Madonna closes season for volleyball in WHAC semifinal

Box Score

SYLVANIA, Ohio – Cornerstone raced out to a 1-0 lead on No. 23 Madonna but the Crusaders responded with three straight set wins to close out the Golden Eagles 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-16 in the WHAC Semifinals. The loss concludes the 2015 campaign with an overall record of 27-11.

How it Happened…
Cornerstone took command of the match with a strong defensive performance in the opening set as they posted 4.0 team blocks as Johanna Egerer (SR/Plymouth, Wisc.) had three and Megan Newhouse (SR/Grand Haven, Mich.) two to take a 1-0 lead with the 25-18 win.

Sets two and three were tightly contested with Cornerstone holding a lead for most of the second but after seeing the score tied at 20-20, Madonna rallied to win five of the final seven points.

The Crusaders jumped out to a big lead in the third set only to see CU crawl back behind the play of Chelsea Lake (SR/Lake Odessa, Mich.) and Johanna Egerer as they combined for nine kills. Cornerstone had the lead down to 23-21 but a hitting error and a kill from MU ended the comeback hopes.

Madonna then continued to play outstanding defense in the back row as they would finish with five different players in double-figure digs to close out CU 25-16 in the fourth.

Quoteable…
"Our seniors have been the "Cornerstone" over the last four years. They leave with an overall record of 104-43 and I am proud of each one for their sacrifice and dedication. It is sad to see them go but I know they will be successful in life." - Head coach Ryan Campbell

Looking at Stats…
-   Amber Carmean (SR/Fruitport, Mich.) continued her strong weekend as she finished with 28 more digs (64 for the weekend)
-   Kendra Zwart (FR/Jenison, Mich.) (12), Chelsea Lake (13) and Murphy Heyer (SR/Rockford, Mich.) (10) led CU on offense
-   Hope Leppink (SO/Holland, Mich.) finished with 47 assists
-   Three players finished above 20 digs (Carmean with 28) and Megan Newhouse (20) and Lake (25)

Up Next?
Cornerstone concludes their 2015 campaign with an overall record of 27-11.

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