Grand Canyon loses at Lewis
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- Grand Canyon lost 3-0 to
Lewis in a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association match
at Neil Carey Arena Friday.
GCU lost by set scores of 30-18, 30-28, 30-26.
The teams finish up the regular season at Carey Arena 5 p.m.
Saturday.
Grand Canyon freshman Chris Lockwood (Lakewood,
Calif./Lakewood) had 10 kills and 11 digs. Freshman libero
Trent Bruns (Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo)
added 10 digs. Frosh setter Brad Moore (Orange,
Calif./Lutheran) had 31 assists and one service ace.
After a tough first set, GCU hit .361 in the second before falling
by just two points.
Grand Canyon trailed 28-23 before rallying to cut it to one.
Lockwood had a kill and Lewis followed with back-to-back attack
errors. A kill from sophomore Nick Jensen (Herning,
Denmark/Ikast Gymnasium/NJIT) cut it to 28-27. Lewis
followed with the next point, but another Jensen kill cut it to one
before the Flyers finished off the set.
GCU was tied 24-24 in the third prior to the Flyers scoring six of
the final eight points.
Jensen finished with eight kills and three block assists. Sophomore
Brock Hutchins (Gilbert, Ariz./Highland/Hawai'i)
had nine kills and two block assists. Freshman Connor
Dougherty (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) had eight kills
and a .538 attack percentage.
