Falling behind early didn’t faze Newman one bit Thursday night against Oregon .

The host Comets turned an eight-point deficit into a 25-23, 25-13 victory with a huge run to end the first set and start the second in a nonconference win at home.

Trailing 12-4 in the opening set, Newman (3-9) went on a 38-15 run to win that set and take a commanding 17-4 lead in the second.

“It was really just our teamwork,” setter Brooklyn Smith said. “We all got in the huddle, and we all needed to keep our emotions stable. That’s what we’ve been working on is stopping the highs and low and keeping it at a stable emotional state.

“Once we got back out there, we all knew we wanted to win – especially for homecoming week – so we got it done.”

The Comets used a six-point service run from Lauren McClain

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