St. Francis (IL) News
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 - [Volleyball]

The University of St. Francis Annual Big Guns Volleyball Classic kicks off this weekend with seven teams playing over two days. Included in the mix are Montreat College, coached by former Saint Christine Simmons, Cornerstone University (Mich.) and St. Ambrose University (Iowa).


Others in the tournament include Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference foes Saint Xavier University, Illinois Tech and Robert Morris University.

The complete schedule and results follow:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Cornerstone University (MI) def. University of St. Francis, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23
St. Ambrose University (IA) def. Montreat College (NC) 25-13, 23-25, 25-17,23-25, 15-3
University of St. Francis def. Montreat College (NC), 25-19, 25-13, 25-14
St. Ambrose University s. (IA) def. Cornerstone University (MI), 25-21, 25-18, 25-21

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
St. Ambrose University (IA) def. University of St. Francis, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18
Saint Xavier University def. Montreat College (NC) --- 25-9, 25-20, 25-23
Cornerstone University (MI) def. Illinois Tech, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 15-7
Montreat College def. Robert Morris University, 18-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-23
Cornerstone University (MI) def. Saint Xavier University, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-23
St. Ambrose University (IA) def. Illinois Tech, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17
University of St. Francis def. Robert Morris University, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17


Big Guns Classic Records:

St. Ambrose 4-0
Cornerstone 3-1
USF 2-2
Saint Xavier 1-1
Montreat 1-3
Illinois Tech 0-2
Robert Morris 0-2