GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles rebounded to end their four-game losing skid with a sweep of Thomas More before getting swept by undefeated Indiana Wesleyan. Cornerstone and first year Head Coach Megan Lenhart earned their first win inside Mol Arena to move to 3-5 on the year. Next up for CU will be the conference opener vs. rival Aquinas on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Cornerstone Student Life will be providing snacks to students in attendance for the rivalry match. 
 
Game One – Cornerstone – 3 Thomas More – 0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-23)

• Cornerstone trailed by as many as four in set one and faced set point twice, but a pair of kills from freshmen Patsy Morris and Olivia Keelean helped the Golden Eagles pull out the first set 26-24. 
• Once again, the Golden Eagles saw themselves down four points late in the second set at 21-17. 
• CU ended set two on a 9-3 run highlighted by kills from Olivia Keelean, Jackie Stanko, Brooke Nicholson, Bailey Cummings, and Alexis Angus to win 26-24. 
• After leading much of the third set, Thomas More would come back to tie it at 22 after an attacking error by Alexis Angus. 
• Angus responded however with a crucial kill to take the lead back and win the set 25-23 to earn the match sweep. 
• Cornerstone recorded a hitting percentage over .200 in every set of the match for the first time in 2019. 

 
Game Two – Indiana Wesleyan – 3 Cornerstone – 0 (10-25, 18-25, 23-25)

• After a Brooke Nicholson kill scored the first point of the match, the undefeated Wildcats took it to the Golden Eagles in set one, using a 10-0 run to win 25-10. 
• Another strong start in set two by IWU helped them control play, taking a 13-2 lead and eventually winning 25-18. 
• Cornerstone found their stride in the third set, getting out to a 5-2 lead with three consecutive kills from Olivia Keelean, Jackie Stanko, and Alexis Angus. 
• The success continued as Olivia Keelean recorded a service ace to push the lead to 18-15 and force Indiana Wesleyan into a timeout. 
• IWU was strong out of the timeout going on a 3-0 run to tie the match set at 20-20. 
• The Wildcats would go on to win set three 25-23 to earn the sweep and stay undefeated. 

 
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— CornerstoneVB (@CornerstoneVB) September 6, 2019

By the Numbers

• Olivia Keelean, Jackie Stanko, and Bailey Cummings all recorded a team high 11 kills in the first match. 
• The birthday girl Kayla Clark recorded 66 assists on the match. 
• Cornerstone had a hitting percentage of .248 in the win and .102 in the loss. 

What's Next?
Cornerstone will open WHAC play against rival Aquinas on Wednesday night inside Mol Arena at 7 p.m.   
 
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