Steigenga and Lanning lift No. 8 CU to 91-68 win

Box Score

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Kyle Steigenga (FR/Holland, Mich.) poured in 21 first half points and he combined with Ben Lanning (JR/Grandville, Mich.) to finish with 53 points and 19 rebounds to lead No. 8 Cornerstone to a 91-68 victory over Indiana Tech. The win lifts CU to 20-5 on the season and 14-3 in league play as the Golden Eagles will come back home on Saturday to host Madonna University at 3 p.m.

Game Flow
The early parts of the first half was back and forth but once Kyle Steigenga converted a jumper in the lane with 11:19 to play that gave CU an 18-17 lead, the Golden Eagles never looked back. The bucket was part of 21 points from the freshman in the opening twenty minutes as he helped CU build a 47-34 lead at the break.

The lead quickly grew to 20 in the first five minutes of the second half when CU got four straight points from Steigenga to up the margin to 60-40. The largest lead of 28 came with just over five minutes to play on a three-pointer from Cory Cox (SO/Flushing, Mich.) and CU cruised to the 23-point win.

Say What?
"This is never an easy place to play but our guys came out focused and got the job done. We shared the ball very well tonight as two players – Travis Wells (JR/Eaton Rapids, Mich.) and Michael McLaughlin (SO/Grand Rapids, Mich.) – had four assists each." Head Coach Kim Elders

By the Numbers
53 and 19 – Combined points and rebounds for Kyle Steigenga and Ben Lanning

.542 – The Golden Eagles finished 32-59 from the field in route to the 23-point win

.381 – CU connected on eight of 21 shots from behind the arc

11 – Cornerstone won despite having 11 turnovers, which was two more than the Warriors

42 – Points in the paint for Cornerstone

41-27 – CU owned the glass, led by Ben Lanning with 10 and Kyle Steigenga with nine

Up Next
Cornerstone will be at home on Saturday at 3 p.m. when they host Madonna University.

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