No. 11 Purdue Calumet downs Women’s Hoops 81-62

Box Score

HAMMOND, Ind. – The early season schedule features three nationally ranked teams and Cornerstone was on the losing end of the second one as they fell 81-62 to No. 11 Purdue Calumet. The loss drops the Golden Eagles to 1-2 on the season as they now prepare for No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan in their home opener on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Game Flow
Purdue Calumet, winners over No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan on Friday afternoon, came out hot in their second home game in as many days as they raced out to a 23-5 lead after one quarter. The Peregrines ended the quarters on a 15-0 run.

Cornerstone came back strong in the second quarter behind the play of Ellery Mast (SO/Zeeland, Mich.) and Jesse Sheridan (FR/Argyle, Texas) as they outscored Purdue Cal 24-15 to cut the margin in half at the break.

The run continued into the third quarter as CU was within five halfway through but Purdue Calumet closed out CU with five-point quarter wins in each of the final two for the 19-point win.

By the Numbers
14 – Team high in points for Jesse Sheridan and Ellery Mast
9 – Rebounds for senior Jill Steenwyk (SR/Sparta, Mich.)
10/4/5/3 – Points, steals, rebounds and assists for Tanner Hostetler (SR/Archbold, Ohio)
.379 – Shooting percentage for Cornerstone (22-58)

Up Next
Cornerstone will continue their tough early season schedule as they host No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday inside Mol Arena. Join Trey Reed on the Golden Eagle Sports Network with the live broadcast.

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