WICHITA, KS - Newman defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State 3-1 on Tuesday at Fugate Gymnasium. The Jets overcame a 21-17 deficit in the third set to move in front 23-21, then took the set 28-26 before finishing the match with a 25-18 fourth set. NU achieved a season-high 62 kills in the game, showcasing its offensive strength.
Set 1 (NU 25, NWOSU 20)
The first set stayed tight early. Newman moved in front 16-14 after a Lamb block and Kelley kill, but the Rangers took the next two points to tie it at 16-16. From there, Miller and Raschen put down kills, Raschen and
Kierny Follmer combined on a block, and a NWOSU setting error pushed the Jets ahead 20-16. The Rangers got back within 22-20, but Miller's kill and back-to-back service aces by Follmer closed the set for Newman, 25-20.
Set 1 (NWOSU 25, NU 18)
The second was also tight early, with Miller, Kelley, Follmer and Warburton recording kills as the Jets kept pulling even through a 9-9 score. NWOSU scored the next three points to move ahead 12-9, but Newman worked back within 13-12 behind a
Madalyn Hoot kill and a
Reese Daugherty service ace. The visitors answered to rebuild separation, moving from 16-14 to 19-14 on kills by Celia Mbaya, Kaylah Thomas and Mbaya. NU continued to side out with kills from Miller and Warburton, but the Rangers reached set point at 24-17 and finished the set on a Kemelly Baez Miecznikoski kill for a 25-18 result.
Set 1 (NU 28, NWOSU 26)
This set was a thriller, NWOSU built a 14-7 lead in the third set before Newman began to close the gap, getting kills from Lamb and
Josie Weers and a Miller-
Sophia Neihouse block during a stretch that made it 18-16. The Rangers moved back in front 21-17 on a service ace, but the Jets answered with six straight points, including three Kelley kills and Kelley block, to take a 23-21 lead. A Weers kill put Newman at 24-22, but NWOSU scored the next three points to move ahead 25-24. The Jets recovered with four of the final five points, tying it on a Rangers bad set, getting a block from Warburton, and closing the 28-26 set on kills by Neihouse and Daugherty.
Set 1 (NU 25, NWOSU 18)
The fourth set was close early until, after NWOSU moved in front 8-7 on Celia Mbaya's kill, Newman answered with kills from Warburton, Miller and Lamb and a block by Kelley and Miller to go ahead 11-8. The Rangers closed the gap from 14-10 to 14-13 on kills by Ivanny Blackwood, Kemelly Baez Miecznikoski and Tess de Zanet, but Lamb and Raschen answered with kills to move the Jets back to 16-13 before the visitors got within 16-15. From a 17-15 lead, NU took seven of the next eight points, with Neihouse recording two kills and Raschen, Miller and Warburton each adding one as the Jets reached 24-16. NWOSU scored the next two points, but an attack error by Emily Felix closed the set for Newman, 25-18.
The Jets totaled 54 set assists, exceeding their season average of 36.06.
Charissa Ninan achieved the milestone of 250 set assists, totaling 254 in her career.
Newman Top Performers
Sky Miller
- team-high 16.0 points
- team-high 14 kills
- Surpassed 100 total points for the season, reaching 101 with 16 points in the current game.
Avery Kelley
- 3 blocks
- Surpassed the 100 points milestone, reaching a total of 105 points.
- Recorded her season-high total of 11 points.
Madalyn Hoot
- team-high 26 assists
- Achieved a season-high of 26 set assists.
Isabella Lamb
- team-high 4 blocks, including 2 solo
- 11.0 points
Reese Daugherty
- team-high 11 digs
The Jets travel to Edmond, Oklahoma, to face Central Oklahoma on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at 6 p.m.
