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EDINBURG, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs volleyball team fell to the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday in front of a near-capacity crowd of 1,218 at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
 
The opening set was a back and forth affair at first. The Broncs (1-3) led 13-12 on a kill by Krysta Freitas off a set by Nycole Masaki. The Islanders (3-1), however, responded with an 8-0 run that included two services aces and a kill by Shannon Hullum to take a lead they did not relinquish. The Islanders took the first set 25-20.
 
The Broncs trailed 5-3 early in the second, but an attack error by Brooke Alverson and a kill by Ijanae Holman allowed the Broncs to tie the set. The Islanders scored the next three points, but the Broncs stayed close, pulling within 9-7 on a block by Sarah Davis and Freitas. The Islanders scored 12 of the next 17 points to pull away for the 25-18 win.
 
The Broncs trailed 13-10 in the third set, but scored four-straight, including kills by Michelle McNamee and Holman, to take a 14-13 lead. After the Islanders tied it up, Holman recorded back-to-back kills to give the Broncs the lead for good as they won 25-21.
 
Holman led the Broncs with 14 kills to go with 12 digs for the double-double. McNamee was second on the team with a career-high tying 12 kills, nine digs and two blocks.
 
The Islanders built an 18-9 lead in the fourth set before going on to win 25-19.
 
The Islanders had four players reach double-figures in kills, including Hullum (17), Ivy Baresh (14), Alverson (14) and Brianna Brink (11). Baresh added 13 digs for the double-double. Logen Bourque had a match-high 53 assists while Micah Nolan had a match-high 34 digs.
 
The Broncs open up the Texas Tech Invitational on Friday at 1:00 p.m. against Texas Tech before facing Northwestern State at 4:00.
 
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 all-sports division of the Great West Conference since 2009-10.