Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Men's Volleyball Defeats Lindenwood to Open MIVA Play; Dan Friend Records 400th Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Victory
Published: February 5, 2025.
The No. 12 Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå University men's volleyball team defeated Lindenwood 3-1 to start Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association play Wednesday (Feb. 5). With the victory, Head Coach achieved win No. 400 at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.
HEAD COACH DAN FRIEND"Really proud of the team and how we started conference play. OG and Max did a great job for us offensively and the passing line was fantastic. Tyler also ran a superb offense."TEAM RECORDSNo. 12 Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå 8-2, 1-0 MIVA | Lindenwood 3-4, 0-1 MIVA LEWIS LEADERS vs. Lindenwood°¾±±ô±ô²õ: (Bursa, Turkey/Ocean) (21), (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) (19)¶Ù¾±²µ²õ: (Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory School) (13)´¡²õ²õ¾±²õ³Ù²õ: (Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford) (51)Aces: Morgan (2)µþ±ô´Ç³¦°ì²õ: (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove HS) (3)SET BREAKDOWNSET 1: Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå 25, Lindenwood 20Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå jumped out to an early 5-1 lead after a block from Wymoczyl and Roquet. The Flyers led for the majority of the set outside of it being tied 1-1. Lindenwood was able to make it as close as three a few times but the Flyers kept their foot on the gas. Roquet recorded a kill and Morgan picked up a service ace which gave Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå a 13-8 lead. The Flyers made it 24-17 late in the first set after a kill from (Torrance, Calif./South High). The Lions tried to rally after scoring three straight points but then Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå got the next point off a Lindenwood attack error.SET 2: Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå 25, Lindenwood 18Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå jumped out to an early 7-2 lead after an ace by Morgan. Lindenwood was able to make it as close as 9-5 Flyers but Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå got back-to-back points including a kill from (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa East) which made it 11-5.The Lions tried to crawl back in the set after recording three straight points which made it 20-14 Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå but the Flyers responded. Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå rallied off three straight kills from (Remsenburg, NY/Westhampton Beach), Oguz and Roquet to extend its lead to 23-14.Lindenwood scored the next four out of five points to make it 24-18. Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå was able to win the second set 25-18 and go up 2-0 in the match.SET 3: Lindenwood 25, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå 23Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå went up 2-0 early after kills from Haber and Kreuger-Beer but Lindenwood responded with a pair of its own to tie it. The Flyers went on to score three straight until the Lions scored the next four out of five points to tie it at 7-7. Both teams would trade points until it was 14-14 after a kill from Roquet. Lindenwood rallied and scored five unanswered to go ahead 19-14 in the set.The Flyers were able to rally and cut it down to one (23-22) after a pair of kills from Roquet. Lindenwood was able to hold off Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå and win the set 25-23 to make it 2-1 in favor of the Flyers.SET 4: Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå 25, Lindenwood 21Lindenwood looked to force a fifth set after going ahead 6-4 early. Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå responded with four straight points including kills from Oguz, Roquet and Haber which gave the Flyers a 8-6 advantage. Moments later, the Lions tied it before both teams traded points back and forth until a block from Wymoczyl and Roquet gave Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå a 19-17 lead late in the set. The closest the Lions were able to get was 20-19 in favor of the Flyers.Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå was able to close out the set on a 5-2 run which won them the set 25-21 and the match 3-1. UP NEXTÂ鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå will be back in action Saturday, February 8 as the Flyers host a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) contest against McKendree starting at 7 p.m. CT. UPCOMING EVENTSBe sure to join us Saturday, February 8 as we induct our newest members of the Academy of Coaches at halftime of the women's basketball game against Lincoln. FLYERS ANNUAL FUNDSupport the Flyers by making a gift to the Flyers Athletics Fund at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå University is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.