GLVC CHAMPIONS! (4) Lewis Women’s Volleyball Captures GLVC Championship by Defeating (3) Rockhurst Saturday

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The No. 4 seed Lewis women’s volleyball team defeated the No. 3 seed Rockhurst, 3-1, to capture the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship, at Eastside Centre Saturday (Nov. 12).

TEAM RECORDS

No. 4 seed Lewis (22-8) | No. 3 Rockhurst (20-7)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (14), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (11), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (11), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (10)

Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (21), Schlechte (21), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (11)

Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (44)

Blocks: Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (7), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (7)

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

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: Rockhurst 25, Lewis 21

• The first set started with both teams scoring four points in a row which made it 4-all. 
• Lewis scored three in a row which was started by a kill by Taki.
• Rockhurst rallied for five straight points after it was tied at 8-8. 
• The Hawks led 19-11 late in the set before Lewis looked for another rally scoring seven straight after two straight kills from Van Loo made it 19-18 RU. 
• Stefanski picked up a kill to make it 23-21 Rockhurst then the Hawks picked up two straight to win the set 25-21. 

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Rockhurst 16

• Lewis and Rockhurst both jumped out to five points each to start the second set before…