The Cornerstone University men's volleyball program is set to play their first ever contest in program history on Saturday, January 16 at 4:30 p.m. The team will travel to Goshen College for a non-conference game against a team that is in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and will meet two more times later this season for conference play. Head Coach Alex Bahn and the team are excited to get the first ever season underway despite the challenges and rescheduling that has been caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Goshen will be providing live stats and live video for the event with the links below. 

The Coaching Staff

• Alex Bahn, Head Coach - Last coached at York Suburban High School 
• Rebekah Brandel, Assistant Coach - Last coached at Moody Bible Institute as an assistant 
• Logan Webber, Volunteer Assistant Coach - Currently in the AVP professional tour and former athlete at Cincinnati Christian

Freshman Impact 

Cade Meza was the first ever signing to the men's volleyball program as the native from Eastville, California plays the outside hitter position. Meza is expected to make an immediate impact in the program as a starter in the 2021 season. 

Maximiliano Hernandez is another outstanding freshman who was signed by Head Coach Alex Bahn and is expected to make an immediate impact. He is a setter from Tucson, Arizona and is expected to start at the setter position vs. Goshen this weekend. 

Veteran Leadership for the New Program

Dellen Veldhouse and Jake Brinks are two guys who chose to return to Cornerstone and serve as graduate students on the team. Both athletes have been heavily involved in the sport of men's volleyball over their careers but are now for the first time, being provided the opportunity to play in an organized setting at the collegiate level. 

Scouting Goshen 

Goshen is in their fifth year of sponsoring a men's volleyball program and is receiving votes in the NAIA Preseason Poll. The Maple Leafs have played one match so far this season, falling 3-2 to number two Campbellsville University out of Kentucky. Goshen has a second match scheduled with Trinity Christian on Thursday at 8 p.m. before hosting Cornerstone. In most sports, Goshen is part of the Crossroads League, but in men's volleyball they compete in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. This game will be a non-conference affair with two more conference matchups on tap to take place later this season. 

In 2020, the Maple Leafs finished fourth in the WHAC with a 3-3 record as they were 15-6 overall. Junior Alexander Rabadzhiev is the teams most outstanding attacker as he ranked eighth in the NAIA in kills last season averaging 4.13 a game as an outside hitter. He is also one of the best behind the service line, leading the team with 22 aces in the 2020 season. As a team, Goshen was one of the best defensively, ranking ninth in the NAIA with 11.06 digs per game. The team saw three players with over 130 digs on the season, led by now senior DS Michael Wahl.