By: @jonnystrube0
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Men's basketballs win streak extended to five last week as they took care of business against #RV Rochester and Aquinas. Cornerstone opened the week shutting down the offense of Rochester and then finished the week taking care of Aquinas to end the week 2-0 in an important week of matchups. The Golden Eagles are now 10-6 (6-4) on the season as they travel to Lawrence Tech and UNOH for this week's matchups.
Opponent: Lawrence Tech
Location: Southfield, Mich. (Don Ridler Field House)
Date: Wednesday, January 17
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
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Opponent: UNOH
Location: Lima, Ohio (Racer Gymnasium)
Date: Saturday, January 20
Time: 3:00 p.m. EST
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Last Week Recap
It was an important week for men's basketball as they faced off against two conference opponents ahead of them in the WHAC standings in Rochester and Aquinas. Cornerstone shut down #RV Rochester in an 80-65 victory behind the efforts of
Cory Ainsworth's 23 points,
Luke Rowlinson's 21 points, and
Jack Joldersma's double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Golden Eagles would then finish the week with a dominant victory over rival Aquinas 85-64 as
Luke Rowlinson led the way with 21 points. In the 2-0 effort,
Luke Rowlinson was named WHAC Player of the Week for averaging 21 points per-game.
Looking at Lawrence Tech
Lawrence Tech comes into the matchup against the Golden Eagles with an overall record of 9-7 (6-5). The Blue Devils are coming off a 1-1 week where they lost to Madonna 82-81 and the was victorious over Siena Heights 69-60. Lawrence Tech sits just a half game behind the Golden Eagles in the WHAC standings as the Blue Devils have continued to be a problem for men's basketball in recent years. Cornerstone has three of the last five matchups, with the latest coming in a 69-44 victory over Lawrence Tech. The Blue Devils are led by Brandon Beavers who is averaging 18.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per-game as he does a little bit of everything for the Blue Devils.
Looking at UNOH
UNOH comes into the matchup against the Golden Eagles with an overall record of 4-12 (3-7) as they take on Rochester to open the week. UNOH went 1-1 last week with a 96-71 loss to Indiana Tech and a 103-74 victory over Michigan-Dearborn. Cornerstone got the best of UNOH in the first matchup of the year 95-71 behind
Cory Ainsworth's 24 points and
Kayden Bird's six three, 20-point performance. The Racers are led by Ryan Archey who is averaging 16.3 points per-game, coming off a 24.5 point, 8.5 rebound week.
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