No. 5 Men’s Hoops defeats Siena Heights 87-72

Box Score

ADRIAN, Mich. – Ben Lanning (SR/Grandville, Mich.) and Kyle Steigenga combined for 47 points while CU finished the night shooting 55% from the field as the No. 5 ranked Golden Eagles posted an 87-72 road win at Siena Heights. The victory lifts Cornerstone to 11-2 on the season and 6-1 in league play as they will resume action on December 30 at No. 2 Saint Francis (Ill.).

Game Flow
Ben Lanning got his big night started in nice fashion as the senior opened the scoring for CU with a dunk in opening minute but the Saints kept pace with CU early as they trailed 11-10 after 5:07 of play. An 8-2 run over the next four minutes opened a seven point lead and Cornerstone continued their run into the half as they would lead 43-30 at the break.

Siena Heights cut the margin to just 10 with 15:36 remaining but the Golden Eagles upped it to 18 on back to back buckets from Sam Vander Sluis (FR/Holland, Mich.) and they would never look back eventually posting the 15-point win.

Say What?
"It is good to get a road win in WHAC play in a tough environment. Now we get a few days off before preparing to play No. 2 Saint Francis who will be a very difficult matchup." – Head Coach Kim Elders

By the Numbers
24/23 – Ben Lanning led the way with 24 points while Kyle Steigenga (SO/Holland, Mich.) posted 23
31/56 – CU connected on 55.4% of their shots on the night
10/11 – CU has won 10 out of the last 11 against Siena Heights
2 – Blocks for Michael McLaughlin (JR/Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Ben Lanning
9/10 – Free throws for Kyle Steigenga
11/7 – Points and team-leading rebounds off the bench for freshman Sam Vander Sluis

Up Next
Cornerstone will be off for the next eight days before resuming play on Wednesday, December 30 at NAIA No. 2 Saint Francis (Ill.).

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