GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After struggling in the opening 20 minutes on Friday night against host Calvin, the Cornerstone men's basketball team exploded for the first 13 points in tonight's 70-58 victory over Hope College. The win lifts CU to 8-3 on the season as they will get back into conference play on Wednesday when they host Lawrence Tech at 7:30 p.m.
What you need to know
- CU scored the first 13 points of the game and the run was finished by a Gabe Meriwether 3-pointer
- Hope trimmed the lead down to as few as two (28-26)
- Cornerstone responded with six straight points but the Dutchmen scored nine of the final 13 points to make it 38-35 in favor of CU at the half
- Sam Vander Sluis then scored 14 of CU's first 16 points of the second half and the Golden Eagles increased their lead to 10 (54-44)
- The lead slowly grew for the remainder of the half and CU led by as many as 17 (68-51)
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Say What?
"We executed very well in the opening portion of the game and Sluis took over down low. We had many key contributors tonight and that will help us going forward into WHAC play" – Head coach
Kim Elders
By the Numbers
26/13/3/2 – Vander Sluis had another double-double and pitched in three assists and two blocks
12/8//3/2 –
Riley Costen (who joined Sluis on All-Tourney Team) had a solid all-around game (pts/reb/ast/blk)
5 –
Christian Rodriguez led the CU team with five assists
41-36 – CU out-rebounded Hope by five
31 – Only two Flying Dutchmen reached double-figures as CU held Hope 31 points below their season average
What's Next?
Cornerstone will return to conference play when they host Lawrence Tech on Wednesday inside Mol Arena at 7:30 p.m.
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