Lewis Limits Carthage To .022 Attack Percentage In Sweep

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - No. 14 Lewis out-hit the Carthage Red Men .264 to .022 in the Flyers' 30-22, 30-21, 30-23 non-conference victory at Neil Carey Arena on Tuesday evening.

The match featured only three ties and two lead changes. Senior Nathan Klaas (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) led the Flyers with nine kills. He also added five digs and four block assists. Sophomore Aaron Flick (North Ridgeville, Ohio/St. Edward) hit .400 with seven kills and two blocks.

Lewis limited Carthage to a -.059 attack percentage in the opening set. The stanza was highlighted by a kill from freshman Ian Karbiener (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) which ricocheted off Carthage's block far into the upper reaches of Neil Carey Arena before bouncing off the men's basketball banner hanging from the rafters.

The second set was closer as Carthage advanced within a pair of points at 12-10 before back-to-back Klaas kills tilted momentum back towards the Flyers.

Multiple reserves played the third set but Lewis still looked strong, recording consecutive points on nine occasions.

"After a long road trip and a quick turnaround we had a good effort against a team coming off a nice win on Saturday," head coach Dan Friend said referring to Carthage's victory over IPFW. "I thought it was a great team defensive effort from both the starters and the subs."

Junior Brian Schmidt (River Forest, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) totaled five kills, and a pair of blocks in two sets of work off the bench. Both Lewis setters, seniors Mike Iandolo (Orlando, Fla./Long Beach State) and Andy Frontz (El Cajon, Calif./Grossmont CC), registered 19 assists.

Lewis out-blocked Carthage 13.5 to 6.0.

Carthage falls to 2-4. Lewis improves to 4-0. The Flyers host No. 5 Penn State on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.