Box Score Franklin Springs, GA – The Emmanuel Men's Volleyball team hosted #14 Lewis University tonight in non-conference action. The Lions got off to a hot start, taking set one 25-23. The Flyers responded well taking the next two sets, 25-15, 25-17. 
 
With the loss, the Lions fall to 1-18 on the season. 

In the first set, the Lions jumped out to a 3-1 lead on a kill by Carlos Guerrero and a service ace by Thijs Van der Wal. The Flyers quickly responded to get within a point at 6-5, but the Lions pushed their lead on a 6-0 run including kills by Lucas Nieves, Aidan Feeney, Guerrero, and Van der Wal to push the Lions lead to 13-6. The Flyers answered back midway through the set to cut the Lions lead to 16-13, but another kill by Guerrero pushed the lead back to four, 20-16. The Flyers tied things at 23-23 but the Lions scored the final two points of the set on kills by Andrew Michael and Van der Wal to take the set 25-23. 

The second set saw the Flyers take an early 6-2 lead. Lewis continued on a 3-1 run to make it 9-3. A kill by Michael cut the Flyers lead to 11-6, but the Flyers extended their lead to 16-9 midway through the set. The Flyers closed out the set strong to take it 25-15. 

The two teams traded points and the lead to start the third set. Kills by Feeney and Michael gave the Lions a 6-4 lead, but the Flyers quickly responded to tie the set at 7 all. A 3-0 run for the Flyers helped Lewis pull away midway through the set, 13-9 and the visiting team continued to apply pressure, extending their lead to 19-11. An ace by Michael and kill by Nieves helped the Lions keep things close but the Flyers closed the set out to take it, 25-17. 

The Flyers carried their momentum into the 4^th set. Lewis jumped out to a 5-2 lead, expanding their lead to 12-4 midway through the set. The Flyers pushed their lead to 20-10 late in the set and closed it out on a 5-1 run to take the final set 25-11 and the game 3-1. 

Overall, the Lions had 26 kills, 21 assists, 4 aces, 2 blocks and 21 digs. 

Lucas Nieves and Carlos Guerrero led the Lions with 8 kills apiece. Oliwer Wrobel had 19 assists and Andrew Michael led the way with 2 aces. Guerrero had 1.5 blocks on the night to lead the team, with Nieves contributing 5 digs. 

The Lions will be back in action on Friday, March 14 as they host Lees McRae at 7PM.  For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.