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Emma Whitley
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University of Northwestern Ohio UNIVERSI 8-7, 2-3
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Winner Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 6-9, 1-4
University of Northwestern Ohio UNIVERSI
8-7, 2-3
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Final
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Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
6-9, 1-4
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
University of Northwestern Ohio UNIVERSI 18 25 20 14 (1)
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 25 14 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | @n_jcamp

Women’s Volleyball ends skid with four set victory over UNOH

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After finding their rhythm again last night, the Golden Eagles found the win column on Saturday afternoon with a 25-18, 14-25, 25-20, 25-14 victory over Northwestern Ohio. The young Golden Eagles end a five-game losing skid and move to 7-9, 2-4 WHAC on the year to cap off a three match homestand. Next up, Cornerstone will travel to Rochester on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. match against the Warriors who are still looking for their first conference victory. 

Game Recap: Cornerstone – 3 UNOH – 1 (25-18, 14-25, 25-20, 25-14)
Set One:
  • Cornerstone got off to a bit of a slow start in a first set filled with runs. After scoring the first point on a Jada Thomas kill, UNOH scored five straight with two kills from Abigail Martin and an ace from Logan Thomas. 
  • Cornerstone responded with a 7-0 run on the Hannah Giere serve to take a big lead, 14-10. Four different Golden Eagles had a kill in the run and Giere added an ace on her great serve. 
  • After a UNOH timeout, Cornerstone would score four more in a row. Kylie Barron recorded three kills to make it 19-12. 
  • The Racers tried to battle back but it was not enough as a dump kill from Aubrey Lenz gave Cornerstone set one 25-18. 
Set Two:
  • Neither side could find an advantage early as kills from Jada Thomas and Hannah Giere tied things at eight in set two. 
  • Northwestern Ohio would then go on a 6-1 run to take the advantage and lead 14-9. 
  • Savanna Reed added a service ace late as it was all Racers. They led 24-13 and had CU hitting a game low .100. 
  • Aliyah Taylor recorded the set point kill to tie the match at one and give the Racers the set, 25-14. 
Set Three:
  • Cornerstone got off to the strong start in set three. Emma Whitley added a unique overpass kill early in the set to put Cornerstone on top 4-1. 
  • A 4-0 run later in the set put CU on top 14-9. Emma Whitley had a service ace and a big block from Kylie Barron and Emmalee Murphy highlighted the run. 
  • UNOH would stay in it, using a Bailey Gregory service ace to cut the deficit to two at 17-15. 
  • CU then responded with a 5-1 run capped off by a block from Eliza Thelen and Jada Thomas to take command, 22-16. 
  • Kylie Barron recorded the final kill to take set three 25-20. 
Set Four:
  • It was all Golden Eagles in set four. Kylie Andras added a service ace to cap an 8-3 run to start the set. 
  • Another Hannah Giere service run of six straight points helped Cornerstone add to their commanding lead. CU led 17-5 and saw three consecutive kills from Emmalee Murphy in the run. 
  • Eliza Thelen finished off the Racers with back-to-back kills as Cornerstone cruised to a 25-14 set four victory and took the match in four sets. 
 
By the Numbers:
.391 – Cornerstone hit .391 as a team in the fourth set with a dominant 21 kills and just three errors. 
8 – Emmalee Murphy led the Golden Eagles with 15 kills making it eight straight matches she has played in with double-digit kills. 
19 – Emma Whitley tallied 19 digs for the second straight night in just her second match as the Golden Eagle libero. 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone hits the road on Wednesday to face Rochester for a 7 p.m. match. 

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