No. 15 Men's Volleyball Sweeps MSOE For Season Opening Victory
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - No. 15 Lewis began the 2010 season with a convincing 3-0 (30-19, 30-17, 30-19) victory over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Friday night at Neil Carey Arena.
The Flyers out-hit the Raiders .408 to .072 and held a dominating 13.5 to four edge in blocks. Freshman Ian Karbiener (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) led Lewis with seven kills and no errors.
"Offensively Ian was pretty good for us tonight," head coach Dan Friend said. "Especially for a collegiate debut."
Sophomore middle hitter Aaron Flick (North Ridgeville, Ohio/St. Edward) totaled five kills on no errors. Flick also added three blocks (one solo).
"As a group our middles hit .500," Friend said. "You can't expect much more than that."
Junior outside hitter Nathan Klaas (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) added six kills and an ace.
The opening set was tied at 13 until a 6-2 run gave the Flyers breathing room. A 7-1 stretch in the second frame turned a one-point game into an 18-11 Lewis advantage. The Flyers took control of the final set with a quick 10-4 lead in the third. MSOE twice advanced within two points but both times a Raider service error ended their rally.
13 Flyers had a hand in a block and 12 totaled kills.
MSOE falls to 0-1. Lewis improves to 1-0. The Flyers are next in action on Friday at 7 p.m. when they travel to Rutgers-Newark for a non-conference match.
