HONOLULU – The No. 21 ranked Lewis University women's volleyball team swept both Hawai'i Pacific, 3-0, and San Francisco State, 3-0, Friday. The Flyers defeated the Sharks, 25-21, 25-21, 25-15, then defeated the Gators, 25-21, 25-18, 27-25 at the Hawai'i Convention Center. 
 
TEAM RECORDS
No. 21 Lewis (1-0) | Hawai'i Pacific (0-2)
                    
LEWIS LEADERS vs. Hawai'i Pacific
Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (13)
Digs: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (13), Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (10), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (10)
Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (34)
Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (5)
Aces: Six tied (1)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. Hawai'i Pacific
FIRST SET: No. 21 Lewis 25, Hawai'i Pacific 21

• Lewis went up 4-1 early in the first set after a kill by Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic). 
• Hawai'i Pacific cut it down to 1 (9-8) after rallying for three straight points.
• The Flyers bounced back after getting back-to-back kills by Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) and Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) to make it 11-8.
• Lewis was able to hold onto a lead most of the first set and the Flyers scored the last two points to win the set, 25-21.

SECOND SET: No. 21 Lewis 25, Hawai'i Pacific 20

• Lewis started off the second set with three straight points after Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) recorded a service ace. 
• The Sharks bounced back and scored four in a row to grab a 4-3 lead in the second set.
• HPU would hold onto a lead early in second set before Lewis rallied to take a 15-14 lead after a kill by Van Loo.
• Shortly after the Sharks tied the set, the Flyers scored three in a row capped off by a service ace by Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) to make it 18-15.
• Hawai'i Pacific cut it down to two points (21-19) late in the second set before Lewis scored the last four out of five points to win it 25-20.

THIRD SET: No. 21 Lewis 25, Hawai'i Pacific 15

• The third set was controlled heavily by Lewis after starting off with back-to-back kills by Stenman and Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West). 
• The Sharks had a brief lead 7-6 in the third set before the Flyers scored three in a row. 
• Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) and Van Loo recorded back-to-back kills to grab a 21-13 lead late in the third set.
• The Flyers outscored the Sharks 4-2 the rest of the way to win the set 25-15 which won them the match 3-0.

FINAL SCORE: No. 21 Lewis 3, Hawai'i Pacific 0

GAME 2
TEAM RECORDS
No. 21 Lewis (2-0) |  San Francisco State (1-1)

LEWIS LEADERS vs. San Francisco State
Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (11), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (10)
Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (16)
Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (30)
Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (5)
Aces: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (2)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. San Francisco State
FIRST SET: No. 21 Lewis 25, San Francisco State 21

• Both teams went back-and-forth early in the first set, each scoring five points to make it 5-5. 
• SFS went on a 4-1 rally to go up 9-6 and went up as much as 15-9.
• Van Loo and Ray had a huge block which seemed to shift momentum over to Lewis as the Flyers went on a 8-3 rally which tied the set at 18-all.
• Back-to-back service aces by Stenman put the Flyers up by two and in position to win the first set.
• Hickey recorded a service ace which gave Lewis the set point. 

SECOND SET: No. 21 Lewis 25, San Francisco State 18

• Both teams traded points again in the second set just like the first making it 5-5.
• Back-to-back kills by Stenman and Schlechte put the Flyers in business for the set, going ahead 9-6.
• The Gators cut it down to 13-11 in favor of Lewis but the Flyers rallied for five points in a row including kills by Van Loo and Schlechte to make it 18-11.
• Taki gave the Flyers the victory in the second set, 25-18, after she recorded a kill, off the assist from Stenman. 

THIRD SET: No. 21 Lewis 27, San Francisco State 25

• It went back and forth to start off the third set. 
• SFS made a rally to take a 10-6 lead then Lewis scored three in a row with kills by Van Loo and Ray to cut it down to one. 
• The Gators went up again towards the middle of the third set and pulled ahead 20-15.
• Ray kept the Flyers in the set which shifted momentum over for Lewis after recording a kill.
• Lewis cut it down to 23-21 late in the third set.
• San Francisco State went up 24-21 and had set point but the Flyers had other plans as Lewis scored four points in a row capped off by a kill by Taki. 
• Ray capped off the third set victory and the match for Lewis after recording a kill.

 FINAL SCORE: No. 21 Lewis 3, San Francisco State 0
 
UP NEXT
The No. 21 Lewis University Flyers will be back in action Saturday, August 27 as the Flyers compete in Day Two of the Magic Island Hawai'i Classic and take on Chaminade at 4:30 p.m. CT and Cal-State San Bernardino at 9:30 p.m. CT.