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KENOSHA, Wis. – Lewis women's volleyball dropped the first set on Wednesday (Oct. 29) but rallied to defeat UW-Parkside 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-17) in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match at DeSimone Gymnasium.

Senior outside hitter Kim Vertin (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Central) recorded a match-high 16 kills. Junior Alexis Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) hit .393 with 11 kills while senior setter Leigh Barea (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek) notched a career-high 11 kills and 38 assists. Lewis out-dug the Rangers 71-66, thanks to senior libero Amy Choi (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills)'s 31 digs. She now owns 11 30-dig matches in her career.

After a first and third set finished with the minimum two-point difference, the Flyers won the fourth by eight points. The final set swung on a 5-0 run by Lewis to put the Flyers up 11-7. The Rangers were never closer than three points following Lewis' run.

The most important set of the match was the second. The Flyers were already training the match 1-0 and found themselves in an 18-18 tie in the second. However Lewis went on a 5-1 run to take control of the set. Vertin had a kill and a block assist in the run.

Lewis out-hit UW-Parkside .261 to .199.

UW-Parkside falls to 14-10 (7-7 GLVC). Lewis improves to 19-5 (11-3 GLVC). The Flyers play host Drury on Saturday at Neil Carey Arena. First serve is set for 5 p.m. Fans are encouraged to wear a costume for the evening's costume contest.