EMPORIA, Kan. – The Newman volleyball team took to the road for its final nonconference match this evening against MIAA opponent Emporia State, dropping the match 3-0.
 
KEY SEQUENCE
 
After being down 13-9 in the third set, the Jets (15-8, 4-3 Heartland) climbed back into the set to tie things up at 18-18, 19-19, 20-20 and 22-22 but couldn't capture the lead from the Hornets (11-12, 3-7 MIAA) late in the third and final set of the evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Set 1
 
-Newman would get its only lead of Set 1 from an Aliya Higginbotham ace early in the set to make the score 2-1.
 
-The Jets would tie the score at 8-8 after trailing 8-5, by getting three straight points by way of a Hailey Braddy kill, a Jarin Braithwait ace and an error by Emporia State.
 
-The Jets would trail 17-14 in Set 1 but that's the closest they would get to tying the score, eventually falling in Set 1 25-16.  
 
Set 2
 
-The Hornets would score the first-four points of the set but the Jets would rally back to tie things up at 4-4 and eventually take the lead at 6-5 early on with a kill from Alexis Roecker.
 
-Emporia State would go on a six-point run to take an 11-6 lead but three straight points from Newman would bring the score to 11-9, which is the closest the Jets would get to tying the score in Set 2.
 
-The Jets dropped Set 2 25-18 but was led by Emily Harvey in Set 2 with five kills.
 
Set 3
 
-Newman scored the first-four points of Set 3 by way of a Harvey kill, a Higginbotham ace and back-to-back Turner kills to get out to an early 4-0 lead.
 
-The Hornets swarmed their way back into the set by getting out to a 13-9 lead a little over halfway through the set. Newman would score three straight points to put the score at 13-12.
 
-A kill from Higginbotham would tie things up at 18-18 for the first time since the score was at 8-8. An attack error from an Emporia State player would draw things even at 19-19 and a Harvey kill would tie the score back up at 20-20 late in the set.
-The Jets would tie things up for the last time at 22-22 on an error from Emporia State but couldn't break through to capture the lead to extend the match and fell 25-22 to the Hornets in the final set.
 
LEADERS  
 
Newman
 
Kills: Harvey, 11. Aces: Higginbotham, 3. Assists: Brook Conley, 12. Blocks: Kayla Turner, 1. Digs: Anna Burton, 15.
 
Emporia State
 
Kills: Jamie Hauptman, 10. Aces: Danika Burton, 1. Assists: Emma Dixon, 18. Blocks: Burton, 4. Digs: Allie Maloney, 25.
 
NOTES
 
-Higginbotham recorded three aces tonight, which is a season and a career high as a Jet.
 
-Harvey tallied 11 kills this evening, which is the fifteen time she has reached double digits in kills this season.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
 
The Jets head back home for another weekend of conference play, beginning Thursday against Lubbock Christian.