Lewis Men’s Volleyball Drops Matchup Against Ohio State

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The No. 14 Lewis University men’s volleyball team fell to No. 6 Ohio State, 3-0, Thursday (Feb. 7) at Neil Carey Arena.

TEAM RECORDS

No. 6 Ohio State 8-2 (2-0 MIVA) | No. 14 Lewis 7-4 (2-1 MIVA)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (13), Christian Prayer (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) (7)

Digs: Tyler Morgan (Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford) (7), Nico Paula (Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory School) (6)

Assists: Morgan (31)

Blocks: Roquet (3)

Aces: Prayer (2)

SET BREAKDOWN

Set 1: Ohio State 25, Lewis 20

Lewis started hot, grabbing a 4-1 lead with kills by Prayer, Roquet and Daniel Haber (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach). Moments later, Ohio State rattled off a 5-1 push to take a 7-6 lead.

From there, things went back-and-forth for a long stretch before the Buckeyes used another 5-1 run to push its lead to 21-16. The Flyers tried to get back in it, including a big solo block by Prayer while OSU was on set point, but the Buckeyes finished the set win with a kill.

Set 2: Ohio State 25, Lewis 21

After Ohio State took the opening point, Lewis came right back with a 3-1 run behind kills from Roquet and Prayer to take the 3-2 advantage. Back-to-back service aces for the Buckeyes later gave OSU a 6-4 lead.

Ohio State later secured a 7-1 run to push its lead to seven at 18-11. The Flyers charged back with a 7-2 scoring burst with two kills from Roquet and a pair of aces from Prayer to get back within two, at 20-18.

The Buckeyes then recovered with a 3-0 run, and a service error by Lewis finished the set in Ohio State’s favor.

Set 3: Ohio State 25, Lewis 23

The third set started out tight until a 4-0 push put the Buckeyes ahead, 7-4. The Flyers immediately responded with a 4-0 run of its own behind a kill and block from Roquet and a kill by Michael Sack (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence).

Ohio State then secured the next four points to go back ahead, 11-8, before Lewis took a 4-1 charge to tie it at 12 behind a kill and block assist by Nathan DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, Penn./Seneca Valley HS). From there, points went back-and-forth with the Buckeyes clinging to a slim lead until the Flyers got things back even at 20-20.

Kills from Roquet and Sack tied the set again at 22 and 23 points, but OSU secured the last two points, finishing the match with an ace.

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