Adrian, Mich. – Women's Basketball made a slight detour to Adrian, Mich. to take on the 5-7 Saints of Siena Heights University. The Saints then sat just above Cornerstone in the conference standings, both teams with identical WHAC records. The prior meeting between these two teams saw Siena Heights take a win inside of the Mol Arena 74-71 over the Golden Eagles. 

The difference maker between the opposing sides was the 10-point lead the Saints had at the end of the first quarter. The next two quarters remained relatively even as Cornerstone hit 18 points in the second quarter and both teams put up 17 in the third. The Saints led by just nine points going into the final quarter of play, on top of Cornerstone 62-53. Siena Heights returned to a 16-point lead about halfway through the final period and seemed out of reach for the Golden Eagles. Jaxi Long put up 10 points in-a-row for Cornerstone but the Golden Eagles ultimately took the loss to the Saints 87-76 inside of the SHU Fieldhouse.

Women's Basketball returns to the Mol Arena for another key WHAC matchup against the Cougars of Cleary University on Saturday, January 24, at 5 p.m.

• First Quarter

  • The Saints got it going and started off hot with a 7-0 run over the Golden Eagles at the start of the first quarter.

  • Julie Ashbaugh got Cornerstone on the board with a layup for their first points of the night.

  • Siena Heights went up by 10 points about two minutes into the first period 12-2.

  • A three pointer by Maddie Schuur cut the lead down to seven as Cornerstone trailed 12-5.

  • The Saints would keep the game in their grasp at the end of the first quarter, as they held the lead by 10 points 28-18.

• Second Quarter

  • Julie Ashbaugh kept it going for Cornerstone in the second quarter with four points on two plays to bring the Golden Eagles within eight points of the Saints 30-22.

  • Abby Hall hit a three pointer and a free throw to pull it even close as Siena Heights remained ahead 30-26 with about seven minutes left in the half.

  • Another two points by Julie Ashbaugh off of a jumper kept it a six-point game before halftime. The Saints still had the lead 39-33.

  • Cornerstone still trailed going into the locker room at halftime by nine points 45-36.

• Third Quarter

  • The third quarter started quiet for both teams, as the first bucket came about two minutes in from the Saints to make it an 11-point lead 47-36.

  • Another seven-point run by Siena Heights helped to maintain the lead they had built up to this point. The Saints led by 16 points 54-38.

  • Lily Gortmaker broke the run with a three-point play from a layup and good free throw to cut the Siena Heights lead down to 13 points 54-41.

  • Just before the end of the third quarter, Jaxi Long made her jumper to cut the Saint lead back down to single digits. The Saints remained on top going into the final period 62-53.

• Fourth Quarter

  • The fourth and final quarter of the game began for Cornerstone with a layup off the hand of Abi Bandstra to keep the Siena Height lead within reach 64-55.

  • The Saints reached another 16-point lead with about five and a half minutes left to play 76-60.

  • Jaxi Long went on an offensive spree with limited time on the board. She put up 10 points for Cornerstone to keep the game within reach as the Saints remained ahead by 10 points 80-70.

  • Laura Innerebner hit a jumper with 26 seconds remaining but Siena Heights still held the lead 87-72.

  • Jaxi Long would put one more layup up for the Golden Eagles as the buzzer inched its way closer to going off. The Saints took the home win 87-76 over Cornerstone University.

By the Numbers 

26/10 – Another double-double performance by the senior guard, Jaxi Long. She put up 26 total points on the night and grabbed 10 rebounds. Additionally, Long went 8-8 from the free throw line to keep Cornerstone in the contest.

17/75% – Julie Ashbaugh contributed heavily in the unfortunate defeat. Ashbaugh put up 17 points on the night and went 3-4 from the charity stripe.

16/4 – Laura Innerebner was the only other Golden Eagles to exceed double-digit points against the Saints with 16 total and four rebounds in the contest.

What's Next? 

Women's Basketball returns to the Mol Arena for another key WHAC matchup against the Cougars of Cleary University on Saturday, January 24, at 5 p.m.

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