DALLAS, Texas - Haley Dotson and Karol Marins combined for 34 kills, but it wasn't enough to lead the Newman volleyball team to a win. The Jets dropped a five-set decision to Dallas Baptist, 17-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-21, 13-15, Saturday afternoon at the Burg Center in Dallas.

-Newman (1-9, 0-4 Heartland) kept things close in the first set, taking an early 5-4 lead after a Haley Dotson kill, but Dallas Baptist (7-5, 2-2 Heartland) answered with an 8-3 run to take a 13-8 lead. The Jets rallied to within four, 17-13, after a DBU ball handling error, but the Patriots closed out the set with a 25-17 win.

-The Jets regained the momentum early in the second set. Karol Marins broke a 2-2 tie with a kill that sparked a three-point spurt that gave Newman a 5-2 lead after a Dotson kill. Newman maintained a lead of at least three until a Gabby Loxterman service error pulled the Patriots back to within two, 10-8, but Marins put the Jets back on track wtih another kill, this time starting a 10-4 run that gave the Jets a 20-12 lead. From there it was a matter of taking care of business, and the Jets did just that. Dotson killed a set from Loxterman to even the match at 1-1 with a 25-15 second-set win.

-Dallas Baptist returned the favor in the third set. A Michelle O'Dell service error broke a 3-3 tie, and set a three-point Patriot swing into motion. Those three points proved to be just enough as DBU maintained a lead of at least three for the majority of the match. Newman snuck back to wihin two, 18-16, after another Dotson kill, but that was as close as Newman could get. DBU ended the set on a 7-4 run to take a 25-20 third-set win.

-Newman responded to its 2-1 deficit by jumping out to an early 3-0 thanks to kills from Marins and Dotson. DBU answered with an 8-5 run to tie the set at 8-8. The Patriots stayed within two points of the Jets until the 14-14 mark when Katelyn Schmidtberger was blocked to give DBU a 15-14 lead. DBU extended that lead to as many as 19-16 late in the match, but a pair of DBU attack errors and a block-assist from Alysia Heideman and Chelsea Helena allowed the Jets to take a 20-19 lead. The Patriots answered with two-straight points to take a 21-20 lead, but another Marins kill sparked a five-point run that tied the match at 2-2 with Newman's 25-21 fourth-set win.

-The fifth set was exactly what a fifth set should be. After spotting DBU a 3-1 lead, Newman rallied to take a 4-3 lead after a Schmidtberger kill, but DBU answered with two-straight points to take a 5-4 lead. After a see-saw battle until the 7-7 mark, DBU took advantage of back-to-back Newman attack errors to take a 9-7 lead that ultimately proved to be the difference in the set. After leading by as many as four, 14-10, DBU held off a late Newman charge for a 15-13 win to secure the match.

-Dotson recorded 20 kills on 40 attempts while committing just six errors to lead Newman offensively. Marins added 14 kills on 34 attempts and committed just one error.

-Sophomore Gabby Loxterman was Newman's primary setter, notching 45 assists in the match.

-Sophomore Alysia Heideman caused the DBU offense all sort of problems at the net, dishing out a match-high 10 block-assists.

-Newman used a team approach defensively. Senior Kristen White led the way with 22 digs and was one of five Jets to record 11-or-more digs. Loxterman and Michelle O'Dell each added 17 digs, while Amanda Savage finished with 11.

-As a team, the Jets hit .191 in the match, converting 59 kills on 183 attempts and committing 24 errors over five sets. The Patriots hit .183 as a team.

With the loss, the Jets fall to 1-9 on the season, and 1-4 in Heartland Conference play. They will return to action Tuesday, hosting sixth-ranked Washburn in a 7 p.m. non-conference match inside Fugate Gymnasium.