AUSTIN, Texas -- The No. 15 Lewis University men's volleyball team took the first set before Stanford won three straight to win the match in four, 3-1, during the first day of the First Point Collegiate Challenge Friday. 

RECORDS
No. 8 Stanford (5-0) | No. 15 Lewis (3-3)
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (18), Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (11)
Digs: Cole Brillhart (York, Pa./Northeastern) (8)
Assists: Kevin Kauling (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) (37)
Blocks: Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) (3)
Aces: Antonio Rodriguez-Elias (Naranjito, Puerto Rico/Colegio Sagrada Familia) (1)
 
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Lewis 26, Stanford 24

• Stanford led 6-1 early in the first set before a kill by Prayer as the Flyers looked to get back in the set.
• The Cardinal led 10-3 in the set before Lewis scored five straight points capped off by a kill from Cole Brillhart (York, Pa./Northeastern) made it 10-8 Stanford.
• Stanford would hold onto their sizeable lead for most of the first set.
• The Cardinal led 23-20 late in the opening set before Lewis went on a 6-1 rally for the comeback victory which was capped off by kills from Prayer and Roquet to go up 1-0.

SECOND SET: Stanford 25, Lewis 23

• Both teams each traded five points to start the second set before Stanford went on a rally to go up 10-7. 
• Lewis tried to crawl back into the set after a kill by Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) but the Cardinal held onto their lead.
• Roquet kept the Flyers alive after recording a kill on set point but Stanford picked up the next point to win the second set 25-23.

THIRD SET: Stanford 25, Lewis 20

• Lewis opened the third set with back-to-back kills by Brillhart and Prayer.
• Both teams traded points before Stanford went up 9-5 in third set. 
• Sack cut it down to 12-10 in favor of the Cardinal before Stanford scored four straight. 
• Stanford went up 18-11 midway through the third set before Syver Drolsum (Vikersund, Norway/Toppvolley Norge) recorded a kill. 
• Moments later, Drolsum cut it down to 21-17 with another kill. 
• Sack and Kauling recorded a block to make it 23-20 Cardinal but that was the closest the Flyers got as Stanford got back-to-back points.

FOURTH SET: Stanford 25, Lewis 22

• Both teams each scored six points to start the fourth set. 
• Stanford rallied for three straight points to go up 9-6. 
• Lewis tried to fight back and cut it down to 13-12 in favor of the Cardinal but Stanford had the upper hand.
• Rodriguez-Elias recorded a kill and Lewis got the next point to get the Flyers right back in the set at 22-21.
• The Cardinal outscored Lewis 3-1 the rest of the set to win 25-22 and capture the match 3-1. 

FINAL SCORE: Stanford 3, Lewis 1

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back for day 2 of the First Point Collegiate Challenge Saturday, January 21 as the Flyers take on No. 5 Pepperdine starting at 4 p.m. CT.