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67
Cornerstone CSWBB 4-9, 1-4
74
Winner Aquinas AQ 1-1, 1-1
Cornerstone CSWBB
4-9, 1-4
67
Final
74
Aquinas AQ
1-1, 1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cornerstone CSWBB 16 15 18 18 67
Aquinas AQ 23 19 13 19 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | @seth_walters1

Women's Basketball falls to Aquinas in rivalry matchup

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles took a short trip down the road on Wednesday evening to take on their rivals from Aquinas. Cornerstone found themselves chasing the Saints the entire game before ultimately falling by a score of 74-67. The loss sets the Golden Eagles back to 4-9 overall, 1-4 WHAC as they begin preparations for Saturday afternoon's 1 p.m. game at Rochester. 

Game Flow:
  • Aquinas jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first two minutes of action.
  • A few minutes later, Cornerstone responded with a 7-0 run of their own to cut the Saints' lead to 11-9 just five minutes into action.
  • Aquinas hit back-to-back three pointers to bring their lead back up to 17-9 with three minutes to play in the first quarter.
  • Kennedy Helderop closed out the scoring in the first quarter with a three-pointer with 37 seconds on the clock. Aquinas led 23-16 after the first frame.
  • A layup from Ellen Kresge with 2:55 to play in the second quarter cut AQ's lead to just 31-28, but the Saints bucketed a trio of three-pointers in the final couple minutes of the half to take a 42-31 lead at halftime. 
  • The Saints built their lead to as many as 15 in the third quarter, but the Golden Eagles responded by ending the frame on a 9-0 scoring run to cut Aquinas' lead to 55-49.
  • A pair of free throws from Allyson Richards with 8:14 to play brought Cornerstone to within four points of Aquinas, 57-53.
  • Shelby Nyboer scored six points in the final two minutes of play but Aquinas ultimately held on for a 74-67 victory



By the numbers:
6 – Sixth game of the year decided by 7 points or less.
10 – Ten steals for the Golden Eagles, led by Ellen Kresge with four. 
28 – 28 points from non-starters for CU, half of which came from Shelby Nyboer.
14 – Nyboer and Allyson Richards each had 14 points.
12 – Kennedy Helderop matched season highs with 12 points and six assists.
18 & 17 – Marissa Brady of Aquinas put up an impressive 18-point, 17-rebound double double.


What's next? 
Cornerstone (4-9, 1-4 WHAC) will have a couple days off from game action before hitting the road to take on Rochester on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 

Women's Basketball Contact: Seth Walters

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