HAMMOND, Ind. -- The Lewis University women's volleyball team took a pair of games at the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament at the Hammond Sportsplex Friday. The Flyers came back from down 2-0 and won three straight to defeat Hillsdale then swept Grand Valley State in three sets. 

Lewis vs Hillsdale
TEAM RECORDS
Lewis (14-6) | Hillsdale (16-6)

LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (17), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (16), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (12), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (12)
Digs: Schlechte (32), Zeiser (30), Stefanski (21), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (13), Freppon (12)
Assists: Stenman (56)
Blocks: Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (5)
Aces: Zeiser (2)

SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Hillsdale 25, Lewis 16

• Hillsdale scored the first three points of the first set to go up 3-0. 
• The Chargers were up 11-7 before rallying for three straight points.
• Lewis would score the ensuing point after a kill by Van Loo but HC scored seven points in a row to grab a 18-8 lead. 
• Hillsdale went on to win the first set 25-16. 

SECOND SET: Hillsdale 25, Lewis 19

• The Chargers went up 6-1 early in the second set before Lewis scored four in a row after kills by Taki, Ray and Van Loo. 
• Hillsdale was ahead 14-8 before the Flyers scored four in a row capped off by a kill by Schlechte. 
• HC went on another rally to put away the set after going ahead 20-13.
• The closest Lewis got was 23-18 after a kill by Ray but Hillsdale ended up winning 25-19. 

THIRD SET: Lewis 25, Hillsdale 18

• Both teams each scored four points each to make it 4-all. 
• Lewis scored four straight capped off by a kill by Stefanski to make it 8-4. 
• Hillsdale scored the ensuing point then the Flyers scored five straight to make it 13-5. 
• Lewis kept their hopes alive after taking the third set 25-18 after a block by Schlechte and Taki.  

FOURTH SET: Lewis 25, Hillsdale 19

• Both teams scored seven points each to make it 7-7 in the early going.
• Lewis then went up 12-8 before the Chargers went on a 6-1 rally to go up 14-13. 
• Hillsdale was up 16-15 midway through the fourth set before Lewis scored six in a row to make it 21-16. 
• Lewis would hang on to win the fourth set 25-19 and force a winner-take-all fifth set. 

FIFTH SET: Lewis 15, Hillsdale 11

• Lewis had the advantage early going ahead 4-1 by a block by Taki. 
• Hillsdale would make it as close as 9-8 Flyers but Lewis was able to put them away. 
• Zeiser ended the fifth set with a service ace which gave Lewis the 3-2 victory.

Final Score: Lewis 3, Hillsdale 2

Lewis vs. Grand Valley State

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis (15-6) | Grand Valley State (14-7)

LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Van Loo (14), Ray (12), Schlechte (10)
Digs: Zeiser (24)
Assists: Stenman (43)
Blocks: Ray (4)
Aces: Van Loo (2), Zeiser (2)

SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Lewis 25, Grand Valley State 19

• Lewis went up 7-0 early after a kill by Stefanski. 
• GVSU tried to crawl back in the match and made it down to 12-9 in favor of Lewis. 
• The Flyers had another rally in them after Stenman recorded a kill which made it 20-12 in favor of the Flyers. 
• Lewis ended up winning the first set 25-19.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Grand Valley State 23

• Both teams scored four points each to make it 4-4 then Ray recorded three straight kills to make it 7-4. 
• Van Loo and Taki recorded a block to extend the Flyer lead out to 15-9 before the Lakers scored five in row to make it 15-14 in favor of Lewis. 
• Grand Valley would grab a 20-17 lead late in the second set then a kill by Stefanski capped off five straight for Lewis to make it 22-20. 
• The Flyers went on to clinch the second set 25-23 to grab a commanding 2-0 set lead.

THIRD SET: Lewis 26, Grand Valley State 24

• Both teams would score five points each to start the third set which made it 5-5 in the early going. 
• GVSU rallied for four straight points which gave the Lakers an 9-5 advantage. 
• Lewis cut it down to 12-11 before Grand Valley scored five straight to make it 17-11. 
• The Flyers would eventually use a rally to grab a 21-19 lead late in the set. 
• GVSU kept it close throughout but Lewis was able to hang on for the 26-24 set victory to give them a 3-0 win. 

Final Score: Lewis 3, Grand Valley State 0

UP NEXT

• Lewis will be back in action Saturday, October 15 to take on Ferris State University starting at 2 p.m. CT for the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament. Schedule will be determined, please stay tuned on www.lewisflyers.com for more updates.