ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The No. 14 Lewis University men's volleyball team picked up its second straight sweep in as many days as the Flyers defeated No. 8 Penn State 3-0 Saturday (Jan. 11).
HEAD COACH DAN FRIEND
"I was really proud of the guys consistent pressure from the service line. We also did a fantastic job controlling the net. Great win against a really good team!"
TEAM RECORDS
No. 14 Lewis 2-0 | No. 8 Penn. State 0-2
LEWIS LEADERS vs. Penn State
Kills: Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach) (11)
Digs: Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (6), Haber (5)
Assists: Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford) (30)
Aces: Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (3)
, Oguzhan Oguz (Bursa, Turkey/Ocean) (3)
Blocks: Shawn Baggs (Gilbert, Ariz./Casteel HS) (6), Roquet (5)
SET BREAKDOWN
SET 1: Lewis 25, Penn State 15
Lewis started the match strong after scoring the first three points to make it 3-0. Moments later, the Flyers extended the lead out to 6-2 after a kill from Oguz.
Penn State responded with back-to-back points to make it 6-4. The Flyers rallied again scoring five straight and eight out of 10 capped off by a kill from
Frederick Krueger-Beer (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa East) to make it 14-5.
Lewis had control of the entire first set; however, the Nittany Lions tried to rally with back-to-back points, which made it 23-15. The Flyers ended up getting two straight points off blocks from Baggs and Roquet to clinch the opening set.
SET 2: Lewis 25, Penn State 15
Both teams traded points back-and-forth until it was 8-8. Lewis got the upper hand after scoring back-to-back points to make it 10-8.
Lewis never trailed the rest of the way in the second set. The Flyers closed out the second set on a 8-1 run which was started by a kill from Roquet and ended with one from Krueger-Beer.
SET 3: Lewis 25, Penn State 22
Lewis went into the third set looking for the sweep and the Flyers did just that. Penn State tried to force a fourth set after picking up the upper hand and going ahead 8-6.
The Flyers tied the set after two straight points including a kill from Oguz and a block from Roquet and Baggs. Moments later, Lewis grabbed a 13-11 lead after three straight points including a pair of aces from Oguz.
The Nittany Lions went up 18-16 late in the third set. Lewis bounced back and scored four straight points capped off by an ace by Roquet, giving the Flyers a 20-18 advantage late.
Penn State recorded the next point before the Flyers picked up the next three points for a 23-19 lead. The Nittany Lions had one last fight in them with back-to-back kills.
Lewis was able to close it out and win the third set 25-22 and match 3-0.
AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
Following the conclusion of the match, Lewis men's volleyball players signed autographs for fans.
UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Tuesday, January 14 as the Flyers host Roosevelt starting at 7 p.m. CT.
