ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich – It was all Cornerstone from start to finish as the offense could not miss as they blow past UM-Dearborn 118-71, the most number of points scored since 2016 where they scored 120 against Marygrove. Every Golden Eagle scored as Cornerstone saw three players score over 20 points with career highs from Eli Steffen and Zac Velthouse with 20 a-piece and first career points for Blake Stewart and Luke Vanderwerff. The Golden Eagles will be looking to build off their offense as they travel to UNOH on Saturday, November 12 for a 3 p.m. tipoff.

Game Highlights
• Eli Steffen got the scoring started for the Golden Eagles as he drove by the defender for an easy layup, one-minute into the game.
• The game was tied 10-10 with 15 minutes remaining in the first half before Cornerstone pulled away for the game.
• Over the next five-minutes, Cornerstone went on a 21-7 run that saw threes made by Zach Velthouse, Eli Steffen, and Mason Brooks giving Cornerstone the 31-17 lead.
• Eli Steffen scored six straight points for the Golden Eagles as Cornerstone extended their lead 39-27.
• Luke Rowlinson capped off another Cornerstone 8-4 run with a nice dunk as the lead continues to grow for Cornerstone, 47-31.
• Cornerstone goes into halftime leading 60-37.
• The Golden Eagles went on 10-2 to run in the first minute of the second half to grow their lead 70-39 as Eli Steffen, Carter Nyp, and Cory Ainsworth all found easy buckets around the rim.
• UM-Dearborn goes on a little run of their own to cut the lead 73-46.
• Zac Velthouse and Eli Steffen have continued their great offense plays and Zac knocks down another three and Eli scores by the rim for another easy two giving Cornerstone the 91-50 lead with nine-minutes remaining in the game.
• Luke Vanderwerff scores his first career basket followed by Blake Stewart scoring his first career points giving Cornerstone the 110-59 lead.
• The Golden Eagles were dominate on offense all night as Luke Vanderwerff continued his dominance scoring easy by the basket as Cornerstone ended up winning 118-71.

By the Numbers
118 – The most amount of point scored for the Golden Eagles since 2016
65% - Cornerstone shot 65% from the field for the game
46/22 – Cornerstone outrebounded UM-Dearborn 46-22
20+ - Three Cornerstone players scored 20 or more points as Carter Nyp led the way with 21, Eli Steffen and Zac Velthouse scored career highs as they both had 20.
9/3 - Luke Vanderwerff scored nine points grabbing three rebounds in seven minutes of action for his first career points.


What's Next?
Cornerstone continues their stretch of road games as they travel to UNOH on Saturday, November 9 for a 3:30 tipoff.  

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