ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Kyle Steigenga scored 27 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the No. 8 ranked Golden Eagles posted an impressive 90-64 win at Concordia on Saturday afternoon. The victory lifts Cornerstone to 6-1 on the year and 2-0 in the WHAC and they will resume play next Friday at the annual GR Sports Hall of Fame Classic at Hope College against Calvin College at 6 p.m.
 
Game Flow
The early part of the game was a defensive battle as the teams stayed tied at 7-7 from the 16:44 mark until Kyle Steigenga gave CU a 9-7 lead with a layup at 13:26. That lead was one CU would continue to increase as the first half went on. Cornerstone got a late 3-point play from Steigenga to up their lead to 43-29 at the break.

The second half opened with CU scoring seven of the first 15 points to go up by 20 and they never looked back. Only three players finished in double-figures led by Steigenga's 27, Cory Cox with 18 and Riley Costen with 10. Seven different players had at least six points on the day.

Say What?
"We started slow but started to get defensive stops which led to some transition buckets. Then our shots started to fall. Defensively I thought we played well" – Head Coach Kim Elders
 
By the Numbers
27/18 – Fourth double-double of the season for Kyle Steigenga and second this week
39-28 – CU outrebounded the Cardinals by 11
16 – Assists by Cornerstone on 28 made shots – led by five from Riley Costen
23/28 – Foul shooting for the Golden Eagles
 
Up Next
Cornerstone will head to Hope College on Friday and Saturday for the annual GR Sports Hall of Fame Classic – CU will take on Calvin first on Friday night at 6 p.m.
 
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