Romeoville, Ill. – The No. 9 Lewis University men's volleyball team (17-7) will host Lees-McRae (16-9) to close out the 2013 non-conference schedule on Thursday (March 28) at Neil Carey Arena. First serve on High School Night is set for 7 PM.
   Live stats, audio and video streaming of Thursday's match can be found at www.LewisFlyers.com. The contest will also be broadcast on WLRA (88.1 FM) with Shane Gustafson and T'Rell Campbell on the call.
 
LAST TIME OUT - Sophomore opposite Eric Fitterer (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) posted 15 kills in the three set sweep of Quincy on March 23rd, while redshirt sophomore Geoff Powell (Claremont, Calif./Claremont) earned 13 kills and 10 digs. Freshman middle hitter Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) registered six block assists in the win.
 
SERIES RECORDS - The Flyers hold a 3-0 series lead over the Bobcats.
 
LAST TIME WE FACED OFF - Lewis defeated Lees-McRae 3-1 on Jan. 15, 2011, in Banner Elk, NC. Ian Karbiener (Orlando, Fla./Olympia), who hit .440 with 15 kills, led the Flyers while senior outside hitter Jay Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) hit .400 with 12 kills in the non-conference contest.
 
MIVA LEADERS - Powell  leads the conference with 327 total kills, averaging 3.72 kills-per-set. 
 
NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS - The Flyers are averaging a nation-best 3.03 blocks-per-set, when the NCAA Statistical Rankings were released on Monday (March 25).
 
BIG BLOCKERS - Middle hitters freshman Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) and junior Yiwei Zhou (Nanjing, China/Nanjing No. 1) are first and second against MIVA opponents averaging 1.53 and 1.45 blocks-per-set, respectively.
 
IN THE NATIONAL RANKS - Lewis has been in the AVCA National Rankings for 45-straight weeks, dating back to Jan. 2011, when the 12th poll of the 2013 season came out on Monday (March 25). 
 
SETTIN' STORM - Boldog is sitting in fourth with 3,179 total assists in Lewis program history. Current assistant coach and former Lewis setter Mike Iandolo is third with 3,389 total assists (2008-10).
 
TO 1,000 KILLS & BEYOND - Jay Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) captured his 1,000th kill against George Mason on Jan. 26. He heads into tonight's match with 1,152 total kills which puts him 8th all-time in the rally scoring era. Jeff Soler (2002-05) is 7th with 1,250 total kills.
 
UP NEXT - The Flyers will close out their home schedule when Ohio State travels to Neil Carey Arena for a 7 PM contest on Thursday, April 4^th.  The Black Out match will also be broadcasted live on Lakeshore Public Television, which can be seen in the area on channels 17 or 21 on Comcast and channel 56 on satellite.