GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After hosting, and winning, all five of the matches they played in last week, the Cornerstone Volleyball team now makes their final road trips of the season as they head to Madonna on Wednesday before taking on Rochester and Lawrence Tech over the weekend. CU brings an overall record of 21-8 into the contests against three opponents in which they swept earlier in the season.
Quick Facts
• Cornerstone begins the final stretch of their season over the next three weeks with only seven matches remaining
• The Golden Eagles are ranked third in the most recent WHAC Poll behind Lourdes and Aquinas
• CU ranks No. 1 in the NAIA in Total Blocks and No. 3 in Blocks/Set (2.8)
• Individually,
Kendra Zwart is No. 1 in the country in Total Blocks while
Jackie Stanko is No. 6
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Mackenzie Vallad ranks No. 24 in the NAIA in Total Digs (505) and is nearing 2,000 for her career
Scouting the Opponents
- Madonna
- Head coach Jerry Abraham is one win away from posting his 1,200th career victory as Madonna is 19-7 overall this season and 8-5 in the WHAC
- The Crusaders went 3-1 last weekend at the Liz Lykowski tourney at Indiana Tech
- Senior Lauren Korth recently went over 4,000 career assists
- Rochester
- The Warriors have struggled this year as they are just 2-22 overall and 1-11 in league play
- Rochester is guided by 5th year head coach Shannon Billings
- The last win for RC came back on September 12 over Concordia
- Lawrence Tech
- The Blue Devils are one of four WHAC teams to be in the Receiving Votes section of the NAIA Top-25 Poll this season
- Second year head coach Ed Ruhl has LTU at 17-8 overall and 9-3 in the WHAC as they are the only team to beat Lourdes in league action this season
How to Follow
- All matches will be available via live video and stats
- Follow @CornerstoneVB on both Instagram and Twitter for videos and score updates
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