ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The No. 20 Lewis University women's volleyball team defeated William Jewell 3-1 Saturday (Oct. 8) in a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest for the Play for Premmies Game at Neil Carey Arena.
The Rae Strong Foundation is named for Rae Friend, the daughter of Lewis head men's volleyball coach
Dan Friend and Lewis head women's volleyball coach
Lorelee Smith. The Rae Strong Foundation was created by Friend and Smith and its mission is to give support to Families of Micro preemies through financial and educational support. Click
here to learn more and to donate to the Rae Foundation.
Funds raised at today's game will go to help a group called The Nest Postpartum. They also work with NICU families and are biased out of Champaign, IL. Their goal is to help change the narrative about the NICU experience—from a story that's too often about struggle and isolation to one that focuses on
community and support. Please check out their website at
https://www.thenestpostpartum.org/
TEAM RECORDS
No. 20 Lewis (13-6, 5-2 GLVC) | William Jewell (8-13, 1-7 GLVC)
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (16), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (13), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (13)
Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (23), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (13)
Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (45)
Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (7)
Aces: Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (2), Zeiser (2)
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: No. 20 Lewis 25, William Jewell 10
- Lewis started the match by winning three straight points all kills by Van Loo to make it 3-0.
- William Jewell cut it down to 8-5 Lewis then the Flyers scored four straight after a pair of kills by Taki and Van Loo to make it 12-5.
- The Flyers had complete control of the entire first set then won the opening set after Fornetti recorded back-to-back service aces.
SECOND SET: William Jewell 25, No. 20 Lewis 22
- William Jewell bounced back and won the second set which went back-and-forth.
- Lewis went ahead 5-2 after a kill by Stenman then the Cardinals tied it.
- Stefanski and Ray gave the Flyers back the lead after back-to-back kills.
- Lewis led 13-8 midway through the second set when Taki recorded a block then Stenman extended the lead out to 18-11 after a kill.
- The Cardinals then surged right back in the set scoring eight out of the next nine points.
- The Flyers quickly regained the lead back at 22-20 after back-to-back kills by Schlechte and Taki.
- WJC won the second set after scoring five unanswered to tie it up at one a piece.
THIRD SET: No. 20 Lewis 25, William Jewell 15
- Lewis responded nicely in the third set to take a 2-1 advantage.
- The Flyers went up 3-0 after a service ace by Zeiser then later went ahead 8-2 after a block by Stefanski and Ray.
- The closest the Cardinals got was 16-11 in favor of Lewis midway through the third set.
- Taki closed out the third set after recording a few key kills down the stretch.
FOURTH SET: No. 20 Lewis 25, William Jewell 20
- Both teams scored eight points a piece to start the fourth set.
- The Flyers rallied for three points in a row after a kill by Schlechte made it 11-8.
- William Jewell responded with four in a row of their own to grab an 12-11 advantage.
- Lewis bounced back and grabbed a 19-15 lead after a kill by Mikah Freppon (Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) then the Cardinals quickly tied it right back up at 19-all.
- The Flyers ended the match on a 6-1 rally capped off by a block by Taki and Schlechte to win the fourth set 25-20 and win the match 3-1.
Final Score: No. 20 Lewis 3, William Jewell 1
UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Friday, October 14 for the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament. Schedule will be determined, please stay tuned on
www.lewisflyers.com for more updates.
