(4) Lewis Women’s Volleyball Advances in GLVC Tournament with Five Set Victory Against (5) Missouri S&T Thursday

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The No. 4 seed Lewis women’s volleyball team defeated No. 5 seed Missouri S&T, 3-2, in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Quarterfinals, with a balanced team effort at Eastside Centre Thursday.

TEAM RECORDS

No. 4 seed Lewis (20-8) | No. 5 seed Missouri S&T (16-9)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (15), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (12), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (12), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (10)

Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (22), Stefanski (21), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (18), Schlechte (15), Mikah Freppon (Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) (10)

Assists: Stenman (50)

Blocks: Ray (8)

Aces: Stenman (3), Zeiser (3)

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: Missouri S&T 25, Lewis 22

• Both teams went back and forth to start the first set then Van Loo recorded a kill to make it 12-9 Lewis.
• Missouri S&T rallied for four points in a row to grab a 13-12 lead.
• It would go back and forth before the Flyers jumped out to an 21-18 advantage after a service ace by Stenman.
• The Miners used a 7-1 rally to pull ahead and win the opening set.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Missouri S&T 19

• Lewis jumped out to an early 7-2 lead after a kill by Schlechte. 
• Missouri S&T bounced back and cut it down to one (8-7 Lewis).
• The Flyers scored six straight unanswered points capped off by a kill by Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora).
• Moments…