WICHITA, Kan. – The Newman volleyball team heads back home for a weekend of conference play after being on the road two weeks. Thursday they square off against Lubbock Christian and wrap-up their weekend by playing Oklahoma Panhandle State Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (15-8, 4-3 Heartland) played last night on the road against MIAA opponent Emporia State and lost their final nonconference match 3-0. Newman only played once last week and that came against the No. 1 team in the conference in Arkansas-Fort Smith. The Jets lost 3-0 to the Lions but played well throughout all three sets last Thursday.
LEADERS
Emily Harvey- 3.50 kills/set, .245 hitting percentage, 43 blocks
Hailey Braddy- 2.98 kills/set, .205 hitting percentage, 19 blocks
Kayla Turner- 1.90 kills/set, 18 aces, 3.26 assists/set, 2.87 digs/set, 14 blocks
Brook Conley- 9.82 assists/set, 30 aces, 3.03 digs/set, 11 blocks
Anna Burton- 5.95 digs/set, 61 total assists, 5 aces
SCOUTING THE LADY CHAPS
The Lady Chaps (11-9, 4-2 Heartland) played three nonconference matches last week. They played on the road at West Texas A&M on Oct. 11 losing 3-1 and then went back home to play Midwestern State on Oct. 13, winning 3-1. Lubbock Christian played its final match last week on Oct. 15 against Southwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford, Oklahoma losing 3-2. The Lady Chaps play tonight at Oklahoma Panhandle State before coming to Wichita.
LEADERS
Emily Hanaway- 3.19 kills/set, .189 hitting percentage, 18 aces, 2.09 digs/set
Christiana Tavo- 2.45 kills/set, .163 hitting percentage, 59 blocks
Lauren Zoller- 2.38 kills/set, .189 hitting percentage, 17 aces, 2.55 digs/set
Mallory Powell- 9.49 assists/set, 57 kills, 14 aces, 3.18 digs/set, 23 blocks
Kelsie French- 5.54 digs/set, 75 total assists, 13 aces
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
The Aggies (3-18, 0-6 Heartland) played two nonconference matches last week. Both matches were played on Oct. 11 in Hays, Kansas against Fort Hays State and Northwestern Oklahoma State. Oklahoma Panhandle State got swept 3-0 in both matches. The Aggies play Lubbock Christian this evening at home, then on the road at Arkansas-Fort Smith tomorrow before taking on the Jets Saturday afternoon.
LEADERS
Kayln Moore- 1.75 kills/set, .083 hitting percentage, 18 aces, 2.22 digs/set, 5 blocks
Emily Goeken- 1.77 kills/set, .032 hitting percentage, 2 aces, 1.55 digs/set, 14 blocks
Kendra Butler- 1.46 kills/set, .131 hitting percentage, 13 aces, 28 blocks
Bristen Graves- 1.42 kills/set, .121 hitting percentage, 6 aces, 27 blocks
Julia Ibarra- 6.68 assists/set, 15 aces, 2.14 digs/set, 6 blocks
NOTES
-The Jets hold a perfect 17-0 record against Oklahoma Panhandle State with the last win coming this season on Sept. 22 in Goodwell, Oklahoma when Newman won 3-0.
-Newman still ranks first in the Heartland Conference in these categories: Kills (1,114), kills per set (13.75), hitting percentage (.199), assists (1,039), assists per set (12.83) and digs (1,575).
-Conley still leads the conference in assists (668), assists per set (9.82), aces (30) and aces per set (0.44).
COVERAGE
Both matches this weekend will feature live video and statistics at www.newmanjets.com.
