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HTML Box ScoreROMEOVILLE, Ill. – On "Luau Day" at Neil Carey Arena, Lewis women's volleyball picked up a Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over Maryville on Sunday (Sept. 21) thanks to a 3-1 (25-14, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17)
Junior
Alexis Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) entertained the lei clad crowd with 15 kills and two aces. 11 different Flyers recorded a kill in the match. Senior
Leigh Barea (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek) totaled 37 assists and 10 digs in three sets of action.
The Flyers hit .232 for the match while limiting Maryville to a .068 attack percentage. Senior
Amy Choi (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) contributed 16 digs.
Lewis cruised to wins in the first two sets, siding out on 26-of-31 opportunities in the first two frames. Maryville took the third set only to see Lewis limit Maryville to a .000 hitting line in the fourth set and win the match. The only set in which Maryville held a lead was the third set.
Lewis is now 6-0 all-time against Maryville. The Saints' third set victory was Maryville's first ever set win against Lewis.
"Today with it being Sunday afternoon there might have been a lull (of energy) but they gutted it out," Lewis head coach
Lorelee Smith said. "They had great communication which I think helped everybody and everybody got to play and see results."
The Flyers improve to 7-2 (3-1 GLVC) with the win. Maryville falls to 5-5 (1-3 GLVC). Lewis steps out of GLVC play on Tuesday when Saint Francis visits Neil Carey Arena. First serve on Tuesday is set for 7 p.m.