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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
2
Michigan-Dearborn MICHIGAN 11-7, 3-6
3
Winner Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 13-8, 5-4
Michigan-Dearborn MICHIGAN
11-7, 3-6
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Final
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Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
13-8, 5-4
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Michigan-Dearborn MICHIGAN 14 15 25 25 9 (2)
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 25 25 19 23 15 (3)
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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | @chance_jd

Women’s Volleyball wins in five-set thriller against Michigan-Dearborn

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Women's Volleyball kept their five-set streak alive with a 3-2 victory against Michigan-Dearborn. The Golden Eagles went to five sets again in this narrow matchup which made it their fifth game in a row. Aubrey Johnson led the way with her ninth consecutive double-double (18 kills, 13 digs). The Golden Eagles are in action on the road next with a match against Rochester Christian on Friday, October 11th at 7 p.m.

Game Recap: Cornerstone – 3 Michigan-Dearborn – 2 (25-14, 25-15, 19-25, 23-25, 15-9)

First Set: Cornerstone – 25 Michigan-Dearborn – 14
  • Cornerstone started off the match with an early service error but rallied quickly after they won the next five points and forced the first timeout of the match from Michigan-Dearborn. 
  • Kill by Aubrey Lenz at the net made the match 10-7 in favor of Cornerstone. 
  • Back-to-back attack errors from the Wolverines made the match 14-8 early in the set.
  • Aubrey Lenz service ace made the set 16-9 and forced Michigan-Dearborn into their second called timeout of the set. 
  • Kill by Aubrey Johnson gave Cornerstone a 10 (20-10) point advantage late in the first set.
  • Cornerstone dominated the first set with a score of 25-14 thanks to some stellar blocks at the net. 
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 Michigan-Dearborn – 15
  • Cornerstone started the set off on a three-point run thanks to kills from Jada Thomas and Gabby VerBerkmoes. 
  • Alli Pickard went on a six-point service run to give the Golden Eagles a 9-1 lead which led to a Michigan-Dearborn timeout. 
  • Dyllan Hanna tallied two kills later in the set which gave Cornerstone the 17-9 lead. 
  • Cornerstone continued to dominate the set with attacks from Kylie Barron and Aubrey Johnson which led them to the 25-15 set victory. 
Third Set: Cornerstone – 19 Michigan-Dearborn – 25
  • Michigan-Dearborn got off to the early lead in the set with a 3-1 lead. 
  • Aubrey Johnson kill leveled the set at 4-4. 
  • Kylie Barron had back-to-back kills that gave the edge to Cornerstone early in the set at 7-5.
  • Michigan-Dearborn went on an eight-point run to gain the lead at 13-7.
  • The Wolverines continued to control the momentum in the set with back and forth kills with the match at 20-12.
  • Michigan-Dearborn took the set with a score of 25-19 to stay in the match.  
Fourth Set: Cornerstone – 23 Michigan-Dearborn – 25
  • Both teams traded two points early in the fourth set at 2-2. 
  • Block by Kylie Barron started to give the Golden Eagles some energy as they tied the set at 4-4. 
  • Cornerstone capitalized on a couple attack errors by the Wolverines to take the 7-4 lead early.
  • Jada Thomas and Gabby VerBerkmoes continued to be all over the court with clutch kills which gave Cornerstone the 10-7 lead.
  • Back-to-back kills from the Wolverines followed by a service ace turned the momentum for Michigan-Dearborn who led 13-12. 
  • Kill by Marisa Fetterley of Michigan-Dearborn forced Cornerstone into first timeout of the set as they led 17-14. 
  • Cornerstone produced another huge block from Aubrey Lenz and Gabby VerBerkmoes yet the Golden Eagles still trailed 20-17. 
  • The Wolverines committed an attack error late in the set as the Golden Eagles only trailed by one point with the score at 23-22. 
  • Cornerstone could not close the gap late and lost the set 25-23. 
Fifth Set: Cornerstone – 15 Michigan-Dearborn – 9
  • Both teams traded points early in the set which kept the set at 3-3. 
  • Huge kill by Kylie Barron gave Cornerstone a narrow 5-4 lead. 
  • Back and forth points from both squads kept the match level at 7-7. 
  • Four consecutive kills by Aubrey Johnson closed out the match in the fifth set which gave the Golden Eagles the 3-2 victory. 
By the Numbers:
9 – Aubrey Johnson tallied her 9th straight double-double on the season with 18 kills and 13 digs. 
52 – Aubrey Lenz recorded a match high 52 assists. 
17 – Kylie Barron tallied 17 kills in the match. 
 
What's Next?
Women's Volleyball will be back in action on Friday, October 11th facing Rochester Christian at 7 p.m. 
 
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