AUSTIN, Texas - The Newman volleyball team dropped its second-consecutive match, falling 3-1 to the league-leading St. Edward's Hilltoppers Thursday evening at the Recreation & Convocation Center in Austin, Texas. Chelsey Potter and Victoria Green each posted 10 kills to lead the Jets.

St. Edward's (10-12, 6-1 Heartland) made its first statement in the first set, jumping out to a 7-1 lead to open the match. Newman (9-13, 4-3 Heartland) countered with a three-point rally to pull within three, but the Hilltoppers took control from there. SEU took its first 10-point lead of the set at the 20-10 mark and never looked back on their way to the 25-13 first-set win.

Newman returned the favor in the second set, jumping out to a 5-1 lead. The Jets extended that lead to 11-2 after back-to-back Hilltopper attack errors. Slowly but surely, St. Edward's battled back, pulling to within three at 15-12, but Newman never surrendered the lead en route to a 25-21 second-set win to tie the match at 1-1.

That was where the good news ended for the Jets. St. Edward's jumped out to a 7-2 lead and never looked back. A late 4-1 run pulled the Jets to within two at 20-18, but the Hilltoppers scored the final five points of the set for the 25-18 win. SEU followed that with a dominating 25-13 win in the final set to secure the Hilltopper win

Seniors Chelsey Potter and Victoria Green each posted 10 kills in the match to lead Newman offensively. Most of those kills were set up by Lyndsey Martini, who finished the match with 33 assists. Amanda Savage was Newman's leading defensive player, finishing with 21digs in the loss. The Jets hit .079 as a team in the losing effort.

Lindy Luleff led the Hilltoppers with 15 kills and led the Hilltoppers to a .209 team hitting percentage.

With the loss, the Jets drop to 9-13 on the season, and 4-3 in Heartland Conference play. Newman returns to action Saturday with a 12 p.m. contest against the Dallas Baptist Patriots. The match will be played at the Burg Center on the DBU campus in Dallas, Texas.