GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles continue to find the win column, taking 10 straight from their opponents after losing the first three matches of the 2022 season. CU closed out the AQ/CU Classic with a pair of four set victories over (12) Bellevue and Judson inside Mol Arena. Cornerstone saw a few career highs in the victories as they are now 10-3 on the year. The team gets into the meat of the conference season next weekend as they will host Lourdes and Siena Heights on Friday and Saturday next week. 

Game One: #RV Cornerstone – 3 #12 Bellevue – 1 (25-20, 23-25, 34-32, 25-22)

• Kaylee Dykema got Cornerstone started with a kill and a block early in set one to help them get out to a 4-2 advantage against Bellevue who just beat Saint Xavier earlier in the day in four sets. 
• The Aubrey Lenz serve dominated as the Golden Eagles went on a 5-0 run that saw a pair of Lenz service aces. 
• A kill from Kathryn Detweiler finally forced the Bruins into their first timeout trailing 11-4.
• Bellevue would surge back with an 8-3 run to get back into the set and force Cornerstone into a timeout at 21-19. 
• After the timeout, Kathryn Detweiler recorded another huge kill and was part of a block with teammate Kylie Barron to help CU take set one 25-20. 
• Cornerstone took their first lead in set two after back-to-back smart placement kills from Kaylee Dykema on a tip and then a blast to the back corner. Dykema later added a block to put CU on top 9-5 and forced a Bruin timeout. 
• BU again stormed back, cutting the deficit to two at 15-13 on a kill from Jacki Apel. 
• In crunch time of set two, Kylie Barron and Kathryn Detweiler combined for a massive block to put CU up 20-18. 
• Bellevue did not give up though, coming back to score seven of the last 10 points and take set two on a kill from Sierra Athen, 25-23. 
• Bellevue got off to a strong start in set three taking momentum, as Rosa Reed-Bouley tallied four of the first seven Bruin points via the kill to put them on top 7-3. 
• CU responded with six straight points to take a 9-7 edge. Olivia Keelean had a service ace, while new substitute Hannah Giere recorded a kill. 
• The Bruins later scored four straight to go on top 17-16. Olivia Keelean ended the run with a kill to tie things back at 17. 
• Long rallies were the name of the game late in set three. Aubrey Lenz kept a play alive with an outstanding pancake dig to keep CU alive. Cornerstone trailed 24-21 and was able to rally all the way back in a wild set three to win 34-32 on a Bellevue attack error. 
• Two exhausted teams took the floor for set four and traded points early. Kills from Kylie Barron and Kathryn Detweiler helped CU go on a 4-0 run to get on top 8-4. 
• Bellevue cut the CU lead to just one at 12-11. However, a 5-0 run by CU forced Bellevue into a timeout at 17-11. Kaylee Dykema combined for a pair of blocks in the run. 

• After the timeout, Cornerstone continued to push the issue taking set four 25-22 on a Kylie Barron kill to win the match. 

 
Game Two: #RV Cornerstone – 3 Judson - 1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-21)

• After a quick turnaround from a long game one, Cornerstone came into game two against Judson and got off to a bit of a slow start, falling behind 8-5 on a kill from Emmaline Davey. 
• Cornerstone woke back up to tie things at 14 on a pair of kills from Rylie Walters that forced a JU timeout. 
• Judson responded with a 5-0 run on two kills from Carolina Cosme to regain control at 21-17. 
• CU was unable to make a late comeback, falling 25-23 in set one. 
• In set two, Cornerstone took a two-point lead for the first time on a block from Kaylee Dykema to make it 7-5. 
• Cornerstone started to take control, again using a block this time from Kaylee Dykema and Kathryn Detweiler to cap a 3-0 run and force a Judson timeout leading 13-9. 
• A service ace from Judson's Kara Wicklund tied set two at 19. 
• The JU libero went down with an injury on a kill from Aubrey Lenz. She was forced to come out for the end of the set which allowed CU to take momentum. A block from Hannah Giere and Kaylee Dykema as well as a rare kill from Patsy Morris propelled the Golden Eagles to take set two 25-22. 
• Jada Thomas saw the floor for the first time in set three as Cornerstone got out to a quick 6-3 advantage. 
• A block by Kylie Barron and Hannah Giere helped increase the lead to 9-4 and forced a Judson timeout. 
• After a short Eagle run to cut the CU lead to one, the team responded with a 5-0 run that saw a service ace from Patsy Morris. 
• Cornerstone cruised the rest of the way, getting more substitutes some action as they took set three 25-14.
• In set four the CU block continued to dominate. Kaylee Dykema again was involved in one with Jada Thomas to help CU go on top 8-5. 
• A Jada Thomas kill forced a Judson timeout at 15-12 as CU continued to lead by three. 
• Judson came back to take a lead, but Cornerstone would not relinquish the set, winning 25-21 and taking the match in four sets. 

 
By the Numbers:
10 – Cornerstone has now won 10 straight matches, surpassing their longest win streak from a season ago of nine. 
2017 – Cornerstone defeated a top 15 team in the country for the first time since 2017 when CU took down number 11 Eastern Oregon, making it the first top 15 win under Head Coach Megan Lenhart during her time with the Golden Eagles. 
13 – Kathryn Detweiler recorded a new career high of 13 kills in the win over (12) Bellevue. 
48 – Aubrey Lenz also recorded a new career for assists against Bellevue with 48. 
1.000 – Patsy Morris got a rare three kills as a libero on three attempts to hit 1.000. 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone returns to WHAC play back at home on Friday as they take on Lourdes at 7 p.m. 
 
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