KINGSVILLE, Texas --- The Western Oregon football team appeared it may fall further behind with less than eight minutes left in the contest against Texas A&M-Kingsville - trailing 37-34 and the Javelinas driving the ball to the Wolves 22-yard line.

But the defense came through as JJ Tofaeono sacked the TAMUK quarterback, forced a fumble and Mason Brown picked it up and ran 60 yards for the touchdown to give the Wolves the lead for good as they went on to beat the Javelinas 48-37 to finish the season 6-5 and go 5-4 in its first season in the Lone Star Conference.

The victory also gave head coach Arne Ferguson his 100th career victory.

It was a back-and-forth contest early as the teams were tied 24-24 at the half. The Wolves took a 31-24 lead on Omari Dixon-Land's second rushing touchdown of the game. TAMUK (7-4, 5-4) answered quickly with a 70-yard touchdown run to tie the game once again. The Javelinas took the lead later in the quarter on a 45-yard field goal before Danny Cossette answered with a 41-yard field goal for the Wolves to tie the game 34-34.

TAMUK took the lead 11 seconds into the fourth quarter with a 37-yard field goal before the Lovelace strip sack and Brown 60-yard return for a score. The Wolves put the game away on quarterback Gannon Winker's 38-yard touchdown run to make the final 48-37.

Dixon-Land, the program's all-time leading rusher, added to his career total with 130 yards rushing and two touchdowns to go along with two receptions for 13 yards. He finishes his career with 3,831 yards rushing and 31 rushing touchdowns (fourth on the all-time list).

Winker finished 13-for-23 for 182 yards and a touchdown to go along with his rushing touchdown while Damon Hickok had six catches for 81 yards and a score and Marquis Sampson had four catches for 73 yards and a score.

Ryan Minniti led the team with seven tackles while Joey Sinclair had six.