ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Lewis University men's volleyball team swept its eighth opponent of the season after beating Queens 3-0 on Wednesday evening (March 8). The Flyers are currently on a three-match winning streak.
 
TEAM RECORDS
Lewis (11-9) | Queens (7-10)
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (15), Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (10), Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) (6), Antonio Rodriguez-Elias (Naranjito, Puerto Rico/Colegio Sagrada Familia) (6)
Digs: Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/New Hartford) (6), Jason Gibbs (Bellaire, Texas/Bellarie) (5), Roquet (5), Cole Brillhart (York, Pa./Northeastern) (3)
Assists: Morgan (37)
Blocks: Rodriguez-Elias (3)
Aces: Rodriguez-Elias (5), Prayer (2)
 
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Lewis 31, Queens 29

• The first set started off back and forth between both teams before Morgan recorded a kill to give Lewis a 7-5 lead.
• Queens responded scoring four of the next five points to take its first lead of the set at 9-8.
• As both teams continued to battle and trade points, they were tied midway through the set at 13-13.
• Trailing 20-19, the Flyers would score four of the next five to take a 23-21 lead.
• Lewis had a chance to close out the set but a couple errors allowed Queens to tie the set at 24-24.
• Neither team was able to score two consecutive points until Prayer recorded his sixth kill of the set, followed by a Rodriguez-Elias ace, to award the home team with a first set victory.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Queens 21

• The second set started with a Prayer kill that helped lead Lewis to an early 5-4 advantage.
• Lewis would go on to score eight of the next 11 to earn a 13-7 lead halfway through the set.
• The Flyers were the first team this set to reach 20 points, but Queens would not go away easy as it trailed by five.
• The Royals were able to bring the score within three before the set was ultimately decided by a service error that helped the Flyers win their second straight set.

THIRD SET: Lewis 25, Queens 15

• Early in the third set Prayer recorded back-to-back kills to give the Flyers a 5-4 lead.
• Lewis would extend its lead scoring six straight, including two kills from Roquet, to earn a 16-9 lead.
• The Flyers later earned their largest lead of the game, 21-13, after a kill by Rodriguez-Elias.
• Lewis ended the third set scoring four straight points, including a kill by Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach) and two aces by Rodriguez-Elias.

 
FINAL SCORE: Lewis 3, Queens 0
 
UP NEXT
Lewis will look for its fourth straight win when it hosts Erskine on Friday at 6 p.m.