to record a 25-16 victory over Midwestern State (9-10, 3-7 LSC). Texas A&M-Kingsville (13-8, 6-4 LSC) built an early lead to hold an edge on the Mustangs throughout the set before closing out with a 6-2 run for a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
Meghan Bettis, Rockelle Gholson and Raven Presley combined for 13 of MSU's 15 kills in the second game, holding a 15-13 advantage on the Javelinas following a Bettis kill. TAMUK responded with a 7-2 spurt to grab a 20-17 lead after a block by Lexi Wick and Casey Klobedans. Back-to-back kills for Gholson and Erin Richburg brought the Mustangs within a point at 22-21, but the Javelinas were able to hold on for the narrow 25-22 victory.
 
The third set was point-for-point a majority of the way as the Mustangs moved in front midway through the frame with Gholson's five kills pacing MSU. After back-to-back errors by the Javelinas gave the Mustangs a 19-16 lead, TAMUK inched back to knot the set up at 21 apiece. The Mustangs fended off two match points following a pair of Javelina errors before a Brabham kill and a block for Klobedans and Wick sealed the sweep with a 26-24 win.
 
NOTES
- Rockelle Gholson led the Mustangs with 12 kills on a .300 hitting percentage
- Raven Presley hit a team-best .353 with eight kills
- Kristan Aduddell notched her fourth double-double of the season with 31 assists and 15 digs, moving into fifth on the MSU career list with 2,815 assists
- Aerielle Edwards matched Aduddell for a team-best 15 digs while Addison Semer posted five blocks to lead the Mustangs
- Texas A&M-Kingsville hit .274 for the match while MSU was held to a .156 hitting percentage
- Madison Brabham registered a .448 hitting clip with her 15 kills while Haley Hutchinson followed with eight kills and just one error for a team-high .583 percentage
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State continues Lone Star Conference play on the road Tuesday with a 6 p.m. meeting with Texas A&M-Commerce at the A&M-Commerce Field House.