Grand Rapids, Mich. – Women's Volleyball fell to #9 Aquinas in four sets on Wednesday, September 30th.
Gabby VerBerkmoes led the Golden Eagles with 12 kills and seven total blocks.
Gianna Warwick eclipsed 1,000 career digs as she recorded 21 in the match against the Saints. The Golden Eagles continue their homestand on Friday, October 2nd as they host the back-to-back National Champion #7 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats and #RV Spring Arbor with the games set for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. starts.
Game Recap – #RV Cornerstone – 1 #9 Aquinas – 3 (21-25, 25-18, 18-25, 18-25)
First Set: Cornerstone – 21 Aquinas – 25
- The match began with Cornerstone taking a 7-4 lead on five errors by Aquinas and kills from Josilyn Potter and Riley Pilat.
- Cornerstone continued to extend their lead as blocks by Josilyn Potter, Gabby VerBerkmoes and Kaelyn Sohre paired with a kill by Gwyn VerBerkmoes made it 12-6 in favor of CU.
- Aquinas went on a run of six-straight points to even the set at 15.
- The teams continued with a back-and-forth battle with Cornerstone taking a two-point advantage with kills by Josilyn Potter and Kaelyn Sohre.
- The Saints went on another six-point run to take the first set 25-21.
Second Set: Cornerstone – 25 Aquinas – 18
- The second set started with the Golden Eagles holding a 5-2 lead with a kill and a solo block by Gabby VerBerkmoes.
- Cornerstone maintained a two-point lead with back-to-back kills from Aubrey Johnson and Kaelyn Sohre to make it 11-8.
- The Golden Eagles lead continued to grow with kills from Gabby VerBerkmoes and Gwyn VerBerkmoes who then paired up for a block to give Cornerstone a 19-13 lead.
- Josilyn Potter closed out the second set with back-to-back kills as CU took a 25-18 set two win.
Third Set: Cornerstone – 18 Aquinas – 25
- The third set saw the two rivals battle back and forth as two kills from Aubrey Johnson tied the set at five.
- The set continued to be a back-and-forth battle as Cornerstone eventually took a two-point lead off a solo block by Gabby VerBerkmoes.
- After Aquinas took a one-point lead, Kaelyn Sohre recorded two kills to bring CU back and tie the set at 16.
- Aquinas regained the lead and ran with five-straight points to make it 21-16.
- The Saints ended the third set on a 4-1 run as the Golden Eagles dropped set three 25-18.
Fourth Set: Cornerstone – 18 Aquinas – 25
- The fourth set began with Cornerstone taking a quick 4-0 lead with kills by Gwyn VerBerkmoes and Josilyn Potter along with a block by Gwyn and Gabby VerBerkmoes.
- Aquinas then went on a four-point run to take a one-point lead, but CU responded immediately with four- points of their own off kills by Gabby VerBerkmoes and Aubrey Johnson.
- The Saints retook the lead and went ahead by three on two errors by C.
- Cornerstone got back within three on two kills by Gabby VerBerkmoes and one kill from Aubrey Johnson to make it 20-17 with Aquinas in the lead.
- Aquinas then ended the match on a five and one run to take a 3-1 set victory over the Golden Eagles.
What's Next
The Golden Eagles continue their homestand on Friday, October 2nd as they host the back-to-back National Champion #7 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats and #RV Spring Arbor with the games set for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. starts.
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