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Lenz
PC: Sophia Romine
0
Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA 10-8
3
Winner Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 6-3
Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA
10-8
0
Final
3
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
6-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA 20 23 16 (0)
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 25 25 25 (3)
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Indiana South Bend ( INDIANA 0-15
3
Winner Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 7-3
Indiana South Bend ( INDIANA
0-15
0
Final
3
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
7-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Indiana South Bend ( INDIANA 20 15 21 (0)
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | @jonnystrube0

Ending the AQ/CU Invitational with style; Women's Volleyball sweeps Cumberland and IUSB

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Women's Volleyball returned to action with matches against Cumberland and IUSB to finish out the AQ/CU Invitational. Cornerstone would respond with a 3-0 sweep of both Cumberland and IUSB on their way to a 2-0 day. Both those wins move CU to 7-3 on the year as they will hit the road once more for a primetime conference matchup against Indiana Tech on Friday, September 13 starting at 7 p.m.

Game One Recap – Cornerstone – 3 Cumberland 0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-16)
 
First Set: Cornerstone – 25 Cumberland - 20
  • The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a kill from Gabby VerBerkmoes.
  • Cumberland would respond with a 4-1 run to knot the set at fours.
  • Aubrey Johnson added a kill then a service ace to give the Golden Eagles a 10-8 lead.
  • Cornerstone forced Cumberland to use their first timeout of the set thanks to back-to-back kills from Kylie Barron and Gabby VerBerkmoes that made it 13-9.
  • The Phoenix would respond with a 6-2 run to tie the match once more, but this time at 15.
  • After a 3-0 Golden Eagle run to make it 18-15, Cumberland would score three straight to force Cornerstone into a timeout as it remains tied late in the first set.
  • Kylie Barron picked up right where she left off with two more kills to make it a 21-19 Golden Eagle advantage.
  • Cornerstone closed out the first set on a 4-1 run to win 25-20 thanks to more kills from Kylie Barron and Aubrey Lenz.
 
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 Cumberland - 23
  • Cornerstone and Cumberlands battled to a 3-3 start to the second set after a couple kills from Emmalee Murphy.
  • A long rally resulted in a Golden Eagle point thanks to a block from Kylie Barron and Aubrey Johnson to make it 6-5
  • An Emmalee Murphy kill puts the Golden Eagles ahead of the Phoenix 10-9 in set two.
  • A 4-0 run by the Golden Eagles forced Cumberland into a timeout as they have grown their lead 15-11 after kills from Emmalee Murphy, Aubrey Johnson, and Gabby VerBerkmoes.
  • Right out of the timeout, Cumberland would go on a 4-0 run to force Cornerstone into a timeout of their own as the set is tied at 15.
  • Back-to-back errors by the Phoenix gave Cornerstone a 19-17 lead late in the second set.
  • Cumberland called their final timeout of the set after Kylie Barron recorded a solo block and Emmalee Murphy recorded a kill to extend the Golden Eagle lead 21-18.
  • A 3-1 run by Cumberland forced Cornerstone to use their final timeout as the set as CU continued to lead 22-21.
  • Aubrey Johnson put the final kill of the second set down to give the Golden Eagles a 25-23 set two victory.
 
Third Set: Cornerstone – 25 Cumberland - 16
  • Cumberland jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead over Cornerstone thanks to a couple kills.
  • The Phoenix continued to maintain their lead as Cornerstone called a timeout as they find themselves down 8-4.
  • The Golden Eagles prevail after another long rally to tie the set at nine thanks to a Kylie Barron kill.
  • Cumberland was forced to use one of their timeouts as four straight kills by the Golden Eagles sees them have a 13-10 lead after a slow start.
  • Emmalee Murphy added another kill for the Golden Eagles in the third set as they continued to lead 17-13.
  • Back-to-back blocks from Gabby VerBerkmoes and Emmalee Murphy forced Cumberland to use their final timeout as they lead late 19-13.
  • The Golden Eagles continued to pull away as another solo block from Gabby VerBerkmoes makes it 22-14.
  • Cornerstone returned to form with a set three 25-16 victory after an Aubrey Johnson kill.
 
Game Two Recap – Cornerstone - 3 IUSB - 0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-21)
 
First Set: Cornerstone – 25 IUSB - 20
  • Cornerstone and IUSB traded 2-0 runs as a kill from Kylie Barron made it 2-2.
  • Emmalee Murphy sends one down to make it 7-5 as Aubrey Lenz followed that with a service ace.
  • A 5-0 run by the Titans forced Cornerstone to use their first timeout of the set as they took a 10-9 lead.
  • The errors continued for the Golden Eagles as the Titans have extended their lead 14-10.
  • Cornerstone started to chip away at the IUSB lead as a kill from Kylie Barron made it 17-16.
  • IUSB was forced to call a timeout as the Golden Eagles stormed back to take a 19-17 lead after back-to-back service aces from Emma Whitley.
  • The Golden Eagles finished the first set strong as they win 25-20 thanks to a kill from Aubrey Johnson.
 
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 IUSB - 15
  • IUSB jumped out to a 3-1 lead to open the second set.
  • Payton Hutchinson extended the Golden Eagle lead thanks to a service ace to make it 6-4.
  • A service ace by the Titans knots the set at nines
  • IUSB is forced to call a timeout as a kill from Aubrey Johnson made it a 14-10 Golden Eagle lead.
  • The run continued for Cornerstone as an ace from Ava Ford made it 17-10.
  • Aubrey Johnson got in on the action with two service aces of her own to make it 20-11.
  • Dyllan Hanna would record a kill for Cornerstone to make it 23-13.
  • Lydia Uganski would record a kill and a block to help Cornerstone to a 25-15 set two victory.
 
Third Set: Cornerstone – 25 IUSB - 21
  • Aubrey Johnson gave Cornerstone a 3-2 lead after a back row kill.
  • IUSB responded with a quick run to take a 7-6 lead.
  • The Golden Eagles would respond with a 5-1 run that forced IUSB into a timeout after back-to-back Jada Thomas kills.
  • Aubrey Johnson sends a ball down for a loud kill to retake the lead 12-11.
  • Gabby VerBerkmoes records back-to-back kills for the Golden Eagles to make it 17-14 late in the third set.
  • The Golden Eagles were forced to call a timeout as the Titans have gone on a 3-0 run to make it a 20-19 match late in the set.
  • Macy Ward would end the run with a kill of her own to make it 21-19.
  • Aubrey Lenz ends the match with a kill to give Cornerstone the 25-21 set three victory.
 
 
By the Numbers:
79 – Aubrey Lenz tallied 79 assists between both matches (37/42)
21 – Ava Ford and Aubrey Johnson recorded 21 digs between both games to lead the Golden Eagles
19 – Aubrey Johnson and Gabby VerBerkmoes recorded 19 total kills between both matches to lead the Golden Eagles
18 – Cornerstone had 18 total blocks on the day
 
 
What's Next?
Women's Volleyball hits the road once more to return to conference play as they take on Indiana Tech on Friday, September 13.
 
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