Women’s Basketball holds off late Aquinas rally

Box Score

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone built a six point lead after two quarters and extended it to 14 after three but had to hold off a late Aquinas rally to end a 2-game skid with the final of 60-56. Tanner Hostetler (SR/Archbold, Ohio) scored a team high 13 points to help CU improve to 4-5 on the year and 3-2 in the WHAC. Cornerstone heads to Dearborn on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tip against the Wolverines.

Game Flow
Cornerstone, which started with a difference starting five for the first time since the opening game of the year, jumped out to an 8-2 lead on buckets from three different players but the remainder of the first quarter was all Aquinas as the Saints closed on a 13-5 run to lead 15-13. CU then battled back to outscore AQ 21-13 in the second as Samantha Kolenda (JR/Sparta, Mich.) led the team with eight points at the break.

The strong play by the home team continued into the third quarter as CU dominated, outscoring Aquinas 14-6 and only allowed two points in the first 7:39 of the frame. After CU had built their largest lead of 14 (48-34), Aquinas slowly started to make a comeback but some late free-throws and an offensive put-back by Ellery Mast (SO/Zeeland, Mich.) in the final minute were the difference.

Say What?
"It's good to get back on track and get another win under our belt. We switched up the starting lineup and it gave us an early spark." Head coach Katie Mattera

By the Numbers
13 – Team high points for senior Tanner Hostetler
11/23 – CU won despite missing 12 free-throws on the night
7 – CU had seven different players that scored at least five points on the night
13 – Assists for CU as freshman Jesse Sheridan (FR/Argyle, Texas) had six of those

Up Next
Cornerstone now will head to the east side of the state on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tip against UM-Dearborn. Live video will be provided by the host Wolverines.

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