ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The Lewis University women's volleyball team swept Drury 3-0 to open Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Neil Carey Arena Saturday. 

TEAM RECORDS
No. 20 Lewis (9-4 overall, 1-0 GLVC) | Drury (1-10 overall, 0-1 GLVC)

LEWIS LEADERS vs. Drury
Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (17), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (12)
Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (13), Schlechte (11), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (11), Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (10)
Assists: Stenman (38)
Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (2)
Aces: Four tied (1)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. Drury
Set 1: Lewis 25, Drury 16
Drury scored the opening point then Lewis scored five straight which was started by Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs). Drury tried to respond and made it 8-5 Lewis but the Flyers rallied off three straight points which was started by a kill from Schlechte. 

Moments later, Schlechte made it 17-10 late in the first set then the Panthers scored five in a row to cut it down to 17-15 Lewis. The Flyers responded with a 8-1 rally including two kills from Van Loo to end of the set to win 25-18.

Set 2: Lewis 25, Drury 21
Lewis went up 3-2 early in the second set before Drury responded with four straight points to make it 6-3. The Flyers were able to respond after back-to-back kills from Ray and Schlechte to make it 6-5 Panthers. 

Drury scored the next point which made it 7-5 before Lewis scored four straight including a pair of kills from Schlechte and one from Stenman which made it 9-7. The Flyers were able to hold onto its lead the rest of the second set. 

Ray recorded a pair of kills to give the Flyers a 18-14 lead as Lewis never let its lead get lower than two the rest of the way. Lewis won the second set 25-21 after recording back-to-back points. 

Set 3: Lewis 25, Drury 22
Lewis recorded the opening point after a kill from Van Loo then Drury rallied for five straight points to make it 5-1 Panthers. The Flyers responded with back-to-back points including an ace from Schlechte to cut it down to 5-3 but the Panthers bounced back and scored four straight to extend its lead out to 9-3. 

The Flyers were slowly able to cut into the deficit as Drury led 12-8. Lewis was able to rally for six straight points after three kills from Schlechte, an ace from Hickey and two kills by Sarah Newberry (Fairfield, Ohio/Stephen T Badin) which made it 14-12.

Drury had one last fight in them as the Panthers led 18-16 then 20-18 before the Flyers scored four in a row after back-to-back kills from Ray and Elena Gubera (Jamestown, Ind./Western Boone) to make it 22-20. Lewis captured the set and the match victory after back-to-back kills from Schlechte. 
 

UP NEXT
Lewis women's volleyball hosts Southwest Baptist Saturday (Sept. 23) as part of Lewis Flyer Fest starting at 3 p.m. CT.