GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Men's Volleyball kicked off their busy weekend with a tough five set victory over Life 25-22, 25-23, 24-26, 29-31, 15-12. The Golden Eagles got up to a 2-0 lead in the match before Life stormed back winning the next two sets to force a fifth set. The Golden eagles did just enough to run past the Running Eagles in the fifth set, thanks to big-time kills by
Joshua Beaumont. Cornerstone will be right back in action tomorrow as they host Lawrence tech at 12 p.m. and Trinity International at 2:30 p.m.
Game Highlights: Cornerstone – 3 Life – 2 (25-22, 25-23, 24-26, 29-31, 15-12)
- First Set
- Life jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead thanks to Cornerstone's attack errors, but Cornerstone responded with a 3-0 run of their own to tie it 3-3 thanks to a block by Hubert Sliwinski and Andrew Galanes.
- Cornerstone and Life have continued to trade blows back-and-forth before the Golden Eagles used a 3-0 run to take the 11-8 lead thanks to kills by Andrew Galanes and David Galanes.
- Cornerstone has continued to keep the lead around three as they lead 17-14 after back-to-back kills by David Galanes.
- Life used a small run to bring it within one, but Cornerstone responded with a quick run to extend their lead back to three, 20-17 to force the Running Eagle timeout after kills by Patrick Voloch and David Galanes.
- The Golden Eagles would finish the set strong, finishing the set on a service error by the Running Eagles to win the first set 25-22.
- Second Set
- Cornerstone and Life went back-and-forth to start the second set before kills by Brunno Peres and Andrew Galanes gave the Golden Eagles an early 5-3 lead.
- Cornerstone used a little run to go up 9-6, but Life responded with 2-0 run of their own to make it 9-8 before Hubert Sliwinski brought the hammer on an impressive kill to make it 10-8 Cornerstone early.
- Life used a 4-1 run to tie the game 15-15, taking advantage or Cornerstone's errors as well as impressive kills on the offensive side.
- Life forces a Cornerstone timeout after a service to take the 18-17 lead late in the second set.
- Cornerstone and Life battle between points in the set is tied late 20-20 after both teams had kills.
- Cornerstone was down 22-20, before using a 5-1 run to close out the half taking advantage of Life's errors and kills by David Galanes. Winning the second set 25-23.
- Third Set
- Cornerstone got off to a quick start in the third set, going up 4-1 thanks to errors by the Running Eagle's hitters.
- Life responded swiftly with a 6-1 run to take the 7-5 lead thanks to a service ace and impressive kills by the hitters.
- The Golden Eagles responded with a 5-0 run to take the 10-7 lead thanks to a dig kill by Brunno Peres and big hits by Hubert Sliwinski and the Galanes brothers.
- The Golden Eagles continue to battle with the Running Eagles as they lead 16-13 thanks to a kill by Brunno Peres and Andrew Galanes.
- Life uses a timeout after falling 19-15 late in the third set, as the Golden Eagles are just six points away from the third set victory.
- The Running Eagles have used a 7-3 run to tie the match 22-22 late in the third set, taking advantage of the Cornerstone errors.
- The Running Eagles run away with the third set, winning 26-24.
- Fourth Set
- Angry off their third set loss, Cornerstone comes out hot getting up 6-2 early thanks to kills by Joshua Beaumont and the Galanes brothers.
- Life has slowly chipped away at the Cornerstone lead, making it a 9-8 game, thanks to a service ace and attack errors by the Golden Eagles.
- The Running Eagles force Cornerstone to use one of their timeouts as they have used a 5-2 run to take a 13-11 lead.
- Life has continued to put the pressure on the Golden Eagles, attacking the ball well as they now lead 19-14.
- David Galanes has single handedly brought Cornerstone back into this one, with three-straight kills. Then big blocks by Joshua Beaumont and the Galanes brother tie the set 22-22
- Cornerstone and Life continued to battle as it is 25-25 after kills by both teams.
- It has continued to back-and-forth as the game is still tied 29-29 late thanks to comeback kills by Hubert Sliwinski.
- Life does just enough to win the fourth set, 31-29 to force a fifth set.
- Fifth Set
- The Golden Eagles got off to a quick start again up 4-0, forcing Life to use an early timeout thanks to kills by Joshua Beaumont and Andrew Galanes.
- Life uses a small 4-0 run to make it 6-4, but Cornerstone finishes the first half of set five with a 2-0 run to lead 8-4 thanks to a kill by Andrew Galanes.
- Cornerstone and Life have started to chirp at each other as Cornerstone still leads late 12-9, after nice kills by Patrick Voloch.
- Joshua Beaumont iced the game with a kill to give Cornerstone the 15-12 set five victory.
By The Numbers
52 – Another 50+ assist performance for
Patrick Voloch who recorded 52 in the victory
17 –
Andrew Galanes and
David Galanes led the way for the Golden Eagles with 17 kills
5 – Life out aced the Golden Eagles 5-1
What's Next?
Cornerstone is right back in action tomorrow in a quick tournament with a 12 p.m. match against Lawrence Tech and a 2:30 p.m. match against Trinity International.
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