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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
WVB Huddle
3
Winner Saint Xavier SXUWVB 6-4
1
Cornerstone CSWVB 12-1
Winner
Saint Xavier SXUWVB
6-4
3
Final
1
Cornerstone CSWVB
12-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Xavier SXUWVB 20 25 25 28 (3)
Cornerstone CSWVB 25 22 18 26 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | @n_jcamp

Women’s Volleyball suffers first loss vs. Saint Xavier

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After an incredible 12-0 start to the season, the Golden Eagles suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Chicagolands Collegiate Athletic Conference foe Saint Xavier. CU fell in four sets: 25-20, 22-25, 18-25, 26-28 as the outside hitting SXU duo caused trouble for the Golden Eagle defense. Cornerstone is now 12-1, 8-0 WHAC on the year as they return to conference action tomorrow at (19) Madonna at 1 p.m. 

Game Recap: Cornerstone – Saint Xavier (25-20, 22-25, 18-25, 26-28)
  • Cornerstone began set one on a 5-0 run that saw a pair of kills from Bailey Cummings. 
  • Saint Xavier responded with a 6-1 run later in the set to tie things at 13. 
  • The Golden Eagles were able to rebound however, ending the set on a 7-2 run that had three Alexis Angus kills to win set one 25-20. 
  • The SXU attack was dominant early in set two, using a 6-1 run to take a 12-8 edge. The run saw four kills by three different attackers for the Cougars. 
  • Cornerstone cut the deficit to two on multiple occasions throughout the set, but Saint Xavier block sealed the set two win for the Cougars, 25-22. 
  • SXU took the momentum into set three, taking a 7-4 lead on a Nadia Atton kill. 
  • A 6-0 Cougar run later in the set increased the lead to as large as seven. 
  • Cornerstone responded with a couple 3-0 runs, but Nadia Atton used an ace to win set three for the Cougars, 25-18. 
  • In a must win set for CU, Bailey Cummings recorded two early service aces to give Cornerstone a 5-2 advantage. 
  • SXU responded with a 4-0 run to take their first lead of the set, 8-7. 
  • After Cornerstone regained the lead 14-11, the Cougars went on a 6-0 run that saw three kills from Jessica Belseth to go up 17-14. 
  • Cornerstone came back to tie things, but two kills ended the set in favor of the Cougars, 28-26 giving CU their first loss of the season, 3-1. 
 
By the Numbers 
.343 – Cornerstone hit .343 in set one and then was held to under .220 in the remaining three sets. 
22/20 – The SXU dynamic duo of Nadia Atton and Jessica Belseth tallied 42 of the teams 55 kills on the day. 
16 – Alexis Angus recorded a new season high with 16 kills in the loss. 
40 – Kayla Clark had 40 assists on the match. 
 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone returns to WHAC action tomorrow for a rematch with (19) Madonna at 1 p.m. in Livonia. 
 
Volleyball Contact: Jesse Campbell 
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