LIVONIA, Mich. – Why not 27 in a row? The Golden Eagles continue to find the win column, clinching at least a share of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) 2022 Regular Season Title with a road sweep at Madonna. Cornerstone is now 27-3, 18-0 WHAC on the year as they return home tomorrow for a 1 p.m. match with Concordia with the opportunity to clinch the WHAC Title outright. 

Game Recap: #21 Cornerstone – 3 Madonna – 0 (25-18, 25-20, 26-24)

• Power came from the very first attack for the Golden Eagles as Kaylee Dykema put away an overpass for the first point of the game. 
• A kill from Rylie Walters capped a 4-0 run to put CU on top 13-9 in the middle of the first set to force Madonna into their first timeout. 
• Madonna struggled on the serve allowing Cornerstone to maintain a multi-point advantage for the remainder of the first set. A service error gave CU set point to take set one 25-18.
• Madonna was able to capture an early lead at 8-7 in set two on a service ace. 
• Olivia Keelean and Kaylee Dykema combined for a block to cap off a 3-0 run to put CU back on top 13-10. 
• Aubrey Lenz recorded a service ace to increase the lead to 17-12. 
• A dump kill from Aubrey Lenz helped Cornerstone secure set two, 25-20 as they did not relinquish the lead after the score was tied at 10. 
• Aubrey Lenz continued to dominate in set three with yet another dump kill and service ace to put CU on top 6-4. 
• Madonna responded well with a 4-0 run that saw three kills to go on top 12-9. 
• A resilient Cornerstone team would not let the Crusader lead stay for long however. Sophomores Kylie Barron and Kathryn Detweiler would record back-to-back kills to tie set three at 18. 
• After tying it, Madonna scored two quick points with a CU attack error and a big block from Kacie Stoneburner and Jaeda Porter that forced Cornerstone to use a timeout. 
• Again, the resilience showed through as Rylie Walters recorded a service ace to tie the set at 22 and force the Crusaders into a timeout. 
• The seniors would then seal the deal for the Golden Eagles with Kaylee Dykema recording a kill followed by two more from Olivia Keelean to take set three 26-24 and earn the match sweep. 

 
By the Numbers:
12/.296 – Kaylee Dykema led the team with 12 kills while hitting .296. 
4 – Kaylee Dykema also led the team with four blocks on the evening. 
16 – Patsy Morris tallied a team high 16 digs in the win. 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone returns home looking to secure the outright 2022 WHAC Championship with a match vs. Concordia starting at 1 p.m. 
 
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