ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The No. 15 Lewis University men's volleyball team sweeps Maryville at home, 3-0, and earned its fifth win of the season on Saturday night. Lewis put together multiple scoring runs in each set as the Flyers had 37 kills to Maryville's 18 kills.
TEAM RECORDS
No. 15 Lewis 5-4 | Maryville 1-5
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Syver Drolsum (Vikersund, Norway/Toppvolley Norge) (11),
Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach) (10)
Digs: Kevin Kauling (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) (6)
Assists: Kauling (30)
Blocks: Drolsum (4),
Isaac Benka (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy) (3)
Aces: Drolsum (2),
Chase Celichowski (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) (2),
Wesley Yusk (Casselberry, Fla./Lake Howell) (2)
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Lewis 25, Maryville 21
- Maryville took an early 6-4 advantage after two service errors by Lewis.
- Lewis was able to regain the lead at 10-9 as Drolsum dished out three straight aces to give the Flyers a 18-13 lead.
- The Saints were able to bring the score within two at 20-18, but Lewis went on to score five of the next eight points to close out the set.
SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Maryville 16
- Both teams traded the first 10 points of the set before Lewis was able to score four straight with two blocks and a kill from Kauling.
- The Flyers scored five straight points again later in the set as Piotr Wymoczyl (Arlington Heights, IL/Buffalo Grove HS) had back-to-back kills.
- Maryville was able to answer back and score three-straight but the deficit was too large as the Flyers won the set with a nine-point advantage.
THIRD SET: Lewis 25, Maryville 15
- Lewis took an early 5-2 lead in the third set.
- The Flyers would post the next three of five points, extending their lead to four with kills from
- The Saints kept the score within two before Lewis scored four straight and led 15-10.
- Scoring 10 of the remaining 15, Lewis completed the sweep and earned its fifth win of the season.
FINAL SCORE: Lewis 3, Maryville 0
UP NEXT
- Lewis will be back in action Friday, February 3 as the Flyers travel to Fairfax, Virginia to play George Mason at 6:30 p.m. CT.
