WICHITA, Kan. – After hosting two straight home conference matches, the Newman volleyball team heads back out on the road for another weekend of conference play against St. Mary's Thursday and Texas A&M International Saturday.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (13-6, 2-2 Heartland) didn't have a good outing for their first home conference match of the season, dropping the match 3-1 to St. Edward's last Thursday. Newman didn't let that bother them though, coming right back Saturday afternoon inside Fugate Gymnasium to sweep Dallas Baptist 3-0 to wrap-up the second weekend of conference play for the Jets.
LEADERS
Emily Harvey- 3.36 kills/set, .220 hitting percentage, 40 blocks
Hailey Braddy- 3.08 kills/set, .235 hitting percentage, 15 blocks
Jarin Braithwait- 1.98 kills/set, .274 hitting percentage, 14 aces, 36 blocks
Brook Conley- 10.22 assists/set, 26 aces, 2.97 digs/set, 11 blocks
Anna Burton- 6.18 digs/set, 46 total assists, 4 aces
SCOUTING THE RATTLERS
The Rattlers (9-7, 3-2 Heartland) split their conference games last week but have won three out of the last four conference matches. St. Mary's played at Lubbock Christian last Thursday and lost the match 3-2. The Rattlers would come right back and play Friday evening at Oklahoma Panhandle State and win 3-1 over the Aggies to close out their week of conference play.
LEADERS
Tarine Grace- 2.40 kills/set, .211 hitting percentage, 46 blocks
Maddi King- 2.30 kills/set, .136 hitting percentage, 10 aces, 3.08 digs/set, 11 blocks
Shelley Chapron- 1.93 kills/set, .329 hitting percentage, 17 aces, 53 blocks
Bree Perry- 9.33 assists/set, 19 aces, 38 kills, 1.98 digs/set, 16 blocks
Amanda Lake- 3.43 digs/set, 31 assists, 10 aces
SCOUTING THE DUSTDEVILS
The Dustdevils (1-13, 1-4 Heartland) have struggled overall on the season but managed to get into the win column for the first time last Thursday against Oklahoma Panhandle State, winning 3-0 over the Aggies. Texas A&M International would drop Saturday's match against Lubbock Christian 3-0 to end the weekend of conference play.
LEADERS
Ramey Gardner- 2.87 kills/set, .067 hitting percentage, 11 aces, 2.74 digs/set, 9 blocks
Alexis Villa- 1.91 kills/set, .135 hitting percentage, 21 aces, 3.26 digs/set, 12 blocks
Ali Sanchez- 1.63 kills/set, 5 aces, 1.15 digs/set, 6 blocks
Jordan Ruiz- 1.25 kills/set, .157 hitting percentage, 8 blocks
Victoria Zamora- 3.90 assists/set, 16 aces, 1.95 digs/set
NOTES
-The Jets are a current six-game winning streak against Texas A&M International dating back to the 2013 season.
-Newman is also on a two-game winning streak against St. Mary's winning both matches last season.
-The Jets are currently in fifth place in the conference standings, while St. Mary's is at fourth and Texas A&M International in seventh.
-Newman as a team still leads the Heartland Conference in these statistical categories kills (945), kills per set (13.70), assists (879), assists per set (12.74) and digs (1331).
-Harvey still leads the conference in kills with 215, while Conley remains in front in assists with 613 and assists per set at 10.22.
COVERAGE
Both matches this weekend will feature live video and statistics at www.newmanjets.com.
