LIMA, Ohio – Coming off their first loss since late October, the No. 1 ranked Golden Eagles picked up an impressive 17-point road win at No. 21 Northwestern Ohio on Wednesday night. The win lifts Cornerstone to 17-2 on the year and 10-1 in league play as they will play their first home game since mid-December on Saturday when they host Concordia at 3 p.m.
 
Game Flow
It was a back and forth game as their were six lead changed in the first seven minutes of the but the Golden Eagles took a 12-10 lead on a Cory Cox layup and the senior followed with a triple on the next possession to put CU up 15-10 and they never trailed again. The lead slowly grew for the remainder of the first half as a late 6-point run put Cornerstone up 12 (38-26) at halftime.

The second half saw the lead hover between seven and 15 points for the first 12-13 minutes as the CU offense was just too much for the Racers. Kyle Steigenga posted 23 of his game-high 28 points in the second half while Cory Cox went for 20 points overall. The total for the senior sharp-shooter puts him over 1,500 for his career.  
 
Say What?
"We got back to playing solid defense against a really good opponent inside their own gym. This is never an easy road trip or place to play but we held them in check." Head Coach Kim Elders
 
By the Numbers
28 – Kyle Steigenga led the Golden Eagles with 28 points while pulling down eight rebounds
28/56 – CU finished the night shooting .500 from the field
41.3 – Cornerstone limited the Racers to just 22/53 from the field in their own gym
10 – CU held UNOH's leading scorer, Lawrence Jackson, seven points below his season average
5 – Team high assists for Michael McLaughlin who now needs just one to move into the Top-5 all-time at CU
 
Up Next
Cornerstone will return home for the first time since December 17 when they play host to the Concordia Cardinals on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.
 
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