MUNCIE, Ind. – The Lewis University men's volleyball team came up short in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament Semifinals against the Ball State Cardinals. The Flyers season came to an end after a straight sets loss at No. 1 seed Ball State on Wednesday evening inside Worthen Arena.

TEAM RECORDS
(RV) Lewis (17-13) | No. 10 Ball State (20-8)
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (8), Cole Brillhart (York, Pa./Northeastern) (7) and Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) (7)
Digs: Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/New Hartford) (5), Brillhart (4) and Prayer (4)
Assists: Morgan (30)
Aces: Prayer (1)
Blocks: Antonio Elias Rodriguez (Naranjito, Puerto Rico/Colegio Sagrada Familia) (3), Prayer (3)
 
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Ball State 25, Lewis 21

• The first set featured both teams trading scoring runs, finding themselves tied at six and tied again at 12.
• Half way through the first set after a 3-0 run gave Ball State a 15-12 lead, four separate players for Lewis recorded a kill, including Prayer with three himself.
• Ball State led by as many as five at 19-14, but the Flyers were able to cut that lead to two after an ace by Prayer.
• The Cardinals were able to close the first set with a kill by Tinaishe Ndavazocheva.
• Lewis posted a game-low .097 hitting percentage in the opening set and spiked 11 kills.

SECOND SET: Ball State 25, Lewis 21

• The Cardinals jumped out to a quick 6-3 lead after back-to-back attack errors by the Flyers.
• Lewis climbed its way back into a tie game at 10 after an error by Ball State and a kill by Sack and Prayer.
• Ball State answered back with a 4-0 run immediately after that was able to hold off Lewis the remainder of the set.
• The Flyers would bring the score within three at 24-21 after another kill by Prayer but Ball State responded with a kill of their own to take a 2-0 set lead.

THIRD SET: Ball State 25, Lewis 18

• Lewis was able to take a 5-3 lead to begin the set after three-straight points with the help of a kill from Elias Rodriguez and Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston).
• Moments later the Cardinals would eventually take the lead for good at 13-12 after another kill from Ndavazocheva.
• Ball State would put together a 4-0 run to take a 18-13 lead and earned its largest lead of seven to close out the Flyers. 

FINAL SCORE: Ball State 3, Lewis 0

Lewis finishes the year with a 17-13 record and made it to the MIVA Tournament Semifinals or better in 15 straight seasons.