SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Newman came up on the bad end of a see-saw volleyball battle, falling 3-2 to St. Mary's Friday evening at Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio, Texas.

St. Mary's came out firing in the first set. The Rattlers posted a .426 hitting percentage and committed just two errors on their way to a 25-16 win. Newman countered in the second set, taking advantage of nine Rattler errors on their way to a 25-23 win. St. Mary's continued the see-saw theme, hitting .310 in the set compared to Newman's .027 hitting percentage on their way to another 25-16 win, and taking a 2-1 advantage.

The Jets weren't done yet, Newman forced the Rattlers into seven errors and hit .214 in the fourth frame on their way to a 25-22 win that forced the decisive fifth set, where the Rattlers got the final say. St. Mary's jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the final set, and never looked back on their way to a 15-7 win.

Junior Chelsey Potter and freshman Sarah Bailey each recorded 10 kills in the match to lead the Jets, while Angie Bennett and Brianna Witsman added eight kills. Caroline Painter was Newman's go-to setter with 19 assists in the match, while Amy Shorette led the Jets with 13 kills.

With the loss, the Jets fall to 3-7 on the season, and 0-1 in Heartland Conference play. They return to action Saturday when they travel across San Antonio to take on the Incarnate Word Cardinals in a 2 p.m. contest.