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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
WVB
PC: Sophia Romine
0
Defiance College (OH DEFIANCE 7-8, 1-3
3
Winner Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 8-5, 2-2
Defiance College (OH DEFIANCE
7-8, 1-3
0
Final
3
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
8-5, 2-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Defiance College (OH DEFIANCE 15 14 18 (0)
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | @jonnystrube0

Women's Volleyball returns to form with a 3-0 sweep of Defiance

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Women's Volleyball returned home and back into form with a 3-0 sweep over Defiance. It was all Cornerstone from the start in this one as they went on to hit .383 for the match on their way to their second conference victory. Cornerstone moves to 8-5 (2-2) on the year as they welcome Lourdes tomorrow afternoon for a matchup at 2 p.m.

Game Recap – Cornerstone – 3 Defiance – 0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-18)
 
First Set: Cornerstone – 25 Defiance - 15
  • Cornerstone jumped out to a 3-1 lead thanks to kills from Gabby VerBerkmoes, Aubrey Lenz, and Aubrey Johnson.
  • Defiance was forced to call their first timeout of the set as the Golden Eagle run continued as they now lead 7-1 thanks to a couple Yellow Jacket errors and a kill from Kylie Barron.
  • It continued to be all Cornerstone to start set one as a service ace from Ava Ford made it 12-2.
  • The Golden Eagles and Yellow Jackets have traded points as Cornerstone still leads 16-8.
  • Gabby VerBerkmoes slams two over balls down for a kill to give the Golden Eagles a 20-11 advantage.
  • The Golden Eagles close out the first set strong as they win it 25-15 thanks to a kill from Kylie Barron
 
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 Defiance - 14
  • Like the first set, Cornerstone jumped out to a 3-1 lead thanks to kills from Jada Thomas and Aubrey Lenz.
  • After a back-and-forth affair, the Golden Eagles found some momentum as they took a 10-5 lead thanks to kills from Gabby VerBerkmoes and Emmalee Murphy. Aubrey Lenz also added a solo block in the run.
  • Right out of the timeout, Defiance went on a 4-0 run to make it 10-9 in the second set after a service ace.
  • Defiance was forced to call a timeout as Cornerstone went on a 6-0 run that was highlighted by a solo block from Aubrey Johnson as the Golden Eagles lead 18-11.
  • It continued to be all Cornerstone as a couple more errors from Defiance made it 22-12.
  • Cornerstone closed the second set with three straight points thanks to a kill and service ace from Aubrey Johnson to win it 25-14.
 
Third Set: Cornerstone – 25 Defiance - 18
  • Gabby VerBerkmoes opened the third set with a bang thanks to back-to-back kills to make it 2-0.
  • The Golden Eagles continued to score as Aubrey Johnson joined the party with two loud kills of her own to make it 6-2.
  • Defiance clawed their way back into the third set but a kill from Aubrey Johnson made it 11-7.
  • Three straight errors by Defiance forced them to call a timeout as the Golden Eagles extended their lead 15-9.
  • Defiance has made it a three-point set as their run made it 17-14.
  • Cornerstone was forced to call their first timeout of the set as Defiance made it 18-16 late in the third set.
  • Right out of the timeout, the Golden Eagles went on a 3-0 run to extend their 21-17 thanks to a kill from Gabby VerBerkmoes and Jada Thomas.
  • Aubrey Lenz recorded three straight aces out of the timeout to make it a 24-17, one point away from a 3-0 sweep.
  • Jada Thomas ends the match in style with a kill to give Cornerstone the 25-18, and 3-0 victory.
 
By the Numbers:
.383 – Cornerstone hit .383 with 46 total kills as Defiance hit .070
14/10 – Aubrey Johnson recorded a double-double of 14 kills and 10 digs
37 – Aubrey Lenz totaled 37 assists in the three-set victory
 
 
What's Next?
The Golden Eagles return to action tomorrow afternoon as they lost Lourdes at 2 p.m.
 
 
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