GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The home slate for the No. 1 ranked Cornerstone Men's Basketball team gets underway this week as the Golden Eagles welcome Alma College on Thursday and Goshen College on Saturday. Both games will be streamed live on the CSPN with Andy Smith and Zach Cantalice on the call. CU will also honor all active military personnel and veterans on Saturday in part of their Military Appreciation Night.
 
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2017
Time: 7 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio and Stats
 
Scouting Alma College – Head coach Sam Hargraves
The Scots, under head coach Sam Hargraves, will be playing their final exhibition game against the Golden Eagles on Thursday as they start their regular season on November 17 at Illinois Wesleyan. Alma went 12-14 overall last season but is just one season removed from advancing to the NCAA DIII Elite 8. The Scots have five seniors on the roster and only three juniors as their sophomore class is a big one featuring nine players. Preston Laketa returns as their top scorer as he averaged 12.2 points per game while fellow sophomore Steven Harvey was just behind him at 9.4 points.
 
 
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2017
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio and Stats
 
Scouting Goshen College (Ind.) – Head coach Jon Tropf
The Maple Leafs, under interim head coach Jon Tropf, are 4-1 overall entering the game on Saturday as they won their last two games over Miami-Hamilton and Rio Grande. The Maple Leafs compete in the Crossroads League where they were picked 10th by the league coaches in their preseason poll. Goshen has been led thus far in scoring by a strong duo of Billy Geschke (23.6ppg) and Christian Grider (20.8ppg). They are shooting 47.6% from the field as a team and 31.6% from behind the arc as they have made 31 triples through their first five games.
 
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