The Lindenwood men's volleyball team ended its season on Saturday evening in Romeoville, Ill. in a five-set thriller to No. 7 Lewis. The Lions finish with a 5-19 record for the season. 

The Lions surrendered consecutive late leads in the first two sets to dig a 2-0 hole. Lindenwood edged Lewis in the third frame, 27-25, before maintaining control of the fourth set en route to the victory. The Lions jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the deciding set, but the Flyers took control to finish on a 14-7 run and advance to the MIVA semifinals.

Blake Koppel paced the Lions with 19 kills on .350 hitting. The senior also had 10 digs for the second double-double of the season.

Connor Hipelius had 11 kills, and hit a match-hit .588 in the five sets. Freshman Sam Schindler had seven kills, and also had four blocks to go along with three service aces. 

Ryan Vorderer led the team with 12 digs and had a four assists. Adam Brewster dished out 46 dimes in the match, finishing the season with 40 or more assists six times. The sophomore also had seven digs and one block.

Nathan Van Dellen was second on the team with 12 kills on .280 hitting. Van Dellen was nearly the third Lion to record double-digit digs, but finished the match with nine. 

Michael Chard and Nick Stevenson combined for 12 kills in the loss. 

Lindenwood committed 26 attack errors and 27 service errors to Lewis' totals of 20 and 22, respectively. The Flyers controlled net play, having 15 blocks to the Lions' seven. The Lions attacked at a .239 clip, while the Flyers hit at a .230 rate. Lindenwood had 58 kills as a team to Lewis' 48. 

It was head coach Kris Dorn's final match at the helm of the Lindenwood program as he is set to move on to begin the beach volleyball program at Vanguard University in Coasta Mesa, Calif. Lindenwood also says goodbye to five seniors: Zach Biggs, Jake Duckworth, Ryan Moore, Blake Koppel, and Brian Keough.