LIVONIA, Mich. – A pair of one-win WHAC teams met in Livonia on Monday, in what was a makeup game of last Wednesday's postponement. The Golden Eagles won round one of the season series 74-67 in Mol Arena on December 5. Cornerstone's overall record drops to 2-24 overall, 1-15 WHAC. They'll return to Grand Rapids to play their last home game of the season on Wednesday evening against Michigan-Dearborn for senior night.
What you need to know:
- The Golden Eagles would start the game up 7-0 before a 13-0 Madonna run made it 15-15 after the first quarter.
- The Crusaders started the second quarter on a 10-0 run.
- No team led by more than 10 at any point in the game.
- Madonna led by three at halftime and after three quarters of play.
- Down eight with two minutes to go in the game, the Golden Eagles cut the deficit to two, but ultimately fell by five points.
By the Numbers
19, 8 –
Taylor Richards put up season-highs in points and rebounds.
45-42 – Every Cornerstone player that saw minutes grabbed at least one rebound as the team won the board battle by three. The 45 rebounds is the highest in any WHAC game this season for CU.
6 – Season-high six blocks for the Golden Eagles
3 – Third consecutive season where Madonna and CU split the two-game series.
What's Next?
Cornerstone will continue their three-game week on Wednesday with senior day against Michigan-Dearborn in Mol Arena at 5:30 p.m.
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