The #7 ranked Lewis University Flyers were too much for the
Quincy University men's volleyball team as they handed the Hawks a
3-0 loss, winning 25-14, 25-13 and 25-15.
Quincy hit just .057 in the match while the Flyers were nearly
unstoppable and hit .520 in the three sets. Quincy was even with
the Flyers through the mid-way point of the opening set. Quincy was
tied with Lewis at 12-12 as they matched the Flyers point for
point. However Lewis would roll off four straight points to take
control and scored 11 of the final 12 points in the set with a kill
from Steven
Battaglia being the only Hawk point to break up the
run.
The Hawks were within striking position in the second set as well,
trailing just 11-8 after a kill by Brian
Peth. However the Flyers used a 7-1 run to take
control and closed out the set with three straight points. The
pattern repeated itself in the third set as Quincy was down just
11-9 with serve. However Lewis rolled off five straight points to
pull away and held off any Hawk come back attempt.
Quincy finished the match with just 27 kills while committing 22
errors in 88 attempts. Lewis finished with 44 kills and just five
errors in 75 attempts while recording 8.5 total team blocks.
Steven
Battaglia led Quincy with eight kills while Chris
Lynch finished with 24 assists and Brian
Peth adding 10 digs. Quincy falls to 13-5 overall and 0-4
in the MIVA. They return to action tomorrow night with another MIVA
meeting against Loyola in Chicago, Illinois.