Lewis Women’s Volleyball Season Comes to an End During NCAA DII Midwest Regional Against Hillsdale Thursday

QUINCY, Ill. — The Lewis University women’s volleyball team saw their season come to an end as the Flyers dropped their NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Quarterfinals matchup against Hillsdale College, 3-2, at Pepsi Arena hosted by Quincy University Thursday.

TEAM RECORDS

Hillsdale (28-6) | No. 2 seed Lewis (22-9)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (19), Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (19), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (17)

Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (33), Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (18), Schlechte (18), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (12)

Assists: Stenman (59)

Blocks: Ray (4)

Aces: Ray (1)

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: Hillsdale 25, Lewis 16

• Hillsdale jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the opening set of the contest.
• Lewis responded and got the next two points after a kill by Schlechte and a block from Van Loo and Farah Taki (North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora).
• Moments later, the Flyers cut it down to 10-8 before the Chargers scored five in a row to make it 15-8.
• Van Loo tried to put Lewis back in the set after recording a kill but Hillsdale was one step ahead.
• The Chargers ended up winning 25-16.

SECOND SET: Lewis 25, Hillsdale 18

• Both teams each traded 12 points each to start the second set.
• Mikah Freppon (Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) and Schlechte gave Lewis a 14-12 lead after recording back-to-back kills and gave Lewis the lead for good in the second set.
• Hillsdale tried to pull closer in the set but a pair of kills from Van Loo and one from Ray, made it 23-16 in favor of Lewis.
• The Flyers ended up winning the second set 25-18 and tied it at 1-1.

THIRD SET: Hillsdale 25, Lewis 22

• Lewis jumped out to an early 7-4 lead after a couple of kills from Ray and Stefanski. 
• Hillsdale had the response right back and scored six unanswered points to grab a 10-7 advantage.
• The Flyers were able to bounce back and tie the third set at 10-all.
• Both teams would go back and forth most of the remaining of the third set. 
• The Chargers closed out the third set on a 6-3 rally after it was tied 19-19 to win the third set 25-22.

FOURTH SET: Lewis 25, Hillsdale 20

• Both…