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Cornerstone University Golden Eagles
Cass Vredevoogd
52
Saint Francis (Ind.) USFWBB 4-8
61
Winner Cornerstone CSWBB 8-6
Saint Francis (Ind.) USFWBB
4-8
52
Final
61
Cornerstone CSWBB
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Francis (Ind.) USFWBB 9 13 16 14 52
Cornerstone CSWBB 15 13 14 19 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | @n_jcamp

Women’s Hoops holds off Saint Francis of Indiana 61-52 in a defensive battle

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles held the lead from start to finish in this one, but the Cougars hung around until a game ending 15-6 run gave CU the 61-52 victory. The win keeps the Golden Eagles above the .500 mark, as they improve to 8-6 on the year. Cornerstone will take nine days off for the Holiday's before returning to action in the Davenport Holiday Classic against top ranked Saint Francis of Illinois.

Game Flow
The Cornerstone defense came out strong, holding Saint Francis to just 3-16 from the field in the opening quarter. The strong defense along with seven first quarter points by Cass Vredevoogd helped CU earn an early 15-9 lead. Saint Francis kept up with the quick Golden Eagle pace in the second quarter scoring 13 points on 5-19 shooting to keep the CU lead to just six points at halftime.

The offense started to pick up in the third quarter for both sides, as Jesse Sheridan was perfect from the field scoring seven points in the period. USF was still able to cut into the lead though, hitting all four of the team's three pointers in the third quarter. Saint Francis kept the offensive momentum going into the fourth quarter tying the game at 46 with 5:28 to go, but an 8-10 mark from the free throw line down the stretch helped CU end the game on a 15-6 run to earn the win.

By the Numbers
19/13 – Cass Vredevoogd recorded her first double-double as a Golden Eagle with 19 points and 13 rebounds
9/9/5 – Lizzy Otten was doing it all on the floor with nine points, nine rebounds, and five assists in the win.
22.9% – The Cornerstone defense held Saint Francis to just 22.9% from the field in the first half.
16 – Cornerstone recorded 16 more rebounds than Saint Francis, totaling 49 for the game.
4/5 – Mari Bugg recorded a season high five rebounds along with four points off the bench for CU.
 
Up Next
Cornerstone will take on the nations top ranked team, Saint Francis of Illinois to open the Davenport Holiday Classic on Thursday, December 29 at 5 p.m.

Women's Basketball Contact: Jesse Campbell | Nathan-jesse.campbell@cornerstone.edu
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