SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Cornerstone looked good in the first quarter of their first road WHAC test, shooting 46% but they were unable to withstand the Blue Devil response as they fell 66-53 on Wednesday night at Lawrence Tech. Olivia Kubik led the team with 18 points, as Cornerstone drops to 1-6 on the year and 0-3 in WHAC play. Road action continues at 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 20 at Siena Heights for a tough WHAC test. 
 
Game Flow:

• Mackenzie Stien hit the first bucket of the game for CU, while Jaylee Long hit the first three to give Cornerstone the 7-4 advantage. 
• Cornerstone then went on a 9-2 run later in the first that was capped off by a Kennedy Helderop three to double up the Blue Devils 16-8. 
• LTU hit a three and Kennedy Helderop added one more layup to lead 18-11 after one. 
• An and-one by Mackenzie Stien to start the second quarter gave the Golden Eagles their largest lead at 10, 21-11. 
• Lawrence Tech responded with an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to two at 21-19. 
• The Blue Devils continued to create turnovers and chipped away taking their first lead of the second quarter with just 1:12 to play and led 27-25 at the break. Cornerstone was held to just 20% from the field in the second quarter.
• Lawrence Tech came out of the half firing, using an 8-0 run in the first five minutes to go on top by 10. 
• Jaylee Long hit a huge three to cut it back to a seven-point deficit, but it did not last long as the Blue Devils increased their lead to as large as 16 and led by 13 after three, 48-35. 
• Again LTU got the better of CU to start a quarter, scoring the first five points of the fourth to go on top 53-35. 
• An Ellen Kresge layup and Olivia Kubik three cut it back to 13 quickly though with 7:59 to play. 
• Olivia Kubik was unwilling to give this one up, scoring six straight points along with some solid defense that cut the deficit to 10 at 59-49 and forced Lawrence Tech to take a timeout with 3:57 to play. 
• It was too little too late for the Golden Eagles as they fell 66-53 to drop to 1-6 on the year. 

 
By the numbers:
18 – Freshman Olivia Kubik scored a career high 18 points in the loss. 
44-26 – Cornerstone was outrebounded 44-26 on the game.
10/5/5 – Mackenzie Stien had a rough shooting night but added five assists and five rebounds to her 10 points on the night. 
 
What's next? 
Cornerstone continues the conference road trip with a unique 5 p.m. tip at Siena Heights on Saturday, November 20. 
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Jesse Campbell
CU Athletics: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Women's Basketball: Facebook | Twitter