Grand Rapids, Mich. – Women's Volleyball hosted the Warriors of Rochester Christian in the second-to-last regular season match of 2026. The first set saw Rochester Christian grit their way through the Cornerstone's offense, as the away side took set one 25-23. The Golden Eagles got it going in set two with a set-defining five-point run helped launch them to a set two victory 25-14.
The Golden Eagles look to finish out the season with a chance to take the WHAC conference title over Aquinas on November 6 at 7 p.m. inside of the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center at Aquinas College.
Game Recap – #21 Cornerstone – 3 Rochester Christian – 1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-13)
First Set: Cornerstone – 23 Rochester Christian – 25
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The Warriors began the first set, as they led 1-0 off the first rally.
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Kaelyn Sohre put away the first kill of the set for Cornerstone that pushed them ahead 2-1.
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The two-point lead for Rochester Christian came early on 5-3 over Cornerstone.
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Gabby VerBerkmoes tied it back up 5-5 with a kill of her own.
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An attack error by the away team kept Cornerstone just ahead of Rochester Christian in set one 15-14.
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The Warriors took a three-point lead late in the set 18-15 as Cornerstone could not figure out an answer for the Warrior's offensive threats.
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The Golden Eagles took the lead 21-20 after Aubrey Johnson knocked down a kill.
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Rochester Christian tied it back up 23-23 before taking set one 25-23 after a block wrapped up set one for the Warriors over Cornerstone.
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 Rochester Christian – 14
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Gwyn VerBerkmoes got set two underway with two kills out the gate. Cornerstone led 2-0 early.
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A four-point lead in favor of Cornerstone came off a Rochester Christian attack error. The Golden Eagles led 6-4.
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Aubrey Johnson and Kaelyn Sohre put up the block, as Cornerstone held a five-point lead in the second set 9-4.
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Five in-a-row by the Golden Eagles led them to a six-point lead 18-12 after a solo block by Gabby VerBerkmoes rounded out the run of points.
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The Warriors were unable to work their way back into the second set, as Aubrey Johnson sent it home with a kill that won the set 25-14 for the Golden Eagles.
Third Set: Cornerstone – 25 Rochester Christian – 23
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The Warriors opened up set three, as they had the lead off the first rally 1-0.
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A kill by Gwyn VerBerkmoes kept Cornerstone narrowly ahead of the Warriors 4-3 early in the third set.
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The third set remained a tight contest, as a service ace by Josilyn Potter tied it back up with a service ace 10-10.
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Gwyn VerBerkmoes and Kaelyn Sohre got up for the block, as Cornerstone took a two-point lead 19-17.
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Rochester crawled back into it late, as they took the lead 20-19 late in the third set of play.
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Another double block by Gabby VerBerkmoes and Gwyn VerBerkmoes set Cornerstone to two-point lead 23-21.
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Aubrey Johnson sent the third set homeward with a kill, as Cornerstone won set rhee 25-23 over Rochester Christian.
Fourth Set: Cornerstone – 25 Rochester Christian – 13
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Aubrey Johnson began the fourth set with a service ace, as Cornerstone went up 1-0.
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The Warriors led 6-3 early on in the set, as Cornerstone fell behind once again.
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The Golden Eagles retook the lead in the fourth, after Olivia Endris sent the service ace over. Cornerstone led 8-7.
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Another service ace, this time for Payton Hutchinson, kept Cornerstone ahead by a small margin 11-8 over the Warriors.
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Gabby Verberkmoes rounded out the three-point run for Cornerstone, as they led by five points 15-10.
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Another double block by Gwyn Verberkmoes and Gabby Verberkmoes kept Cornerstone on top 17-10.
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A 4-0 run by the home team forced Rochester into a timeout late in the fourth set. After two kills by Aubrey Johnson put Cornerstone with two points of finishing out the set 23-13.
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The Golden Eagles completed the fourth set 25-13 over the Warriors after a double block by Gabby VerBerkmoes and Aubrey Johnson. The final set score was 3-1 in favor of Cornerstone.
By The Numbers:
16/.429 – Gabby VerBerkmoes led the Golden Eagles on the attack with 16 kills, as she hit a .429 on the attack with four total blocks.
13/10/3 – Aubrey Johnson tallied 13 kills and 10 digs, along with three service aces in the nail-biting defeat of the Warriors.
11/4 – 11 Kills and four total blocks were added by Gwyn VerBerkmoes on Cornerstone's side.
What's Next?
The Golden Eagles look to finish out the season with a chance to take the WHAC conference title over Aquinas on November 6 at 7 p.m. inside of the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center at Aquinas College.
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