Once Newman grabbed the lead Wednesday night, it didn’t give it up.

The Comets never trailed after getting ahead early in the first set of a 25-20, 25-13 win over visiting Mercer County in a Three Rivers Conference crossover match.

“We were feeding off each other, for sure,” libero Amaya Gomez said. “If we got a big kill, everyone was hyped and ready to keep going. Our defense was going crazy, everyone was going crazy, and I’m just very excited for the team tonight.”

Playing without starting setter Brooklyn Smith, who was on a college visit, Newman (5-11) shuffled Lauren McClain and Gisselle Martin into setter/hitter roles and spread the wealth offensively. Six different Comets combined for 16 kills and three stuff blocks.

“It was really fun to be able to support our team in a differ

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