WICHITA, Kan. -- No. 13 Washburn closed its week on the road sweeping Newman 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. They will stay on the road but exit MIAA play as they head to St. Joseph, Mo. next to face Missouri Western on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m.
The Ichabods (18-4, 6-2 MIAA) worked three consistent sets to defeat the Jets (6-15, 1-5 MIAA), 25-17 in the first, 25-19 in the second and closing out the match winning 25-16 in the third.
A 6-0 burst from Washburn created separation early in the first set before Newman rallied to pull within one point at 10-9. Shortly after a kill from Hayden Meats sparked a 7-1 run that put the Ichabods up 20-12 late in the set. They traded points the rest of the way with Brooklyn Morrissey putting away the opening set at 25-17 with a kill.
The home squad took a lead at 6-5 early in the second set just before a 7-1 rally by Washburn put them in front by five. Once again the Jets fought back, putting within two before the Ichabods once again opened up the set with six straight points beginning with a kill by Morgan Sears on a pass by Lauren Tyler. They once again traded points from there to win 25-19 and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.
The momentum carried into the third set with Washburn getting out to a 7-0 lead. The lead grew to double figures after back-to-back kills from Emma Siron that made it a 15-4 lead. Newman closed the gap to six points at 22-16 before the Ichabods put the match away with three points in a row, the final on a service ace by Brooklyn Benoit to complete the sweep.
Washburn hit .333 in the final set to land at .281 for the match as a team to go along with 40 kills while the Jets slashed .112 with 28 kills. Digs went 55-47 in favor of the Ichabods who also led 36-27 in assists for the match.
Hayden Meats had a team-high eight kills hitting .318 with 11 digs while Emma Siron had seven kills, 13 assists and six digs. Brooklyn Morrissey had six kills while hitting .455 up front. Taylor Rottinghaus scooped up 15 digs and Lauren Tyler led the passing attack with 17 assists.
Newman was led offensively by Isabella Lamb with eight kills on .368 hitting.
