ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The No. 20 Lewis University women's volleyball team swept Truman State 3-0 Friday (Oct. 7) in a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at Neil Carey Arena.
TEAM RECORDS
No. 20Â Lewis (12-6, 4-2Â GLVC) | Truman State (1-14, 1-6 GLVC)
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills:Â Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (11), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (11), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (9)
Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (18), Schlechte (10), Stenman (9)
Assists:Â Stenman (35)
Blocks: Stenman (7), Ray (6), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (4)
Aces:Â Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (2)
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET:Â No. 20 Lewis 25, Lewis 13
- Five straight points gave the Flyers a 6-3 lead as three different Flyers recorded kills.
- The Bulldogs cut the lead to 9-7, but five more in a row from Lewis built the lead to 14-7, thanks to a pair of kills from Stefanski.
- After a Truman point, six more in a row from Lewis made it an 11-1 run all together as Ray tallied two kills in the run.
- Van Loo recorded the final two kills of the set.
SECOND SET:Â No. 20 Lewis 26, Truman State 24
- Lewis opened up with a 6-3 lead after three consecutive kills.
- Truman tied the score at 16-16 on a kill.
- The Bulldogs took a 20-19 lead, but the Flyers came right back to lead 21-20 on a Stefanski ace.
- The two teams traded leads again before the Flyers scored the final two points on a Van Loo kill and an ace from Schlechte.
THIRD SET:Â No. 20 Lewis 25, Truman State 10
- The Flyers jumped out to a 13-4 advantage as Schlechte had three early kills.
- Lewis extended its lead to 21-8 as Ray picked up her third and fourth kills of the set and Schlechte added her fourth kill of the set.
Final Score: No. 20 Lewis 3, Truman State 0
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