(19) Lewis Women’s Volleyball Defeats (23) Rockhurst Saturday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The No. 19 Lewis University women’s volleyball team defeated No. 23 Rockhurst after dropping the first set and won three straight Saturday (Sept. 30).

TEAM RECORDS

No. 19 Lewis (12-4, 4-0 GLVC) | No. 23 Rockhurst (11-3, 2-2 GLVC)

                   

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (19), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (17), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (12)

Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (20), Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (12), Schlechte (10)

Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (53)

Blocks: Ray (8)

Aces: Stenman (4)

 

SET BREAKDOWN

Set 1: Rockhurst 25, Lewis 18

Rockhurst jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first set. Lewis responded with eight out of the next 10 points to tie it at 8-8 after a block from Stenman and Ray. 

Moments later, Schlechte gave the Flyers a 12-11 lead after recording a kill. The Hawks responded with four straight points which gave them a 15-12 advantage. 

Hannah Alvey (Mapleton, Ill./Illinois Central College) kept Lewis alive in the set after recording a kill to cut it down to one (18-17). Rockhurst was able to close out the set on a 7-1 run to win the opening game 25-18.

Set 2: Lewis 25, Rockhurst 21

Lewis bounced back in the second set to tie it at 1-1 and started off a 6-3 run. The Hawks responded with back-to-back points to make it 6-5 Lewis. 

The Flyers extended its lead out to 12-8 after a kill from Schlechte and back-to-back service aces by…