MISHAWAKA, Ind. – The young Golden Eagles after eight days off suffered a pair of setbacks being swept by both Grace and Cumberland in day one of the Liz Hossler Labor Day Classic hosted by Bethel University. With the losses, Cornerstone drops below .500 at 3-4 overall. CU will have a chance of redemption tomorrow against a pair of NAIA top 25 teams as they will take on (24) IU-Kokomo at 11 a.m. and the host (25) Bethel at 3 p.m. 

Game One: Cornerstone – 0 Grace – 3 (18-25, 24-26, 23-25)

• In set one, neither team could garnish larger than a two-point lead, as Cornerstone took their first timeout trailing 16-14. 
• Grace scored the next six points out of the timeout to garnish their largest lead of 21-15.
• Rylie Walters recorded a kill to stop the run and spur Cornerstone back on a 3-0 run to get them back in the set at 21-18. 
• After Cornerstone took their second timeout, Grace went on a 4-0 run to win set one 25-18. Rylie Walters recorded five of the Golden Eagles 10 kills in set one, but CU recorded six attack errors and six reception errors in set one. 
• Early in set two, Cornerstone scored four straight points on three Grace errors and a big block from Olivia Keelean to lead 5-3. 
• The Lancers responded with an 14-5 run to take over set two with a 17-9 edge. 
• Cornerstone answered with a 9-0 run to regain the lead 18-17. The run saw a big service ace from Rylie Walters and block from Kaley Vaughn and Kathryn Detweiler. 
• After Grace regained the lead, Olivia Keelean dominated the serve when Cornerstone was facing three set points, recording a pair of aces to tie things at 24. 
• Grace recorded two kills to put CU away 26-24 in set two and take a 2-0 lead on the match. 
• In set three, Cornerstone was forced into an early timeout after falling behind 12-6. The serve continued to be a factor for both sides as Gina Novotny recorded back-to-back aces for the Lancers. 
• Kills from Olivia Keelean, Jada Thomas, and Rylie Walters helped CU chip away and cut the deficit to as low as three at 18-15 and force Grace into a timeout. 
• Three straight Grace attacking errors brought it to as low as one, and later Rylie Walters tallied another kill that tied the set at 22. 
• Alisha Leffring recorded the match clinching kill for Grace to win set three 25-23 and sweep the Golden Eagles. 

 
Game Two: Cornerstone – 0 Cumberland – 3 (21-25, 18-25, 17-25)

• Olivia Keelean got off to a strong start in game two, recording three kills in the Golden Eagles first five points. 
• Cornerstone hit their stride on the Regan Vaughn serve, scoring seven straight points to take an 11-8 edge and force Cumberland into a timeout. Rylie Walters recorded a big block in the run. 
• The Phoenix responded with an 8-1 run to go on top 18-16 and force CU into a timeout. 
• Cumberland did not relinquish the lead as a double on Cornerstone ended set one in the Phoenix favor 25-21. 
• Cornerstone got out to a slow start in set two falling behind 13-7 after a big block from Luciana Arena forcing their first timeout. 
• Libero Patsy Morris left due to injury as CU trailed 18-9 in set two. 
• Cornerstone was unable to overcome the deficit falling 25-18 in set two. 
• Morris returned for set three and helped Cornerstone stay stride for stride with Cumberlands early as set three was tied 6-6. 
• Another Phoenix block forced CU into a timeout trailing 13-8. \
• The deficit was too much to overcome as Cornerstone fell 25-17 in set three and was swept to drop to 3-4. 

 
By the Numbers
15 – Rylie Walters led the team with 15 kills on the day, 10 in the first match and five in the second.
3 – Cornerstone only suffered one sweep last season, meaning they have now only been swept three times in the last two years.  
16 – Rylie Walters and Patsy Morris each recorded 16 digs to lead the team on the day. Walters recorded a game high 12 vs. Cumberland. 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone continues the Liz Hossler Labor Day Classic tomorrow with a pair of top 25 matchups against (24) IU-Kokomo and host (25) Bethel. Matches will take place at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.  

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