CEDAR RAPIDS – Saturday was a bounce-back day for Cornell's volleyball team, which won all six sets during a 2-0 performance at Coe's Mabel Lee Invitational inside Kohawk Arena.
 
The Rams were dominant in sweeps over Carroll (25-15, 25-15, 25-17) and NCAA votes-getter St. Olaf (25-13, 25-21, 25-22), one day after dropping a 3-0 home match to Augustana.
 
Cornell (4-3) made a statement against 26th-ranked St. Olaf, holding the Oles' attack to .009 hitting while amassing 33 kills of its own. The Rams totaled 11 team blocks, eight coming from Rory Light who also delivered seven kills.
 
Setter Clare Green recorded a double-double with 29 assists and 10 digs. Ilah Perez-Johnson and Ella McLaughlin shared team-high honors with eight kills apiece. Perez-Johnson also served three aces. Ella Becker led all players with 15 digs.
 
Cornell's defense was equally stingy against Carroll with 13 blocks. Carroll finished with a minus-.061 attack percentage.
 
Light had another big match with eight blocks and a team-best 11 kills on .476 hitting. Perez-Johnson had six kills and led the team with 11 digs.
 
The Rams planted 10 ace serves, including three from Green and two each from Perez-Johnson, Olivia Richards and Tendall Weigand. Green handed out 22 assists. Carly Puffer and Perez-Johnson contributed five blocks each.
 
Coming up – Cornell travels to St. Paul, Minn., next weekend for the Bethel Quadrangular. The Rams play Bethel at 6 p.m. Friday, followed by Saturday matches against No. 18 nationally-ranked Wartburg and St. Olaf.