LIVONIA, Mich. – In a game that was dominated by defenses in the first three quarters, Madonna was able to score 30 points in the fourth to pull away from the Golden Eagles and win 75-66. With the loss, CU drops their second straight conference game to move to 5-8, 3-3 WHAC on the year. Cornerstone will take a short break for exams before playing Grace Bible College for the second time this season and Lawrence Tech on back-to-back days next weekend.

Game Flow
Defense was dominant throughout the first half, as the Golden Eagles could not find their shot shooting just 35.3% from the field. Despite the low percentage, nine offensive rebounds and 16 points in the paint helped the Golden Eagles maintain a lead throughout much of the half. Cass Vredevoogd dominated the paint offensively with 11 first half points, while Shaina DenBesten tallied a Cornerstone first half high six rebounds to give CU a 29-26 lead at the break.

The Crusaders came out in the second half and saw a 5-0 run and a 6-0 run early that helped them regain a lead at 39-33. Madonna then maintained that lead at the end of the period, 45-40. Both offenses then irrupted in the fourth quarter, as each team scored 25+ points in the final period. In the end, Becca Sabol and the Madonna Crusaders had an answer for every Cornerstone bucket to result in a 75-66 loss for the Golden Eagles.

By the Numbers
16 – Jesse Sheridan and Cass Vredevoogd each tallied a Golden Eagle high 16 points in today's game.
9/7 – Taylor Richards returned to the starting lineup and tallied nine points and seven rebounds.
16/18 – Madonna's Becca Sabol was dominant both scoring and on the boards, tallying 16 points and 18 rebounds.  
11 – The Golden Eagles tallied 11 offensive rebounds in the game, nine of those coming in the first half.  

Say What….?
"Overall I thought our team played great defense today. Madonna is a talented team and they made some very tough shots late in the game that got them the win." – Head Coach, Katie Mattera

Up Next
Cornerstone will head back to Grace Bible College on Friday at 5 p.m. for another game against the host Tigers, this time in the GBC Tournament.