LIMA, Ohio – Christian Rodriguez matched a season-high with 16 points while Kyle Steigenga posted a game-high 27 points as the duo led five Golden Eagles in double-figures in an 87-70 road win at Northwestern Ohio. The victory is the fourth straight for CU to lift them to 23-3 on the year and 15-1 in the WHAC. Cornerstone will welcome crosstown rival Aquinas to Mol Arena on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. tilt. The game can be seen on the CSPN and be heard live on ESPN 96.1 FM.
 
Game Flow
The Cornerstone defense was up to the task early again as they jumped out to a big lead while limiting the Racers to just two field goals in the opening ten minutes. CU led by as many as 14 during that time after a layup by Sam Vander Sluis with 9:58 to play but the Racers closed the half by out-scoring CU 27-21 the rest of the way to cut the margin to just eight (40-32). The lead was down to as few as five but Kyle Steigenga hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to send CU into the locker room with the momentum.

Early on in the second half, UNOH's Xander Smart did everything he could to keep them close but the balanced scoring of Steigenga, Riley Costen, Rodriguez, Vander Sluis and Michael Bradshaw was too much for the host Racers. The lead slowly grew throughout the second half as CU led by as many as 22 with just over five minutes to play in route to the 17-point victory.
 
Say What?
 "This is a tough place to play and our defense looked good for the first half and parts of the second. We moved the ball well on offense and had players step up to make big shots" – Head Coach Kim Elders
 
By the Numbers
27 – Kyle Steigenga had a game-high 27 points on 10/14 shooting
10/14 – Sam Vander Sluis had another double-double with 10 pioints and 14 rebounds
16 – Christian Rodriguez matched his career-high with 16 points (made 4 3-pointers)
18/19 – CU connected on 18 of their 19 free-throws
15 – Cornerstone had 15 assists – Costen and Rodriguez each had four
 
Up Next
Cornerstone will be back at Mol Arena for Wednesday's game against Aquinas. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. and will be carried live on ESPN 96.1 FM with Bret Bakita and Drew Neitzel on the call.
 
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