GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Sophomore setter Patrick Voloch achieved a major milestone on Tuesday night with his 1000^th career assist after 56 in a wild back-and-forth match with rival Aquinas. CU took the first two sets and looked like they would cruise to victory, but (14) Aquinas responded to win three straight and complete the reverse sweep. The Golden Eagles drop to 3-1 on the year and 2-1 in WHAC play with the loss. Non-conference play will continue at the Judson Tournament this weekend as they start on Friday against Roosevelt and Maranatha Baptist College. 
 
Game Recap – Cornerstone – 2 #14 Aquinas – 3(25-23, 26-24, 24-26, 18-25, 13-15)
 
Set One:

• Aquinas made the first run of the match to go up 12-9 and force a CU timeout with back-to-back kills from Josh Boothroyd and Julian Armendano. 
• AQ increased their advantage to 16-11 on a Chase Gil service ace as they took command of the set. 
• Trailing 23-19, Cornerstone responded with a wild 6-0 run to steal set one 25-23. David Galanes recorded two big kills while Andrew Galanes was involved in an assisted block with Ethan Walker and had a solo block to secure the set one victory. 

Set Two:

• Again, Aquinas started strong in set two as a Josh Boothroyd service ace put them on top 4-1. 
• Brunno Peres then began his tear on the offensive end recording three huge kills to put CU opn top 6-5. 
• For every AQ run, Brunno Peres was the answer as he tied the set at 14 with a kill and at 16 with a kill. 
• Back-to-back kills from David Galanes and Andrew Galanes gave Cornerstone the late set two lead 19-18. 
• Cornerstone earned their first set point on an Aquinas service error, but the Saints would stay right in it with a block from Carter Sabo and Alexander Rodriguez to tie things at 24. 
• The Saints gifted CU the set two victory with two errors on a serve and an attack to win 26-24. 

Set Three:

• Cornerstone finally was the one to get off to a strong start in set three, leading 4-1 on a David Galanes kill. 
• Kyi Jagorin added a service ace as part of a 3-0 run that put CU on top 7-3 early. 
• Gage Dinges responded with a great service run for the Saints of five straight points to put AQ on top 8-7. 
• The two teams would then trade points until it sat at 18 all. 
• AQ scored four of the next five to lead 22-19, but again CU responded as they had all day with two huge blocks from Andrew Galanes and Ethan Walker to tie the set at 22. 
• With the set needed extra points yet again, Aquinas was able to pull away with a kill and a service ace to take set three 26-24. 

Set Four:

• Needing to rebound, Cornerstone again started strong in set four. Joshua Beaumont recorded a kill to put them up 4-2. 
• Aquinas would storm back with a 6-1 run to take a lead behind the strong offense from their outside hitters.
• Aquinas would hold the lead the remainder of set four and win 25-18 on a big block from Carter Sabo and Alexander Rodriguez.

Set Five:

• The two evenly matched teams recorded six consecutive side outs early in set five. Aquinas finally found two straight points to lead 8-6 and force the first CU timeout. 
• Patrick Voloch already well surpassing a career high in a single game for assists, recorded his 1000^th career assist later in the set, as the Galanes brothers combined for three kills to put CU on top 9-8. 
• The Saints immediately responded with a 3-0 run behind a block and a kill from Josh Boothroyd to lead 11-9. 
• Aquinas would hit match point on an attack error by the Golden Eagles at 14-12. CU would use their second and final timeout at this point. 
• Brunno Peres and Joshua Beaumont recorded a block to survive the first AQ match point, but CU could not survive the second, falling 15-13 in set five for the 3-2 loss. 

By the Numbers 
25 – David Galanes led CU with 25 kills for a new career high for a single match. 
9-2 – Aquinas won the service ace battle, 9-2. 
.400 – In sets two and four, Aquinas hit above .400 for their match hitting percentage to total .286. 
 
What's Next? 
Cornerstone heads to the Judson Tournament this weekend for four matches. CU will face Roosevelt and Maranatha Baptist first on Friday, February 3 starting at noon EST. 
 
Contact: Jesse Campbell | nathan-jesse.campbell@cornerstone.edu | 616-222-1505
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