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Galanes
3
Winner Cornerstone CUE 5-8,1-5
1
Lawrence Tech LTU 6-5,0-4
Winner
Cornerstone CUE
5-8,1-5
3
Final
1
Lawrence Tech LTU
6-5,0-4
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cornerstone CUE 25 25 25 28 (3)
Lawrence Tech LTU 21 18 27 26 (1)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | @n_jcamp

Men’s Volleyball wins program’s first conference match at Lawrence Tech

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  – For the first time in the short Golden Eagle program history, CU earned a WHAC victory taking Lawrence Tech down in four sets on the road, 25-21, 25-18, 25-27, 28-26. The duo of David Galanes and Max Hernandez recorded 18 kills each to lead the way, while setter Patrick Voloch recorded a double-double with 40 assists and 14 digs in the win. Cornerstone looks to carry the momentum back home vs. (5) Lourdes on Friday at 7 p.m. 
 
Game Recap – Cornerstone – 3 Lawrence Tech – 1 (25-21, 25-18, 25-27, 28-26)
  • Cornerstone got off to a bit of a slow start, falling behind 6-3 in set one with two early ball handling errors. 
  • A Brunno Peres service ace and David Galanes kill helped Cornerstone to quickly tie set one at six. 
  • The two teams traded points until a 4-1 run from CU put them on top by three. Max Hernandez, Hubert Sliwinski, and David Galanes all recorded kills in the run. 
  • Cornerstone would hold the lead and take set one 25-21. 
  • The Golden Eagles road the momentum into set two, as back-to-back kills from David Galanes put them on top 10-7 and forced Lawrence Tech into a timeout. 
  • After the LTU timeout, CU scored three more points with a kill from Max Hernandez to cap off a 5-0 run and force the Blue Devils into their second timeout. 
  •  Lawrence Tech responded with a 5-0 run to cut it to 17-14, but Cornerstone pulled away scoring six of the last eight points, winning the set on a David Galanes and Hubert Sliwinski block, 25-18. 
  • Neither team could garnish a large lead in set three at 11-8, as Cornerstone went on top by a set high three points after kills from David Galanes and Max Hernandez. 
  • Lawrence Tech responded with a 3-0 run to tie things at 11. Neither team would lead by more than two the rest of the way.
  • The two sides needed a little extra volleyball to finish set three as Cornerstone had two match points that Lawrence Tech survived. LTU recorded back-to-back blocks on the CU attack to win set three 27-25 and force the match to continue. 
  • The Blue Devils road the momentum into set four using back-to-back kills from Felix Perez to go on top 7-3.
  • Cornerstone responded with a 6-2 run to tie things at nine. Brunno Perez recorded three kills in the run. 
  • The two sides traded the lead before Cornerstone again surged for a 5-1 run to go on top 18-14 and make LTU call timeout. 
  • For every Cornerstone run, Lawrence Tech had a response. LTU used a 4-0 run to tie things back up at 18, a 3-0 run to tie things at 22 and again forced extra volleyball in set four. 
  • Facing set point, Cornerstone refused to let this one get away, scoring three straight points capped off by a block from Joshua Beaumont and Brunno Peres to win set four 28-26 and take the match. 
 
By the Numbers 
18 – 18 kills are career highs for both David Galanes and Max Hernandez. 
14 – Alex Hekman recorded a career high 14 digs to tie a team lead in that category.
40/14 – Patrick Voloch earned his third career double-double with a career high 40 assists and 14 digs. 
.225 – Cornerstone hit .225 on the day with an outstanding 15 kill one error first set. 
 
What's Next? 
Cornerstone returns home for their second match against (5) Lourdes on Friday, February 11 at 7 p.m.  
 
Contact: Jesse Campbell | nathan-jesse.campbell@cornerstone.edu | 616-222-1505
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