Holly Punches & Julie Brusie Named All-Americans

Dec 7, 2005

After the conclusion of the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship this past weekend, the All-American teams were announced and Cornerstone placed two on the Honorable Mention Team. Julie Brusie, a Junior Libero from North Branch, MI and Holly Punches, a Senior Setter from Muskegon, MI were both honored by the coaches around the country. For a full list of the teams Click Here

Brusie, Park, & Punches Earn All Region Honors

Nov 21, 2005

After the conclusion of the Region VIII Tourney at Madonna University, four members of the Cornerstone Women's Volleyball Team were honored by the Region. Selected to the first team were seniors Allison Park and Holly Punches and Junior Julie Bruise. For the second year in a row, Brusie was also named as the Region VIII Libero of the Year. Emily Hollemans was the 4th player honored for CU as she was named to the 2nd Team after an outstanding season. Click here for the Full Team

Cornerstone's Season Comes To An End With 0-3 Loss To Madonna

Nov 19, 2005

#4 Ranked Madonna remained undefeated for the season by defeating Cornerstone 3-0 (30-19, 30-5, 30-19) in the NAIA Region VIII Championship tonight at Madonna. Cornerstone didn't have any answers for the Crusaders attack. The Golden Eagles finish the season …

Golden Eagles Advance To Region VIII Final

Nov 19, 2005

Cornerstone has advanced to the Regional Final again with a 3-1 (24-30, 30-27, 32-30, and 30-27 victory over #2 Indiana Wesleyan. The Golden Eagles will take on #1 Madonna at 5:00 p.m. today for the opportunity to go to the NAIA National Tournament.

Cornerstone Defeats St. Francis (IN) 3-0

Nov 18, 2005

#3 seed Cornerstone defeated #6 seed University of Saint Francis 3-0 tonight and advances to play #2 seed Indiana Wesleyan tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. Bethel defeated #5 Seed UM-Dearborn 3-2 in the first match. #1 seed Madonna will take on #4 seed Bethel at 10:00 …

Golden Eagles Set For NAIA Region VIII Tournament

Nov 15, 2005

Cornerstone enters the NAIA Region VIII Volleyball Tournament at Madonna knowing that they will have to win the tournament to advance to the NAIA National Tournament Cornerstone enters the tournament as the #3 seed and will take on #6 Saint Francis (IN) on …

Golden Eagles Well Represented on All-Conference Teams

Nov 14, 2005

After a successful regular season and another 2nd-place finish in the WHAC Tourney, the women's volleyball team recieved numerous honors for All-Conference Awards. Julie Brusie led the way for the 1st team as she was also named WHAC Libero-of-the-Year for the 2nd consecutive year. Holly Punches, Allison Park and Emily Hollemans were also named to the 1st Team. Shari Van Engen was the lone Eagle on the second team, but Freshman Christy Beam was named to the All-Freshman Team. Cornerstone, by finishing 2nd …

Madonna Defeats Cornerstone 3-1 To Win WHAC Tournament

Nov 12, 2005

The Golden Eagles managed to take game 2 off of undefeated Madonna but that was the only one they could win as they lost 3-1 (16-30, 30-24, 17-30, 25-30). Madonna has only lost four games all season and Cornerstone has won two of them. Madonna improved to …

Golden Eagles Advance to WHAC Final

Nov 11, 2005

Cornerstone women's volleyball team will face conference-rival Madonna tomorrow afternoon in the WHAC Tournament Final at 1:00 PM. They gained that spot after defeating U-M Dearborn inthree games (30-21, 30-22, 30-25). The winner of the WHAC Final will be …

Post-Season Run Begins Tonight

Nov 11, 2005

The women's volleyball season is winding down, but the players on the team don't want it to end just quite yet. Tonight they begin the post season as they open up the WHAC Tourney with a semifinal matchup with U-M Dearborn. CU enters the game as the #2 seed and the Wolves are the #3 seed. In the second semifinal, Madonna, the #1 seed will play #4 Indiana Tech. Both the semifinals and finals will be played at Madonna University and the winner of tomorrow's WHAC Final at 1:00 PMwill also get to host the Region …

Van Engen Leads Golden Eagles In 3-0 Win Over Spring Arbor

Nov 5, 2005

Shari Van Engen led the Golden Eagles with 13 Kills in a 3-0 (30-27, 30-23, 30-19) victory this afternoon. Van Engen also had 23 Digs in the match. Allison Park had 10 Kills and 10 Digs for Cornerstone. Emily Hollemans led the team in blocks with six. Julie …

Golden Eagles Struggle Early, Put Away Aquinas in Three

Nov 2, 2005

The CU Women's Volleyball team is looking at gaining momentum as they wind down the season.Overcoming a pumped up Aquinas team and a sluggish start, the Golden Eagles were able to come away with a 3-0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-14) victory. The win takes CU to 31-9 on the season and 9-2 in WHAC play. They can wrap up second place with a victory over U-M Dearborn tommorrow night in Dearborn. Shari Van Engen and Emily Hollemens posted double-doubles with 15 kills each and 23 and 15 digs respectively. Holly Punches dished …

Volleyball Reaches 30 Wins on the Season

Oct 29, 2005

The volleyball team improved to 30-9 on the season with two wins on Saturday at the St. Ambrose Tournament. They finished the weekend with a 3-1 record. The Golden Eagels defeated St. Francis IL 3-0 (30-18, 30-16, 30-24) and then went on to defeat Missouri …

CU Splits on First Day of St. Ambrose Tournament

Oct 28, 2005

The volleyball team split on the first day of the St. Ambrose Tournament. The Golden Eagles dropped their 2nd straight match of the season with a 2-3 loss to Lindenwood (MO). The scores of the match were: 30-26, 27-30, 30-22, 33-35, 14-16. CU bounced back …

Golden Eagles 10 Match Winning Streak Ends

Oct 25, 2005

In a battle of the two best teams in the Region, Madonna came away with an impressive victory over host Cornerstone. The Crusaders dominated gameone winning 30-23, won a seesaw battle in gametwo 30-27 and put away the home team 30-10 to win the match. Madonna, …

Catch Tonight's Volleyball Game On The Web

Oct 25, 2005

Tonight's showdown between undefeated Madonna and Cornerstone can be heard live on the internet. Madonna enters the game as the 4th Ranked team in the NAIA while Cornerstone is ranked 24th. Just go to the Women's Volleyball schedule page and click on the Web Cast Icon to link to the site. You will then be linked to the Stretch Internet site. Locate the Cornerstone - Madonna game and click on listen to hear the game live over the internet.

Brusie Named WHAC Libero of the Week

Oct 24, 2005

Junior Libero Julie Brusie was named WHAC Libero of the Week for the fifth time this season. Brusie tallied 48 Digsin two wins for the Golden Eagles this past week. Brusie has a team high 27 Digs against Siena Heights.

CU Dominates Siena Heights, Prepares for #4 Madonna

Oct 20, 2005

The #24 ranked CU women’s volleyball team wasn’t looking ahead to Tuesday night’s showdown with Madonna as the Golden Eagles cruised past visiting Siena Heights in three quick games. CU used a balanced attack to extend their winning streak to 10 matches and improve to 27-7 on the year and 8-1 in WHAC play. Allison Park led the attack with a double-double posting 15 kills and 21 digs and Julie Brusie was once again stellar in the back row digging up 27 balls. Emily Hollemans led the …

CU Downs Concordia 3-0

Oct 18, 2005

The CU Women’s Volleyball Team extended its win streak to 9matches tonight as they defeated the visiting Concordia Cardinals. The win improves the team’s record to 26-7 on the year and 7-1 in WHAC play. The offense was solid all night as Emily Hollemans and Shari Van Engen led the team with 8 kills each and Holly Punches put up 30 assists. Julie Brusie and Allison Park were solid on defense posting 21 and 20 digs and Hollemans also put down 7 blocks. CU will take on conference foe Siena Heights this …

Cornerstone Defeats Indiana Tech in Three

Oct 15, 2005

The Golden Eagles traveled down to Ft. Wayne and defeated a pesky Indiana Tech team 3-0 (30-22, 34-32, 30-17) to improve to 6-1 in the WHAC and 25-7 overall. Emily Hollemans recorded 14 Kills and 9 Blocks to lead the team in those two categories. Allison …

Eagles Wipe Out Wolves, Remain One Game Back in WHAC

Oct 11, 2005

The Women's Volleyball team continued to put pressure on conference front-runner Madonna as they cruised to a 3 game victory over visiting U-M Dearborn. CU improves to 24-7 on the year and 5-1 in WHAC play, which keeps them in second place only one win behind the Crusaders. CU got off to a fast start and never let up as they increased their win streak to 7 matches. Allison Park led the offensive attack with 11 kills and Shari Van Engen held down the defensive efforts with a game high 24 digs. Emily Hollemans …

Golden Eagles Sweep WHAC Setter, Player and Libero of the Week

Oct 11, 2005

Cornerstone University senior Allison Park is the WHAC volleyball Player-of-the-Week for October 10, 2005. The Jenison, Michigan native recorded 62 kills and 80 digs in five matches this week. Park led her team to the Golden Eagle Invitational championship and was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 4.1 kills and 5.3 digs per game. Cornerstone University senior Holly Punches is the WHAC volleyball Setter-of-the-Week for October 10, 2005. The Fruitport, Michigan native recorded 167 assists and …

Cornerstone Sweeps the Competition at Golden Eagle Invite

Oct 8, 2005

The volleyball team made it 6 in a row with 2 more wins on Saturday to sweep the competition at the Golden Eagles Invitational for Homecoming Weekend. Spring Arbor also went undefeated in pool play but Cornerstone won the tie-breaker by not dropping any games …

Schedule and Results From Golden Eagle Invitational

Oct 7, 2005

2005 Golden Eagle Invitational Results Match# Time Court Match Games Scores 1 2:00 1 …

CU Dominates on Day 1 of Golden Eagle Invitational

Oct 7, 2005

The women's volleyball team is starting to hit their stride as they increased their win streak to 4 matches tonight as they defeated Trinity Christian (IL)(30-9, 30-17, 30-25) and Goshen College (IN) (30-10, 30-20, 30-9). With the two wins, Cornerstone improves to 20-7 on the year and will look at increasing their win streak tommorow as they host Grace College (IN) and Campbelsville (KY) at 11:00 and 3:00 respectively. In the first match Allison Park and Shari Van Engen led the way offensviely and Julie Brusieonce …

Golden Eagle Invitational Aired on Stretch Internet Radio

Oct 7, 2005

This weekend's Golden Eagle Invitational will be aired on Stretch Internet Radio for all of Cornerstone's games. CU will play tonight vs. Goshen (IN) at 8:00 to finish off the first night of competition. They will return to action tommorow morning when they …

Cornerstone Blanks Aquinas 3-0

Oct 6, 2005

The Golden Eagles defeated Aquinas 3-0 (30-19, 30-11, 30-12) to improve to 4-1 in the WHAC tonight. Allison Park had a big night with 18 Kills for Cornerstone. Holly Punches recorded 36 Assists in the match. Julie Brusie came up with 29 Digs while Shari Van …

Golden Eagles Down Siena Heights to Break Losing Skid

Oct 2, 2005

The Women's Volleyball team ended its 3 match losing streak with an impressive 3-0 (30-13, 30-24, 30-14) victory over the host Saints. Cornerstone took control of the match in gameonewith an impressive balance of defense and offense. Allison Park led the …

#4 Madonna Defeats #21 Cornerstone

Sep 27, 2005

In a battle of ranked teams it was Madonna who came out on top defeating Cornerstone 3-1. The Crusaders improved to a perfect 23-0 overall record and 3-0 in the WHAC while the Golden Eagles fell to 17-7 and 2-1 in the WHAC. Madonna recorded 96 kills to Cornerstone's …

Brusie Earns WHAC Libero of the Week for 3rd Time

Sep 27, 2005

Cornerstone University junior Julie Brusie is the WHAC volleyball Libero-of-the-Week for September 26, 2005. The North Branch, Michigan native tallied 161 digs in five matches for No. 21 Cornerstone as the Golden Eagles went 3-2 on the week. Brusie posted a weekly high 56 digs in a five set win over Trinity International. Bruse also was named the Region VIII Libero of the Week which gives her a chance at earning National Libero of the Week as well.

CU's win streak ends at "Best of the Best"

Sep 25, 2005

The volleyball team's nine game win streak came to an end at the St. Francis (IN) "Best of the Best Tournament". The Golden Eagles won both matches on Friday with wins over Olivet Nazarene (30-17, 30-26, 28-30, 30-22) and a hard fought 5 game come …

Cornerstone defeats Concordia to stay Perfect in the WHAC

Sep 21, 2005

The Golden Eagles improved their record to 15-4 and remained undefeated (2-0) in the WHAC with a strong 3-0 win over the Concordia Cardinals. Cornerstone held Concordia under 20 points all three games(30-19, 30-18, and 30-18 ). Allison Park led the team with 12 kills for a .303 hitting average. In addition, she led the team in digs with 18. Emily Hollemans hit an impressive .556 for the game recording 10 kills on 18 total attacks with no errors. Cornerstone dominated at the net posting 16blocks to the Cardinals …

Park Named WHAC & Region VIII Player of the Week

Sep 20, 2005

Cornerstone senior outside hitter Allison Park is the WHAC and Region VIIIvolleyball Player-of-the-Week for September 19, 2005. The Jenison, Michigan native recorded 61 kills and 97 digs along with five aces and 14 blocks in five matches for the Golden Eagles. On the week, Park helped lead Cornerstone to a 5-0 record while averaging 3.8 kilss and 6.6 digs per game.

Cornerstone Sweeps Through Opponents at St. Ambrose Tournament

Sep 17, 2005

The Golden Eagles faced Malone (OH) for the third time in the last two weeks and they came away with a 3-0 (30-13, 30-14, 30-18). Allison Park led the attack with 13 Kills while Holly Punches had 27 Assists. Emily Hollemans and Julie Brusie led the defense with 9 Blocks and 34 Digs respectively. Cornerstone had an even easier time in the second game of the day when they defeated Grinnelle 3-0 (30-7, 30-11, and 30-12). Allison Park led the attack once again recording 10 Kills. Holly Punches and freshman Christy …

Spikers go 2-0 on Friday

Sep 17, 2005

The women's volleyball team defeated Peru State (3-0) and host St. Ambrose (3-1) at the St. Ambrose tournament on Friday. They look to improve their 12-4 record with two more on Saturday. Update to follow.

Golden Eagles Open WHAC Play With 3-0 Win

Sep 13, 2005

Cornerstone opened WHAC play with newcomer Indiana Tech and walked off the court with a 3-0 (30-21, 30-26, 30-19) victory. Allison Park and Holly Punches led the Golden Eagle attack with 11 Kills and 26 Assists respectively. Holly Punches also led the team …

Golden Eagles Split Matches at Indiana Wesleyan

Sep 10, 2005

The Golden Eagles lost a heart-breaker in their first match against #22 ranked Northwest University (WA) today. Cornerstone rallied from a two game deficit but lost 2-3 (30-32, 18-30, 30-16, 31-29, 13-15) to Northwest in the morning. Emily Hollemans led the …

Cornerstone Wins Two at Indiana Wesleyan

Sep 9, 2005

Cornerstone rallied to defeat Indiana Wesleyan 3-1 after dropping the first game today. The Golden Eagles defeated the Wildcats 3-1 (22-30, 30-18, 30-16, 30-25) with Emily Hollemans and Shari Van Engen leading the attack with 12 and 11 Kills respectively. …

Brusie Repeats as WHAC Libero of the Week

Sep 6, 2005

Cornerstone University Junior libero Julie Brusie is the WHAC Libero of the Week for September 6, 2005. The North Branch, MI native recorded 119 digs in four matches for the #16 ranked Golden Eagles. Brusie posted a week-high 40 digs in CU's three game win against Huston-Tillotson (TX). She also recorded 6 aces while earning All-Tournament Honors at the CU Classic.

CU Wraps up Classic Title with 2 More Victories

Sep 3, 2005

The women's volleyball team captured its own CU Classic this weekend by going undefeated inthe fourmatches they played. After cruising to two wins on Friday, the Golden Eagles didn't let up on Illinois Tech in the morning match. CU downed Tech by scores of 30-23, 30-18 and 30-24. The afternoon match featured a match against Huston-Tillotson from Austin, TX. The home team made quick work of the visitors, winning easily 30-11, 30-19, 30-10. Holly Punches, Julie Brusie and Allison Parkearned All-Tournament Honors …

Volleyball Sweeps Trinity International and Malone at Cornerstone Classic

Sep 3, 2005

The Golden Eagles swept both Trinity International and Malone in the first day of the Cornerstone Classic. Cornerstone defeated Trinity International 3-0 (30-28, 30-20, and 30-16) behind the hitting of Allison Park (10 Kills) and Emily Hollemans (8 Kills). …

Volleyball Home Schedule Begins Friday at CU Classic

Sep 1, 2005

The women's volleyball team fresh off its trip to California will open up its home schedule as they host the annual Cornerstone Classic Volleyball Tournament this weekend inside the Bernice Hansen Athletic Center. The Golden Eagles, ranked #16 in the country …

Park Honored as First WHAC Volleyball Player of the Week

Aug 29, 2005

Cornerstone University Senior Allison Park is the WHAC Volleyball Player of the Week for August 29, 2005. The Jenison, MI native helped lead the #16 ranked Golden Eagles to an upset of #1 ranked California Baptist in the Fresno Pacific Tournament, which was the first time in school history CU has defeated a #1 ranked team. On the week, park helped CU to a 2-3 record while playing 4 top-25 teams. She tallied 63 kills, 20 assists and 119 digs in the five matches.

Brusie Earns WHAC Libero of the Week

Aug 29, 2005

Cornerstone University Junior Julie Brusie picked up 2005 right where she left off the 2004 campaign while earning the first WHAC Libero of the Year award. After being named the WHAC and Region VIII Libero of the week a year ago, Julie helped the #16 ranked Golden Eagles to a 2-3 record on the week at the tough Fresno Pacific Tournament. The road trip featured an upset win overdefending National Champion and #1 ranked Cal Baptist and a win over Westmont (CA). The North Branch, MI native recorded 181 digs …

Golden Eagles Lose 0-3 To Fresno Pacific and 1-3 To Biola

Aug 27, 2005

Cornerstone continued it's play against top 25 teams today as the took on #2 and defending champs Fresno Pacific. Fresno Pacific proved to be to tough for the Golden Eagles today in an 0-3 (18-30, 21-30, 20-30) loss. Allison Park had 11 Kills and Holly Puches …

Lady Spikers Defeat #1 Cal Baptist

Aug 26, 2005

The #16 Golden Eagles defeated #1 Cal Baptist (3-2) at the Sunbird Invitational on Friday in the first match of the day. This is the first time in CU has defeated a #1 rated team in the country. Cornerstone won the first game 32-30 lost the second 28-30 rebounded …

Volleyball Defeats Westmont in Season Opener

Aug 25, 2005

The #16 ranked Golden Eagles defeated Westmont College 3-1(30-27, 24-30, 30-25, 30-26) to begin their season. The Warriors jumped out to an early 8-1 lead in the first game, but Cornerstone, which was led offensively by middle blocker Emily Hollmans, came …