Lewis Men’s Volleyball Drops Match Against Loyola Thursday

CHICAGO – The Lewis University men’s volleyball team suffered its first loss in the month of March after losing 3-0 to Loyola on the road Thursday night. 
 
TEAM RECORDS
Loyola (18-3, 9-1 MIVA) | Lewis (13-10, 4-5 MIVA)
 
LEWIS LEADERS
Kills: Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (10)
Digs: Prayer (9)
Assists: Morgan (27)
Aces: Roquet (1) and Morgan (1)
Blocks: Sack (4)
 
SET BREAKDOWN
FIRST SET: Loyola 25, Lewis 22

• The first set started off with both teams trading points, finding themselves tied at six.
• After Lewis took a 8-6 lead after a Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) kill, Loyola scored five straight points. Two of which came from kills and three from errors committed by the Flyers.
• Lewis called a timeout and regained its composure to retake the lead at 14-12. The Flyers scored on six of its next seven plays, including two kills by Prayer, one by Syver Drolsum (Vikersund, Norway/Toppvolley Norge) and one by Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence).
• Moments later with the set tied at 19, Loyola managed to score six of the remaining nine points to win the opening set.

SECOND SET: Loyola 25, Lewis 20

• The second set began with Loyola capitalizing on four early Lewis errors, giving the Ramblers a 6-3 advantage.
• Lewis was able to cut the Loyola lead to two on multiple occasions but couldn’t take the lead or tie the score the entire set.
• The Ramblers held off Lewis scoring four of the final five points to close it out.
• Prayer led the Flyers in the second set with five kills.

THIRD SET: Loyola 25, Lewis 20

• To begin the third set, Roquet got a kill the opening possession assisted by Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/New Hartford).
• Tied at four, Loyola went on a 5-1 run that gave the Ramblers a 10-5 advantage.
• Cole Brillhart (York, Pa./Northeastern) later notched back-to-back kills to help the Flyers cut into the lead.
• Lewis would manage to come back and tie the game at 17 before Loyola went on a 5-0 run to force a Lewis timeout.
• The Ramblers scored three separate kills to close the set and sweep the Flyers.

FINAL SCORE: Loyola 3, Lewis 0
 
UP NEXT

• Lewis will return home for a three-game home stand, beginning with Purdue Fort Wayne at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 25.