Sweeps abound on day one of AQ/CU Classic

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone posted a pair of impressive sweeps on Friday night of the annual Aquinas/Cornerstone Classic as the Golden Eagles defeated Crossroads League foes Spring Arbor and Goshen College. The two victories lift head coach Ryan Campbell and his team to 21-8 on the season while they will host Rochester College at 10 a.m. and William Penn at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Match 1 – Cornerstone 3, Spring Arbor 0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-18) - Box Score

The host Golden Eagles jumped out to a big lead in the opener and cruised from there winning their second straight match of the week via a sweep. Cornerstone out-hit the Cougars .240 to .000 while collecting 38 kills in the three sets.

CU had a balanced attack with four different players finishing with at least six kills led by 10 from Megan Newhouse (JR/Grand Haven, Mich.). Hope Leppink (FR/Holland, Mich.) posted six kills to go along with 29 assists and seven digs while Newhouse (9) and Chelsea Lake (JR/Lake Odessa, Mich.) (8) led the team in digs.

Match 2 – Cornerstone 3, Goshen 0 (25-9, 25-19, 25-12) - Box Score

The momentum from the opening match carried into the second and after CU held an 8-6 lead in the opening set, they used a 17-3 run to close out the Maple Leafs and they never looked back winning 25-9, 25-19, 25-12.

Chelsea Lake finished with another double-double for head coach Ryan Campbell as the junior outside hitter posted 14 kills and 10 digs while Megan Newhouse finished with nine terminations and Cailie Schultz (SR/Rockford, Mich.) six. Hope Leppink again led the team in assist with 30 while Amber Carmean (JR/Fruitport, Mich.) posted three aces in the match.

Cornerstone will return on Saturday for the second day of the Aquinas/Cornerstone Classic when they host Rochester College at 10 a.m. and William Penn at 1 p.m.

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