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Grand Rapids, Mich. – Women's Basketball collects an overtime victory in their 2026-27 home opener battling in a physical back-and-forth battle against Indiana Northwest. Julie Ashbaugh recorded a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds while Maddie Gruppen led in scoring with 19 points going 6-11 from three. Cornerstone Women's Basketball is back in action on Tuesday November 3rd as they host Grace Christian for Pack the House night with tip off set for 7 p.m. inside Mol Arena.

Game Highlights – Cornerstone – 95 Indiana Northwest – 86

• First Quarter
  •  The game started in a back-and-forth battle with Cornerstone getting a three from Maddie Gruppen and layups from Julie Ashbaugh and Lily Gortmaker knotted the game at nine.
  • Cornerstone took a nine-point lead off layups by Kennedy Matheny and Eliana Grubbs.
  • The RedHawks battled back to tie the game last in the first quarter but free throw from Laura Innerebner put the Golden Eagles up one going into the second quarter. 
• Second Quarter
  • Indiana Northwest took a five-point early in the quarter, but a three by Maddie Gruppen and a layup by Jaedyn Rodammer tied the game at 26.
  • Back-to-back layups from Eliana Grubbs paired with another three by Maddie Gruppen put Cornerstone ahead 38-28.
  • The Golden Eagles maintained the lead with back-to-back threes by Jaedyn Rodammer and Eliana Grubbs as they lead the RedHawks by five going into halftime.
• Third Quarter
  • The third quarter began with a three pointer by Abby Hall followed by a three-point play from Julie Ashbaugh as she got a layup to fall and sank her and one opportunity.
  • Indiana Northwest continued to battle their way back as they got within one but a layup by Lily Gortmaker extended the CU advantage.
  • Laura Innerebner added another layup along with Julie Ashbaugh making both of her free throw shots which put Cornerstone up by eight.
  • Julie Asbaugh collected three more free throws before Maddie Gruppen closed out the quarter with a buzzer beater three to give Cornerstone a 65-57 lead going into the fourth quarter.
• Fourth Quarter
  • Cornerstone grew their lead to ten to begin the fourth quarter on layups by Kennedy Matheny and Eliana Grubbs.
  • The RedHawks went on a seven-point run as they moved back within one of the Golden Eagles.
  • Indiana Northwest took the lead with 4:22 left to play but a three from Maddie Gruppen kept Cornerstone within one as IUN held a 76-74 lead.
  • The Golden Eagles regained the lead on a three-point play by Julie Ashbaugh and a free throw from Eliana Grubbs to give CU a two-point advantage.
  • With nine seconds left, the RedHawks got a layup to fall to send the game into overtime. 
• Overtime
  • Cornerstone came out strong to begin OT as Jaedyn Rodammer and Maddie Gruppen hit back-to-back threes to put CU up seven.
  • Two free throws and a layup by Lily Gortmaker maintained the Golden Eagles seven-point lead with less than a minute to play.
  •  Jaedyn Rodammer closed out the game with two free throws to give Cornerstone a win in their home opener.

By the Numbers 
16/15 – Julie Ashbaugh scored 16 points while also tallying 15 rebounds.
19/6 – Maddie Schuur dropped 19 points going 6-11 from three.

What's Next? 
Cornerstone Women's Basketball is back in action on Tuesday November 3rd as they host Grace Christian for Pack the House night with tip off set for 7 p.m. inside Mol Arena.

Women's Basketball Contact: Mason Young
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