SCORE

Cornerstone University 57                  IU Northwest 52

LOCATION

Gary, Ind.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Cornerstone – Robyn Veltkamp (21 points)
IU Northwest – Megan Holland (15 points)

Cornerstone – Robyn Veltkamp (11 rebounds)
IU Northwest – Megan Holland (6 rebounds)

Cornerstone – Kayleigh Hammond, Tanner Hostetler (3 assists)
IU Northwest – Brittany Dewell, Kelly Gross (4 assists)

KEY TEAM STATS

The Golden Eagles grabbed 20 more rebounds (49-29) than the Red Hawks.

GAME FLOW

The teams swapped the lead a couple of times in the first five minutes of the game which also included a couple of ties. The Red Hawk took and kept the lead at 15:02 and kept that lead for the rest of the first half.   IU Northwest gradually built upon their lead throughout the remainder of the half.  Their biggest lead (39-29) came with 1:26 left and they finish the half with a 39-31 lead.  The Golden Eagles came out hot in the 2^nd half and tied the game at 40-40 just 4:39 gone in the half.  Cornerstone took a brief lead (44-40) but the Red Hawks scored five straight point to lead 45-44 half way through the period.  The Red Hawks tied it again at 49 all with 5:23 remaining but the Golden Eagles would outscore the Red Hawks 8-3 down the stretch to walk off with a 57-52 win.  Robyn Veltkamp recorded her fifth double double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

UP NEXT

The Golden Eagles will have 9 days off around Christmas and will return to action on Saturday, December 29^th  at 3:00 p.m.