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Columbus, Ohio. – The No. 10 Lewis University men's volleyball team used the strong play from their front pins to collect a 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 25-16) Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association victory over No. 14 Ohio State at St. John Arena on Saturday (Feb. 15).
 
Junior outside hitter Greg Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) led the Flyers with 15 kills, seven digs and four block assists, while redshirt junior outside hitter Geoff Powell (Claremont, Calif./Claremont) picked up 14 putaways, eight digs and three block assists.
 
The Flyers improve to 9-3 on the year and 1-1 against MIVA opponents, while the Buckeyes fall to 5-6 on the campaign and 2-2 in league play.
 
"Any time you can win a road conference match, especially at Ohio State, it's a good night," Lewis head men's volleyball coach Dan Friend said. "After the second set, we were able to refocus and stay loose to grind out the third set and put ourselves in position to win the match."
 
Sophomore middle blocker Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) tallied seven kills, two solo blocks and four block assists while redshirt freshman middle blocker Jacob Schmiegelt (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) collected five block assists and two putaways. Redshirt senior setter BJ Boldog (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) had a floor-high 38 assists, four block assists and two kills.
 
The Flyers came out in the first set hitting .375, collecting 16 kills and four errors on 32 attempts, building an early lead that the Buckeyes couldn't overcome. Both Powell and Petty paced Lewis with five putaways in the set victory.
 
Lewis was unable to find any momentum in the second set to cut into Ohio State's lead, as the home squad rebounded to take the second set. The Buckeyes held the Flyers to a -.036 (9 K, 10 E, 28 TA) hitting percentage while swinging .333 (12 K, 4 E, 24 TA) themselves.
 
The Flyers came back from being down 14-10 in the third set, methodically using a 12-7 run to take a 22-21 lead on a Walsh kill. Four different Flyers collected putaways, while Petty tallied an ace and the Buckeyes committed five miscues in the run. Walsh picked up an ace, Powell a kill and a triple block by Powell, Schmiegelt and opposite Eric Fitterer (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) to help the Flyers capture the set.
  
Carrying their momentum into the fourth set, the Flyers tallied a .360 (14 K, 5 E, 25 TA) hitting percentage while holding the Buckeyes to .000 (9 K, 9 E, 27 TA), and out-blocking the home squad 4.0 to 1.0. Petty paced Lewis in the set with six putaways and two block assists, while Walsh had a kill, a solo block and a block assist.
 
The Buckeye offense was led by Michael Henchy's 11 kills and seven digs, while Driss Guessous had 10 kills, a solo block and four block assists.  
 
The Flyers next take on the IPFW Mastodons on Thursday (Feb. 20) at the Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. First serve in the MIVA match-up is set for 7 PM ET.