GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 12 Golden Eagles are set to take on a pair of NAIA DII Top 25/RV opponents this week for conference play. CU will open the week at receiving votes Siena Heights and follow that with a home game vs. No. 23 Indiana Tech. Cornerstone has now won three straight games and looks to continue to keep the winning prowess alive as early season conference play continues. Both games will have live video/audio/stats available at cugoldeneagles.com. 
 
Opponent:(RV) Siena Heights 
Date: Wednesday, November 20
Time: 8 p.m. EST
Location: Adrian, Mich. (SHU Fieldhouse)
Coverage: Live Video/Stats/Audio
 
Opponent:(23) Indiana Tech  
Date: Saturday, November 23
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Mol Arena)
Coverage: Live Video/Stats/Audio
 
 
WHAC Opening Win
The Golden Eagles played just one game last week opening the conference season with a 67-60 road win at Lawrence Tech to improve to 5-2, 1-0 WHAC. Tyler Baker led the team with 19 points, while Kyle Hayes recorded 18 to be the two leading scorers for CU. Cornerstone has now one three straight games as they get set to take on two NAIA DII Top 25/RV teams this week in (RV) Siena Heights and (23) Indiana Tech. 
 
CRod Nears 1,000
Junior point guard Christian Rodriguez is nearing 1,000 career points as he is just 101 points away from 1,000 in his career. Rodriguez has 99 points through the first seven games this season and has 899 for his career after 327 as a freshman and 473 as a sophomore. Rodriguez is on pace to become the 43rd Golden Eagle in program history to record 1,000+ career points. 
 
Free Throw Percentage 
Cornerstone has been dominant at the free throw line in the early season ranking second in all of NAIA DII with an 84.4% team mark from the strike. The Golden Eagles have shot above 80% from the mark in five of the teams seven games this season, including a perfect 100% (13-13) against Saint Xavier. Head Coach Kim Elders is a remarkable 514-71 in his 27 year career when CU makes more free throws than their opponent. 
 
WHAC Tournament Foes
Both of this weeks opponents are teams the Golden Eagles saw last year in the 2018-19 WHAC Tournament. CU defeated Siena Heights 84-66 in the semifinals and fell to the defending WHAC Tournament Champions Indiana Tech 72-61 in the finals. Head Coach Kim Elders is 37-23 all-time against Siena Heights, and 39-13 all-time against Indiana Tech. 
 
Scouting Siena Heights
Receiving votes Siena Heights has gotten off to a slow start in 2019-20, posting a 2-3, 1-1 WHAC record. The veteran Saints have three seniors in their starting lineup and are led by guard Demarco Dickerson who is averaging a team high 20.4 PPG. Dickerson was a Second Team All-WHAC athlete in 2018-19 and is joined by WHAC First Teamer Keith Jordan Jr who is averaging a team second best 17.2 PPG to go along with a team high 7.8 RPG. 
 
Scouting Indiana Tech
No. 23 Indiana Tech has gotten off to an unfortunate start posting a 1-5 record and 0-1 WHAC record. The Warriors have played one of the toughest schedules in the NAIA, with three of their losses coming to NAIA Top 25/RV opponents, and four of the teams five losses have been by five or less points. IIT is coached by former CU assistant Ted Albert and the defending WHAC Tournament Champions are led by sophomore Josh Kline who has a team high 15.7 PPG and 8.0 RPG. 

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