ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Lewis University men's volleyball team bounced back after defeating Purdue Fort Wayne 3-1 at Neil Carey Arena Saturday (March 24).
 
TEAM RECORDS 
Lewis (14-10, 5-5 MIVA) | Purdue Fort Wayne (14-10, 5-5 MIVA)
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (15), Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (12)
Digs: Cole Brillhart (York, Pa./Northeastern) (13), Prayer (10)
Assists: Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/New Hartford) (40)
Aces: Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) (2), Prayer (2)
Blocks: Sack (7), Brillhart (6)
 
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Purdue Fort Wayne 25, Lewis 23

• Both teams each scored eight points to start the opening set. 
• Lewis rallied for three straight which was capped off by a block by Elias-Rodriguez and Morgan. 
• The Mastadons responded and took a 18-17 lead moments later. 
• Lewis got the next point after a kill from Brillhart and PFW went on a 5-1 run which helped them to a 25-23 set victory.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Purdue Fort Wayne 18

• Purdue Fort Wayne started the set ahead 3-1 before Lewis recorded four straight kills.
• Moments later, Sack recorded back-to-back service aces for a 8-4 lead. 
• The Mastadons looked to respond and cut it down to two before the Flyers scored four straight. 
• Lewis was able to hang on and tied it at 1-1 after winning the second set 25-18. 

THIRD SET: Lewis 25, Purdue Fort Wayne 15

• Lewis started the third set after scoring four straight points.
• The Flyers went on to grab a 14-4 lead after a block from Sack and Brillhart. 
• Piotr Wymoczyl (Arlington Heights, IL/Buffalo Grove HS) recorded a kill which gave Lewis a 19-8 lead. 
• PFW cut it down to 22-15 then Lewis won the third set after recording three straight points. 

FOURTH SET: Lewis 25, Purdue Fort Wayne 22

• Purdue Fort Wayne started the fourth set up 7-3. 
• Lewis bounced back and scored four straight after kills from Brillhart and Prayer. 
• Both teams traded points making it 14-14. 
• The Flyers responded with three straight points capped by an ace by Ryan Collins (Dublin, Calif./Valley Christian).
• PFW scored four straight of their own to regain a 18-17 lead late in the fourth. 
• Lewis proceeded to go on a 7-2 run off a block from Roquet, Sack and Morgan for a 24-20 lead. 
• Roquet won the match for the Flyers after recording a kill. 

FINAL SCORE: Lewis 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 1

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Thursday, March 30 as the Flyers host Ohio State at Neil Carey Arena for Black Out Night starting at 7 p.m.