GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  – The Golden Eagles came out strong on senior day, winning set one over receiving votes Goshen but they would ultimately fall in four, 27-25, 19-25, 23-25, 8-25. With the loss, Cornerstone's inaugural season comes to an end with a 2-21, 0-12 WHAC record. Stay tuned to cugoldeneagles.com for offseason updates on the men's volleyball team as they begin preparations for the 2022 season. 
 
Game Recap – Goshen – 3 Cornerstone – 1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-23, 8-25)

• Cornerstone came out with some early fire on senior day, taking a 3-1 edge with kills from David Kerkstra and Max Hernandez.
• After trading points throughout the set, Cornerstone continued to battle taking a 20-18 edge on a Max Hernandez kill that forced the Maple Leafs into a timeout. 
• After the timeout, Goshen was able to tie things up as Cornerstone used their first timeout with the set tied at 23. 
• Cornerstone refused to let the set slip though winning two straight points on a Jacob Brinks block and Goshen attack error, 27-25. 
• Once again, the Golden Eagles got off to a good start in set two as Silvio Rodriguez recorded a pair of aces in the early 3-1 advantage. 
• Set two sat tied at 13 before Goshen scored three consecutive points to pull away and force CU into a timeout. 
• Goshen would not relinquish the set two lead, as Alexander Rabadzhie recorded a kill to give GC the 25-19 victory. 
• Cornerstone would continue the strong starts to sets, as Silvio Rodriguez recorded a kill to give the Golden Eagles a 7-5 set three edge. 
• Goshen responded with a 4-0 run to take an 11-9 advantage with a couple CU errors and a Michael Wahl service ace. 
• A Max Hernandez kill cut the deficit to one at 16-15. 
• Cade Meza recorded a kill that tied the set back up at 21. 
• Goshen held on with a block from Michael Wahl and Ian Fox to win set three 25-23. 
• For the first time the Maple Leafs outplayed CU early in set four taking a 6-1 advantage. 
• Cornerstone took a timeout after trailing 10-2. 
• Goshen overpowered Cornerstone in set four, winning 25-8 with a kill from Joel Plank. 

 
By the Numbers 
10 – David Kerkstra led the team with a career high 10 kills. 
.500 – Cornerstone hit a program best .500 in the set one win with 17 kills and just one error. 
33 – Max Hernandez recorded 33 assists in the match. 
27 – The senior class recorded 27 kills in today's game. 
 
What's Next? 
Cornerstone's season has come to an end. Tune into cugoldeneagles.com for updates on offseason signings and the upcoming 2022 schedule. 
 
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