ADRIAN, Mich. – For the second time in as many nights, the Golden Eagles women's volleyball team fell to a WHAC opponent away from home, losing against Siena Heights 3-1. That loss drops CU to 9-10 overall, 4-2 in the WHAC.
Game Recap: Cornerstone – 1 Siena Heights - 3 (25-23, 18-25, 20-25, 23-25)
- It was a back-and-forth first set between the Saints and Golden Eagles. CU went on a four-point run early behind three Regan Vaughn aces to go up 5-2.
- A few SHU attacking errors and kills by Rylie Walters and Olivia Keelean helped finish out the first set for Cornerstone, winning 25-23.
- Siena Heights got off to a quick start in the second set, recording 4 kills in a row, followed by a CU attacking error to go up 10-5.
- The Saints had a second five-point run, this time five straight kills, to take a commanding 15-6 lead.
- A couple CU kills by Keelean and Walters helped the Golden Eagles inch back into the game, but the Saints offense proved too much as they took the second set.
- Cornerstone started off the third set going on a 7-0 run, highlighted by three straight aces by Rylie Walters.
- Siena Heights went on a five-point run later in the third set to close the gap, with CU only leading 10-9 after an Alli Conly service ace.
- The Saints went on another run, registering six points in a row to take a 19-15 lead late in the third set.
- CU showed some resilience, going on a three-point run, highlighted by a Kaylee Dykema kill to close the gap to 19-21.
- SHU eventually finished off the set on an Aubrey Bates service ace.
- The fourth set started off well for the Golden Eagles, as they got off to 6-2 start.
- After a few Siena Heights scoring runs, the Saints took a 10-9 lead.
- Cornerstone followed up that SHU run with a five-point run of their own, made possible by three Saint errors, as the Golden Eagles took a 14-10 lead.
- After some back and forth play with CU up 19-13, Siena Heights closed the gap with a six-point run to tie the set at 19-19.
- The rest of the set was back-and-forth, with SHU winning the final two points, capped by an Aline Marinelo kill, to win the fourth set 25-23.
By the Numbers
13 –
Olivia Keelean recorded 13 kills to lead the Golden Eagles.
15 – Digs by
Regan Vaughn to lead the team. She played libero against the Saints.
14 – Blocks by CU, a bright spot for the team, recorded ten more than SHU, 9 of which were recorded by
Kaylee Dykema.
.090 – Hitting percentage as a team in their 4-set loss.
What's Next?
Cornerstone returns home to host UM-Flint on Wednesday, September 29 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on CSPN through the "Watch" tab on cugoldeneagles.com.
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