WICHITA, Kan. – Newman hosted #6 Fort Hays State in Fugate Gymnasium on Thursday night.  The Jets were outmatched by the conference leading Tigers by a score of 79-30.
 
Newman falls to 2-20 (0-16 MIAA) with Thursday night's loss.  #6 Fort Hays State advances to 17-2 (11-2 MIAA) after their trip South.
 
The Jets did not have the fire power to break the Tiger defense Thursday evening.  Newman trailed 36-7 at the halftime break.
 
FHSU used 4 double figure scorers to overtake the Jets, leading by over 50 points with 1:47 remaining.
 
The Newman bench carried the load for the offense with 18 points coming from the bench, outscoring the starting five.  McKenna Anderson scored a career high 7 points in just three minutes off the bench to close out the game for Newman.
 
Newman's next game will be on Saturday, February 5^th at 1:30 PM.  For updates, stay tuned to newmanjets.com.