Aug. 28, 2004

Box Score

PENSACOLA, Fla.--The Lewis University women's volleyball team completed an undefeated run through the Comfort Inn-Vitational hosted by West Florida with a sweep of West Alabama Saturday afternoon.

Lewis (4-0) bested West Alabama (0-4) 30-22, 30-22, 30-25 to post a perfect record on its opening weekend of play.

For the fourth straight match, sophomores Theresa Nugent (Oak Lawn, Ill./Queen of Peace) and Sarah McKinney (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn) led the Lewis attack. Nugent recorded a team-high 16 kills, marking the third time in four matches that she paced the Flyer offense. She hit .308 and added eight digs in the victory as well.

McKinney, a lefty opposite, punched down 10 kills and tallied eight digs in three games.

Freshman outside hitter Jessica Lockhart (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) contributed nine kills and six digs, while junior setter Rochelle Ruen (Hope, Idaho/Sandpoint H.S.) passed out 22 assists and notched seven kills.

Despite earning a flawless record throughout the tournament, the Flyers were shutout of the All-Tournament awards. A link to the all-tournament team and results to all matches in the tournament can be found at: http://www.uwf.edu/athletics/volleyball/vbtournament2.htm

Lewis returns home and will host its annual Labor Day weekend tournament, the Flyer Festival, Sept. 3-4.