Oct. 24, 2009
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - No. 13 Lewis out-hit Kentucky Wesleyan .338 to .000 in the Flyers 25-13, 25-17, 25-9 sweep of Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Jillian Carlberg (Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee) led Lewis with six kills on nine swings to hit .556. Freshman Nikki Maes (Chicago, Ill./Queen of Peace) and senior Sara deBuhr (Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale) each recorded five kills.
The Flyers recorded 14 aces, just eight days after totaling 13 against Michigan Tech. Maes and junior Lauren Seliga (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx) each had three aces in the match.
Lewis started the opening set on a 5-1 run and used a 9-0 stretch to pull away. It was a two-point contest in the second set at 17-15 when seven straight Lewis points gave the Flyers the edge. An 11-1 Lewis run in the third set ended the Panthers' hopes.
Kentucky Wesleyan falls to 1-24 (0-10 GLVC). Lewis improves to 23-3 (10-0 GLVC). The Flyers host Aquinas later today at 4:30 p.m.
A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 10th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the sixth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.
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