GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles pulled out a pair of tough four set victories on Saturday afternoon, as they took down Saint Francis in game one and followed it up with a win vs. Ave Maria who was previously undefeated on the tournament. Cornerstone is now 3-1 in the early season as the young roster will get set to hit the road for the first time on Wednesday, August 25 as they travel to Spring Arbor for a 7 p.m. match. 

Game One: Cornerstone – 3 Saint Francis – 1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-22,25-16)

• The Cougars got out to an early 11-7 edge in set one, but CU responded with a 4-0 run highlighted by a block from Kylie Barron and Olivia Keelean to tie things. 
• Another 4-0 run by CU later in the set gave them the 16-12 edge. 
• USF rallied back, but another big block from Kylie Barron and Olivia Keelean gave them the 26-24 set one win. 
• In set two, USF took an early edge and was able to hold it throughout the set, scoring three straight points to end things at 25-19 and tie the match back up. 
• Cornerstone continued to mess with their lineup bringing in Aubrey Lenz as well as rotating multiple other freshmen in set three and it led to success. 
• Kaylee Dykema recorded a pair of kills in a CU 6-0 run to give them the 11-4 advantage. 
• USF would start to come back, but Cornerstone held of the Cougars winning the set 25-22 on a block from Kylie Barron and Kathryn Detweiler. 
• A Rylie Walters kill helped Cornerstone get out to an early 6-2 advantage in set four. 
• Rylie Walters later recorded an ace to increase the lead to as large as nine at 22-13.
• Olivia Keelean recorded the match sealing kill to win set four 25-16 and improve the Golden Eagles to 2-1 on the year. 

 
Game Two: Cornerstone – 3 Ave Maria – 1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-19)

• Cornerstone fell behind 6-1 early in set one after a trio of errors. 
• After inching closer, Cornerstone once again fell behind by as many as six after a kill from Rita Campos that made it 20-14. 
• CU scored six of the next seven points, capped off by a kill from Kaylee Dykema to bring the deficit back to just one. 
• Ave Maria was able to hold on however with a set clinching kill from Madelyn Haut. 
• AMU once again got out to an early lead in set two, forcing CU into a timeout at 11-6. 
• After the timeout, Cornerstone rallied off four straight points highlighted by a pair of blocks from Kaylee Dykema.
• Rylie Walters recorded a pair of kills in a 5-0 run later in the set which would lead to a 25-19 set two win for the Golden Eagles. 
• Kylie Andras was excellent at the service line in set three, helping the Golden Eagles to a 6-0 run that put them on top 18-17. 
• Cornerstone scored the final three points of the set and used a Kathryn Detweiler kill to win set three 25-22. 
• After the two teams traded points early in set four, CU scored four straight with kills from Olivia Keelean and Kathryn Detweiler. 
• The Gyrenes were out of gas, as they tallied seven errors in the fourth set to help Cornerstone win 25-19 and secure the match 3-1. Kylie Barron recorded the final kill off the set from Aubrey Lenz to win the match. 

 
By the Numbers
3-1 – Cornerstone and Ave Maria each came out of the CU/AQ Classic with the best record overall as they won three of their four matches. 
12 – CU had 12 blocks in each match today, and Kaylee Dykema recorded 8.5 of them.
64 – After not getting the start in the first two sets of game one, freshman Aubrey Lenz tallied 64 total assists on the day. 
29 – Patsy Morris had the most digs in a single game for CU with 29 against Ave Maria. 
29 – Rylie Walters led the team in kills on the day with 12 in the first match and 17 in the second for a total of 29. 17 is a new career high for the junior. 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone hits the road for the first time this year at Spring Arbor on Wednesday, August 25 at 7 p.m.  

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