SYLVANIA, Ohio – The Women's Volleyball team took on Lourdes on Friday night in search of their 12th straight victory. After dropping a tight first set, Cornerstone won the next three to win the match 3-1, improving their record to 12-0, 8-0 WHAC. Cornerstone will step away from WHAC action on Friday night when they host Saint Xavier inside Mol Arena for a 6 p.m. match.
Game Recap: Cornerstone 3 – Lourdes 1 (22-25, 25-11, 25-17, 25-15)
- A trio of kills and a Bailey Cummings service ace in the middle of the first set gave Cornerstone an early 9-4 lead.
- Lourdes clawed their way back into the game and tied the set at 11-11
- A kill by Rylie Walters gave CU an 18-15 lead, but a string of four consecutive CU errors eventually allowed Lourdes to claim the first set 25-22
- The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the second set. They then used a 5-0 run to double up Lourdes once again at 16-8.
- Two straight service aces from Kayla Clark sealed a 25-11 set two victory for CU, knotting the match at 1-1.
- The teams traded points in the early goings of the third set up until the score was 15-15. Lourdes took the next two points to take a 17-15 advantage, but the Golden Eagles rattled off ten straight points to win the set 25-17 to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
- The Golden Eagles thrived offensively in the fourth set, racking up 16 kills while Lourdes had seven.
- Bailey Cummings put the finishing touches on the match with back-to-back kills to close out a 25-15 fourth set.
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By the Numbers
16 – Season high 16 kills for
Bailey Cummings.
12 – Career high 12 blocks for
Alexis Angus
9 –
Rylie Walters matched a career high with nine kills.
8 – Career high eight blocks for
Kayla Clark
12 – Twelve straight wins is the best start for Cornerstone since starting the 2004 season 14-0.
What's Next?
Cornerstone (12-0, 8-0 WHAC) will step away from WHAC action on Friday night when they host Saint Xavier inside Mol Arena for a 6 p.m. match.
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