#15 Lewis Men’s Volleyball Defeats UC-San Diego in Four Sets Saturday

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The No. 15 Lewis University men’s volleyball team earns its third straight victory after a 3-1 win over UC San Diego on Saturday, January 14. The Flyers scored eight straight points to close the fourth set and seal the win.

RECORDS

No. 15 Lewis (3-2) | UC San Diego (1-4)

 

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (19), Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (10), Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) (9)

Digs: Jason Gibbs (Bellaire, Texas/Bellarie) (10), Roquet (10)

Assists: Kevin Kauling (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) (24), Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/New Hartford) (20)

Blocks: Roquet (5), Sack (4), Tyler Simpson (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) (4)

 

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: Lewis 27, UC San Diego 25

• Lewis took an early 9-4 advantage after a block by Piotr Wymoczyl (Arlington Heights, IL/Buffalo Grove HS) and Roquet ultimately forced UC San Diego to call its first timeout of the evening.
• The Tritons were able to come back and tie the set at 17 with a kill by Jim Garrison and two errors by the Flyers.
• Both teams went back and forth on the scoreboard until two costly errors by UC San Diego gave Lewis multiple opportunities to end the set.
• Roquet recorded a service to secure set number one.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, UC San Diego 20

• Lewis took another early lead, this time 7-3, involving four kills by all separate Flyers.
• UC San Diego was able to go on a run of its own and take its first lead of the set at 12-11.
• Lewis managed to regain the lead with two kills from…