SOUTHFIELD, Mich. –
Kyle Steigenga posted 28 points and 14 rebounds while
Michael Bradshaw finished with 19 points as the pair of seniors carried the No. 1 ranked Golden Eagles to a 72-67 win at Lawrence Tech on Saturday. The victory is the 13
th straight for Cornerstone as they improve to 13-2 overall and 7-0 in the WHAC. CU will finish non-conference play with a pair of games on December 29-30 in Missouri against NAIA D1 No. 22 Vanguard (Calif.) and Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas).
Game Flow
Lawrence Tech started about as good as you can as they connected on six of their first seven shots from the field as they built a 16-4 lead just 6:32 into the game. The lead stayed in double-figures for the next five minutes but CU slowly chipped away at the lead and after five straight from
Michael Bradshaw, grabbed a 29-28 edge and they would go into the locker room tied at 32.
Early in the second half, Michael and brother
Christopher Bradshaw connected on back to back triples to up CU's lead to 41-36 but the Blue Devils kept things close until a personal 6-0 run by
Kyle Steigenga put the Golden Eagles up 57-49. The lead remained at eight (68-60) with just over 1:30 to play but back to back buckets from LTU cut the margin to just three. Steigenga hit two free-throws and got a late dunk to finish off the victory.
Say What?
"We faced a lot of adversity today and came away with a win. We got some valuable minutes out of guys like
Nick Dekkenga,
Jonny Strube and
Christopher Bradshaw" – Head Coach
Kim Elders
By the Numbers
28/14/3 – Reigning 2x WHAC POW
Kyle Steigenga posted another double-double and added three assists
9 – Career high points for
Jonny Strube off the bench
5/6 – Points and rebounds for
Nick Dekkenga who got his first career start
39-33 – CU out-rebounded LTU by six
7/30 – Cornerstone made just seven shots from behind the arc (.231)
Up Next
Cornerstone will have until December 29 off when they participate in a Classic format at Evangel (Mo.). They will open the play against Vanguard (Calif.), who is ranked No. 22 in the latest NAIA DI Top-25 Poll. They will conclude the tourney with a December 30 contest against Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas).
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