WICHITA - The Newman University athletic department will be a busy place Tuesday, as the Jets host home games in both women's soccer and volleyball. Newman will welcome Heartland Conference foe Texas-Permian Basin to Wilkins Field for a women's soccer match, while the Jets will entertain fifth-ranked Washburn in a volleyball contest. Both matches are scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.

Women's Soccer
Newman (2-2-3, 0-1-1 Heartland) vs. Texas-Permian Basin (1-7, 0-2 Heartland)
Tuesday, Sept. 27 || 7 p.m. || Wilkins Field || Wichita, Kan. || Live Stats

Three days after concluding a weekend that brought the top two teams in the Heartland Conference to Wilkins Field, Newman looks for its first Heartland Conference win of the season with a 7 p.m. contest against Texas-Permian Basin.

Newman enters the game riding momentum from a 0-0 tie with No. 19 St. Edward's Saturday afternoon. Keeper Christina Farid, who was named the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second-straight week, turned away 14 Hilltopper shots while pitching her second shutout of the season. The Jets are led offensively by sophomore Celia Myers, who owns four goals on 21 shots this season, but has missed each of the last two games due to injury. Sophomore Lorielle Slates is next in line with two goals in three starts. Freshman Kayla Strong owns a team-best two assists in 2011.

Texas-Permian Basin, meanwhile, enters Tuesday's game with a 1-7 record, and has lost six-straight after a 1-0 win over Eastern New Mexico on Sept. 4 in Odessa, Texas. The Falcons have scored just five goals this season, four of which have come off the boot of Hannah Dozier. Alexandra Sobrino is responsible for UTPB's only other goal this season. The Falcon defense has allowed 26 goals, 15 of which have been scored in the first 45 minutes of play.

Volleyball
Newman (1-9, 0-4 Heartland) vs. #5 Washburn (11-1, 4-0 MIAA)
Tuesday, Sept. 27 || 7 p.m. || Fugate Gymnasium || Wichita, Kan. || Live Stats || Live Video || Live Blog

The Jets will take a break from Heartland Conference action by welcoming one of the best volleyball teams in the nation to Fugate Gymnasium when Head Coach Tessa Jones leads the Jets against her former coach, Chris Herron, and the fifth-ranked Washburn Lady Blues. Jones was a three-year All-American for Herron during her time at Washburn.

Newman enters Tuesday's contest with a 1-9 record after dropping a pair of Heartland Conference road matches at St. Edward's and Dallas Baptist, respectively. The Jets are led by sophomore Haley Dotson's 116 kills, while senior Karol Marins owns a team-best .348 attack percentage, and can always be counted on for kills in clutch situations. Sophomore Gabby Loxterman has emerged as Newman's primary setter, posting 211 assists in 39 sets played. Defensively, senior Kristen White has started every set wearing the different colored jersey as Newman's libero. White has cleaned up 183 digs on the season to lead the squad.

Washburn, meanwhile, brings an 11-1 record into Wichita after reeling off four-straight wins after a three-set loss to top-ranked Concordia-St. Paul on Sept. 10 in Denver, Colo. The Lady Blues are led by Molly Lacy's 104 kills, but Breanna Lewis (102) and Hillary Hughes (101) have also joined the 100-kill club this season. Abby Wittman is Washburn's go-to setter, posting 248 assists, while Amanda Guess has set 170 assists of her own. Defensively, Hughes owns a team-best 111 digs, while Wittman is close behind with 103 digs.