GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 2 ranked men's basketball team hosts Aquinas College on Tuesday night in the 2017 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Tournament Championship game. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. inside Mol Arena as the Golden Eagles enter the night looking for their 10^th WHAC Tourney title in school history. The game will be streamed on FB Live with a pregame show at 7:15 p.m.

Opponent: Aquinas
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Internet Coverage: Live Video/Audio/Stats (CSPN)
 
Scouting Aquinas – Head coach Ryan Bertoia (Interim - 1^st Season)
Interim head coach Ryan Bertoia has the Saints in their first WHAC Tournament championship game since 2009 and they enter Tuesday night's matchup at CU with a 19-13 overall record. AQ finished in a 3-way tie for fourth place in the league standings at 13-9 overall and due to tie-breakers, come into the tourney as the NO. 6 seed. AQ defeated Indiana Tech 87-57 in the quarterfinals and then #8 Davenport 79-77 in the semifinals. The Saints are led by 1st Team All-WHAC selection Jake Bullock who is averaging 20.4 points per game while Jeremy Williamson is at 15.6. While those are the only two in double-figures, the Saints have much balance behind them with six other players averaging at least 4.5 points per night. As a team AQ is averaging 79.4 points per game while allowing 78.3


WHAC Tournament History
Cornerstone has controlled the WHAC Tournament since the conference was created in 1992-93. In the 25 conference tournaments played, the Golden Eagles have appeared in the title game in 19, winning nine of them including two of the last three seasons over Davenport. The Golden Eagles are 48-15 all-time in the tourney.
 
WHAC Tourney Champions
Cornerstone has won nine WHAC Tournament titles in their history. CU won them in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015. The Golden Eagles reached the WHAC finals in 13 straight seasons from 1999-2011 and have failed to get out of the first round only once.
 
Auto-Bid for NAIA National Tournament
The winner of the WHAC Tournament receives one of the conference's two auto-bids to the NAIA DII National Tournament. Cornerstone has claimed one as the regular season champion.
 
History vs. Aquinas
Cornerstone, under Coach Elders, leads the all-time series 41-22 and have won 14 out of the last 20 games in the rivalry. CU and AQ split their season series with each winning on their home court.
 
Cornerstone and Aquinas in WHAC Tourney
This will be the 5th meeting between Cornerstone and Aquinas in the WHAC Tournament championship game as each school has won two of the previous four meetings. CU won in 2006 and 2010 while AQ won in 2007 and 2009.
 
 
 
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