Romeoville, Ill. - The No. 9 Lewis University men's volleyball team used a strong attack in the middle, as the Flyers garnered 15 kills from redshirt senior Jacob Schmiegelt (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) and a season-high 13.5 total blocks, to earn the 25-23, 25-22, 24-26, 25-21 non-conference victory over No. 5 Pepperdine at Neil Carey Arena on Saturday (Jan. 14) night.

Schmiegelt hit a nearly unstoppable .737 (15 kills, 1 error, 19 attacks) with five total blocks (1 solo). Fellow middle blocker John Hodul (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) notched nine kills and hit .750 (9-0-12) with a team best six total blocks. Together, they combined for a hitting percentage of .742 (24-1-31).

Lewis redshirt freshman outside hitter Ryan Coenen (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) matched Schmiegelt's team-best 15 kills and added four total blocks (1 solo).

Sophomore setter Matt Yoshimoto (Ventura, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo) dished out a match-high 47 assists, while redshirt sophomore libero Michael Simmons (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) collected a match-high 17 digs.

With the win, Lewis improves to 3-1 on the campaign, while the visiting Waves fall to 2-1.

As a team, Lewis hit .333 (57-16-123), while the Waves collected a hitting percentage of .294 (58-21-126).

Lewis returns to action on Friday (Jan. 20), as the Flyers head to State College, Penn., for a 7 PM ET showdown with No. 14 Penn State.