WICHITA, Kan. — Newman fell to Central Okla. 3-0 on Tuesday at Fugate Gymnasium, falling by set scores of 20-25 in set 1 and 18-25 in sets 2 and 3. The Jets finished with 27 kills and a .088 hitting percentage, while UCO totaled 40 kills and hit .223.
How it Happened
UCO took the first two points before
Sky Miller answered with a kill from
Madalyn Hoot. The Bronchos used a Newman error and an Emma Halstead kill to move ahead 5-1 before
Isabella Lamb stopped the stretch. The Jets pulled within 6-5 on
Charissa Ninan's ace and an
Ashlyn Warburton kill, but UCO answered with five of the next six points, including kills from Taylor Fenton and Caroline Clayton, to make it 11-6. Georgia Ahlert's ace pushed the Bronchos to 24-19, and after Lamb's kill won the next rally, Kate Wells closed the set with a kill for a 25-20 UCO win.
The Jets stayed even early in the second set, getting two Lamb kills from Hoot and a Raschen kill from Hoot before Hoot's kill tied it at 4-4. UCO broke away with six straight points to go up 10-4, and later pushed the margin to 14-5. Miller and
Avery Kelley kills helped NU add points, and a
MaddyLynn Shumway ace followed by another Raschen kill made it 17-12 before Lamb's kill and a UCO attack error brought the Jets within 18-14. The Bronchos moved back out with consecutive Ahlert kills and after Hoot served an ace at 24-17, Riley Roberts finished the set at 25-18 with a kill from Wells.
The Jets started the set ahead 4-2 on a
Sophia Neihouse kill before UCO scored the next five points, using a Clayton kill, a Morgan Manning ace and Newman attack errors to go in front 7-4. The Jets pulled even at 8-8 with help from two Warburton blocks, and Miller later added a kill and a service ace before Kelley's block pushed NU ahead 12-10. After the Jets tied the set at 14-14 on a
Hannah Tymitz-Neihouse block, the Bronchos put together six straight points, with Fenton recording three kills and Manning serving an ace, to build a 20-14 lead. Newman got back within 21-18 behind kills from Miller and Kelley, but UCO took the final four points, including an Ahlert kill and a Halstead service ace, to finish the set 25-18.
Player Highlights
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Sky Miller had 8 kills, 12 digs, 1 solo block, and an ace
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Isabella Lamb recorded 8 kills with 1 error on 16 attempts and a .438 hitting percentage
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Madalyn Hoot put up 14 assists with 4 digs and one ace
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Charissa Ninan tallied 7 assists and one ace
Up next
The Jets look to defend home court on Homecoming Saturday against Washburn, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. in Wichita.
