SYLVANIA, Ohio – Men's Volleyball closed the regular season with a matchup against #RV Lourdes and came away with a tough 3-0 loss. Lourdes looked hungry and ready to go today as they out hit Cornerstone .355 to .230 and recording 48 kills to Cornerstone's 28. It was not the outcome the Golden Eagles were hoping for heading into the WHAC Tournament next week. Men's Volleyball closes the regular season with an overall record 22-7 (13-3), securing the two seed in the WHAC Tournament and will play in the Semifinal round on Thursday, April 17.
 
Game Recap – #RV Lourdes – 3 Cornerstone – 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-14)
 
First Set: Lourdes – 25 Cornerstone - 21

• Lourdes jumped out to an early 4-1 lead over the Golden Eagles thanks to a few kills and a service error.
• The Gray Wolves have continued to hold the advantage over the Golden Eagles but a kill from Joshua Beaumont made it 9-7.
• After two quick Lourdes errors, they would respond with three straight points to extend their lead 14-9 to force Cornerstone to call their first timeout of the set.
• Lourdes has continued to fend off the Golden Eagles as back-to-back kills made it 18-13 late in the first set.
• Cornerstone has continued to stick around as a kill from David Galanes made it 20-17.
• Lourdes would take care of business down the stretch to take set one from the Golden Eagles 25-21.

 
Second Set: Lourdes – 25 Cornerstone – 21

• Lourdes opened the second set on a 4-2 run thanks to a kill.
• The Gray Wolves continued to hold an advantage over Cornerstone but an error from Lourdes and a kill from Ernest Broaster made it 8-7.
• Cornerstone has battled back to tie the set at 12 thanks to a 3-0 run highlighted by a David Galanes service ace.
• It has continued to go back-and-forth between Cornerstone and Lourdes as a kill from Hubert Sliwinski tied it at 16.
• Kills one at a time for each team kept the set tied as one from Andrew Galanes and Hubert Sliwinski tied it at 20.
• Lourdes has gone on a quick 3-0 run to force Cornerstone into a timeout as they lead late 23-20.
• The Gray Wolves used one final kill to take the second set 25-21 over the Golden Eagles.

 
Third Set: Lourdes – 25 Cornerstone – 14

• It was all Lourdes to open the third set as Cornerstone was forced into using a timeout as they found themselves down 6-2 early.
• Right out of the timeout, Cornerstone rattled off three straight points thanks to kills from Ernest Broaster and David Galanes.
• Lourdes has used four straight kills to extend their lead over Cornerstone 14-6 halfway through the third set.
• It has continued to be all Gray Wolves in this one as another kill made it 19-12 late.
• Lourdes closed the third set on a 5-1 run thanks to five kills to take the match 25-14 and 3-0 over Cornerstone.

 
By The Numbers:
48 – Lourdes collected 48 kills in the 3-0 sweep of Cornerstone
22 – For the second straight season, Cornerstone finished the regular season with 20+ wins
9 – Ernest Broaster led the Golden Eagles with nine total points on the day
 
What's Next?
Men's Volleyball has clinched the two seed in the WHAC Tournament and will await who they play between the 3v6 seed on Thursday, April 17 over at Lawrence Tech.  
 
Volleyball Contact: Jonny Strube
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