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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lewis women's volleyball dropped just their second home match of the season on Sunday (Nov. 1) afternoon in a 3-1 setback to Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Missouri S&T. All four set scores were 25-21.

The Flyers were led offensively by junior Alexis Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport)'s 12 kills. Senior Kim Vertin (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Central) also hit double-digit kills with 10. She added 16 digs for a double-double.

The teams traded wins in the first two sets. Following a 10-minute intermission, the Miners came out of the break by scoring the first five points of the third set. The Miners eventually took a 9-2 lead. Lewis rallied to within one at 17-16, but could never catch the Miners.

Lewis began the fourth set with an 8-3 advantage. However the Miners were able to rally back. It was a 16-11 Lewis lead when the tide changed. Missouri S&T put together three straight points to make it a two-point game. Lewis sided out on a kill by freshman Aly Schneider (Granger, Ind./Penn), but then Missouri S&T went on a 5-0 run to take a 19-17 lead. Lewis asked for time and a Missouri S&T service error followed, but the Miners would never relinquish the lead. They scored three straight points following the service error.

Missouri S&T's Allison Mueller led all players with 16 kills. Libero Jackie Pyles had 26 digs for the Miners. Missouri S&T out-hit Lewis .208 to .161.
 
"S&T made fewer unforced errors than us at some key, opportune times when we had a chance to make to take charge of the match," Lewis head coach Lorelee Smith said.

Davito recorded her 38^th ace of the season in the match. She now ranks seventh during the rally scoring era for aces in a season. She isn't far behind Lauren Seliga's rally scoring record of 44 aces in 2010.

Missouri S&T improves to 16-11 (11-5 GLVC). Lewis falls to 20-6 (12-4 GLVC). The Flyers have two contests remaining in the regular season. First up is UIS on Friday (Nov. 7) in a Senior Night match for the Flyers. Lewis then closes the regular season with a visit from McKendree on Saturday (Nov. 8) at 3 p.m.