(Grand Rapids, Mich.) The Golden Eagles started well today against the Panthers.  The two teams battled back and forth over the first part of the game and were tied at 9-9.  Cornerstone made a 3-0 run with kills by Heather Green, Tori Mielke, and Cailie Schultz.  The Golden Eagles would lead until the Panthers tied it at 17-17.  Cornerstone would take the lead again only to be tied at 21-21. 22-22, and 23-23 before Davenport made a couple of errors in the last two points and Cornerstone won 25-23. 

Davenport came out right of the first point and built a big lead early in the second set and they went on to win 25-14.  The third set was much the same as the second set with Davenport winning 25-10. 

Cornerstone would take and early lead in the fourth set and would go up as many as 6 points (13-7) but then the Panthers rallied to tie the score at 15-15.  Davenport then took over and increased their lead to 20-16 over the next six points.  Cornerstone would get to within 2 points 24-22 but the Panthers would finish off the last point with a kill to win the game and match for Davenport. 

Cornerstone drops to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in the WHAC.  Cornerstone will return to action this Friday and Saturday when the host Indiana Tech on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Lourdes on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.