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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
Walt
0
Indiana Tech INDIANA 24-13, 15-5
3
Winner Cornerstone CORNERST 24-13, 16-4
Indiana Tech INDIANA
24-13, 15-5
0
Final
3
Cornerstone CORNERST
24-13, 16-4
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Indiana Tech INDIANA 22 19 21 (0)
Cornerstone CORNERST 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Sweeps Indiana Tech in WHAC Semis

LIVONIA, Mich. – Cornerstone continued their dominance in the WHAC Tournament by thumping Indiana Tech with a 3-0 sweep in the semifinal round. Rylie Walters led the way with 13 kills, helping the Golden Eagles win the match to set up a showdown with the hosts and one seed Madonna. Cornerstone is 1-1 against Madonna this season falling in the final match of the regular season, giving Madonna the regular season WHAC crown. With the win over Indiana Tech, CU moves to 24-13. Also, because Madonna and CU won tonight, Cornerstone will automatically qualify for the NAIA National Tournament.

Game Recap: Cornerstone – 3 Indiana Tech – 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-21)
  • The first set was tight with a lot of back-and-forth action. With Indiana Tech up 13-11, CU went on a 5-0 run to take a 16-13 lead.
  • With CU up 22-16 and starting to pull away, the Trojans responded with six-point run to even up the set at 22-22, leading to a Golden Eagle timeout.
  • After a Trojan service error, Rylie Walters put away the set for Cornerstone with back-to-back kills as CU took set one 25-22.
  • CU went on another run early in the second set, rattling off four points in a row, capped by a Kaylee Dykema kill, to put the Golden Eagles up 6-4.
  • After some back-and-forth action, both teams went on 3-0 runs, with Cornerstone capping theirs with a big co-block from Olivia Keelean and Kylie Barron to go up 11-9.
  • Another 3-0 run by the Golden Eagles helped extend their lead later in the second set as they took a 19-15 advantage.
  • Both teams traded points, but Kylie Barron decided it was time to end the set as she put away the final point on a kill to take set two 25-19.
  • Cornerstone had multiple 2-3 point runs in the third set to slowly break down the Indiana Tech defenses.
  • Rylie Walters started off the third set hot as she recorded five kills in the first ten points won by CU in this stanza.
  • Kathryn Detweiler was also effective, rattling off two kills midway through the third set, putting Cornerstone up 14-8.
  • A 3-0 run by CU, capped by a Rylie Walters kills, put the Golden Eagles up 19-10 as they had their sights set on finishing out the match.
  • Up 24-21, Kathryn Detweiler sealed the match with a kill, to give Cornerstone a 3-0 sweep after taking the third set 25-21.
 
By the Numbers
13 – Rylie Walters led the way with 13 kills for the Golden Eagles.
10/6 – Cornerstone recorded 10 blocks compared to Madonna's 6.
20 – Patsy Morris was a defensive machine, racking up 20 digs on the night.  
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone takes on Madonna for the WHAC tournament championship tomorrow, November 13. The start time is still TBD, so make sure to check CU Athletics social media for the official match start time.

Volleyball Contact: Jesse Campbell 
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