AUSTIN, Texas -- The No. 15 Lewis University men's volleyball team was unable to come away with the victory in the final day of the First Point Collegiate Challenge as the Flyers lost 3-2 to No. 5 Pepperdine, Saturday (Jan. 21).

RECORDS
No. 5 Pepperdine (5-1 | No. 15 Lewis (3-4)
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: John Davis (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) (16)
Digs: Jason Gibbs (Bellaire, Texas/Bellarie) (6)
Assists: Kevin Kauling (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) (29)
Blocks: Antonio Rodriguez-Elias (Naranjito, Puerto Rico/Colegio Sagrada Familia) (4)
Aces: Davis (3)

SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Pepperdine 25, Lewis 21

• Pepperdine jumped out to early 6-3 lead in the opening set before Rodriguez-Elias responded with a kill.
• Every time Lewis would get close, the Waves would make the lead bigger. 
• The closest Lewis got was when Davis recorded an ace and an attack error by Pepperdine made it 19-18 Waves.
• Pepperdine would close out the first set outscoring the Flyers 6-3 to win 25-21.

SECOND SET: Lewis 31, Pepperdine 29

• Lewis jumped out to early 3-0 lead in the second after back-to-back kills by Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) and Rodriguez-Elias and an ace by Sack. 
• The Flyers had a sizeable lead throughout the first half of the set before Pepperdine tied it up 15-all. 
• The Waves went on a rally and led 20-18 late in the second set.
• Lewis was able to respond with three straight kills, one from Tyler Simpson (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) and two from Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach). 
• Both teams would trade points back and forth until it was 29-29 then Rodriguez-Elias and Davis recorded a block then Davis had a kill to win the second set 31-29.

THIRD SET: Pepperdine 25, Lewis 18

• The score was tied 1-1 then Pepperdine started the third set on a 5-1 run.
• Lewis responded right away after scoring six out the next eight points to pull within one. 
• Pepperdine pretty much put the set away after going up 17-11 midway through the third set then had a sizeable lead throughout the third set. 
• Lewis made it a set again after Davis recorded a service ace to make it 21-17 Pepperdine but the Waves scored three straight to have set point.

FOURTH SET: Pepperdine 25, Lewis 20

• Lewis went up 2-1 early in the fourth set looking to force a fifth but Pepperdine rallied for three straight points and did not squander the lead. 
• The Flyers made it 5-4 Pepperdine after a kill from Davis but that was the closest Lewis got the rest of the set.
• Lewis had one more fight in them late after Brillhart, Kauling and Rodriguez-Elias picked up a block to make it 19-16 Pepperdine.
• Pepperdine went on to win the fourth set 25-20 and won the match 3-1.

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action and at home Friday, January 27 as the Flyers take on St. Francis-Brooklyn at Neil Carey Arena starting at 7 p.m. CT.