Men's Volleyball | 4/19/2016 4:40:00 PM

No. 12 Lewis (18-12) at No. 10 Loyola-Chicago (20-7) - MIVA Semifinals
Date	Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Time	7 p.m. CT
Location	Chicago, Ill. (Gentile Arena)
Television	CSN Chicago Plus (ATT Uverse: 742/1742 HD /  Xfinity: 38/201 HD)
Online Video	ESPN 3
Live Stats	Live Stats
Social Media	@LewisMVBall

Complete Game Notes (PDF)

SEEDS – Lewis is the No. 4 seed in the MIVA Tournament. Loyola is the No. 2 seed.

NINE IS FINE – Lewis has advanced to the MIVA Semifinals for nine consecutive seasons.

POLLING PLACE – The Flyers have been ranked in the AVCA Top 15 Poll for 100 consecutive polls. That is a total of 272 calendar weeks. The last poll without the Flyers ranked on it was Jan. 31, 2011. Lewis enters Wednesday's match ranked No. 12 in the nation.

ALL-MIVA SELECTIONS – Five Flyers earned 2016 All-MIVA accolades. Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) (First Team), Mitch Perinar (Channahon, Ill./Minooka) (Second Team), Jacob Schmiegelt (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) (Second Team), Scott Fifer (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) (Second Team) and Trevor Weiskircher (Loves Park, Ill./Boylan Catholic) (Honorable Mention).

HEY FRESHY – Mitch Perinar (Channahon, Ill./Minooka) also took home the 2016 MIVA Freshman of the Year Award. He is Lewis' third MIVA Freshman of the Year since 2010. Ian Karbiener earned the honor in 2010. Geoff Powell (Claremont, Calif./Claremont) picked up the award in 2012.

FOUR YEARS, FOUR AWARDS – Senior Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) was named to his second consecutive All-MIVA First Team this year. He was an All-MIVA Second Team selection his first two years.

"PER" OF AWARDS – Mitch Perinar (Channahon, Ill./Minooka) earned another freshman accolade this week when he was named to the Off The Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team.

TOP 10 - As a team, Lewis is ranked No. 7 in the nation in blocks per set (2.47) and No. 8 in hitting percentage (.307).

GREAT WALL OF WALSH - Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) owns 547 career blocks. He is the second Flyer in program history to reach 500 blocks. Victor Rivera is Lewis' all-time leader with 567 blocks from 1996-99. Walsh's total makes him the rally scoring era blocking champion (2001 to present). Also worth noting, Rivera recorded his 567 blocks over 452 sets. Walsh has played 421 sets.

PUTTING ON THE HITS - Bobby Walsh (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel)'s .470 attack percentage ranks third in the nation.

ROUND NUMBERS - Lewis head coach Dan Friend captured his 300th career men's volleyball victory earlier year when the Flyers defeated Lindenwood on March 19. He picked up his 100th career MIVA win in Lewis' 3-0 win over Ball State on April 8.

TOURNAMENT TIME – The Flyers are 13-7 under Dan Friend in MIVA Tournament contests.

YOU AGAIN? – Wednesday's contest will be the fourth straight year Lewis and Loyola meet in the MIVA Tournament. The Ramblers have defeated the Flyers in the last three MIVA Championship contests.

CAN WE JUST START IN SET FOUR? - When including Loyola's 3-2 wins over Lewis earlier this season, the Flyers and Ramblers haven't played a three-set match since April 25, 2012. That contest was a win in Romeoville for the Flyers in the MIVA Tournament. Since then, 12 consecutive matches have gone at least four sets.

A WIN AND... - The winner of Wednesday's contest will play the winner of No. 6 seed McKendree and No. 1 seed Ohio State. The higher seed will host the MIVA Championship match set for Saturday, April 23.