ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Lewis University women's volleyball team clashed against Quincy University and fell in three sets earning a sweep for Quincy on Rae Strong Night on Friday (Nov. 15) 

TEAM RECORDS
(20) Quincy 24-3, 11-1 GLVC | Lewis 18-10, 9-3 GLVC
                    
LEWIS LEADERS vs. Quincy University
Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (10)
Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (14)
Assists: Rachel Kaczorowski (Carpentersville, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs) (21)
Aces: Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (1)
Blocks: Ray (6)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. Quincy University
Set 1: Quincy 25, Lewis 19
To start the game, Quincy took the first points thanks to a kill by Beretti. Lewis scored the next point to get on the board and even the contest before jumping to a three-point lead out ahead of the Hawks 5-2.

This was followed by back-and-forth scoring from the Flyers and the Hawks until Quincy evened the score with a Lewis attacking error and kill by Beretti. After some more alternating points, both teams went on separate three-point stretches. For Lewis, back-to-back kills by Hannah Alvey (Mapleton, Ill./Illinois Central College) and a Quincy attacking error and a kill by Beretti and two more from Wijnbergen for Quincy push the score to 14-13.

Lewis kept the scoring close until a three-point streak by the Hawks and eventually an unanswered four-point stretch to close out the first set 25-19.

Set 2: Quincy 25, Lewis 21
Moving into the second set, the Hawks opened the contest with a three-point cushion against the Flyers leading 6-3. The Flyers responded with two kills by Mallory Januski (Bourbonnais, Ill./Valparaiso) to bring the score even at 9-9.

After a Lewis serving error, the Flyers managed to go on a commanding four-point run to push ahead 13-10 midway through the set. The Hawks were later able to respond with a run of their own with two kills by Wijnbergen and a Lewis attack error, retaking the lead 15-14.

After a Lewis kill by Alvey to make the score 21-18, the Hawks went on a controlling seven point run to run away with the set and jump back ahead of the Flyers with a concluding score of 25-21.

Set 3: Quincy 25, Lewis 19
The third set began with a point for each team after a Quincy kill by Matzke followed by a Lewis kill by Ray. The set continued with back and forth scoring until the Hawks created a sizable lead after going on a six-point unanswered run early on pushing ahead 9-4.

After the run, the Hawks were able to continue their scoring over Lewis later extending their lead to 20-13 after a serving ace by Van Baars. A Gracie Schultz (Minonk, Ill./Fieldcrest High School) kill brought the momentum back to the Flyers driving the way towards a 6-2 run.

Bringing the score back to within three, Lewis attempted to take the third set with back-to-back kills by Ray and Stefanski but came up short with Quincy finishing with a three-point run to end the set 25-19 and close the match.

Thanks for all the support for the Rae Strong Foundation tonight, please join us at our next Rae Strong event at Miskatonic Brewing Kraft Kitchen from 5p to 9p on Nov 19. Proceeds from the night will go towards Rae Strong Foundation.
 
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Lewis will return Saturday, November 16 as the Flyers host University of Illinois Springfield at 3 p.m. CT, as well as celebrating the seven Flyers seniors for Senior Day as part of Alumni Weekend!