ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The No. 15 Lewis University women's volleyball team defeated McKendree 3-0 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at the Neil Carey Arena on Saturday, Sept. 17.
TEAM RECORDS
No. 15 Lewis (10-4, 2-0 GLVC) | McKendree (5-7, 1-1 GLVC)
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (15)
Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (17)
Assists: Stenman (38)
Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (8)
Aces: Zeiser (3)
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: No. 15 Lewis 25, McKendree 16
- Lewis had 18 kills in the first set.
- Tied after 10 through the first 20 points, Lewis was able to go on a 15-6 run to end the first set.
- The Flyers were able to capture the first set 25-16 after Ray notched her fifth kill of the set.
SECOND SET: No. 15 Lewis 25, McKendree 20
- Stefanski scored the first two points of the second set for the Flyers, before McKendree was able to score two straight and tie the score at two.
- McKendree was never able to take the lead in the second set as Lewis scored the next four points, taking a 6-2 lead that eventually lead to a 12-7 lead for the Flyers half way through the set.
- Lewis posted its largest lead of the set at 20-12 after a Schlechte kill, but McKendree managed to cut the lead to three after back-to-back kills from Colleen Preuser.
- Lewis scored three of the final four points and had a game-high total of 19 kills to claim the second set.
THIRD SET: No. 15 Lewis 25, McKendree 20
- The third began with both teams trading the first four points, before Lewis scored seven of the next 11 points to grab a 10-5 lead.
- After Lewis scored four straight points to take a 14-7 lead, McKendree answered back with a 9-2 run to tie the set at 16.
- Lewis managed to end the set on a 9-4 run, capped off with two aces by Zeiser to end the game.
Final Score: No. 15 Lewis 3, McKendree 0
UP NEXT
- No. 15 Lewis will be back in action Friday, September 23 as the Flyers travel to the University of Indianapolis to take on the Greyhounds starting at 5 p.m. CT.
