HAMMOND, Ind. - The Lewis University women's volleyball ended the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament in a huge way as the Flyers defeated the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference leader Ferris State, 3-0, at the Hammond Sportsplex Saturday. With the victory on Saturday, Lewis improved to 3-0 in the tournament with wins against Hillsdale, Grand Valley State and Ferris State.

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis (16-6) | Ferris State (15-8)

LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (15), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (13), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (10)
Digs: Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (15), Schlechte (13), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (11)
Assists: Stenman (34)
Blocks: Ray (2), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (2)
Aces: Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (2)

SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Lewis 31, Ferris State 29

• Lewis scored the first three points of the first set after a kill by Ray before Ferris State responded with three of their own.
• Both teams would each go on rallies which made lead changes.
• Ferris State went up 19-17 then the Flyers would score five in a row to grab an 22-19 advantage after a kill by Van Loo.
• Both teams would trade leads back and forth then at 29-all, Lewis won the final two points of the set to win 31-29.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Ferris State 23

• The Bulldogs were ahead 4-2 early in the second set before Lewis rallied for five straight points to make it a 7-4 lead for the Flyers.
• FSU responded right away to tie the set at 7 a piece.
• Two kills by Van Loo and Ray gave the Flyers a 15-12 lead midway through the second set.
• The Flyers led 20-17 then Ferris State rallied off four straight points for a 21-20 lead.
• Lewis was able to go on a 5-2 run to win the second set.

THIRD SET: Lewis 26, Ferris State 24

• Both teams would go back and forth in the third set and respond each others run.
• Ferris State would go up 12-10 then Lewis responded with three straight off a kill by Ray and back-to-back kills by Schlechte.
• The Bulldogs grabbed another lead, this time at 22-19 late in the third set.
• The Flyers responded with five a row after a service ace by Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) made it 23-22.
• Lewis clinched the victory after back-to-back kills by Schlechte and Van Loo.

Final Score: Lewis 3, Ferris State 0

UP NEXT

• Lewis will be back in action Friday, October 21 and resume Great Lakes Valley Conference play to take on Rockhurst University on the road starting at 6 p.m. CT.