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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – No. 2 Lewis men's volleyball clinched the No. 1 seed in the 2015 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament thanks to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-21) win over No. 10 Ohio State on Friday (April 17) evening at Neil Carey Arena.

Lewis out-blocked Ohio State 18.5 to 5.5. The Flyers used this advantage to out-hit the Buckeyes .317 to .063.

"To get a win on your home floor in three in a clinching match is big," Lewis head coach Dan Friend said. "I thought the guys finished through on what we needed to do."

Following an opening set win where Lewis hit .412 in the opening frame, the second set was a tussle. Lewis led just 13-12 when a pair of Ohio State errors made the score 15-12 and forced a Buckeye timeout. Following the break, a triple block by Lewis made the score 16-12. Lewis cruised from there.

The third set was the only frame that saw the Flyers trail. The score was tied 15 times and the lead changed hands on four occasions. Lewis went up for good at 22-20 on a block by sophomore Jacob Schmiegelt (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) and senior Geoff Powell (Claremont, Calif./Claremont). These two joined senior Eric Fitterer (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) on a block on match point to clinch the win.

"We did some nice things offensively in the first and third games," Friend said. "The second game was kind of ugly on both sides but we fought through and found a way to win."

Fitterer hit .500 with 11 kills and one error. He also added six block assists. Senior Greg Petty (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) totaled seven kills and six block assists. Powell totaled six kills.

The Lewis blocking attack was led by Schmiegelt's nine block assists. Junior Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) had six blocks (one solo).

The Flyers also had an advantage in digs, 21-19. Senior Lucas Yanez (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) led with a match-high nine digs.

Yanez, Powell, Petty and Fitterer were honored in a pre-match Senior Weekend ceremony.

Friday's win avenges Lewis' only MIVA loss this season, a 3-2 setback at Ohio State on March 13.

Ohio State falls to 21-7 (11-4 MIVA). Lewis improves to 23-2 (14-1 MIVA). Lewis hosts McKendree on Saturday (April 18) in the regular season finale for the Flyers. A win would clinch the out-right 2015 MIVA regular season championship for Lewis.