GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The start of the 2024 season is just three days away for women's volleyball as they will head to Parkville, Missouri for a three-match tournament hosted by Park University. The season starts on Friday, August 23 as the Golden Eagles take on #RV Saint Ambrose starting at 5 p.m. They will be right back in action the following morning on Saturday, August 24 as they take on Wayland Baptist at 11 a.m. then later in the day against host #8 Park at 5 p.m. to round out their opening weekend.
 
Opponent: #RV Saint Ambrose
Location: Parkville, Mo. (Breckon Sports Center)
Date: Friday, August 23
Time: 5:00 p.m. EST
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Opponent: Wayland Baptist
Location: Parkville, Mo. (Breckon Sports Center)
Date: Saturday, August 24
Time: 11:00 a.m. EST
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Opponent: #8 Park
Location: Parkville, Mo. (Breckon Sports Center)
Date: Saturday, August 24
Time: 5 p.m. EST
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Last Season Recap & Season Outlook
Coming off a year where they went undefeated in conference play and made it to the final site of the NAIA National Tournament, women's volleyball found themselves in a down year as they finished with an overall record of 14-17, finishing seventh in the conference. They would lose in the first round of the WHAC Tournament to Aquinas to end their 2023 campaign.
 
Losing one senior from 2023, women's volleyball returns key starters Kylie Barron, Aubrey Lenz, and Emmalee Murphy to lead the young and hungry squad to a bounce back year in 2024. Barron, Lenz, and Murphy are all coming off WHAC All-Conference performances as they are looking to keep the momentum going into this year with another year of stellar performances. Barron led the blocking totaling 131 while also having 289 kills. Lenz led the setting as she compiled 1,062 assists on the year and Murphy led the attacking with 307 kills. Cornerstone was tabbed to finish fifth in the WHAC Standings after the coaches preseason poll.
 
Scouting Saint Ambrose
Saint Ambrose comes into the contest against the Golden Eagles as a receiving votes team after finishing 20-16 in 2023 and making it into the National Tournament thanks to seven straight wins and a Conference Tournament Championship. They would eventually lose to the National Champion runner up in pool play to close out their year. The Fighting Bees averaged 12.04 kills per-set at a .192 percentage last year as well as averaging 1.93 blocks and 13.78 digs per-set.
 
Scouting Wayland Baptist
Wayland Baptist finished their 2023 season with an overall record of 18-16 losing in the first round of their conference tournament. WBU averaged 10.9 kills per-set at a .154 hitting percentage while averaging 1.7 blocks and 17 digs per-set in 2023. 
 
Scouting Park
Park comes into the contest against the Golden Eagles ranked number eight in the country after finishing 2023 32-3, losing in the National Tournament Pool play, snapping a 28-match win streak. Out of their 32 wins from last season, 22 of them finished in three set sweeps as they finished undefeated in conference and on their home court. The Pirates averaged 13.3 kills per-set at a .231 hitting percentage while also averaging 2.2 blocks and 17.8 digs per-set. They return lead attacker Grecia Ung who compiled 356 kills on the year.
 
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