Women's Volleyball | 9/24/2015 11:56:00 AM
WICHITA – The Newman volleyball team starts a six-match homestand with St. Edward's on Thursday (Sept. 24) at Fugate Gymnasium at 7 p.m. Live stats and video will be available for the contest.
The Jets are currently on a six-match winning streak, including two Heartland Conference wins. For the season, NU is 8-4 and 2-1 in the Heartland Conference. In their most recent matches, NU defeated UTPB, 3-0, in Odessa, Texas and won, 3-2, at Lubbock Christian in Lubbock, Texas. The winning streak started with a 4-0 weekend at the Arkansas Tech Tournament on Sept. 11-12.
NU swept the Heartland Conference Volleyball Player of the Week honors on Monday (Sept. 21).
Ashley Gonzalez was named the Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week,
Alexus Litts was named the Heartland Conference Setter of the Week and
Anna Burton was named the Heartland Conference Libero of the Week. It was the second time this season both have earned the awards.
Gonzalez leads the conference in kills per set at 4.14 and a .380 hitting percentage. She has started all 12 matches this season. Litts leads the conference in assists per set at 10.74. Burton ranks in the top five in digs at 5.50 per set.
The Hilltoppers are 4-7 and 2-1 in the Heartland Conference. They most recently defeated St. Mary's in five sets in Austin, Texas. Before the win against StMU, SEU lost, 3-1, to Texas A&M International. The Hilltoppers also have a win at Oklahoma Panhandle State by a 3-0 score. Mikayla Grill leads the team with 2.56 kills per set. Jaclyn Billie has a team-high 4.76 assists per set, and Julia Hartley adds 4.28 assists per set. On defense, Morgan Beckham has a team-high 4.10 digs per set. Katie Martin talls 3.72 digs per set.
After tonight's match, the Jets take on Dallas Baptist on Saturday (Sept. 26) at 12 p.m. at Fugate Gymnasium. The Patriots are currently 6-2 and 3-0 in the Heartland Conference with wins over OPSU, StMU and TAMIU.
The Jets play a nonconference match on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Northwestern Oklahoma State. The Rangers are 2-8 on the season.
