Women’s Volleyball Defeat McKendree Saturday; Records Second Straight Sweep

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The No. 15 Lewis University women’s volleyball team defeated McKendree 3-0 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at the Neil Carey Arena on Saturday, Sept. 17.

TEAM RECORDS

No. 15 Lewis (10-4, 2-0 GLVC) | McKendree (5-7, 1-1 GLVC)

LEWIS LEADERS

Kills: Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) (15)

Digs: Andrea Zeiser (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) (17)

Assists: Stenman (38)

Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (8)

Aces: Zeiser (3)

SET BREAKDOWN

FIRST SET: No. 15 Lewis 25, McKendree 16

• Lewis had 18 kills in the first set.
• Tied after 10 through the first 20 points, Lewis was able to go on a 15-6 run to end the first set.
• The Flyers were able to capture the first set 25-16 after Ray notched her fifth kill of the set.

SECOND SET: No. 15 Lewis 25, McKendree 20

• Stefanski scored the first two points of the second set for the Flyers, before McKendree was able to score two straight and tie the score at two.
• McKendree was never able to take the lead in the second set as Lewis scored the next four points, taking a 6-2 lead that eventually lead to a 12-7 lead for the Flyers half way through the set.
• Lewis posted its largest lead of the set at 20-12 after a Schlechte kill, but McKendree managed to cut the lead to three after back-to-back kills from Colleen Preuser.
• Lewis scored three of the final four points and had a game-high total of 19 kills to claim the second set.

THIRD SET: No. 15 Lewis 25, McKendree 20

• The third began with both teams trading the first four…