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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lewis women's volleyball dropped a 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23) Great Lakes Valley Conference match at Rockhurst on Sunday (Oct. 26) afternoon.

The Flyers lost the opening set but bounced back to even the match with a two-point win in the second set. Lewis grabbed a 9-3 lead in the second following an ace by senior Alexis Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) but the Hawks rallied back and eventually took a 17-16 lead. Rockhurst went up 22-20 when Lewis came to life. The Flyers finished the set on a 5-1 run. Davito tied it with a kill for point 23. Junior Morgan Cebula (Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point Area) came up with a kill for point 24 and Lewis then benefited from a Rockhurst hitting error for point 25.

The Hawks won the third set 25-19 to go up 2-1 in the match and looked to be cruising to a win in the fourth set when they took an 20-13 advantage. The Flyers then scored the next seven points to knot the score at 20. It was either team's game at that point, but back-to-back Rockhurst points that put the Hawks up 23-21 ended up being the difference as the teams traded points to a 25-23 win for Rockhurst in the set.
 
The Hawks out-hit the Flyers .307 to .260. Davito led the Flyers with 19 kills and two aces. Middle hitters Aly Schneider (Granger, Ind./Penn) and Cebula each had 14 kills. Senior Katie Fuerst (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) recorded a career-high nine kills. Senior Amy Choi (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) totaled 30 digs.

"We were outplayed at pressure moments by a team that as a group better controls the ball," Lewis head coach Lorelee Smith said. "We'll need a few key players to step up in order to make a late season push."

Lewis falls to 18-5 (10-3 GLVC) with the loss. Rockhurst improves to 20-3 (11-2 GLVC). Lewis returns to the court on Wednesday (Oct. 29) at UW-Parkside in a conference match.