GRAND RAPIDS - Mich. – The Golden Eagles remain in search of their first win in conference play, sitting at 1-10, 0-5 WHAC on the year. CU will continue conference play vs. Madonna on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and they will follow that with a road trip to No. 7 Indiana Tech on Saturday at 1 p.m. Both games will have live video and stats available with the live links at cugoldeneagles.com.
Opponent: Madonna
Date: December 5, 2018
Time: 5:30 p.m. EST
Location: Mol Arena – Grand Rapids, Mich.
Opponent: #7 Indiana Tech
Date: December 8, 2018
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Schaefer Center – Fort Wayne, Ind.
Last Week Recap
The Golden Eagles suffered a pair of tough conference home losses last week, losing 95-43 vs. receiving votes Lawrence Tech and 68-53 vs. Lourdes. CU was unable to find their stroke offensively this week shooting below 40% in both games. Cornerstone has now lost eight straight as they get set to conclude a home stand vs. Madonna on Wednesday before heading to WHAC leading and No. 7 Indiana Tech on Saturday.
Record vs. This Weeks Opponents
Cornerstone has had success all-time against both of this week's opponents. CU is 38-26 all-time against Madonna, despite winning just two of the last six matchups between the two teams. Against Indiana Tech the Golden Eagles are 28-16 all-time. CU and IIT met for the first time in 1999 and the Golden Eagles were able to win four of the first five matchups. In recent history however, Indiana Tech has had the better of Cornerstone winning five of the last seven. The last time the two teams met was in the WHAC Tournament Championship last season where CU got a 72-69 upset victory.
Modderman's Career High
Sophomore
Brooke Modderman has been a strong force off the bench of late, scoring a career high 10 points on Wednesday vs. Lawrence Tech and following that with seven points vs. Lourdes on Saturday.
Scouting Madonna
Madonna sits as one of two teams in the conference who have yet to record a win this season, going 0-9, 0-4 WHAC on the year. Head coach Rachel Steinbarger in her second year is looking to rebuild with a young Madonna roster that has seven freshman and no seniors. Similarly to the Golden Eagles, Madonna has seen most of their struggles come on the offensive end, averaging just 49.1 points per game this season. Sophomore Sheldon Bochenek leads the Crusaders with 9.1 PPG. Junior Cierra von Zittwitz leads MU with 5.2 RPG and 2.22 APG. Last time out, Madonna fell 77-66 at receiving votes Rochester College.
Scouting Indiana Tech
The Warriors of Indiana Tech are looking to repeat as WHAC regular season champions as they currently rank seventh in NAIA Division II and hold a conference best 10-1, 5-0 WHAC record. The Warriors are great both on the offense and defensive side of the ball ranking top 15 in the NAIA in scoring defense, blocks, field goal percentage, three-point percentage, assist/turnover ratio, assists, and three-point field gaols made. The duo of Kendall Knapke and DeAnn Kauffman who each average above 14 points per game. Kauffman was named WHAC player of the week for the second time already this season after averaging 23.0 PPG and a 56.3 FG percentage in a pair of wins at Lourdes and receiving votes Lawrence Tech. Indiana Tech is coached by Jessie Biggs who is in her seventh season at the helm and holds a 130-75 record all-time.
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