SYLVANIA, Ohio – After holding an early 11 point first half lead, Lourdes battled back forcing the Golden Eagles to earn a tough 81-75 road win in overtime. A late technical foul by the Gray Wolves proved costly allowing Cornerstone to regain a two-possession lead with under a minute to go in overtime that earned CU the victory, moving them to 6-5, 4-2 WHAC. The Golden Eagles will return home to open a season long three game home stand vs. Madonna on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Game Flow
Cornerstone got off to a good start offensively going on an 11-6 run to begin the game with six points from Jesse Sheridan, before Lourdes responded to tie the game at 15-15 at the end of the first period. The Golden Eagles continued the early shooting success in the second quarter earning a game high 11-point lead helped along by an eight point quarter from Cass Vredevoogd, resulting in a halftime score of 35-26.

Lourdes found their stride in the second half earning 12 steals that resulted in easy buckets to bring them back into the game. LU eventually was able to take the lead in the middle of the fourth, earning their first lead since the second quarter, as they started to take control bringing the score to 64-58. Cornerstone battled back with an 8-2 run in the final 2:52, topped off by a pair of clutch free throws by Emma Lockhart with nine seconds remaining bringing the game to overtime.

Cornerstone rode the late fourth quarter momentum into overtime drawing fouls consistently and going 7-10 from the line. Lourdes cut their deficit back to just one point, but a technical foul for calling a timeout when they did not have one proved costly allowing CU to gain a two-possession lead and hold on to win 81-75.
 
By the Numbers
58 – The trio of Jesse Sheridan (27), Lizzy Otten (17), and Cass Vredevoogd (14) scored 58 of the 81 Golden Eagle points.
19-9 – Lourdes recorded 19 steals to Cornerstone's nine in the game.
26-10 – The Gray Wolves brought down 26 offensive rebounds while the Golden Eagles brought down just 10.
50%-37.6% – Cornerstone shot 50% from the field at 28-56 while Lourdes shot just 37.6% at 32-85.    
22-34 – Free throws proved key in the win, as CU went 22-34 from the line in the win.
 
Up Next
CU will open a three game home stretch vs. WHAC opponent Madonna University on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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