Romeoville, Ill. – The Maryville women's volleyball team dropped its second straight match to a ranked opponent as No. 15 Lewis claimed a 25-12, 25-9, 25-15 decision in the Great Lakes Valley Conference opener. Abbie Schnell recorded a double-double on 10 assists and 11 digs, while Taylor Hasbrook led the Saints with 15 dig.
 
Lewis recap                                   
In the opening set, the Saints forged a 3-3 tie before the Flyers went on a 4-0 run. Caroline Glastetter recorded a kill to get Maryville back on track. Lewis used a 9-2 burst to take control. The Saints scored the first two points of set two on a kill by Abbie Schnell and an Ella Brinkmann ace. Grace Knadler tied the set at 4-4 with a service ace. The Flyers went on an 8-1 run and slowly pulled away in set two.
 
Karolina Rodowski notched a kill to bring the Saints to within 7-5 in the early portion of set three. The deficit stood at 9-6 before the Flyers scored four straight and six of the next seven points. Maryville got as close as seven points but Lewis held off the late rush by the Saints.
 
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Caroline Glastetter - 6
Hitting Percentage: Lynsey Batson - .800
Assists: Abbie Schnell - 10
Service Aces: Ella Brinkmann and Grace Knadler - 1
Digs: Taylor Hasbrook - 15
Blocks:  Ella Brinkmann - 2
 
Records
Maryville: 9-3, 0-1 GLVC
Lewis: 9-4, 1-0 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints close out their two game road swing with a contest at Illinois Springfield Saturday, Sept. 17, in a 3 p.m. start.