Men’s Hoops wins sixth straight; defeats UNOH 79-63

Box Score

LIMA, Ohio – Cornerstone has only two trips remaining this season outside of Grand Rapids and they got a victory in one of those today as they defeated Northwestern Ohio 79-63. The win lifts the Golden Eagles to 20-5 on the year and 15-3 in league action. CU will head to Ann Arbor on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. matchup against the Cardinals of Concordia.

Game Flow

The first half did not feature pretty shooting on either side of the floor as the Golden Eagles used a nice advantage at the charity stripe to build an 11-point halftime lead. Kyle Steigenga (SO/Holland, Mich.) hit six of eight from the foul line in route to his 10 first half points while Cory Cox (JR/Flushing, Mich.) and Michael McLaughlin (JR/Grand Rapids, Mich.) scored the final five to put CU up 36-25.

After the Racers cut the margin to eight early in the second half, Kyle Steigenga had back to back 3-point plays and forced UNOH into a timeout with Cornerstone on top 45-31. That margin slowly climbed over the next few minutes and after a Dlion Aten triple, CU built its largest lead to that point at 15. UNOH would not go away however and had the lead down to just eight with 10:48 to play but then a steal and layup from Michael McLaughlin put CU back up 10 and then never looked back, winning by 16.

By the Numbers

20 – Coach Elders and CU have now won at least 20 games in 19 of the last 21 seasons

19 – Michael McLaughlin led the Golden Eagles in scoring (7/9 FG, 2/2 3pt, 3/3 FT)

8/8 – Freshman Sam Vander Sluis (FR/Holland, Mich.) had eight points and a team-leading eight rebounds

0 – For the first time this season, CU did not post a single blocked shot

Up Next

Cornerstone will remain away from Mol Arena for their final road game outside of Grand Rapids on Wednesday when they face Concordia in Ann Arbor at 7:30 p.m.

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