WICHITA, Kan. — The Newman University Jets rallied for a 3-2 win in non-conference action tonight (Sept. 16) in Wichita. Friends won the first two sets before the Jets charged back to win the next three.
Friends won the opening set 26-24 after an early stretch in which it won seven of eight points to jump ahead 9-4. Newman tied the set at 24-24 on consecutive kills by Isabella Lamb and Josie Weers, but Friends took the final two points to close it out.
With the second set even at 5-5, the Falcons used a 6-0 run to build separation and went on to win it 25-20.
The Jets responded strong and won the next two sets 25-12 and 25-17 to force the decisive fifth set.
The Falcons erased a 13-9 deficit with four straight points to tie it at 13-13, but Newman answered with the final two points, including a Weers kill, to slip by and win the match.
Gabbie Taylor finished with 13 kills, 14 digs and two blocks, while
Amber Ellis recorded a team-leading 22 assists for Friends.
Bailey Wilson collected 18 digs to lead four Falcons with double-figure digs.
Weers and Sky Miller led Newman with 13 kills and Reese Daugherty tallied a team-high 17 digs. Madalyn Hoot posted 25 assists to lead the Jets.
The Falcons will next be at Benedictine College on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at 7 pm before returning home to face Bethany College in the KCAC opener on Sept. 26 at 1 pm inside the Garvey Center.
