PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – A tough away match for Cornerstone Men's Volleyball goes all the way to a fifth set, as the Golden Eagles rally together escape Trinity with a victory. Cornerstone took the first set comfortably but didn't find their true stride until the fourth and fifth set. The Golden Eagles showed a lot a passion as they never gave up in the final set, which they ultimately won 17-15 on a service ace from junior outside hitter David Galanes. Cornerstone will once again continue their away travels, finishing off the home game drought at Siena Heights University, on March 21, starting at 7 p.m.  
 
Game One Recap: Cornerstone – 3 Trinity Christian – 2 (25-14, 20-25, 17-25, 25-14, 17-15)  
 

• Set 1 
  • David Galanes and Ethan Walker get up for the block perfectly to tie the first set 1-1. 
  • A long rally ends after Joshua Beaumont and Andrew Galanes put a wall between the Trinity Trolls and the other side of the net, blocking the ball to go up 4-3. 
  • Max Hernandez subs into the game and immediately records the first service ace of the match. 8-6 is the score, Cornerstone leads. 
  • Ethan Walker and Andrew Galanes put up a double block, the Golden Eagles go up 11-8. Forcing Trinity Christian into their first timeout. 
  • After a timeout from Trinity Christian, Joshua Beaumont continues to cause problems for the Trolls defense, recording another kill to put the Golden Eagles up 17-11. 
  • A service ace from Cade Meza keeps Cornerstone in the driver's seat, 19-11. 
  • Patrick Voloch's serve is unable to be returned by Trinity Christian, the Golden Eagles sit at a comfortable 24-14 lead.
  • The first set ends with a block from Ethan Walker and David Galanes. Cornerstone wins 25-14. 
• Set 2 
  • Cornerstone goes up 2-0 immediately after a service error from the Trolls and a setting error. 
  • Some critical attack and passing errors from Cornerstone hand Trinity Christian the lead in the second set 5-4. 
  • Trinity Christian goes on two 3-0 runs, which gives them the lead 18-13 in the second set. 
  • A service error from the Trolls and an attacking error closes the deficit a bit for the Golden Eagles. The Trolls still lead 21-17 as both teams go into a timeout. 
  • Andrew Galanes finds the hole in the block to keep Cornerstone in the set but still trailing 22-18. 
  • The joust at the net is won by Trinity Christian, as they finish out the second set 25-20. 
• Set 3 
  • Ethan Walker takes advantage of the overpass from the Trolls and gives Cornerstone their first lead in the third set 2-1. 
  • Trinity Christian gets their own group of blocks twice in a row, as they go up 5-2. 
  • Joshua Beaumont gets a kill off the block for Cornerstone as they still trail Trinity 10-6. 
  • A service error by the Trolls keeps Cornerstone's hope alive as they still are behind 15-12. 
  • Joshua Beaumont cannot be stopped, he records yet another uncontested kill from the middle to bring Cornerstone within one point of Trinity Christian, 16-15. 
  • Out of a timeout, Ethan Walker records another block in the middle of the court to inch closer to Trinity Christian's lead of 22-17. 
  • Trinity Christian finishes the set strong, winning 25-17 to go up two sets to one.
• Set 4 
  • Ethan Walker and David Galanes stuff Trinity Christian's middle hitter and go up 2-0. 
  • Andrew Galanes gets his own solo block and a kill in the fourth set. Building Cornerstone's lead to 6-0. 
  • A block from Joshua Beaumont brings Cornerstone to a 11-6 lead in the fourth set. 
  • Patrick Voloch records a service ace, as the Golden Eagles continue to soar in the fourth set 18-9. 
  • Ethan Walker gets yet another solo block to give Cornerstone a 21-10 lead. 
  • David Galanes grabs a service ace as the Golden Eagles stay confidently in the lead 22-10. 
  • As a service error from the Trinity Christian Trolls pushes Cornerstone to set point 24-14, the Golden Eagles put the fourth set to bed on a kill from Joshua Beaumont 25-14 to force a fifth set.  
• Set 5 
  • Miscommunication by the Trolls keeps the final set close as Trinity Christian leads 4-3. 
  • Patrick Voloch gets a point off of Cornerstone's overpass, keeping the game within reach as they trail behind 5-4. 
  • An attack error from Cornerstone puts Trinity Christian up 9-7. 
  • Out of a Cornerstone timeout, the Trolls record a service error which keeps the final set close as they still lead 9-8. 
  • Joshua Beaumont kills the ball right on the line to tie the set up for a second time 11-11. 
  • A passing error sees Trinity Christian to a two-point lead in the fifth set 13-11. 
  • Ethan Walker and David Galanes block the ball for a controversial point which forces Trinity Christian into a timeout as the set is tied 13-13. 
  • A big attacking error from the Trolls gives Cornerstone the lead 15-14. 
  • David Galanes coming up big in the fifth set grabs another kill and gives Cornerstone a 16-15 lead. 
  • David Galanes keeps the points coming in the fifth set and finishes the match on a service ace. Cornerstone wins the final set 17-15. 

 
By the Numbers: 
16/3 – David Galanes recorded 16 kills with 31 total attempts, while also leading both teams in service aces at 3, one of which was the game winner. 
.625 – Joshua Beaumont had the highest attack percentage with the most kills for either team in this five-set contest. He totaled a .625 attack percentage with 11 kills out of 16 total attempts. 
45 – Patrick Voloch had the most assists out of anyone at a whopping 45.
8 – Eight blocks for sophomore middle hitter Ethan Walker was the difference maker in the final two sets as it was a game high.
 
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