Men's Volleyball | 1/15/2015 1:44:00 PM

The No. 5 Lewis University men's volleyball team (3-1) hosts Harvard (0-0) at Neil Carey Arena in a non-conference match-up on Friday (January 16). First serve on "Ugly Sweater Night" is set for 7 p.m.
 
LAST TIME WE MET – The Flyers and Crimson played last season in Springfield, Mo. with Lewis winning in four sets. Lucas Yanez (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) notched 11 digs as three Flyers finished with double-digit kills including Eric Fitterer (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) with 18.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Senior Greg Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) was named MIVA Offensive Player of the Week on January 13. Petty hit .370 with 47 kills and three aces in Lewis' first three matches of the season last week. He helped Lewis to the Flyers' first ever win over UC Irvine.
 
AGAINST THE MIVA – The Flyers are second in hitting percentage (.323) and third in blocks per set (2.93).

IN THE NATIONAL RANKS – Over this past week the Flyers moved up from ranking No. 9 in the country to No. 5 which matches the highest in the Dan Friend era. Lewis opened the 2013 season also ranked No. 5.
 
BLOCKING THE MIVA – Senior opposite hitter Eric Fitterer (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) is second in the MIVA with an average of 1.78 blocks per set.
 
THURSDAY WILL BE A BANNER DAY  – The 2014 Lewis men's volleyball squad will be honored on Thursday (Jan. 15) at halftime of the Lewis men's basketball game vs. McKendree. A banner for the 2014 squad will be added to the north end of Neil Carey Arena.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE FLYERS – The Flyers continue non-conference play with road matches at Saint Francis and Penn State next weekend. Visit LewisFlyers.com for live stats and video links.