(4) Lewis Women’s Volleyball Advances to GLVC Championship with Sweep of (1) Quincy in GLVC Semifinals Friday

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The No. 4 seed Lewis women’s volleyball team advanced to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship with a sweep against No. 1 seed Quincy, 3-0, in the GLVC Tournament Semifinals, at Eastside Centre Friday (Nov. 11).

TEAM RECORDS

No. 4 seed Lewis (21-8) | No. 1 Quincy (27-2)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (16), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (13), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (12), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (12)

Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (20), Schlechte (17), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (12), Stefanski (10)

Assists: Stenman (49)

Blocks: Ray (4)

Aces: Stenman (2)

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: Lewis 25, Quincy 21

• Lewis got the first three points of the match after three straight kills. 
• Quincy responded and made it a one-point game before the Flyers rallied for five straight points capped off by a kill by Ray.
• The Hawks cut it back down to 13-9 midway through the second set before Lewis scored another five points in a row which was capped off by a block by Stenman and Ray.
• Quincy looked to make it close but the Flyers were able to put the Hawks away after Ray picked up a kill to win the first set 25-21.

SECOND SET:  Lewis 25, Quincy 18

• Quincy jumped out to an early 4-3 lead before Lewis rallied for five straight points which was started from a kill by Stefanski. 
• The Hawks cut it down to 12-10 then…