Women's Basketball | 2/7/2023 11:31:00 AM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Cornerstone had a successful last week going 2-0 with a victory over UM- Dearborn 80-58 and a victory over Aquinas on senior night 61-57. It was a great week to be a Golden Eagle as they got to celebrate the four seniors with a victory. Those victories move Cornerstone to 13-11 (12-5) on the year with three games remaining. This week is no easy task for Cornerstone with two tough road games as they travel to Siena Heights on Wednesday, February 7 and Concordia on Saturday, February 11.
Opponent: Siena Heights
Location: Adrian, Mich. - SHU Fieldhouse
Date: Wednesday, February 7
Time: 6 p.m. EST
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Opponent: Concordia
Location: Saturday, February 11
Date: Ann Arbor, Mich. - Cardinal Fieldhouse
Time: 1 p.m. EST
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A Look in the WHAC
Cornerstone is currently sitting in fourth place in the WHAC at 12-5 with three games remaining. If they finish in fourth, they will host the first round of the WHAC Tournament but will need to keep winning to finish the season. They travel to the third-place team in Siena Heights who is 13-3 in conference on Wednesday, February 7 and then travel to the fifth seed Concordia who is two games behind the Golden Eagles at 10-7 on Saturday, February 11. The lowest seed the Golden Eagles could be is the fifth seed, the difference between hosting and going on the road in the first round.
Player Spotlights
Over the past week,
Stephanie Ainsworth reached the top five in total blocks for a whole season as she currently sits in fourth with 57 as there are four for sure games remaining for the Golden Eagles. Katie Anderson recorded 74 blocks in the 2002-03 season.
Kennedy Helderop is 25 assists away from reaching the top five in total assist for a season as she is sitting with 122 on the year. The senior has done a little bit of everything this year to help Cornerstone to a 13-11 record.
Jaylee Long is fourth in the conference in three-point percentage shooting 40.4% as
Maddison Fulks is ninth at 35.5% and
Jaxi Long in tenth at 35.4% on the year.
Scouting Siena Heights
The tough Siena Heights team comes into the game with a record of 20-4 with one of those losses coming to Cornerstone earlier in the year. The Golden eagles won the first matchup against the Peyton Banks-less Siena team 89-80 as
Mackenzie Stien led the way for Cornerstone with 24 points and Sha'kyia Parker had 18 for SHU. Siena Heights is riding a six-game winning streak with one of those against (12) Indiana Tech. The Saints are led by Seniors Sha'kyia Parker who is averaging 18.6 points per-game and Peyton Banks who is averaging 15.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per-game.
Scouting Concordia
Concordia comes into the matchup against Cornerstone, two games back in the WHAC standings. The Cardinals went 0-2 last week with losses to (12) Indiana Tech and Lawrence Tech to drop them to 10-7 in conference play. Cornerstone got the best of Concordia in the first matchup 71-64 back in November as Freshman
Jaxi Long has a career day with 25 points. The two teams combined to shoot 49 free throws for the game as it was a physical battle. The Cardinals are led by Junior Taylor Leatherman who is averaging 14.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per-game and Senior Samantha Dorn who is averaging 13.0 points per-game.
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