Volleyball Falls 3-0 To No. 16 Lewis

OVERVIEW – LEWIS  

SCORES: Lewis Flyers 3, Northwood Timberwolves 1 (25-15, 26-24, 25-19)

RECORDS: Northwood 10-7 / Lewis 15-6

LOCATION: Hammond Sportsplex – Hammond, Ind.

RECAP: Volleyball wraps up Midwest Region Crossover with a 3-0 loss to No. 16 Lewis Saturday (October 16).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• The Flyers took control of the opening set holding a slim 12-10 lead. LU scored 12 of the next 16 points to go up 24-14 on their way to a 25-15 win. Lewis held the edge offensively in the opening set, hitting .324 (15-3-37) while holding Northwood to a .000 mark (8-8-39).
• Northwood controlled the majority of the first set and were one point away from taking the second set at 24-20. But Lewis' Juliana Van Loo took over at that point, registering six consecutive kills to close out a comeback 26-24 win to lead 2-0. Both teams had big hitting sets in the second – the Flyers finished at .421 (20-4-38) while the Timberwolves hit .324 (15-3-37).
• NU led 6-4 in the third set when the Flyers made the final big push to close out the sweep. Lewis scored eight straight points to go up 12-6. NU got no closer than three the rest of the way. The Timberwolves hit well in the final set loss, finishing at .310 (10-1-29). The Flyers had another strong hitting set, finishing at .353 (16-4-34).

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Northwood .200 (33-12-105), Lewis .367 (51-11-109)
• DIGS: Northwood 42 (Maddy House – 15), Lewis 53
• BLOCKS: Northwood 1 (Grace Rekeweg/Al'Lesha Roberts – One), Lewis 5
• ACES: Northwood 2 (Sophia Oakes – Two), Lewis 6

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Rekeweg/Roberts/Sydney Sweet: Seven kills each
• Macy Lintz: 26 assists, 10 digs

UP NEXT 

• Northwood will travel to Davenport Friday (October 22). Match time is set for 7 p.m.