ROMEOVILLE, IL – The NJIT men's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to host No. 6 Lewis on Saturday night.

The Highlanders (0-2) fell in three close sets 22-25, 15-25, 25-22 and 26-28 to the Flyers (1-1).

NJIT was led by Raymond Kowalski with 16 kills and three blocks, followed by Jabarry Goodridge with 13 kills, five digs and three aces.

Ricardo Whitaker notched 40 assists for the Highlanders while Shannon Heckman tallied a game-high eight digs, while Luke Allmond made a team-high five blocks.

Lewis had the lead for most of the first set, but the Highlanders would come back at the end with two kills by Kowalski that tied the set up 20-20. However the Flyers would pull away to win 25-22.

The second set started out close, but the Flyers would pull away and win by 10, 25-15.

The Highlanders pulled ahead in the third set with a kill and service ace by senior Goodridge and two attack errors by Lewis taking a 21-18  lead and eventually taking the set 25-22.

The fourth set was the closest and longest set of the night. In a back and forth set, the score was tied up at 24 until Jacob Schmiegelt posted a service ace to put Lewis ahead. The Highlanders went up by two with a service error from the Flyers and an ace for themselves from freshman Bailey Mundy.

Lewis scored the next three points to take the set 28-26.

The Highlanders will host North Greenville for their first home game of 2017 on January 11 for a 7pm start time.