#20 Women’s Volleyball Defeats William Jewell Saturday in Play for Premmies Match

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The No. 20 Lewis University women’s volleyball team defeated William Jewell 3-1 Saturday (Oct. 8) in a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest for the Play for Premmies Game at Neil Carey Arena.

The Rae Strong Foundation is named for Rae Friend, the daughter of Lewis head men’s volleyball coach Dan Friend and Lewis head women’s volleyball coach Lorelee Smith. The Rae Strong Foundation was created by Friend and Smith and its mission is to give support to Families of Micro preemies through financial and educational support. Click here to learn more and to donate to the Rae Foundation.

TEAM RECORDS

No. 20 Lewis (13-6, 5-2 GLVC) | William Jewell (8-13, 1-7 GLVC)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (16), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (13), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (13)

Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (23), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (13)

Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (45)

Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (7)

Aces: Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (2), Zeiser (2)

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: No. 20 Lewis 25, William Jewell 10

• Lewis started the match by winning three straight points all kills by Van Loo to make it 3-0.
• William Jewell cut it down to 8-5 Lewis then the Flyers scored four straight after a pair of kills by Taki and Van Loo to make it 12-5.
• The Flyers had complete control of the entire first set then won the opening set after Fornetti…