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West Palm Beach, Fla. - The No. 18 Lewis University women's volleyball team was handed its first test of the season on Friday (Aug. 31) night, as the Flyers outlasted Palm Beach Atlantic for a five-game victory.at the Hyatt Place Sunshine Classic.

The results, however, were not the same on Saturday (Sept. 1) afternoon, as Barry scored six-straight points in the fifth game to earn the 25-20, 22-25, 26-24, 20-25, 16-14 win over the Flyers. Lewis responded in their final match of the tournament with a 25-18, 25-19, 25-17 win over Northwest Missouri State.

"We haven't played good volleyball, not yesterday and not today," Lewis head women's volleyball coach Lorelee Smith said. "We have some key positions that are not doing their jobs.

"We did get better results from our blocking today, but we definitely learned how much harder we need to work."

With the split, Lewis is now 3-1 on the season. Barry is 2-2 overall, while Northwest Missouri State is 2-2.

Against Barry, Lewis was unable to overcome the Buccaneers despite a pair of 20+ kill performances from senior outside hitters Jen Krumwiede (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial) (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial/IPFW) and Colleen Mitros (Mokena, Ill./Providence Catholic) (Mokena, Ill./Providence Catholic). Mitros posted a 20-20 match of 20 kills and a career-high 24 digs, while Krumwiede added a career-high, 24 kills and tied a career-high with 19 digs.

Lewis redshirt junior setter Vivian Pritz (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Township) (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Township/Edinboro) added a double-double of 28 assists and 12 digs, while junior libero Amy Choi (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) pitched in 28 digs.

Barry senior middle hitter Tania Torres and junior outside hitter Ashley Carrero led the Buccaneers with 13 kills, followed by 12 kills from freshman Laine Cielena and 10 kills from sophomore outside hitter Jayla Trombley.

In the nightcap, Mitros paced the Flyer offensive attach with 14 kills and nine digs against Northwest Missouri State. Senior Carly Perschnick (Dwight, Ill./Dwight Township) (Dwight, Ill./Dwight/Nova Southeastern) chipped in nine kills, while Choi added 20 digs in the win.

NW Missouri State sophomore right side hitter Brooke Bartosh led the Bearcats with eight kills.

Lewis returns to action on Friday, September 7th, as they travel to Denver, Colo., to participate in the Colorado Premier Challenge. The Flyers will face West Florida at 3:30 PM (MST) and No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul at 7 PM (MST).