Rockhurst will be making its third trip to the finals of the GLVC Tournament after sweeping 23rd-ranked Lewis 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20) in the semifinals of the GLVC Tournament Friday night in East Peoria, Illinois.

The Hawks, 29-6 overall, will meet 14th-ranked Drury in the GLVC Tournament finals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Karli Reichert led the Hawks with 12 kills and nine digs. Emma Kriete tallied nine kills and nine digs. Alyssa Woodman posted seven kills and 12 digs. Mary Rolf and Emily Mation each had seven kills. Kalie Arnold collected a team-high 28 digs. Dani Prusha finished with 32 assists and 10 digs.

Set One: Rockhurst 25, Lewis 20
The Hawks overcame an 11-3 deficit by going on a 12-4 run. Lewis made nine hitting errors in the set.

Set Two: Rockhurst 25, Lewis 19
Rockhurst jumped out to a 9-2 lead. Reichert and Kriete combined for nine kills.

Set Three: Rockhurst 25, Lewis 20
The Hawks ended the set on a 4-2 run to hold off a late Lewis charge. Reichert and Kriete closed out the match with kills.

Player of the Match
Kalie Arnold. The All-GLVC First Team libero averaged 9.33 digs per set. She posted 10 digs in each of the first two sets, and added eight digs in the third set.

Inside The Box Score
• The Hawks posted with a .400 hitting percentage in the first set.
• Rockhurst finished with 45 kills, 42 assists and 75 digs.

Notes
• The Hawks have won 61 of their last 75 matches over the past two seasons.
• Head coach Tracy Rietzke increased his career wins total to 1,241. The all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division II ranks fourth in career wins for all three NCAA levels.