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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Junior Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) hit .714 with 10 kills, seven blocks and an ace in No. 3 Lewis men's volleyball's 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20) Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association win over IPFW on Tuesday (March 17) at Neil Carey Arena.

"(By the middle of set two) we started getting the engine going both on offense and defense and started putting pressure from the service line which opened up our block defense," Lewis head coach Dan Friend said. "We stepped on the gas all the way through the rest of match."

Walsh's seven blocks contributed to Lewis' 15 to 10.5 edge in blocks. All 15 blocks came in the final three sets as Lewis didn't record a single block in the opening frame that the Flyers lost by two points.

Lewis responded in the second with a seven-point win. The second set changed with Lewis up 16-15. The Flyers scored the next five points to take control thanks to two aces by senior Eric Fitterer (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville).

The third and fourth sets were all Lewis, with the lead changing hands only once. It was Fitterer's serving that ignited a 5-0 run in the third set to put Lewis up 17-10. The Flyers put away the Mastodons in the fourth with six consecutive points midway through the frame. The run turned a tie-game into a 12-6 Lewis lead.

Lewis out-hit IPFW .364 to .243. Senior Geoff Powell (Claremont, Calif./Claremont) had 16 kills and two aces while adding five blocks. Junior setter Scott Fifer (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) dished out 38 assists while adding six blocks.

IPFW's Andrew Sellan had a match-high 22 kills.

IPFW falls to 14-7 (4-4 MIVA). Lewis improves to 16-2 (7-1 MIVA). The Flyers return to action on Thursday (March 19) at MIVA newcomer McKendree. First serve at McKendree is set for 7 p.m.