Nov. 6, 2009

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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - No. 11 women's volleyball earned the right to host the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament by virtue of defeating Drury 3-1 (25-27, 25-18, 25-21, 25-21) Friday night at Neil Carey Arena.

The win improves Lewis to 27-3 and 13-0 in the GLVC. It gives the Flyers the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the tournament. It also crowns Lewis as regular season champions.

Senior Stephanie Sagat (Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South) led Lewis with 15 kills. Sophomore Colleen Mitros (Mokena, Ill./Providence) swung 13 times with nine kills and no errors to hit .692. Senior Ashlee Lindish (Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley) and sophomore Kelly McConkey (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) totaled 13 digs each.

The Flyers trailed the opening set 24-20 only to rally back and earn set point at 25-24. However, three-straight Drury points gave the set to the Panthers.

Lewis opened the second set on an 8-2 run and never looked back. The third set was tied at 11 until a 5-1 Flyers run helped give Lewis separation. The fourth set was tied at 15 when Lewis scored four straight points. The Flyers held on for a 25-21 win.

"This group of seniors, one way or another, have now been conference champs all four years," head coach Lorelee Smith said. "That's why getting that 25th point was huge. As a group, this senior class has more tenacity than most full teams."

Drury falls to 15-13 (7-6 GLVC). Lewis hosts Rockhurst on Saturday at 3 p.m. The GLVC Tournament will be held at Neil Carey Arena Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 15.