Box Score

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Ashley Niedermayer (SR/Lincolnshire, Ill) made her final regular season game in a Golden Eagle uniform big as the senior posted 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Cornerstone to a 58-54 road win at Lawrence Tech. The win lifts CU to 21-9 on the season and 16-6 in league play. CU will host a first round WHAC Tournament game on Wednesday. The official brackets will be released when all games are completed.

Game Flow
An opening basket by Jill Steenwyk (JR/Sparta, Mich.) was a sign of things to come for Cornerstone as they led for the entire 40 minutes despite one tie on the very next possession. The lead would slowly climb in the opening half with the Golden Eagles holding their largest lead of 10 (29-19) on a jumper from Samantha Kolenda (SO/Sparta, Mich.) with just under a minute to play.

The lead continued to grow into the early stages of the second half and after a 3-pointer by Jill Steenwyk at the 15:29 mark. LTU then slowly chipped away at the lead and had it down to just one point with 1:11 to play but the Golden Eagles scored four of the final five points to post the 58-54 win.

Say What?
"I am proud of the girls for gutting out a road win against a solid team in Lawrence Tech. This gives us some momentum as we start the conference tournament next week." – Head coach Katie Mattera

By the Numbers
10 – Rebounds for Jill Hendrickson (JR/Ada, Mich.) and Ashley Niedermayer

.529 – Shooting percentage for the Golden Eagles in the first half – compared to just .292

4 – CU had four players finish with at least six points to go along with Ashley Niedermayer's 22

.283 – Cornerstone limited the host Blue Devils to just 17-60 from the floor

Up Next
Cornerstone has earned a home WHAC Tournament game and they will learn their first round opponent when the brackets are released upon complete of today's games. CU will be at home on Wednesday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m.

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