ADRIAN, Mich. – The Golden Eagles' conference struggles continued on Wednesday night against Siena Heights. The Saints scored a goal early and added an insurance tally in the waning minutes to secure a 2-0 victory over Cornerstone, whose record drops to 1-11-1 overall, 0-6 WHAC. The attention now shifts to Friday, as Cornerstone will host Lourdes in their annual Night of Nets match in search of their first conference win of the season.
The Highlights:
- Cornerstone had the game's first scoring chance, when David Dwumfour Poku crossed up a defender along the sidelines before his cross attempt failed to connect with a striker in the middle.
- The Saints found the back of the net first when a long through ball allowed the speedy SHU forward to break away from three defenders before burying what would prove to be the game-winning goal.
- The Golden Eagles nearly replicated the Saints goal a few minutes later when Joshua Busscher fed a through ball to speedy forward Dwumfour Poku, but the shot attempt was saved by the goalkeeper.
- Siena Heights scored their second goal off a sequence of passes during an odd-man rush with 15 minutes to play.
By the Numbers:
- Cornerstone finished with a 15-14 edge in the shots category.
- Lucas Ribeiro led the team with three shots. Four other Golden Eagles had two shot attempts.
- Micah Boggs' pair of shot attempts extends his team-leading total to 16 on the season.
- Three consecutive shutouts against the Golden Eagles
What's Next?
The Golden Eagles will host Lourdes on Friday evening for the annual Night of Nets contest. Shirts can be purchased on site, with each shirt also sending a bed net to Africa to help combat Malaria.
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