Second quarter run carries Women’s Hoops past Lourdes

Box Score

SYLVANIA, Ohio – Trailing 16-12 entering the second quarter, Cornerstone outscored the home Gray Wolves 21-5 to open a 12-point lead in route to a 56-37 win in both team's WHAC opener. The victory ends a 3-game skid for the Golden Eagles as they are now 2-3 on the season and 1-0 in conference play. CU will host Siena Heights next Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Game Flow
Early on it was all defense but midway through the opening quarter, the Gray Wolves took control and opened a 6-point lead on two different occasions and that was how the quarter would finish with LU holding an 18-12 lead. The defense for CU then buckled down and held the Gray Wolves to just five points in the second as Cornerstone took the lead for good.

After a triple from Jesse Sheridan (FR/Argyle, Texas) with 6:46 to play in the second quarter to put CU up 21-19, the Golden Eagles never trailed and went into the break leading 33-21. That lead grew in the third quarter to as many as 16 but LU closed on a run to finish down by 12. The CU offense got a spark early in the fourth when Mari Bugg (JR/Grand Rapids, Mich.) scored four points and their defense was lifted by Samantha Kolenda (JR/Sparta, Mich.) who had a team high seven rebounds.

Say What?
"It's fun to watch the team play together and compete. It was a great team win and everyone contributed to exactly what we needed." – Head coach Katie Mattera

By the Numbers
27 – Bench points for CU– Mari Bugg (8), Taylor Richards (FR/Fruitport, Mich.) (6), Mya Udell (FR/Ada, Mich.) (5), Breona Wilson (SO/Eastpointe, Mich) (4)
19 – Game high points for freshman Jesse Sheridan
10 – Different players to score for Cornerstone
15/50 and 0/11 – Shooting for Lourdes total and from behind the arc

Up Next
Cornerstone will come back to Mol Arena on Wednesday when they will host Siena Heights in a double-header with the junior varsity team. JV is set for 6pm with the varsity to follow.

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