Game 16, 17, & 18
 
At Pittsburg State (7-7 (1-3))
Tuesday, October 7th| 6:00 PM | Pittsburg, KS
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At Missouri Southern (6-9 ( 0-4)) 
Friday, October 10th | 6:00 PM | Joplin, MO
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At No. 24 Central Missouri (11-3)
Saturday, October 11th  | 6:00 PM | Warrensburg, MO
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Last Time Out
The Jets are coming off a tough week, facing an Emporia State squad receiving votes and No. 10 ranked Washburn squad. Against the Hornets, the Jets fell short at 3-0. The Jets battled point-for-point with Emporia State, pulling even at 14–14 after a Hannah Tymitz kill. Newman grabbed a 16–15 lead on an ace from Olivia Anderson-Stewart and went back in front moments later on an Avery Kelley kill. But the Hornets answered with a late run and closed out the opening set, 25–18. Newman came out and continued to show fight in the second set with early kills from Tymitz and Isabella Lamb keeping the Jets within striking distance. The Jets continued to fight, using aces from Tymitz and Brooklyn Lane to keep it close. Back to back kills from Sky Miller tied the set at 14, but the Hornets responded with a surge of their own to take the second set 25-17. The Jets found a rhythm in the third set, using a stretch of kills from Tymitz and Lamb along with a block from the pair to grab an 8-6 lead. Sky Miller delivered an ace to keep the Jets within reach of the Hornets. Anderson-Stewart used an ace to bring the Jets within 1, but Emporia State closed the set and the match out with a late run, winning 25-20. 

Against the ranked Ichabods, the Jets would fall 3-0. The Jets kept pace with the Ichabods early in the first set, with kills from Isabella Lamb and Sky Miller helping to tie the set at 10. Newman stayed in reach with an ace from Madalyn Hoot bringing the Jets within four, but the Ichabods grabbed some late momentum to take the first set, 25-15. Newman once again started the second set strong, with Hannah Tymitz and Isabella Lamb providing early kills to keep the Jets within reach. Avery Kelley and Lamb added points at the net to cut the margin, but Washburn maintained control and closed out the set 25–13. Washburn carried its momentum into the third set, but Newman kept battling. The Jets got early kills from Sky Miller and Isabella Lamb and later used points from Tymitz to stay within reach. Another Miller kill trimmed the gap to single digits, but Washburn closed the frame 25–12 to finish the sweep.

Scouting the Jets 
On the offensive side of the ball, Isabella leads the Jets with 133 total kills with 2.61 kills per set. Lamb has also brought in 34 total blocks to lead the Jets on the defensive end. Miller and Tymitz have both recorded 125 digs throughout 15 matches played. Miller has totaled 2.55 kills per set, while Tymitz adds 2.40 kills per set. Jets setter, Hoot, leads the team in assists with 431 total through 15 matches. Hoot has tallied 8.29 assists per set while also adding 15 total service aces on the year. Lane leads the team in service aces with 21 and digs with 195. Lane averages 3.75 digs per set. As a team, the Jets have totaled 547 kills, 511 assists, 84 service aces and 691 digs.

Behind Enemy Lines
- The Gorillas are currently on a three game losing streak, after playing No. 2 Central Oklahoma, No. 10 Washburn, and RV Emporia State. Last week, the Gorillas played Emporia State in five sets, but fell short 3-2. The Ichabods and Bronchos were able to take the sweep from Pitt State. On the Gorillas offensive end, Maliyah Johnson leads with 141 kills with 3.66 kills per set with .233 hitting percentage. Vix Vilott has added 126 total kills with 2.42 per set. Jesa Wallace leads with 350 total assists on 6.60 assists per set. Abby Carr has tallied 209 assists with 4.45 assists per game. On the defensive side of the ball, Anna Dean leads with 72 total blocks with 17 solo blocks and 55 block assists. Josie McCroskey leads the team by more than 100 digs with 261. 

- After the Jets face the Gorillas on Tuesday, they will travel to Joplin to face Missouri Southern. The Lions are on an eight game losing streak, with four of those losses coming from conference play. Last week, the Lions faced No. 1 Central Oklahoma and UAFS. The Lions took one set from UAFS, but were unable to take any more sets last week. The Lions leading attacker is Alan Moesch with 188 total kills, 3.36 kills per set. Addyson Alvis has brought in 140 kills with 2.59 per set. Hannah Allick leads Missouri Southern with 280 assists. On the defensive side of the ball, Hannah Lauterbach leads with 33 total blocks. Tori Hamilton has tallied 205 digs with 56 sets played. Missouri Southern currently ranked 11th in hitting percentage, points and kills in the MIAA. 

- Central Missouri is coming off of a huge week, upsetting No. 1 ranked Central Oklahoma in four sets, taking set two, three, and four. The Jennies also defeated Arkansas-Fort Smith, 3-1. Central Missouri is on a four game win streak, with a 3-1 record in conference play so far. This week, Central Missouri is ranked No. 24 in Division II after a strong weekend of play last week. Three Jennies have tallied over 130 kills this season including: Emma Siron (151), Shaye Koski (138), and Rachel Ziesman (135). Kayla Baer has tallied 540 assists through 14 matches played to lead the Jennies. On the defensive end, Grace Winkelmann has tallied 354 digs. At the net, two Jennies have brought in over 50 blocks including Ziesman (52) and Kaelyn McDonald (51). 

The Series
- The Jets have beaten Pittsburg State once in their 14 match ups, last taking the win in 2021. 
- Against the Lions, the Jets have a 6-11 record. Newman's last win came in 2022. Last season, the Jets took one set from the Lions but fell short 3-1. 
- The Jets have not beaten the Jennies in their 16 total matchups through the years. Last year, the Jennies defeated the Jets 3-0. The last set win the Jets had against UCM was in October of 2022. 

Next Up
Newman will continue their road stint at Northwest Missouri State on October 17th, followed by MoWest on October 18th.