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Winner Hillsdale HC 28-6,16-2 G-MAC
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Lewis Lewis 22-9,9-4 GLVC
Winner
Hillsdale HC
28-6,16-2 G-MAC
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Lewis Lewis
22-9,9-4 GLVC
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Hillsdale HC 25 18 25 20 20 (3)
Lewis Lewis 16 25 22 25 18 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Lewis Women's Volleyball Season Comes to an End During NCAA DII Midwest Regional Against Hillsdale Thursday

QUINCY, Ill. -- The Lewis University women's volleyball team saw their season come to an end as the Flyers dropped their NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Quarterfinals matchup against Hillsdale College, 3-2, at Pepsi Arena hosted by Quincy University Thursday.

TEAM RECORDS
Hillsdale (28-6) | No. 2 seed Lewis (22-9)

LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (19), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (19), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (17)
Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (33), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (18), Schlechte (18), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (12)
Assists: Stenman (59)
Blocks: Ray (4)
Aces: Ray (1)

SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Hillsdale 25, Lewis 16

  • Hillsdale jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the opening set of the contest.
  • Lewis responded and got the next two points after a kill by Schlechte and a block from Van Loo and Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora).
  • Moments later, the Flyers cut it down to 10-8 before the Chargers scored five in a row to make it 15-8.
  • Van Loo tried to put Lewis back in the set after recording a kill but Hillsdale was one step ahead.
  • The Chargers ended up winning 25-16.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Hillsdale 18

  • Both teams each traded 12 points each to start the second set.
  • Mikah Freppon (Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) and Schlechte gave Lewis a 14-12 lead after recording back-to-back kills and gave Lewis the lead for good in the second set.
  • Hillsdale tried to pull closer in the set but a pair of kills from Van Loo and one from Ray, made it 23-16 in favor of Lewis.
  • The Flyers ended up winning the second set 25-18 and tied it at 1-1.

THIRD SET: Hillsdale 25, Lewis 22

  • Lewis jumped out to an early 7-4 lead after a couple of kills from Ray and Stefanski. 
  • Hillsdale had the response right back and scored six unanswered points to grab a 10-7 advantage.
  • The Flyers were able to bounce back and tie the third set at 10-all.
  • Both teams would go back and forth most of the remaining of the third set. 
  • The Chargers closed out the third set on a 6-3 rally after it was tied 19-19 to win the third set 25-22.

FOURTH SET: Lewis 25, Hillsdale 20

  • Both teams once again traded points to start the set before Hillsdale went up 9-7.
  • Lewis responded right away with three straight kills including a pair from Schlechte. 
  • The Flyers were ahead 17-15 in the fourth set before scoring four straight to go up 21-15.
  • Lewis won the fourth set, 25-20, to force a winner-take-all fifth after winning the last two points. 

FIFTH SET: Hillsdale 20, Lewis 18

  • Lewis went up 9-6 in the fifth set after both teams scored six points each to start the fifth set. 
  • It was tied 13-13 in the winner-take-all set with both teams going back and forth. 
  • The Flyers had match point a few times but Hillsdale was able to have the response to tie it back up.
  • Van Loo recorded a kill to make it 18-all but the Chargers scored back-to-back points to win the set 20-18 and the match 3-2.

Final Score: Hillsdale 3, Lewis 2

UP NEXT

  • Lewis finishes their season 22-9 and capturing the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship.
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