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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
WVB
3
Winner Cornerstone CU 0-0,0-0
0
IUSB SB 0-0,0-0
Winner
Cornerstone CU
0-0,0-0
3
Final
0
IUSB SB
0-0,0-0
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cornerstone CU 26 25 25 (3)
IUSB SB 24 14 22 (0)
3
Winner Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 6-2
0
Bethel (IN) BETHEL ( 7-6
Winner
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
6-2
3
Final
0
Bethel (IN) BETHEL (
7-6
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 25 25 25 (3)
Bethel (IN) BETHEL ( 17 16 23 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | @chance_jd

Women’s Volleyball sweeps both IUSB and Bethel to cap off the week

Grand Rapids, Mich. – Women's Volleyball was in dominant form today as they rolled past IUSB and Bethel. The ladies only played six sets on the day thanks to back-to-back sweeps. Cornerstone will look to take another step forward in their season on Friday, September 5th at 7:00p.m. for their home opener against #RV Lindsey Wilson. 

Game Recap – #RV Cornerstone – 3 IUSB – 0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-22)
 
First Set: Cornerstone – 26 IUSB – 24
  • The ladies struggled out of the blocks to begin the match as they dropped eight of the first 10 points.
  • A much-needed timeout sparked a three-point run as they looked to inch closer to the Titans early in the set. 
  • Aubrey Johnson collected a few kills to begin narrowing the lead as the Golden Eagles trailed 16-12.
  • Cornerstone looked as if set one was gone with a 20-13 deficit, but small mental errors began to pile for IU South Bend. 
  • Payton Hutchinson gathered back-to-back service aces for the Golden Eagles, yet the Titans sat on set point with a four-point cushion.
  • Gwyneth VerBerkmoes and Payton Hutchinson put together two nice swings to keep the hopes alive with the set now at 24-22. 
  • IU South Bend began to fumble the lead with Aubrey Johnson taking over on three straight kills which set up Josilyn Potter to steal set one at 26-24. 
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 IUSB – 14
  • Gabby VerBerkmoes kept the momentum rolling into set two with a kill that pushed CU into a 6-4 advantage. 
  • The Golden Eagles leaned on Ava Ford with two consecutive aces to give them a massive 12-6 lead and break the Titans spirit. 
  • A flurry of attacking errors from IU South Bend gave Cornerstone a 17-9 advantage late in the set. 
  • Aubrey Johnson and Gwyneth VerBerkmoes closed out the dominant second set as Cornerstone rolled into a 2-0 lead in the match. 
Third Set: Cornerstone – 25 IUSB – 22
  • Emmalee Murphy began to fill up the stat sheet with multiple kills leading to the Golden Eagles 9-8 narrow advantage.
  • The Titans continued to fight in the set as they tied things up at 13-13. 
  • Cornerstone then showed their poise with a four-point run to begin taking full grip of the set. 
  • Alison Pignataro found herself with a nice swing and kill as the Golden Eagles could start to feel the victory. 
  • Josilyn Potter closed out the third set with back-to-back kills which secured the sweep over IU South Bend in the ladies first match of the day. 
Game Recap – #RV Cornerstone – 3 Bethel– 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-23)
 
First Set: Cornerstone – 25 Bethel – 17
  • The Golden Eagles momentum did not take long to translate into game two of the day with a quick 4-0 lead in the first set. 
  • Bethel responded right away with four points of their own to get back on level terms. 
  • Gwyneth VerBerkmoes rallied well with multiple strong swings that forced Bethel into a timeout as CU led 15-10. 
  • The kills from the Golden Eagles could not be stopped as they reached a strong flow. 
  • Josilyn Potter collected two service aces near the end of the set to secure a dominant 1-0 lead in the match. 
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 Bethel – 16
  • Emmalee Murphy and Lydia Uganski got rolling in the second set with kills to give Cornerstone a narrow 10-8 advantage. 
  • The momentum was kept up well by Gabby VerBerkmoes with her back-to-back kills as this stretched the CU lead to five points. 
  • Bethel took a much-needed timeout which helped them reach within a point of the Golden Eagles down 17-16. 
  • Cornerstone was forced into a timeout of their own but after this they never looked back. 
  • The Golden Eagles took the last eight points of the set to take yet another demanding 2-0 lead. 
Third Set: Cornerstone – 25 Bethel – 23
  • The Pilots finally began to find their groove in the third set as they jumped out to an 8-4 lead. 
  • Cornerstone responded well with a five-point run thanks to kills from Gabby VerBerkmoes and Emmalee Murphy. 
  • Aubrey Johnson got back in on the action as well finding multiple kills to keep the Golden Eagles on track up 14-11. 
  • Cornerstone then forced the Pilots into a timeout as they led 17-13. 
  • Bethel refused to quit as they just hung around down the stretch hoping to force the game into another set. 
  • Bethel found themselves only down 24-23 forcing a CU timeout but the Golden Eagles rallied quickly to take the final match point. 
By The Numbers:
11 – Gabby VerBerkmoes, Gwyneth VerBerkmoes, and Aubrey Johnson all tallied 11 kills in the second match against Bethel 
22 – Payton Hutchinson collected 22 kills in each game today. 
31 – Cornerstone scored 31 more points than their opponents across both matches. 

What's Next?
Women's Volleyball takes a well-deserved break until Friday, September 5th where they take on Lindsey Wilson in their home opener at 7:00 p.m. 
 
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