GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A big two-game week for the newly No. 2 ranked Golden Eagles awaits as Cornerstone will welcome rival Aquinas to Mol Arena Wednesday before heading to Indiana Tech on Saturday. CU, winners of their last eight games overall, moved up to No. 2 in the latest NAIA Top-25 Poll and are fresh off a pair of wins in the GR Sports Hall of Fame Classic.

Opponent: Aquinas College
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Mol Arena)
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Scouting Aquinas College – Head coach Ryan Bertoia (Interim)
The Saints, under interim head coach Ryan Bertoia, are off to a 5-5 start against a tough schedule that has featured three games already against current NAIA Top-25 teams in Rochester and Indiana Wesleyan. The Saints went 1-1 this past weekend at the GR Sports Hall of Fame Classic with a win over Calvin and they have won two of their last three overall including a league win over Lawrence Tech last week. Aquinas is led in scoring by senior Jake Bullock as he is averaging 16.4 points per game. Jeremy Williamson is just behind Bullock at 15.0 ppg. As a team, the Saints are putting up 74.1 points per night while allowing 68.8.
 
 
Opponent: Indiana Tech
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2016
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. (Schaefer Center)
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Scouting Indiana Tech – Head coach John Peckinpaugh
Head coach John Peckinpaugh is in his third season at the helm of the Warriors' program and they are off to a 5-3 start so far in 2016-17. Indiana Tech came into the season ranked No. 20 in the preseason poll but have since dropped out. Two of their losses have come against the No. 1 team in the country in St. Francis while the other came at UM-Dearborn. The Warriors are led in scoring by GR-native Miles Robinson who is averaging 21.1 points per game while five others put up at least 8.9 points per night. Indiana Tech is averaging 77.2 points per game while allowing 76.7. The Warriors will take on Marygrove before hosting Cornerstone on Saturday.

Nearing win No. 600
Head coach Kim Elders is just four wins away from career victory No. 600. Elders enters the week 596-225 through 23 plus seasons at Cornerstone.
 
Cornerstone Surpasses 1,000 Win Mark
The Golden Eagles surpasses 1,000 wins in program history with their two wins over Ozarks and Huntington two weekends ago and they now stand at 1,003-652 all-time.
 
Hall of Fame Classic Champions
The Golden Eagles claimed their second straight and sixth overall Hall of Fame Classic title with a pair of wins over Calvin (83-55) and Hope (95-78). Kyle Steigenga and Cory Cox were each named to the All-Tournament team for their efforts.
 
Milestone Watch
Michael McLaughlin enters the week needing only 117 points to join the 1,000 point club at Cornerstone. The senior needs just 70 assists to move into the Top-5 all-time at Cornerstone as well (429 - Dom Allen).
 
 
 
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