WICHITA, Kan.—The Pittsburg State University Gorillas Volleyball team came into Fugate Gymnasium and stumbled. Down two sets to none, it seemed like they wouldn't be able to snap a three-game losing streak, however they rallied back and won the final three sets on Tuesday night for the win.

 Pitt State defeated the Newman Jets in five sets. With the win the Gorillas move to 8-6 overall and 3-2 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) portion of the schedule. The Jets fall to 0-14 on the season and 0-5 in the MIAA.

On Tuesday, the Gorillas won by set scores of 20-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14 and 15-6.

The first set saw the Gorillas come out flat. They trailed at one point in the set, 15-1. With no timeouts remaining, the Gorillas rallied back and had a 9-2 run to pull within seven at 17-10. Despite Pitt State pulling within three points, the Jets were able to secure the first set win, 25-20. It was their first set win over the Gorillas since 1983.

The Jets kept the pressure on as they won the second set by the same score of 25-20. The Gorillas came out fighting in the third set to keep the match alive. They then dominated the fourth and fifth set to get the win.

The Gorillas were paced by Morgan Henning, who had 21 kills on the night while Meg Auten and Erika Ivkov contributed 16 and 11, respectively. Brianna Richard paced the road with assists as she tallied 31 while Marissa Bates had 19 digs to lead the Gorillas.

The Gorillas will remain on the road for a Thursday MIAA match against Missouri Western in St. Joseph, Mo. before returning home next Friday and Saturday for home matches against Emporia State (6 p.m.) on Friday and Washburn (2 p.m.) on Saturday at John Lance Arena.