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VB Recap 930
Steve Woltmann
0
Lewis Lewis 11-5,3-1 GLVC
3
Winner Ill. Springfield UIS 6-8,2-3 GLVC
Lewis Lewis
11-5,3-1 GLVC
0
Final
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Ill. Springfield UIS
6-8,2-3 GLVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lewis Lewis 20 23 19 (0)
Ill. Springfield UIS 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Has Winning Streak Snapped Against Illinois-Springfield Friday

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The No. 13 Lewis University women's volleyball team saw their five-game winning streak come to an end as the Flyers lost to Illinois Springfield, 3-0, Friday (Sept. 30)

TEAM RECORDS
Illinois-Springfield (6-8, 2-3 GLVC) | No. 13 Lewis (11-4, 3-1 GLVC

LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (10)
Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (24), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (12), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (11)
Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (23)
Blocks: Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (4)
Aces: Zeiser (2)

SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Illinois-Springfield 25, No. 13 Lewis 20

  • Illinois-Springfield jumped out to an early 7-1 lead in the first set before Stenman recorded a kill to end that rally.
  • Lewis cut it down to 8-3 before the Prairie Stars scored six in a row to make it 14-3.
  • Taki got the Flyers right back in the set after back-to-back kills. 
  • The Prairie Stars made it 22-15 late in the first set before the Flyers scored five in a row to cut it down to two (22-20) after an ace by Stenman.
  • UIS won the last three points to win the set 25-20.

SECOND SET:  Illinois-Springfield 25, No. 13 Lewis 23

  • Lewis jumped out to an early 5-1 lead after a kill by Ray. 
  • UIS bounced back and went on an 7-1 advantage to grab a 8-6 lead early in the second set. 
  • Back-to-back kills by Schlechte and Taki gave Lewis a 10-9 lead.
  • The Flyers were able to grab a 14-10 lead after a kill by Stefanski and Taki.
  • Late in the second set, Lewis had a 20-17 lead before UIS scored four straight to regain the lead. 
  • Both teams were tied at 23-all before the Prairie Stars ended it by winning the last two points to grab a 2-0 lead.

THIRD SET:  Illinois-Springfield 25, No. 13 Lewis 19

  • Both teams would trade early leads before UIS grabbed a 11-8 advantage. 
  • Back-to-back kills by Stefanski and Hannah Alvey (Mapleton, Ill.) gave the Flyers back the lead at 13-12.
  • Ray recorded back-to-back kills to extend the lead out to 16-14.
  • The Prairie Stars rallied for six points in a row to grab an 20-16 advantage.
  • UIS would go on to win 25-19 in the third set to win the match 3-0.

Final Score: Illinois-Springfield 3, No. 13 Lewis 0

UP NEXT

  • No. 13 Lewis will be back in action Saturday, Oct. 1 as the Flyers travel to Quincy, Ill. to take on Quincy University starting at 3 p.m. CT.
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