#14 Lewis Men’s Volleyball Bounces Back With Sweep Over Mount Olive Saturday

FAIRFAX, Va. – The No. 14 Lewis University men’s volleyball team bounced back against Mount Olive, 3-0, on the final day of the DC Challenge Saurday.

TEAM RECORDS

No. 14 Lewis 6-5 | Mount Olive 4-3

 

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (10)

Digs: Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (10)

Assists: Kevin Kauling (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) (24)

Blocks: Antonio Rodriguez-Elias (Naranjito, Puerto Rico/Colegio Sagrada Familia) (3)

Aces: Five Tied (1)

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: Lewis 25, Mount Olive 21

• Both teams each traded nine points each to make it 9-all early in the first set.
• Mount Olive responded with three straight points then Lewis got three straight of their own.
• The Trojans led 15-14 midway through the opening set then the Flyers recorded three in a row to make it 17-15.
• Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) won the opening set for Lewis after recording a kill with a score of 25-21.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Mount Olive 14

• Lewis and Mount Olive both each scored four points before Lewis scored three straight which was capped off by a kill from John Davis (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central).
• The Trojans made it as close as 9-6 Flyers but Lewis scored seven unanswered which was started by a kill from Sack then Prayer recorded a service ace and kill.
• Lewis was able to pull away throughout the second set after kills from Nathan DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley HS) and Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston).
• The Flyers took a 2-0 set lead after winning the…