WICHITA, Kan. — Newman swept Fort Hays State 3-0 on Saturday. The Jets finished with 41 kills and eight service aces, pushing their season kill total to 1,002.
Set 1 (27-25)
The Jets climbed out of an early 5-2 hole, tying it 5-5 on a Natalie Martinez ace. Trailing 9-8, Newman ripped off four straight points on kills from Sky Miller, Priscilla Raschen and Ashlyn Warburton and a Miller ace to lead 12-9. The Tigers tied it 13-13 and later went ahead 19-17, but the Jets stayed close with kills from Avery Kelley and Miller and a Kelley-Warburton block. Fort Hays State reached set point at 24-22, and Isabella Lamb and Kelley answered with kills to tie it 24-24. After the Tigers went back in front 25-24, a Miller-Kelley block tied it again, Warburton followed with a kill, and a Tiger attack error closed the set 27-25.
Set 2 (25-16)
The Jets opened with a Miller kill from Madalyn Hoot, a Tiger attack error and back-to-back Hoot aces for a 4-0 lead. Fort Hays State got within 4-2, but a Miller ace helped Newman pull away, and Lamb had three kills in a five-point span as the lead grew to 13-6. Hoot added another ace for 16-7, and after the Tigers cut it to 16-10, the Jets answered with a Warburton block, a Warburton kill, a Kelley kill, a MaddyLynn Shumway ace and a Lamb kill to go up 21-11. The Tigers scored three straight to make it 21-14, but Newman stayed in front and closed the set on a Kailee Abasolo ace for a 25-16 win.
Set 3 (25-23)
The Jets scored the first three points, getting a Kelley-Warburton block and a Miller kill from Hoot. Newman stayed in front through the middle of the set, with Miller and Warburton supplying kills as the lead reached 20-13. The Tigers rallied late, scoring four straight from 22-17 to pull within 22-21, before Kelley answered with a kill from Hoot. Josie Weers put the Jets at set point with a kill for 24-22, and after the Tigers got one back, Weers finished another Hoot set to close out the sweep 25-23.
Player Notes:
Sky Miller had 12 kills, 10 digs and two aces, reaching 25 aces on the season and recording at least 12 kills for the fourth straight match
Madalyn Hoot finished with 32 assists, three aces and six digs, passing 500 assists for the season with 511
Ashlyn Warburton had nine kills on .368 hitting and five blocks, including a season-high three solo, with a season-best 13 points
Reese Daugherty had 14 digs and five assists
Isabella Lamb had eight kills on .438 hitting, passing 200 career kills
Up next, the Jets visit Emporia State on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m.
