Cornerstone volleyball team faced Saint Ambrose University and (RV) Trinity Christian College during day one of the Trinity Christian/Saint Xavier Tournament. The Golden Eagle squad defeated both teams in four sets to start the season with a 2-0 record.

During the first match of the night, the Golden Eagles defeated Saint Ambrose (25-21, 25-22, 19-25, and 25-20) led by Heather Green with 21 kills. Johanna Egerer  and Cailie Johnson had 13 and 10 kills respectively. Amber Carmean accumulated 22 digs followed by 14 digs from Green. Hope Leppink had 57 assists. Libby Webber, Cailie Johnson, and Leppink finished with 1.5 blocks each.  

In the second match of the day Cornerstone took on the home team (RV) Trinity Christian College. Cornerstone won in four sets (25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21).  Both Johnson and Green had 13 Kills while Megan Newhouse and Maria Ma added 10 kills in the match.  Leppink dished out 41 assists to aid in the victory while Amber Carmean lead the team with 19 digs.

The Golden Eagles will face No. 10 Lindsey Wilson at 1 a.m (EST) and Roosevelt University at 3 p.m. (EST) tomorrow at St. Xavier University.