EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The No. 4 seed Lewis women's volleyball team defeated the No. 3 seed Rockhurst, 3-1, to capture the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship, at Eastside Centre Saturday (Nov. 12).

TEAM RECORDS
No. 4 seed Lewis (22-8) | No. 3 Rockhurst (20-7)

LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (14), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (11), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (11), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (10)
Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (21), Schlechte (21), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (11)
Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (44)
Blocks: Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (7), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (6)
Aces: Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (2)

SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Rockhurst 25, Lewis 21

• The first set started with both teams scoring four points in a row which made it 4-all. 
• Lewis scored three in a row which was started by a kill by Taki.
• Rockhurst rallied for five straight points after it was tied at 8-8. 
• The Hawks led 19-11 late in the set before Lewis looked for another rally scoring seven straight after two straight kills from Van Loo made it 19-18 RU. 
• Stefanski picked up a kill to make it 23-21 Rockhurst then the Hawks picked up two straight to win the set 25-21. 

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Rockhurst 16

• Lewis and Rockhurst both jumped out to five points each to start the second set before the Flyers scored three straight to make it 8-5. 
• Lewis led 11-9 then rallied off five straight points capped off by a kill by Schlechte. 
• Rockhurst made it close and cut it down to 19-15 in favor of the Flyers.
• It was 21-16 Lewis then the Flyers scored four straight points to win the second set which was ended by a block by Taki and Schlechte.

THIRD SET: Lewis 25, Rockhurst 18

• Both teams were close to start the third set with Lewis holding a slight advantage. 
• The Flyers went up 12-9 after a kill by Ray then Rockhurst tied it back up at 12-all. 
• Both teams were knotted up at 14-14 then Lewis scored five straight which was started by a kill from Ray. 
• Stenman won the third set for the Flyers to give Lewis a 2-1 lead after recording a kill.

FOURTH SET: Lewis 25, Rockhurst 16

• Rockhurst started the fourth set with the first three points then held onto an early lead.
• Lewis responded and tied the match at 8-8 after a block by Stefanski and Taki.
• The Hawks regained the lead at 12-10 before the Flyers scored five straight to make it 15-12.
• The score was 21-16 late in the fourth set then Lewis won the match after winning the last four points which was capped off by a kill from Van Loo. 

Final Score: Lewis 3, Rockhurst 1

UP NEXT

• Lewis will await their opponent and location for the NCAA Division II Tournament slated to start Thursday, November 17. The NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Selection Show slated for Sunday, November 13 at 9:30 p.m. CT. Watch at live at NCAA.com.