WICHITA-The Jets finished out their weekend match-ups against Missouri Western. This week, the Griffons were receiving votes to be in the top 25. The Griffons beat Pittsburg State on Friday, 3-1. The Jets dropped their match on Friday to Northwest Missouri, 3-1. This time out, Newman fell 3-0.

How It Happened:
-In the first set, receiving errors by the Jets allowed the Griffons to jump to a 9-3 lead. The Jets were forced to take an early timeout after the Griffons scored their 9th point. After the timeout, Ozioma Ajekwu cut the lead to 9-5 with a block and a kill on back to back points. Makenna Reinert tried to get the Jets offense going with two kills of her own to make the game 12-8. The Jets couldn't quite keep up with the high powered Griffons team. Missouri Western found themselves on a 4-1 run to take their lead to 19-12. Kills by Reinert and Ajekwu kept the Jets going, but Newman wasn't able to close the gap. Reinert led the Jets in the first set with five kills on just seven attempts. Madalyn Hoot added 11 assists in the set. The Griffons took set one, 25-15.

-The Griffons started the second set with another big lead at 10-3. A kill by Reinert finally stopped the Griffons run. However, the Griffons continued to battle back and extend their lead to 13-5. After the 13-5 mark, two kills by Reinert tried to give the Jets offense some energy but the Griffons continued to be solid on their side of the net. The Griffons dominant offense helped stretch their lead to 21-8. A block and kill by Ajekwu gave some life into the Jets side of the net to make the game 22-11, but it was too late for Newman to complete a comeback. Missouri Western took set two, 25-12.

-In set two the Jets found a new energy and stuck with the Griffons through the first part of the set. Kills by Silvia Fisher and Reinert had the Jets within three points at 13-10. The Griffons went on a run to  extend their lead to 16-11, but another kill by Fisher stopped the run. The Griffons then took the game to 19-13 which forced the Jets to take their first timeout of the third set. After the timeout, the Jets battled back to make it a 22-16 game. In the end, the Griffons offense was too strong for the Jets to defend. The Jets fell in the third set, 25-17.

- Missouri Western took the match, 3-0. 
 
Player Notes:
-Reinert records double-digit kills with 12. 
-Ajekwu added seven kills. 
- Hoot added 27 assists. 
-Natalie Trigo tallied 15 digs. 
 
The Jets will travel to Pittsburg to take on the Gorillas on October 25th at 6 PM. The Jets will have three straight contests on the road.