GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles broke a five-game losing skid as they split in day one of the Aquinas and Cornerstone Invite, defeating Rochester in four sets before being swept by a veteran IU-South Bend squad. Cornerstone is now 4-7 on the year, as they pick up play bright and early tomorrow morning against St. Thomas at 9 a.m. and (24) IU-Kokomo at 1 p.m.
Game One: Cornerstone – 3 Rochester – 1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-17, 25-17)
- Rochester scored four straight points all on errors from CU to take a 7-4 edge.
- CU responded with a 5-1 run that saw an ace from Olivia Keelean and a pair of kills from Kathryn Detweiler to go on top 18-14.
- Cornerstone hit a dominant .310 in the first set and earned a 25-19 win on an Aubrey Lenz service ace.
- A big block from Taylor Butkiewicz and Olivia Pannecouk highlighted the early action for Rochester to take a 7-3 edge.
- Kaylee Dykema recorded a kill to give CU the lead at 8-7.
- Emma Whitley later recorded a service ace to go on top 13-9.
- Rochester responded with an 11-1 run to take control at 20-14.
- Lauren Dejarden recorded the game winning kill to down CU 25-20 in set two.
- CU responded well in set three as a pair of service aces by Rylie Walters helped the Golden Eagles get out to a 5-1 edge.
- The connection between Patsy Morris, Aubrey Lenz, and the middles of Kathryn Detweiler and Kaylee Dykema helped the Cornerstone advantage grow to 15-6.
- Rochester crawled back into the set late, but Olivia Keelean recorded the final kill to win set three 25-17.
- A 5-0 run by CU was capped off with a great block from the freshmen Kylie Barron and Kathryn Detweiler to make it 12-8 early in set four.
- Rochester's Carly Rodman recorded back-to-back service aces to cut the CU lead to as low as one at 16-15.
- Cornerstone ended the set on a 9-2 run as Kylie Barron clinched the match with a set sealing kill to win 25-17.
Game Two: Cornerstone – 0 IU-South Bend - 3 (22-25, 17-25, 22-25)
- The two teams traded runs early, before IUSB saw their first burst with a 5-0 run, with kills from the dynamic trio of Abby Seeger, Julie Brown, and Amber Jacobs. This brought the score to 14-10 IUSB.
- Cornerstone later responded with a 5-0 run of their own that was capped off with a block from Aubrey Lenz and Kylie Barron that helped them regain the lead 18-17.
- Amber Jacobs could not be stopped at the service line for the Titans however, as she powered a 6-0 run and helped IU-South Bend take set one 25-22.
- A pair of kills from Rylie Walters helped CU get out to a 5-2 edge.
- After IUSB had taken the advantage, Olivia Keelean recorded a kill to go back on top 10-9.
- Whitney Gessinger had the outstanding serve in set two, leading a 9-0 run the longest of the day that helped IUSB take set two 25-17.
- The veteran height of IU-South Bend cost CU early in set three as they fell behind 14-7.
- Regan Vaughn entered and served for the first time in the game to help CU storm back and tie things at 14 all. Kaylee Dykema recorded a pair of kills in the run.
- The two teams traded the lead until the match was tied at 21 and the Titans took a timeout.
- After the timeout, IUSB scored four of the final five points to sweep CU and win set three 25-22.
By the Numbers
16 –
Olivia Keelean recorded a career high 16 kills in the first match vs. Rochester. She has now surpassed 500 in her career.
73 –
Aubrey Lenz played every minute at setter and recorded 73 total assists. 45 came in the first match which is a new career high.
.200 – Cornerstone hit above .200 in all three sets they won today and below .200 in all sets lost today.
33 –
Patsy Morris recorded 33 total digs leading the team with 18 in game one and 15 in game two.
12 –
Kaylee Dykema recorded a career high 12 kills in the win against Rochester.
What's Next?
Cornerstone is back at it bright and early tomorrow morning with a match vs. St. Thomas at 9 a.m. before closing out the invitational vs. (24) IU-Kokomo at 1 p.m.
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