Wichita,KS - Newman defeated Northeastern St. 3-1 on Thursday. The Jets finished with 61 kills.
Set 1 (26-24)
NSU scored six straight early to move ahead 7-3, but NU answered with a
Priscilla Raschen kill, a
MaddyLynn Shumway ace, an
Isabella Lamb kill and an attack error to tie the opening set at 7-7. After the RiverHawks went back in front 8-7, Lamb tied it with a kill and
Hannah Tymitz served an ace to give the Jets a 9-8 lead. NU stretched the margin to 19-13 behind kills from
Sky Miller and Lamb, another Shumway ace and a Lamb-Tymitz block, then reached 21-15 on a Raschen kill and a Tymitz ace. NSU pulled even at 23-23 and again at 24-24, but Miller's kill put the Jets back on set point and Tymitz finished the set from
Madalyn Hoot for a 26-24 win.
Set 2 (24-26)
The Jets moved in front early behind kills from
Avery Kelley, Miller and Raschen, but the RiverHawks came back to tie the second set at 9-9. After NU held an 11-10 edge, kills by Raschen and Lamb helped push the lead to 14-11, and Tymitz served through four straight Jets points that included two Raschen kills and a Lamb kill for an 18-11 advantage. NSU cut back into the margin with a run to 19-17 and continued to press late, scoring four of the final five points, before the set finished with the RiverHawks ahead 26-24.
Set 3 (25-16)
NU opened the third set by taking the first five points on Hoot's serve, getting a Miller kill, a Hoot ace and an
Ashlyn Warburton kill before NSUÂ scored four straight to close to 5-4. The Jets answered with four consecutive points for a 9-4 lead, and after the RiverHawks later moved within 12-7, Lamb's kill began a six-point stretch that included five straight points on
Reese Johnson's serve and pushed NU to 18-7. The teams traded sideouts until the Jets led 23-11, NSU scored five straight before Lamb's kill and an attack error by NSU finished the set at 25-16 in the Jets favor.
Set 4 (25-13)
The Jets opened the fourth set by scoring the first five points, with Hoot serving an ace and Kelley and Miller teaming on a block during the early stretch. NU answered each NSU point through much of the set, getting kills from Raschen, Lamb,
Natalie Martinez and Miller while building the margin to 17-8. After the RiverHawks scored three straight to get to 22-13, the Jets closed the set with an opponent attack error, Kelley kill and a Miller kill for a 25-13 finish.
Player Notes:
Sky Miller had 19 kills and 12 digs
Isabella Lamb had 18 kills
Madalyn Hoot finished with 49 assists
Up next, the Jets host Pittsburg State on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m.
