GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Cornerstone University will square off with Lourdes University tonight from Sylvania, Ohio. The Golden Eagles are searching for their first WHAC win of the season in their only game of the week. Tip-off is set for 6 pm with live links available at cugoldeneagles.com.
Opponent: Lourdes
Date: November 26, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Location: Sylvania, Ohio
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Last Week Recap
The Golden Eagles were unable to break out of their losing skid this past week, dropping a pair of games to Siena Heights and #4 Indiana Tech. With the losses, Cornerstone now sits at 1-10 on the year and 0-3 in WHAC play.
In the Golden Eagles matchup with Siena Heights last Wednesday, CU hung around for the majority of the game, but were never able to truly put the pressure on the Saints. A late offensive explosion in the fourth fell short, with Cornerstone losing by a score of 56-71. On the night, CU was led by Shelby Nyboer and Rebekah Crosby, who scored 18 and 13 respectively. Both Nyboer and Crosby have been a strong front court pairing for the Golden Eagles this season as Nyboer is averaging 11.2 points and nearly four boards a night, while Crosby leads the WHAC with 3 double-doubles on the season. Her 7 rebounds a game are the most on the squad and she is averaging 11 points a contest as well.
In Cornerstone's weekend matchup against #4 Indiana Tech, the Golden Eagles started out strong but were eventually taken out by the Warriors 48-72. CU held a 13-11 lead after the first quarter but increased pressure from Indiana Tech put the Warriors up in the second and they didn't look back stretching their lead to as many as 28 points. The Golden Eagles struggled to connect from deep, shooting 1-18 from behind the three-point line, while Indiana Tech shot 11-32 from three.
Strong Week For Nyboer
As previously mentioned, Shelby Nyboer put together two very strong games this past week. The junior center from Jenison, Michigan led the Golden Eagles in scoring against both Siena Heights and Indiana Tech. Nyboer put up 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds against the Saints, shooting 7-15 from the floor. She then turned around and put up 20 on Indiana Tech going 8-13 from the field and grabbing 7 more rebounds. Currently leading the team in points per game at 11.2, the Golden Eagles will need more of the same from Nyboer to snap out of this tough stretch.
Scouting Lourdes University
The Tigers of Lourdes University are 2-7 on the season and sit 8th in the WHAC at 1-3. Lourdes does not have a player averaging double figures in points, but every member of their balanced starting five averages anywhere from 4.4-7.2 a contest. Freshman guard Baylee Baldwin will look to fire away from deep as she is averaging nearly 6 three pointers attempted per game. Lourdes runs a deep bench with 16 different players receiving game time this season, expect them to rotate players to try and stay fresh.
