SHAWNEE, Okla. – Newman Volleyball came into Saturday's matches against UT-Tyler and Arkansas Tech hoping to come away 2-0 on the day. 
 
Game 1
 
Newman's first matchup of the day was against a UT-Tyler team who entered the OBU Fall Tournament coming off of 3 losses. The Jets found themselves down 1-0 in the match after UT-Tyler took set 1 25-20. Newman woke up quickly and started off hot in set 2 with a 6-0 run, with their biggest lead being 16-4. Newman cruised to an easy set 2 win 25-11. 
 
With the match being tied 1-1 UT-Tyler dominated set 3 and pulled away with a 25-12 victory, before taking a close set 4 25-22 and winning the match 3-1. 
 
Game 2
 
"No quit in this team" would be the right phrase to describe the effort given by the Jets as they faced a tough Arkansas Tech team who was looking to send Newman back to Wichita. After taking set 1 25-18, Newman saw themselves in a similar predicament as they lost sets 2 and 3 and were now down 2-1 in the game.
 
Down 22-16 in set 4, Newman rode a 5-0 run and were able to cut down on the Golden Suns lead and make it a 22-21 set 4. Finding themselves down 25-24, junior Salome Romp took charge and scored back to back kills to make it 26-25 to give Newman their first lead since 9-8 in the set. The deciding final point came off a crucial block by Abby Borough and McKinzie Weaver. 
 
Newman looked to be cursing towards an easy set 5 win as they took a quick 6-2 lead but that was stopped in its tracks by a 5-0 Golden Suns run. Newman and Arkansas Tech traded points before the Jets were able to get enough breathing room and set themselves up for a match deciding kill by Salome Romp to win the set 15-12 and the match 3-2.
 
Newman returns home for their first home match this upcoming Tuesday, September 6th against Drury.