GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Indiana Tech handed No. 13 Cornerstone their first set loss at home tonight and eventually handed them their first match loss as the visiting Warriors defeated Cornerstone 3-1 (19-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-19). The setback drops CU to 10-1 on the year and 6-1 in league action as the Golden Eagles will close out the home weekend with a 12 p.m. contest on Saturday against Lourdes.
 
Match Recap – #RV Indiana Tech 3, #13 Cornerstone 1
 

• Set One
  • The two teams traded points for the most part until an Ernest Broaster kill followed a Hubert Sliwinski kill to put CU up 6-4
  • Back to back kills from Broaster and Landon Waltz gave CU a 12-9 lead and they upped that margin to five at 16-11 after an ace from Patrick Voloch
  • After a timeout from the Warriors, the visitors then took five of the next six points to get within one at 17-16
  • The Golden Eagles called their own timeout and proceeded to score the next four with kills from Andrew Galanes and Waltz, an ace from Kyi Jagorin and a block from Galanes
  • Set one was finished off with a kill from Josh Beaumont and a bad set from the Warriors with CU taking the victory 25-19
• Set Two
  • Indiana Tech came out strong in the second set, scoring the first three points
  • CU rallied and scored eight of the next eleven to take their first lead at 7-6 after back to back terminations from David Galanes and Beaumont and the rally continued with a big swing from Galanes again
  • The Golden Eagles would maintain that two point lead at 14-12 but the Warriors took control with an 8-3 run forcing CU into a timeout trailing 20-17
  • Cornerstone got to within two on three different occasions but the Warriors stellar passing down the stretch propelled them to the 25-22 win
     
• Set Three
  • In the pivotal third set, neither team would budge for the first 10 points as the largest lead either team could muster was two (by CU at 3-1).
  • With the score tied 10-10, CU scored five of the next six points to take a 15-11 lead. The run was capped off by a Patrick Voloch ace
  • That lead grew to 20-15 on a David Galanes kill and it looked as if CU would take a commanding 2-1 lead
  • Indiana Tech then clawed their way back in and used an 8-1 run to take the 23-21 lead
  • Cornerstone hung tough and thanks to kills from Broaster (2) and Voloch, knotted it at 24 all
  • A missed serve by CU gave IT the 25-24 lead and then the Warriors finished off CU after a bad set
• Set Four
  • The fourth set resembled the third for the first 20 points with teams trading side outs on excellent offensive firepower
  • With the score tied at 18 all, Indiana Tech had a couple of huge defensive plays to keep rallies alive and they scored two straight to force CU into a timeout
  • A David Galanes kill brought CU to within one but the Warriors made too many key plays down the stretch to win going away 25-19

 
By the Numbers  
21 and 12 - Ernest Broaster and David Galanes were the only two Golden Eagles with double-digit kills
48 - Patrick Voloch dished out 48 assists while also posting seven digs and one ace
60-57 - Cornerstone had three more kills than Indiana Tech but also had 21 errors compared to Tech's 12

 
What's Next?  
The Golden Eagles stay at home on Saturday where they will face Lourdes University at 12 p.m. inside Mol Arena
 
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