Lewis Volleyball Records Sweep Against Ferris State Saturday

HAMMOND, Ind. – The Lewis University women’s volleyball ended the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament in a huge way as the Flyers defeated the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference leader Ferris State, 3-0, at the Hammond Sportsplex Saturday. With the victory on Saturday, Lewis improved to 3-0 in the tournament with wins against Hillsdale, Grand Valley State and Ferris State.

TEAM RECORDS

Lewis (16-6) | Ferris State (15-8)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (15), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (13), Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (10)

Digs: Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (15), Schlechte (13), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (11)

Assists: Stenman (34)

Blocks: Ray (2), Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) (2)

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

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: Lewis 31, Ferris State 29

• Lewis scored the first three points of the first set after a kill by Ray before Ferris State responded with three of their own.
• Both teams would each go on rallies which made lead changes.
• Ferris State went up 19-17 then the Flyers would score five in a row to grab an 22-19 advantage after a kill by Van Loo.
• Both teams would trade leads back and forth then at 29-all, Lewis won the final two points of the set to win 31-29.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Ferris State 23

• The Bulldogs were ahead 4-2 early in the second set before Lewis rallied for five straight points to make it a 7-4 lead for the Flyers.
• FSU…