Football Takes on Mcmurry in Abilene in Lone Star Matchup Texas A&M-Kingsville Will History, Having Played for the Opener
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LSC Volleyball Action Friday, Saturday in Steinke Center Javelinas vs. TAMUC, TWU VOLUME XV, NO. 7 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 SEPT. 24, 2014 Football Takes on McMurry in Abilene In Lone Star Matchup Texas A&M-Kingsville will history, having played for the opener. try to even its Lone Star first time in 1932, the eighth The Javelinas are averaging Conference football record this season of football for the 279.7 total yards a game, 153.3 weekend as it travels to Abilene Javelinas. rushing and 126.4 passing. to take on the McMurry The WarHawks were in the Defensively, the squad has WarHawks. LSC in 1965-71 and overall, the allowed 381 total yards an Game time will be 6 p.m. in teams have met 19 times. outing, 172.3 rushing and 208.7 McMurry’s Moore Stadium on The Javelinas hold a 12-6-1 passing. campus. edge. Trey Mitchell, 6-3, 190- The Javelinas and McMurry The Javelinas are 1-2 for the pound junior quarterback from opened their LSC seasons last year while McMurry is 1-1, Clovis, Calif., leads the team weekend, TAMUK losing to having beaten NCAA Division I- offensively, averaging 59.0 Texas A&M-Commerce, 55-20, in AA Houston Baptist in its (Continued on Page 4) the Lone Star Football Festival and McMurry dropping a 45-14 decision to Angelo State. Hog-Tied McMurry is competing in Javelina defenders hog-tie a Texas A&M-Commerce ball carrier in last the LSC this fall despite having weekend’s Lone Star Football Festival in Arlington. The Javelinas are announced it will leave the Anthony Forker (5), senior defensive back from Houston; Mark Savere (41), senior linebacker from San Antonio (Warren), and Kelechi league after this season and Amushie (28), sophomore defensive back from Richmond (Terry). move back to NCAA Division III. Moving in to assist is Lamont Hills (21), junior defensive back from The Javelinas and McMurry San Antonio (Stevens). (Photo by Artie Leal). have had a long-time gridiron Volleyball at Home With TAMUC, TWU The Texas A&M-Kingsville freshman setter from Boerne The Lions were 3-9 overall volleyball team will host Texas (Champion), is the Javelina attack and 1-2 in the LSC going into a A&M-Commerce and Texas leader with a .362 percentage. Tuesday night match with Texas Woman’s for Lone Star Ashley Bukowski, 5-8 Woman’s in Commerce. Conference matches this weekend sophomore outside hitter from Delanee Clark, 6-0 sophomore in the Steinke Center. Harlingen, averages 2.95 kills a set middle blocker from Sunnyvale, The Javelinas will take on and leads the team in that has a .298 attack percentage and TAMUC at 7 p.m. Friday and category. She has a .339 attack Amy Davault, 5-10 senior outside TWU at 2 p.m. Saturday. percentage. hitter from Houston (Jersey The Javelinas took a 7-4 Brett Zaccardo, 5-7 freshman Village), averages 3.94 kills a set. season’s record into a Tuesday libero from Amarillo (Bushland), Ashley Mireles, 5-3 night match with Texas A&M averages 4.3 digs a set and Ashley sophomore libero from Washington Block International in Laredo. Tipps, 5-10 senior middle blocker Georgetown, leads the team in Kelsey Washington (8), 5-8 senior outside hitter from Cuero, gets a The squad is 1-3 in the LSC. from Houston (Cypress Woods), digs with a 4.59 per-set average. block with an assist from Stephanie Johns, 6-0 senior outside hitter Casey Klobedans, 5-10 has 1.05 blocks a set. (Continued on Page 8) from Lubbock (Coronado). JavelinaJavelina Hash Hash Football Makes Final Scheduled By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Trip To Abilene, Site of Numerous THE LONE STAR Football Festival in the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington was again a success. Javelina Games Since the 1930s It was the fourth year of the Festival and all have been When the Texas A&M- on-campus stadium. Those games were in 1935 successful, and a great experience for the Lone Star Conference Kingsville football team goes to The Javelinas have also and 1936 and both were in schools. Abilene this weekend for a Lone played another Abilene school, Abilene. There’s no better experience than to go to a game in the Star Conference encounter with Hardin-Simmons, twice. Most of the matchups facility, the most spectacular in football. McMurry, the Javelinas might between the Javelinas and The Festival itself is one-of-a-kind in college football. want to take some pictures. Wildcats and WarHawks have This year saw four games in one day. The schedule has seen It will be their last game in been when the schools were games played over three-day and two-day periods in the past. Abilene in the foreseeable future. cohorts in the Lone Fifteen of the games have been televised, including the The Javelinas have had Star Conference. games in Abilene since 1932, the ACU was in the LSC from Javelinas’ game with Texas A&M-Commerce last weekend. KDF- seventh season of football for the 1973 through 2012 and McMurry TV of Corpus Christi had live coverage. South Texans. was a member in 1965-71 and Several of the teams involved in the Festival each fall have With McMurry and Abilene rejoined in 2013 only to withdraw gone on to participate in the NCAA Division II postseason playoffs Christian on the schedule for a at the end of this season. later in the year. majority of the seasons, Javelina There have been 20 different teams from eight states and two athletes and players are familiar countries participating over the four-year span. with the city. The schools have been: But ACU is now in the 2014 Javelina Remaining Football Schedule Abilene Christian Monterrey Tech-Mexico City Southland Conference and Sept. 27 – McMurry in Abilene, 6 p.m. Angelo State Monterrey Tech-Puebla (Mexico) McMurry is dropping back to Oct. 4 – Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family Fiesta Chadron (Neb.) State North Alabama NCAA Division III after this Weekend). Colorado State-Pueblo Shorter (Ga.) season. The prospects for future Oct. 11 – Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7 p.m. Delta (Miss.) State Sul Ross State games with the schools aren’t in Oct. 18 – Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg Bank Eastern New Mexico Tarleton State the picture. Homecoming Game). Florida Tech Texas A&M-Commerce The Javelinas have met Oct. 25 – West Texas A&M in Canyon, 6 p.m. Incarnate Word Texas A&M-Kingsville McMurry 19 times and nine of the Nov. 1 – Midwestern State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Community Midwestern State Valdosta (Ga.) State games have been in Abilene. Appreciation Night). Monterrey Tech (Mexico) West Texas A&M The Javelinas and ACU have Nov. 8 – Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA. played on 46 occasions and 22 Nov. 15 – Lone Star Conference Playoffs, TBA. Nov. 22 – NCAA Division II first round playoffs on campuses. THE LSC WILL become innovative again in November when games have been in Abilene. ACU has played its home Nov. 29 – NCAA Division II second round playoffs on campuses. it becomes the first league to have a postseason playoff in football. games in Shotwell Stadium and Dec. 6 – NCAA Division II quarterfinal playoffs on campuses. The eight schools in the conference will have two weeks of when the Javelinas were meeting Dec. 13 – NCAA Division II semifinal playoffs on campuses. playoffs to determine a playoff champion. McMurry in the past the games Dec. 20 – NCAA Division II Championship in Kansas City, Kan. The top four teams in the final regular-season standings will were in the same facility. (Continued on Page 3) McMurry now plays in an Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Javelinas defeated the University of Hawaii in its dedication. JavelinaJavelina Hash Hash Upcoming Javelina Events Javelina Hash Sept. 26 – Volleyball: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Kingsville, 7 p.m. By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Islander Splash in Corpus Christi (West Guth Park). (Continued from Page 2) Sept. 27 – Volleyball: *Texas Woman’s in Kingsville, 2 p.m. Football: McMurry in Abilene, 6 p.m. play in one bracket and the next four squads will be involved in a Oct. 3 – Volleyball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., 7 p.m. second bracket. Oct. 4 – Football: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Family The first weekend will see the No. 1 team hosting No. 4 and Fiesta Weekend). No. 2 hosting No. 3. Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, 2 p.m. Those two winners will meet for the postseason title the Oct. 8 – Volleyball: Our Lady of the Lake in Kingsville, 7 p.m. second weekend and the two first-round losers will meet for the Oct. 11 – Football: *Tarleton State in Stephenville, 7 p.m. third-place spot. Men’s & Women’s Cross Country: Incarnate Word In the other bracket, No. 5 will host No. 8 and No. 6 will host Invitational in San Antonio. No. 7. Volleyball: St. Edward’s in Austin, 1 p.m. As in the top bracket, the two first-round winners meet for the Oct. 14 – Volleyball: Texas-Permian Basin in Odessa, 6 p.m. fifth-place spot and the first round losers will battle for the No. 7 Oct. 17 – Volleyball: *Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M., 7 p.m. Oct. 18 – Football: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 7 p.m. (Kleberg Bank position. Homecoming Game).