KINGSVILLE, Texas – Senior outside hitter Jaci Buscher (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain HS) and junior outside hitter Lauren Van Buren (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa HS) each had a season-best 16 kills as Bentley University knocked off Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the host of the Emerald Bay Hotel Javelina Invitational Friday night at the SPEC-Hampton Inn Court. Scores were 25-19, 25-23, 17-25 and 27-25.

Bentley, which had been swept by Drury University earlier in the day, improved to 2-4 overall while the host Javelinas dipped to 4-2.

In the opening set, the Falcons gave up the first four points but stormed back with an 18-6 burst to go up eight at 18-10. TAMUK got back within four but Bentley was able to hold on for the victory.

Two Javelina mistakes, one serving and one on attack, gave the Falcons a 23-21 lead in the second and Van Buren's kill closed out the set, making it a 2-0 Bentley lead in the match.

After dropping the third, Bentley found itself down 18-13 and 23-19 in the fourth before storming back. A Van Buren kill reduced the deficit to one at 24-23 and a TAMUK attacking error evened the count at 24-all. With the set knotted at 25, senior Shelby Kreienberg (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon HS) put down a kill for the lead and a Javelina attack error closed the match.

Freshman setter Krista Campbell (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North HS) had her best match as a collegian, amassing 38 assists and eight digs. Buscher recorded three blocks and completed her double-double with 11 digs, and senior Stephanie Metzger (Georgetown, Texas/Liberty Hill HS) celebrated her return to her home state with a career-high six blocks. Also contributing to the win were senior libero Jessica Segal (West Harrison, N.Y./Harrison HS), with 18 digs, and sophomore Shannon Kelly (Hyde Park, N.Y./Franklin D. Roosevelt HS), with 13 kills and two aces.

In the earlier match, 4-1 Drury used 14 blocks, including seven by Brook Antenen, to cruise to a 25-15, 25-13, 25-14 victory. Van Buren paced the Falcons with eight kills and Segal made 17 digs.

The tournament continues on Saturday with Bentley facing St. Mary's (Texas) at 1 pm ET and Lubbock Christian at 7:30 pm ET.