GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone extended their winning streak to 18 games with a convincing 85-62 win over visiting Northwestern Ohio on Wednesday night. The victory lifts the Golden Eagles to 18-2 overall on the year and 10-0 in league action as they will hit the road for the first time in 2018 when they travel to Concordia on Saturday afternoon.
 
Game Flow
The visiting Racers came out fast and grabbed a 5-3 lead but an 8-0 run finished off by a Christian Rodriguez put the Golden Eagles up 11-5 and they never looked back. The lead grew to 19 points thanks to another big run by CU as Sam Vander Sluis laid one in off a sweet feed from Rodriguez with 7:48 to play in the half. Cornerstone then scored 15 of the final 23 points to lead 47-21 at the break.

Coming out of the locker room, Rodriguez hit a triple for the Golden Eagles and the margin eventually grew to as many as 33 on one of three Tyler Baker 3-pointers with 13:29 to play. UNOH then caught fire from behind the arc to bring the margin back to the low 20's but they would not get any closer with CU posting the 23-point victory.
 
Say What?
"Our energy was great from the start and we moved the ball really well. UNOH is a long team defensively so it made it hard to get inside at times." – Head Coach Kim Elders
 
By the Numbers
10 – Three-pointers made by the Golden Eagles
50.8-35.4 – Shooting % difference in the game – CU was 30/59 while UNOH was 23/65
42-21 – Rebounding edge for the Golden Eagles
12-10 – Another double-double for Sam Vander Sluis in points and rebounds
19/5/3/3 – Points, rebounds, assists and blocks for Kyle Steigenga
11/6 – Points and assists for freshman Christian Rodriguez

Up Next
Cornerstone hits the road for the first time in the calendar year of 2018 when they play at Concordia on Saturday afternoon.
 
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