ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The No. 16 Lewis University women’s volleyball team defeated McKendree 3-1 at Neil Carey Arena Friday (October 6). Five Lewis players recorded 10+ kills and four had 10+ digs including Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) who recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 44 assists.
TEAM RECORDS
No. 16 Lewis (13-4 overall, 5-0 GLVC) | McKendree (7-8 overall, 0-4 GLVC)
LEWIS LEADERS vs. McKendree
Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (13), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (13), Stenman (11), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (11), Madison Shroba (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) (10)
Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (24), Schlechte (21), Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (17), Elena Gubera (Jamestown, Ind./Western Boone) (12)
Assists: Stenman (44)
Blocks: Emma O’Neill (Papillion, NE/Papillion La Vista South) (3), Stenman (3), Van Loo (3)
Aces: Gubera (3)
SET BREAKDOWN vs. McKendree
Set 1: McKendree 25, Lewis 22
Lewis scored the first two points of the match after back-to-back kills from Van Loo and Schlechte. McKendree responded with four straight points to grab a 4-2 lead.
The Flyers bounced back to tie before the set went back-and-forth before the Bearcats recorded two straight points for a 16-14 lead and they would not give up the lead the rest of the set. Lewis was able to cut it down to 22-20 McKendree after a kill from Van Loo.
McKendree ended up winning the first set 25-22.
Set 2: Lewis 25, McKendree 18
McKendree jumped out to an early 5-2 lead in the second…
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