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Honolulu, Hawaii – The Lewis University women's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (25-18, 16-25, 25-19, 25-19) decision to Chaminade to wrap up the Honolulu Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 7).
 
The Flyers fall to 1-3 on the season while the Silverswords improve to 3-2.
 
Redshirt junior outside hitter Kim Vertin (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Central) led the Flyers offense with 16 kills, picking up double-digit kills for the third-straight match, as well as eight digs and five block assists. Junior setter Leigh Barea (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek) picked up 33 assists while senior libero Amy Choi (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) collected 16 digs. Sophomore middle hitter Morgan Cebula (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point Area) picked up two solo blocks, five block assists and seven kills.
 
"We played tired and were beat by a team that dug deeper to get the win," Lewis head women's volleyball coach Lorelee Smith said. "They attacked our weaknesses.
 
"We will continue to work to improve after this trip and grow stronger."
 
The squads battled in the first set as they jockeyed for the upper hand. Chaminade broke the 10-all tie and went on a 7-1 run that the Flyers couldn't recover from to take the first set, 25-18.
 
In the second set, the Flyers went on a 5-0 run to take a 10-5 lead, on a kill by redshirt sophomore Alexis Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport), a solo block by Cebula and two aces by redshirt freshman Nicole Yuede (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North). Lewis would coast to a 25-16 set victory to even the match at a set apiece.
 
The Flyers had an early lead at 6-3, but the Silverswords were able to rebound to tie the set five times in the middle of the third set. Chaminade tied the set at 19-all before closing out the frame on a six-point run for the 25-19 set win.
 
Again the squads battled at the start of the fourth set, but Chaminade was able to turn the corner first. The Silverswords broke the 10-all tie and rode their momentum to capture the set, 25-19, and the match.
 
The Silverswords offense was led by Kim Spring's 14 kills and 11 digs, while Cassie Rushlow chipped in 11 kills. Chaminade's Brenda Walker tallied a floor-high 19 digs.
 
Lewis next heads to Kenosha, Wis., to participate in the UW-Parkside Invitational. The Flyers will take on Gannon at 12 PM and Upper Iowa at 4 PM on Friday (Sept. 13).