Winona State Box Score IIT Box Score in PDF Format 
Winona State Box Score in PDF Format
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - No. 20 Lewis women's volleyball capped the 2009 Flyer Festival with a pair of non-conference victories at Neil Carey Arena on Saturday. Lewis defeated Illinois Institute of Technology 3-1 (25-20, 25-17, 25-27, 25-20) in the opener and capped the day with a 25-20, 25-15, 25-20 sweep of Winona State.
Senior Stephanie Sagat (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South) hit .519 with 15 kills and just one error in the victory over IIT. Redshirt senior Ashlee Lindish (Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley) added 20 digs. Redshirt sophomore Kelly McConkey (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) totaled 16 digs.
The Flyers easily won the first two sets but the third was closer. Lewis trailed 20-16 but rallied back to take a 24-23 lead. IIT turned away two match points to rally for the win. The fourth set was tied at 19 when Lewis closed out the match on a 6-1 stretch.
Against Winona State, senior Sara deBuhr (Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale) led Lewis with 13 kills. Junior Lauren Seliga (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx) totaled 16 digs and seven kills. Lindish totaled 14 digs. Junior setter Rachel Ruedi (Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet Seymour) totaled 33 assists and 13 digs. Senior Kim Richards (Evergreen Park, Ill./Mother McAuley) had a hand in seven of Lewis' eight blocks. Sophomore Hannah Koeneman (New Haven, Ind./Woodlan) set a career high with seven kills.
The Flyers were in control of the entire match. Lewis had a 13-2 run in the second set and a 7-2 stretch in the third to remove all doubt regarding the outcome.
"We handled the ball really well," head coach Lorelee Smith said of the Winona State match. "They came up with some big digs and we didn't let that frustrate us. I think we ended up winning most of the longer rallies."
The Flyers improve to 9-3. Lewis has won 31 straight home matches, a streak tied for the 15th longest in Division II women's volleyball history.
The Flyers travel to Indianapolis to open conference play against the No. 13 Greyhounds on Friday. Indianapolis has a perfect 14-0 record, however Lewis has won eight of the last nine meetings against the Greyhounds.
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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