Sept. 11, 2010
Box Score
DENVER - Junior Hannah Koeneman (New Haven, Ind./Woodlan) hit .481 and had a career-high 16 kills as No. 14 Lewis defeated No. 12 Metro State 3-1 (27-25, 28-26, 22-25, 25-23) on Saturday afternoon at the Colorado Premier Challenge.
"For awhile everything Hannah hit was a kill," head coach Lorelee Smith said. "It wasn't until game four Metro blocked or dug her."
Sophomore Jen Krumwiede (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial/IPFW) recorded 12 kills and eight digs. Senior Lauren Seliga (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx) added a double-double of 12 digs and 10 kills. Senior Rachel Ruedi (Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet Seymour) had 50 assists, seven kills and six digs.
Lewis trailed 19-17 in the opening set when a 5-0 run gave the Flyers a three-point advantage. Lewis earned set point at 24-21, only to see Metro Sate knot it at 24 thanks to three consecutive kills. A Koeneman kill gave Lewis their fifth set point. This time a Metro State attack error gave the set to the Flyers.
Lewis held a 20-17 advantage in the second set only to see Metro knot it at 20 with four straight points. A Lewis timeout stopped the run and the squads traded points until a Danielle Mount (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) kill and a Metro State attack error gave Lewis their 27th and 28th points.
Lewis looked to be pulling away in the third set with three consecutive points to make the score 15-12. However Metro State responded with three straight points of their own to knot it back up. The Flyers led 20-19 when Metro State closed the set on a 6-2 run to take the frame.
The fourth set was more of the same, every time Lewis seemed to be pulling away the Road Runners came back. Lewis held a 15-11 lead only to see Metro State advance within one at 18-17. The Flyers regained a 22-18 advantage, before Metro State scored three straight points. However Lewis never allowed Metro State to tie it up and the Flyers won the match on a Metro State attack error.
Lewis improves to 6-1, Metro State falls to 4-3. The Flyers will play either West Florida or Regis at 6 p.m. CT for the "Silver Championship."
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 mid-sized university is being honored for the fifth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu.
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