Lebanon, Ill. - The No. 6 Lewis University men's volleyball team rallied from a two-game deficit to claim the 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 15-7 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association victory over McKendree at the Melvin Price Convocation Center on Saturday (Feb. 11) night.

Lewis redshirt opposite hitter Mitch Perinar (Channahon, Ill./Minooka) posted a match-high 21 kills while hitting .486 (21 kills, 4 errors, 35 attacks) to lead the Flyers, while senior outside hitter Trevor Weiskircher (Loves Park, Ill./Boylan Catholic) contributed 14 kills and hit .429 (14-2-28).

Flyer sophomore setter Matt Yoshimoto (Ventura, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo) dished out 46 assists, while redshirt sophomore libero Michael Simmons (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) garnered a team-best eight digs.

Lewis redshirt senior middle blocker Jacob Schmiegelt (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) pitched in a match-high six block assists.

With the win, Lewis improves to 9-3 on the campaign and 4-2 in MIVA action, while the host Bearcats drop to 5-10 overall and 1-4 in conference play.

As a team, Lewis hit .383 (53-12-107) while McKendree connected at a clip of .314 (61-24-118). The Flyers took advantage of 21 McK serving errors and held an 11-5 advantage in total blocks.

Lewis returns to action on Friday (Feb. 17), as the Flyers host Ball State for a 7 PM tip-off at Neil Carey Arena.