ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The No. 12 Lewis University men's volleyball team defeated Lindenwood 3-1 to start Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association play Wednesday (Feb. 5). With the victory, Head Coach
Dan Friend achieved win No. 400 at Lewis.
HEAD COACH DAN FRIEND
"Really proud of the team and how we started conference play. OG and Max did a great job for us offensively and the passing line was fantastic. Tyler also ran a superb offense."
TEAM RECORDS
No. 12 Lewis 8-2, 1-0 MIVA | Lindenwood 3-4, 0-1 MIVA
LEWIS LEADERS vs. Lindenwood
Kills:
Oguzhan Oguz (Bursa, Turkey/Ocean) (21),
Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (19)
Digs:
Nico Paula (Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory School) (13)
Assists:
Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford) (51)
Aces: Morgan (2)
Blocks:
Piotr Wymoczyl (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove HS) (3)
SET BREAKDOWN
SET 1: Lewis 25, Lindenwood 20
Lewis jumped out to an early 5-1 lead after a block from Wymoczyl and Roquet. The Flyers led for the majority of the set outside of it being tied 1-1.
Lindenwood was able to make it as close as three a few times but the Flyers kept their foot on the gas. Roquet recorded a kill and Morgan picked up a service ace which gave Lewis a 13-8 lead.
The Flyers made it 24-17 late in the first set after a kill from
Brendan Hom (Torrance, Calif./South High). The Lions tried to rally after scoring three straight points but then Lewis got the next point off a Lindenwood attack error.
SET 2: Lewis 25, Lindenwood 18
Lewis jumped out to an early 7-2 lead after an ace by Morgan. Lindenwood was able to make it as close as 9-5 Flyers but Lewis got back-to-back points including a kill from
Frederick Krueger-Beer (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa East) which made it 11-5.
The Lions tried to crawl back in the set after recording three straight points which made it 20-14 Lewis but the Flyers responded. Lewis rallied off three straight kills from
Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach), Oguz and Roquet to extend its lead to 23-14.
Lindenwood scored the next four out of five points to make it 24-18. Lewis was able to win the second set 25-18 and go up 2-0 in the match.
SET 3: Lindenwood 25, Lewis 23
Lewis went up 2-0 early after kills from Haber and Kreuger-Beer but Lindenwood responded with a pair of its own to tie it. The Flyers went on to score three straight until the Lions scored the next four out of five points to tie it at 7-7.
Both teams would trade points until it was 14-14 after a kill from Roquet. Lindenwood rallied and scored five unanswered to go ahead 19-14 in the set.
The Flyers were able to rally and cut it down to one (23-22) after a pair of kills from Roquet. Lindenwood was able to hold off Lewis and win the set 25-23 to make it 2-1 in favor of the Flyers.
SET 4: Lewis 25, Lindenwood 21
Lindenwood looked to force a fifth set after going ahead 6-4 early. Lewis responded with four straight points including kills from Oguz, Roquet and Haber which gave the Flyers a 8-6 advantage.
Moments later, the Lions tied it before both teams traded points back and forth until a block from Wymoczyl and Roquet gave Lewis a 19-17 lead late in the set. The closest the Lions were able to get was 20-19 in favor of the Flyers.
Lewis was able to close out the set on a 5-2 run which won them the set 25-21 and the match 3-1.
UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Saturday, February 8 as the Flyers host a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) contest against McKendree starting at 7 p.m. CT.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Be sure to join us Saturday, February 8 as we induct our newest members of the Academy of Coaches at halftime of the women's basketball game against Lincoln.
FLYERS ANNUAL FUND
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