ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Cornerstone rebounded in a big way, using a second half surge to end a four-game road trip with a 70-61 win at Concordia. The Golden Eagles are now 11-7, 5-4 WHAC as they stay above .500 in the conference standings. Freshman
Cory Ainsworth got his first collegiate start in the win and tallied a game high 18 points in the win on 9-12 shooting. CU will return home on Saturday for a rivalry game vs. Aquinas at 3 p.m.
What you need to know?
- Christian Rodriguez hit a three in the early going to give CU a 9-5 lead roughly five minutes into the first half.
- Concordia went on a 10-0 run to respond to the Golden Eagles to go on top 15-9.
- Concordia maintained the lead for the majority of the first half until Gabe Meriwether hit a layup with just under a minute remaining to give CU the 31-30 advantage.
- The Golden Eagles took the 31-30 lead into the break. Cory Ainsworth recorded a team high eight points on 4-6 shooting in the first half.
- Tyler Baker and Cory Ainsworth helped Cornerstone get out to a strong start in the second half each scoring a pair of buckets to increase their lead to as many as five.
- Cornerstone continued to slowly pull away in the first 10 minutes of the second half as Carter Nyp scored a bucket to make it 45-37 for the Golden Eagles largest lead of the game.
- CU then got hot offensively, going on a 7-0 run highlighted by five points from Nick Dekkenga to take a 55-40 advantage and force the Cardinals into a timeout.
- Concordia tried to come back, but the Golden Eagles were dominant inside, scoring 38 points in the paint with four minutes to play and outrebounding the Cardinals 39-32.
- The Cardinals cut it to single digits in the final few minutes, but strong free throw shooting by CU helped them hold on to earn a 70-61 road win to end the four-game road trip.
By the Numbers
- Four Golden Eagles scored in double-figures including a game high 18 from Cory Ainsworth in his first collegiate start and a career high 12 from Nick Dekkenga off the bench.
- Carter Nyp was a point away from recording a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds in the win.
- Christian Rodriguez led the team with five assists.
- Cory Ainsworth was 9-12 from the field for the second most made field goals in his short career.
What's Next?
Cornerstone returns home to take on rival Aquinas at 3 p.m. this Saturday, January 11 for the first of two matchups in the 2019-20 season.
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