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EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs volleyball team broke the 17-year old program single-season attendance record by drawing 1,017 fans to bring their season total up to 4,034 in a 3-2 loss to the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinas on Tuesday at the UTPA Fieldhouse
 
The previous record of 3,266 fans was set in 1995 in 11 matches. This was the Broncs' (8-12) fifth home match. The Broncs have three home matches remaining.
 
With the match tied 2-2, the Broncs and Javelinas (10-8) went to a decisive fifth set. The Javelinas jumped out to a 10-5 lead, but the Broncs used a kill by Haley Durham, a block by Durham and San Benito-native Kasey Sanchez, a kill by Sanchez and a kill by Michelle McNamee to power a 6-1 run that saw the Broncs pull within 12-11. The Javelinas responded by scoring the next two to set-up match point, but after a service error, a kill by McNamee and an attack error by Harlingen-native Ashley Bukowski tied the set at 14-14. The Javelinas got another chance at match point at 15-14, but a kill by McNamee again tied it up. The Javelinas scored the next two to win 17-15.
 
McNamee led the Broncs with a career-high 17 kills to go with 11 digs for her second double-double. Sanchez recorded her first-career double-double in her first-career start with career-highs in kills (11), digs (15) and blocks (four). Sarah Davis also had 11 kills to go with four blocks. Nycole Masaki recorded her third double-double with 43 assists and a career-high 17 digs.
 
Juri Franzen led the Broncs in digs with 30. It was the 14^th 20+ digs match of her career and her ninth of the season. Franzen ranks second all-time in 20+ digs matches, trailing only Jaclyn Muszynski (2000-03), who had 15.
 
The Javelinas were led by Dedra Brown, who had 16 kills. Bukowski finished with nine kills.
 
The first two sets were closely contested.
 
The first set was a back and forth affair, although the Broncs never trailed. With the set tied at 17-17, the Broncs went on an 8-1 run to win 25-18.
 
In the second set, the Broncs trailed 24-21 before successfully defending on set point three times to tie the set. The Broncs also had to stave off set point at 25-24, but with the set tied at 25-25, a kill by Bukowski and an attack error by Diara Reynolds gave the Javelinas a 27-25 victory.
 
The Javelinas dominated the third set, 25-15, but the Broncs turned it around in the fourth set. Down 5-3 early, the Broncs scored eight-straight point to take an 11-5 lead before running away for a 25-13 win.
 
The Broncs resume Great West Conference play on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. when they host Chicago State University at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
 
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I level. UTPA, formerly known as Pan American College and Pan American University, is a part of the University of Texas System of Schools. The Broncs compete in 14 varsity sports: men's and women's basketball, golf, tennis, track and field, and cross country, along with women's volleyball and men's baseball. The Broncs have won six team national championships, including the 1963 NAIA Championship in men's basketball and every NAIA Championship in men's tennis from 1961 through 1965. The Broncs also have also won 10 individual national championships, all in men's tennis, with six NAIA doubles championships and four NAIA singles championships. UTPA has been a member of the Great West Conference in 12 sports since 2009-10. Men's golf competes in the America Sky Conference while men's tennis competes in the Southland Conference.