Grand Rapids, Mich. – Women's Basketball returned to the Mol Arena for another WHAC matchup against the Yellow Jackets of Defiance College. The first half saw Cornerstone find their footing as they went 20-33 from the field and held the lead 55-21 at the end of the second quarter. The second half saw Cornerstone put up 36 more points and pull off a strong home performance before Thanksgiving break. The Golden Eagles took the win 91-56. The Golden Eagles will open up the December schedule with a game against Madonna University in Livonia, Mich. at 5:30 p.m. on the 3rd of December.

Game Highlights – Cornerstone – 51 Defiance College – 85

• First Quarter

  • The first points for Cornerstone happened a minute and a half into play with a successful mid-range jump shot by Laura Innerebner. Cornerstone were down 6-2.

  • Abby Hall made Cornerstone's first successful three-pointer of the night to give the Golden Eagles their first lead of the game 13-11 with just over four minutes left in the first quarter.

  • The first Jaxi Long three-pointer saw the game tied 16-16 right before the first Golden Eagles timeout.

  • The layup by Jaxi Long from a nice pass by Gracie Gortmaker saw Cornerstone to a 20-18 lead late in the first quarter.

  • The first quarter came to its close with the Golden Eagles on top of Defiance 26-20.

• Second Quarter

  • The second quarter was slow for both teams, as it remained free of points until one minute in with a layup made by Julie Ashbaugh to keep Cornerstone up 28-20.

  • Another successful three-pointer by Jaxi Long extended the Cornerstone lead to 13 points 33-20 with just under eight minutes left to go in the half.

  • Cornerstone continued to extend their lead as another three-pointer fell for Jaxi Long to make it 36-20 for Cornerstone.

  • The Golden Eagles lead grew to 30 points, as Jaxi Long made another layup to make the score 51-21.

  • Two more points in the paint finished off the half for Cornerstone as Kaila Aston made it 55-21 at the end of the second quarter.

• Third Quarter

  • The third quarter got underway with points from the charity stripe by Defiance. Cornerstone still was ahead 55-23.

  • A steal and a layup by Abby Hall kept the lead for Cornerstone strong 59-23.

  • The 60-point mark was broken with about eight minutes left in the third quarter, as Abby Hall hit two free-throws to make it 61-25.

  • After connecting about eight passes in a row, Jaxi Long made the contested jumper to continue the scoring for Cornerstone as they led 67-28.

  • Gracie Gortmaker sent the defender on a roadtrip, as she took the ball to the basket for another good layup. Defiance called another timeout as the Golden Eagles held strong 71-30.

  • Kaila Aston made her fifth point of the night with a free throw that kept the Golden Eagles well on top 80-33 at the end of the third quarter.

• Fourth Quarter

  • The final quarter began with an Abby Hall three-pointer to extend the lead to 50, 83-33.

  • The Yellow Jackets showed some energy as the fourth quarter continued. They jumped to 43 points with an eight point run. The Golden Eagles were still up 87-43.

  • Ellie Neuhaus broke the 90 point mark with a well-taken jumper to make it 91-45 for Cornerstone.

  • Cornerstone held the lead and grabbed the win 91-56.

By the Numbers 

23/75.0% – Jaxi Long led both teams in total points on the night with 23, shooting 75.0% from the field.

20/8 – 20 points and eight rebounds for Julie Ashbaugh helped Cornerstone to a dominant win over the Yellow Jackets.

51 – Among the other large numbers on the night for Cornerstone was the 51 total rebounds between the 42 defensive and 9 offensive rebounds for the Golden Eagles.

10 – The game against Defiance saw 10 Golden Eagles get points on the board out of the 12 available players for Cornerstone.

What's Next? 

The Golden Eagles will open up the December schedule with a game against Madonna University in Livonia, Mich. at 5:30 p.m. on the 3rd of December.

Women's Basketball Contact: Mason Young

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