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Women's Volleyball set to begin season this weekend

1/21/2021 1:50:00 PM

By: @seth_walters1
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After an extensive offseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cornerstone Women’s Volleyball team will begin their season on Friday, January 22, with a non-conference match inside Mol Arena against Thomas More University. The team will then have a quick turnaround by traveling to Illinois on Saturday to participate in the Judson/Trinity International Quad with a 12:00 p.m. match against Judson before taking on Trinity International at 3:00 p.m. All three of this weekend's contests will have live stats and video available at the links provided below. 

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Opening Weekend

Golden Eagles will host Thomas More on Friday night before heading to Illinois for a pair of matches on Saturday.

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Coaches

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Megan Lenhart is entering her second season as head coach of the Golden Eagles. In her first season, Cornerstone finished with a 15-17 overall record and 12-8 in WHAC play. 

Joining her on the coaching staff is Hannah VanDyke, who is also in her second season at Cornerstone, but sixth alongside Lenhart, as the two coached together at Davenport for four years. 

Chris Schaffer joins the CU coaching staff after spending several years in Texas, where he helped coach at both high school and collegiate levels, in addition to club and beach volleyball programs. 

Clark and Klepal return as senior leaders

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Kayla Clark – Jenison, Mich.
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Hannah Klepal – Caledonia, Mich.

Noteworthy Tidbits

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Herrema Sisters – Madison Herrema, who played three seasons for Cornerstone from 2016 to 2018, rejoins the program for the 2020 season alongside her sister, Braely Herrema, who is a freshman this season. 

Jackie Stanko – Stanko recorded 297 kills last season to rank third on the team and had a .245 attacking percentage. Stanko also ranked third on the team in blocks with 99 as she averaged 0.85 blocks per set. She finished the season with All-WHAC First Team honors and earned AVCA All-Region honorable mention. 

Alexis Angus – The 6-foot-4 middle hitter led the team with 321 kills in 2019 and earned All-WHAC Second Team honors. 

Kayla Clark – The senior setter has accumulated 2,455 assists over the last two seasons. With 10.2 assists per set in 2019, Clark was named to the All-WHAC Second Team.

Brooke Nicholson – The senior led the team with 127 blocks as a junior in 2019.

Bailey Cummings – Cummings was one of two Golden Eagles to record 300+ kills in 2019 with 314 to earn All-WHAC Second Team honors.

Patsy Morris – Morris was the starting libero as a freshman in 2019 and accumulated 650 total digs. Morris earned All-WHAC Freshman team recognition. 

Olivia Keelean – Olivia was named to the All-Freshman Team after playing a huge role in year one for CU. Keelean started and played in all 32 matches for the Golden Eagles playing in 118 total sets. She averaged 2.05 kills per set and had a team fourth best 242 on the year. Keelean was also third on the team with 329 digs. 

Scouting Thomas More

Thomas More went 24-8 last season, 12-3 in the Mid-South conference. The team ranked 21st in the NAIA in hitting percentage with a .224 clip. Junior outside hitter Emily Mohs returns to the team after earning NAIA All-American Honorable Mention recognition as a sophomore last year. As part of the Cornerstone/AQ tournament last season, the Golden Eagles defeated the Saints 3-0. 

The Saints are coached by Holly Bronner Stiver, who is in her first season at the helm of the program. 

Scouting Judson

The Eagles went 25-17 in the 2019 campaign and an even 9-9 record within the CCAC. Judson ranked first in the NAIA with 315 total service aces and 11th in total blocks with 296 last season. 

The Eagles return their two leading attackers from last year in Katie Valera and Mackenzie Ebert, who averaged 2.59 and 2.95 kills per game, respectively. Valeria also ranked 21st in the NAIA with 134 total blocks. 

Judson is scheduled to play three contests before battling Cornerstone on Saturday afternoon.

Scouting Trinity International

The Trojans finished the 2019 season with a 27-13 overall, 13-5 CCAC record. 

Trinity International has a pair of matches on Friday before taking on Cornerstone on Saturday afternoon.

Setter Skyler Muramoto returns for her sophomore season after accumulating 865 assists as a freshman last season. Outside Hitter Brianna Torres also returns after earning First Team All-Conference honors last year.