Sept. 25, 2010
Final Stats
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Senior outside hitter Lauren Seliga (St. Louis, Mo./Nerinx) recorded a double-double of 13 digs and 10 kills in Lewis' 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-13) sweep over Illinois-Springfield in a Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup Saturday afternoon at Neil Carey Arena.
The win marks Lewis' third-straight season opening up conference play 4-0.
Lewis controlled much of the first set before the Prairie Stars were able to tie up the game at 16. Illinois-Springfield took the lead at 17-16 before the Flyers tied the score at 17 on a UIS attack error. With freshman Amy Choi (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) serving, Lewis scored three straight points to take a 20-17 lead. The run forced a Prairie Stars timeout. The Flyers maintained their lead the remainder of the set, winning 25-22.
It was much of the same in the second and third sets. The Flyers never trailed in the third.
"Our third game was our best game," head coach Lorelee Smith said. "We started slow and improved as the match went on."
"The ironic part is that third set was our youngest lineup with just one senior in the game, but they really connected."
Senior Rachel Ruedi (Mahomet, Ill./Mahomet Seymour) added 22 assists. Kellee Mahaffay led UIS with seven kills.
The Flyers had 11 different players record a kill.
Lewis held a 6-0 edge in aces and out-hit UIS .062 to .287.
Lewis improves to 12-1 (4-0 GLVC) while UIS drops to 3-10 and 0-4 in GLVC play.
The Flyers return to action on Friday as they head to St. Louis to take on No. 23 Missouri-St. Louis at 7 p.m.
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