Santa Barbara, Calif. - The No. 5 Lewis University men's volleyball team ended its Spring Break on a high note with the 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22 non-conference victory over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara at Rob Gym on Saturday (March 11).

Lewis' trio of redshirt sophomore opposite hitter Mitch Perinar (Channahon, Ill./Minooka), redshirt freshman outside hitter Ryan Coenen (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) and redshirt senior middle blocker Jacob Schmiegelt (Lombard, Ill./Willowbrook) combined for 41 of the Flyers' 56 kills. They also combined for a hitting percentage of .378 (41 kills, 10 errors, 82 attacks).

Perinar had a team-high 17 kills and a team-high four blocks (1 solo), while hitting .316 (17-5-38). Coenen finished with 15 kills and nine digs with a hitting percentage of .414 (15-3-29). Schmiegelt had nine putaways and hit .467 (9-1-15) with a team-high four blocks.

With the win, Lewis improves to 16-5, while the host Gauchos drop to 9-11 on the campaign.

Lewis sophomore setter Matt Yoshimoto (Ventura, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo) had a match-high 48 assists and four blocks, while redshirt sophomore libero Michael Simmons (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) contributed a match-high 12 digs.

As a team, Lewis hit .315 (56-17-124), while UCSB recorded a hitting percentage of .215 (53-25-130).

Lewis returns to Neil Carey Arena on Thursday (March 16) for a 7 PM showdown against McKendree.