GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone Women's Volleyball extended their win streak to 12 straight games with a 3-1 victory of Siena heights, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-21. It was a tough back and forth match throughout the entire game that saw why Cornerstone has such a great defense. This 12 game win streak ties Coach
Megan Lenhart's highest win streak as the head coach of Cornerstone. She will be looking to add onto the win streak with three more games next week, all on the road at Aquinas on September 21, Indiana Tech on September 23, and UNOH on September 24.
Game Highlights:
• Cornerstone got off to a great start with kills by
Rylie Walters and
Kaylee Dykema to get off to an 8-4 lead.
• Siena Heights stormed back to take the 9-8 lead with kills by Kinsey Wagner and a service ace by Payton Osborne.
• Kills by Devyne Eisenhauer and a few Cornerstone mistakes gave Siena Heights the 18-14 lead to force Cornerstone to take their first timeout.
• The Golden Eagles used a 4-0 run to get it to 19-18 to force a Siena Heights timeout. With kills
Olivia Keelean and
Kylie Barron.
• Cornerstone and Siena Heights battle back and forth with Siena Heights pulling off the first set victory 25-23 from a kill by Devyne Eisenhauer.
• Cornerstone got out to another strong start in set two starting off with the first four points thanks to a few attack errors by Siena Heights.
• The Golden Eagles continue their great start forcing Siena Heights to take their first timeout after blocks from
Aubrey Lenz and
Kylie Barron and a service ace by
Emma Whitley.
• A
Patsy Morris service ace highlighted another Cornerstone 5-0 run.
Kaylee Dykema and
Rylie Walters had key blocks to force Siena Heights to use their final timeout. CU leading the set 17-10.
• Cornerstone continued their strong second set to win it 25-20 thanks to kills by
Kylie Barron and
Rylie Walters.
• With kills by
Kathryn Detweiler and
Aubrey Lenz, Cornerstone got out to a 9-6 lead in set three.
• Siena Heights called their first timeout as Cornerstone went on a 3-0 run to extend their lead 15-10 after back-to-back kills by
Kylie Barron.
• After a Siena Heights rally to cut it 22-19, Cornerstone called their first timeout after kills by Devyne Eisenhaur for Siena Heights and back-to-back attack errors for the Golden Eagles.
• Cornerstone finished the set strong thanks to errors by Siena Heights winning set three 25-21.
• Cornerstone got out to another good start in set four, starting out 4-2 after kills by
Olivia Keelean and
Kylie Barron.
• Cornerstone goes on a 3-0 run to take the 12-11 lead to force the Siena Heights timeout after a service ace by
Aubrey Lenz.
• Another service ace by
Aubrey Lenz and a kill by
Kylie Barron force Siena Heights to use their second timeout of the set. CU leading the set 15-11.
•
Patsy Morris extended the Cornerstone lead thanks to another service ace making it 19-15.
• Siena Heights responded quickly scoring four straight points to tie the game at 19-19. Kills by Kadie Carsten and Kinsey Wagner forced the Cornerstone timeout.
• Cornerstone finished the set strong thanks to big blocks by
Aubrey Lenz,
Kaylee Dykema, and
Kylie Barron to help give Cornerstone the 25-21 set four win, and the match 3-1.
By the Numbers:
44 –
Aubrey Lenz continues her spectacular season with another game of 40+ assists.
24 –
Patsy Morris had another great game in which saw her have another game of 20+ digs.
13/13 –
Rylie Walters and
Olivia Keelean led the team with 13 kills.
12 – This ties the longest win streak for Coach
Megan Lenhart.
10 –
Olivia Keelean is now 10 kills away from 1000 in her career.
What's Next?
The Golden Eagles hit the road for three away games next week. They travel down the road on Wednesday, September 21 to play Aquinas. They then go to Indiana Tech on Friday, September 23 and then down to Ohio to face off against UNOH September 24.
Volleyball Contact:
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