ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The sixth ranked Lewis women's volleyball team swept past Truman State in its home and conference opener on Friday evening at Neil Carey Arena. With the win the Flyers improve to 11-1, 1-0 GLVC while the Bulldogs drop to 6-7, 0-1 GLVC.

Lewis hit .284 in the contest recording 45 kills against 12 errors in 116 chances while holding Truman to a .125 attack percentage (28k/15/104) in the contest. The Flyers also had seven blocks to three for Truman.

Ava Venema (Westmont, Ill./Timothy Christian) and Alexandra Preuss (Elmhurst, Ill./York) led the way with 13 kills apiece while Colleen Wilhelm (Euclid, Ohio/Lake Catholic) finished with seven kills. Mikah Freppon (Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) handed out 31 assists and Ronni Katarzynski (Winfield, Ill./West Chicago) had 21 digs.

The Flyers used an 11-2 run early in the opening set to extend their lead to 15-5. The Bulldogs wouldn't get closer than eight the rest of the set as Lewis cruised to the 25-14 victory.

The middle frame featured three ties and two lead changes. The Flyers led by as many as four in the stanza but Truman fought back to within 22-20 after a service error from Freppon. Lewis was able to close it out though by scoring three of the final four points to win 25-21.

The Flyers used a 9-4 run midway through the final set to break a 9-9 tie and take an 18-13 lead. The Bulldogs countered with scoring three of the next five points to cut the lead to 20-16 but Lewis finished off the sweep by scoring the final five points of the contest.

The Flyers continue their homestand on Saturday hosting Quincy at 3 p.m.