Honolulu, Haw. - The No. 14 Lewis University men's volleyball team picked up their first win of the Outrigger Tournament Saturday afternoon against Mount Olive at the Stan Sheriff Center.
With the win, the Flyers improved to 13-8 while the Trojans shifted to 8-6.
IMPACT PLAYERS
Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach) paced Lewis with 13 kills and tied
Shawn Baggs Jr. (Gilbert, Ariz./Casteel HS) for the game-high in total blocks with six.
Diego Estrada (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Adianez) dished out 25 assists while
Cameron Hoying (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) tallied 10 digs. As a team, Lewis hit at a clip of .321 (48-14-106) compared to .152 (36-20-105).
Matthew Ekberg notched a game-high 14 kills while Jackson Lahey posted 32 assists. Luca Columbo had 10 digs in the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
In an air tight first set that featured multiple lead changes, the two sides found themselves tied at 24-24 after both sides posted service errors. The Flyers broke the deadlock as a Hoying kill made it a 25-24 contest. The next play, Brooks Ignosci mishandled a ball, letting Lewis take the first set, 26-24.
Tied 5-5 early in the second set, the Flyers found their spark as another attack error from the Trojans spurned a 6-0 run that vaulted Lewis ahead, 11-6. Lewis continued to keep Mount Olive at bay and a late 4-1 spurt pushed their lead to a set-best seven, 23-16, thanks to a Haber kill. The two sides exchanged the final three scores with Baggs Jr. putting down a kill to seal the 25-17 set two win.
In the final stanza, the Flyers found themselves in a three point hole, 22-19. With their backs against the wall, the red and white turned the tide as a kill from
Gauthier Brozak (Liege, Belgium/Institut de la providence de Herve) sparked a 4-0 run that gave Lewis a late 23-22 edge. Neither side found an edge the next few points as the match was again tied, 24-24 after a Flyers attack error. Still, the Flyers pulled away as Frederick Kreuger-Beer found the ground and an untimely attack error from the Trojans let Lewis win, 26-24 and complete the sweep.
MATCH NOTES
- Lewis is now 8-0 against Mount Olive
- The Flyers are 13-1 this year when recording more kills than their opponent
- Freshman Wyatt Jones (Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich) made his collegiate debut, appearing in the second and third set.
- Lewis is now 3-1 this year when playing east coast opponents
UP NEXT
The Flyers will end their weekend in Hawai'i tomorrow against the host and No. 3 nationally ranked Rainbow Warriors at 5 p.m. local time.
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