GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – It is the start of the 2024 New Year and women's basketball will look to start the new year off on the right foot against conference opponents Cleary and Siena Heights. Cornerstone end the 2023 year with a victory over Bethel 80-73 behind Olivia Kubik's career high 29 points that saw them move to 6-5 on the year. The Golden Eagles will now face first year conference opponent Cleary on Wednesday, January 3 and then Siena Heights on Saturday, January 6 for a match between top teams in the WHAC standings to finish the week.

Opponent: Cleary
Location: Lansing, Mich. (Gannon Gymnasium)
Date: Wednesday, January 3
Time: 5:30 p.m. EST
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Opponent: Siena Heights
Location: Adrian, Mich. (SHU Fieldhouse)
Date: Saturday, January 6
Time: 5 PM EST
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Last Week Recap
Women's Basketball came fresh off the Christmas break energized and ready to go against Bethel and came out victorious 80-73. Cornerstone was led by Olivia Kubik's career high 29 points, but CU saw three other players score in double-digits from Mackenzie Stien's 18, Stephanie Ainsworth's 16, and Gracie Gortmaker's 12. The win moves the Golden Eagles to 6-5 on the season as they ramp up conference play against Cleary and Siena Heights this week.
 
Scouting Cleary
This is the first matchup between Cleary and Cornerstone in program history as the first-year program sits at 1-11 (1-5) on the year. The Cougars are averaging 48.7 points per-game, shooting just 32.5% from the field. Their lone win on the year came against conference opponent UNOH as they would win 69-65 on the road. Cleary is led by Junior Amy Jackson who is averaging 11.9 points per-game, while Taedom Stein and Mileisha Rodriguez are right behind her with 10.8 and 10.9 points per-game.
 
Scouting Siena Heights
Siena Heights comes into the week riding a 10-game winning streak with an overall record of 10-2 as they play Rochester before the Golden Eagles at the end of the week. The Saints are averaging 67.7 points per-game while shooting 41.2% from the floor as they find themselves third in the conference with their only loss coming against Indiana Tech. Siena Heights sees a lot of different players hit the floor but are led by grad-student Kayla Hinton who is averaging 11.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per-game.
 
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