LAKELAND, Fla. -- The No. 14 Lewis University women's volleyball team were unable to come away with a victory Saturday (Sept. 7) as the Flyers fell to (RV) Augusta 3-0 then Florida Southern 3-1. 

TEAM RECORDS
(RV) Augusta 2-0 | No. 14 Lewis 2-1
                    
LEWIS LEADERS vs. AU
Kills:  Hannah Alvey (Mapleton, Ill./Illinois Central College) (14), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (13), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (10), Mya Bajramovic (Cary, Ill./West Virginia Wesleyan) (10)
Digs:  Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (36), Stefanski (26), Alvey (11)
Assists: Rachel Kaczorowski (Carpentersville, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs) (24), Lily King (Channahan, IL) (22)
Blocks:  Ray (7)
Aces: Hickey (2), Ray (2)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. AU
Set 1: AU 25, Lewis 21
Augusta grabbed the upper hand after taking the first set 25-21. Lewis jumped out to an early 3-1 lead including a pair of kills from Stefanski.

The Jaguars responded by scoring three straight points to grab a 4-3 lead. Both teams each traded points then Lewis went on a rally and led 19-14 late after a block from Mallory Januski (Bourbonnais, Ill./Valparaiso).

AU responded by scoring four straight points to get back in the set to cut it down to one (19-18). Lauren Buxton (Springfield, Ill./Pleasant Plains) put an end to the run after recording a kill.

Augusta scored six points in a row including three kills from Madelyn Eden to force set point at 24-20. Stefanski responded with a kill as she looked to start a rally for Lewis but the Jaguars got the next point.

Set 2: Lewis 25, AU 22
Lewis responded and bounced back by taking the second set 25-22. AU did jump out to an early 4-2 lead.

The Flyers rallied for four out of the next five points to grab a 6-5 lead. AU regained the lead after scoring the next three points.

Both teams went back-and-forth for the majority of the second set. Augusta led 21-20 late in the set before Lewis scored four straight to force set point capped off by a block from Buxton and Emma O'Neill (Papillion, NE/Papillion La Vista South).

The Jaguars got the next point before the Flyers won the set off the kill from Stefanski to tie it at 1-1.

Set 3: AU 25, Lewis 22
Augusta responded by taking the third set 25-22 and a 2-1 match lead. Both teams went back-and-forth trading points at a time.

AU jumped out to a 23-19 late in the set before Lewis responded with three straight including a pair of kills from Stefanski to make it 23-22 Augusta. Augusta closed out the set by winning the last two points.

Set 4: Lewis 25, AU 16
Lewis responded by taking the fourth set 25-16 and forcing a winner-take-all fifth set. Augusta did however jump out to an early 4-2 lead. 

The Flyers then went on a 8-2 rally including four straight to grab a 10-6 lead early in the fourth. The Jaguars made it as close as two (17-15) midway through the set before Lewis outscored AU 8-1 the rest of the way.

Set 5: AU 16, Lewis 14
Augusta won the winner-take-all fifth set 16-14. Lewis did have the upper hand early after leading 6-2 after a block from Buxton and Ray.

AU responded by scoring the next six out of seven points which gave the Jaguars an 8-7 advantage as both teams switched sides. 

Lewis bounced back and scored back-to-back points to regain a 9-8 lead. Later on in the set, the Flyers forced set point after a kill from Januski.

The Jaguars scored three straight to win the fifth set 16-14 and the match 3-2.

GAME 2
TEAM RECORDS
Florida Southern 3-1 | No. 14 Lewis 2-2
                    
LEWIS LEADERS vs. FS
Kills: Ray (12), Stefanski (11)
Digs: Hickey (31), Stefanski (14)
Assists: Kaczorowski (24)
Blocks: Buxton (2), Januski (2), Ray (2)
Aces: Kaczorowski (4)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. FSU
Set 1: FS 25, Lewis 19
Florida Southern grabbed an early 1-0 lead after taking the first set 25-19. Both teams went back-and-forth to start before the Mocs went up 17-13.

Lewis got back-to-back points late in the set to make it 24-19 FS but the Mocs on the next point to win the set 25-19.

Set 2: FS 25, Lewis 22
FS jumped out to an early 4-2 lead before Lewis scored four straight which was started by a kill from Ray to make it 6-4. The Mocs regained the lead and had a 10-9 advantage. 

Both teams traded leads throughout the set before the Flyers went 22-20 after a kill from Reese Renfrow (Prosper, Texas/Prosper High School). Florida Southern closed out the set by winning the next five points to win it 25-22 and grab a 2-0 lead.

Set 3: Lewis 25, FS 20
Lewis was able to avoid being swept after taking the third set 25-20. FS had an early 7-5 lead before the Flyers rallied for five straight points to grab a 10-7 advantage.

The Mocs had the response after scoring the next three to tie it up at 10-10. Both teams went back-and-forth and scored six points a piece to keep it tied at 16-16.

Florida Southern grabbed a 18-16 lead late in the set before Lewis rallied six straight which was capped off by a kill from Alvey, giving the Flyers a 22-18 lead. FS scored the next two before Lewis recorded the last three points and the victory in the game to make it 2-1 Mocs.
 
Set 4: FS 25, Lewis 18
FS jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before Lewis scored back-to-back points off a kill from Bajramovic and an ace by Hickey. The Mocs scored four straight to grab a 7-2 advantage. 

Florida Southern led by three (13-10) after Stefanski recorded a kill. That was the closest the Flyers got the rest of the set with the Mocs winning the set 25-18 and the match 3-1.

UP NEXT
Lewis is back in action Friday, September 13 as the Flyers travel to Denver, Colo. For the Colorado Premier Challenge with their first match against No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul starting at 11 a.m. CT.