GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone avenged two early season losses with a pair of wins on Friday night of the Aquinas-Cornerstone Classic. The Golden Eagles defeated Huntington (Ind.), 3-0 and Grace College (Ind), 3-1 to up their record to 19-8 overall. CU will return to Mol Arena o Saturday where they will host IU-South Bend at 11 a.m. followed by Carroll College (Mont.) at 2 p.m.
What you need to know
- Cornerstone evened the season series with Huntington with the 3-0 sweep
- The Golden Eagles had 47 digs in the win over HU (four different players with 6 or more)
- CU posted 12.5 team blocks in the win over thw Foresters
- Grace took the opener thanks to 18 kills and a .295 hitting percentage
- Cornerstone's offense was unstoppable in sets 2-4 as they collected 46 kills and hit .325 .294 and .137
- Kayla Clark finished with 52 assists in the win over Grace
- Three different players posted double-digit kills in 3-1 win over Grace – Kendra Zwart (19), followed by Jackie Stanko and Bailey Cummings with 12 each
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By the Numbers
1 - Cornerstone and Huntington split their season series with each winning at home | Cornerstone and Grace split their season series as the Lancers posted a 3-1 win at the Huntington tourney in mid-August 38/39 – Cornerstone has won 38 of their last 39 matches at home
16.0 and 12.5 – The Golden Eagles had 28.5 team blocks on Friday night
What's Next?
Cornerstone will return to Mol Arena to host IU-South Bend and Carroll College on Saturday to finish the Aquinas-Cornerstone Classic.
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