WICHITA, Kan. – The Lady Jets wrapped up their first road trip of the season Saturday afternoon as they took on the Ichabods of Washburn inside Lee Arena. Newman would out score Washburn 21 to 8 in the final quarter to complete the come from behind win 56-52.
The Ichabods would jump out to an early lead in the first quarter behind hot shooting as they would make five three point baskets. After trailing by ten, 24-14, at the end of the first quarter, Newman would settle into their offense and defense in the second quarter as they would score eleven points while holding Washburn to just four. The Jets would trail by just three points heading into halftime.
To start the third quarter, Washburn was able to build their lead back up to nine points early in the quarter. As the quarter went on, the Jets were able to chip away at the lead getting the score as close as one point before the Ichabods would close the quarter out on an 8-0 run to take a nine point lead into the final quarter of play. The past would repeat itself for the Jets on the backend of this half much like it did in the first half as Newman's offense would catch fire and their defense would shut down the Ichabods. The Jets would score 21 points in the quarter led by
Brooke Haney 7 points, and
Madison Birnbaum and
Braxtyn Stewart who had 5 points apiece in the quarter. Stewart would knock down a jumper with 32 seconds left to give the Jets their first lead before Haney would ice the game with a pair of free throws.
Brooke Haney led all scorers in the game with 20 points, she added 7 rebounds and an assist.
Faith Mason-Vestal and
Braxtyn Stewart would both add 8 points for the Jets in their second win in MIAA play this year.
The Jets (2-2, 2-2) shot 36.7 percent from the floor and 58.6 percent in the fourth quarter. Newman would shoot 38.9 percent from three from the game while shooting nearly 93 percent from the free throw line. Washburn would shoot 34.6 percent from the floor while being held to 1-10 in the fourth quarter. They would also shoot 38.9 percent from behind the arc and just 56.3 percent from the charity stripe.
The Jets will be back in action on Thursday December 10, 2020 as they host Nebraska Kearney with tip-off slated for 5:30 pm. You can watch the Jets in action all season long on the MIAA Network at themiaanetwork.com/newman.
