GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 14 Golden Eagles look to respond from a tough 1-2 week with a pair of home conference games vs. Northwestern Ohio and receiving votes UM-Dearborn. The week will open with a 7:30 p.m. tip vs. UNOH on Wednesday and be followed by the Ugly Christmas Sweater Toys for Tots game on Saturday at 3 p.m. vs. UM-Dearborn. Fans are asked to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots as admission on Saturday as there will be multiple games and activities for fans to participate in throughout the games. Both of this week's games can be viewed online with links at cugoldeneagles.com.
Opponent:Northwestern Ohio
Date: Wednesday, December 4
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Mol Arena)
Coverage: Live Video/Stats/Audio
Opponent:(RV) UM-Dearborn
Date: Saturday, December 7
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Mol Arena)
Coverage: Live Video/Stats/Audio
Last Week Struggles
The Golden Eagles saw some struggles over Thanksgiving break, going just 1-2 for their first week with a losing record since the season opening pair of losses to Indiana Wesleyan and Spring Arbor in the 2017-18 season. CU opened the week at Lourdes for a WHAC game and fell 71-58 and then returned home for the GRSHOF Classic where they beat Hope 78-74 and fell to Calvin 71-68 on a buzzer beater three. Cornerstone is 8-4, 3-1 WHAC on the year as they get set to host UNOH and (RV) UM-Dearborn this week for more conference play.
Crod Closing in on 1,000
Junior point guard continues his efforts to become the 43rd Golden Eagle in program history to reach 1,000 career points as he is now just 24 points away from the mark. Rodriguez is averaging a team second best 14.7 PPG to go along with a team high 37 assists.
Close Games
Cornerstone has seen a multitude of close games in the early season with eight games being decided by 10 or less points. CU has posted a dominant 7-1 record in those games as they are 8-4 overall.
Bench Career High's
Cory Ainsworth and
Drew Knickerbocker each recorded impressive career high's this past weekend. Knickerbocker tied a career high with 13 points in the win vs. Hope, while
Cory Ainsworth erupted for a career high 24 in the Golden Eagles loss vs. Calvin.
Scouting UNOH
A young and physical Racer team looks to get back to their winning ways in 2019-20 after two consecutive losing seasons under third year head coach Caleb Williams. UNOH has struggled early with just a 2-6, 0-3 WHAC record. Northwestern Ohio prides themselves on their ability to rebound as they rank second in the WHAC averaging 39.88 boards a game. Sophomore guard Zach Montes leads the team with 8.1 RPG while fellow starter and sophomore Justin Koepp averages a team second best 7.1 RPG. Offensively, junior Nathan Lessing has been the spark for UNOH averaging 19.8 PPG while shooting 53.5% from the field and 31.8% from behind the arc.
Scouting UM-Dearborn
The Wolverines have gotten off to a great start in 2019-20 as they are receiving votes in the latest NAIA DII Top 25 Poll after a 9-2, 3-0 WHAC start. They are the only team in the WHAC yet to record a loss in conference play as they have defeated Aquinas, Rochester, and Concordia. UM-Dearborn ranks among the best in the country defensively holding opponents to an NAIA best 37.1% mark from the field and third best 61.5 PPG. Offensively, senior Cody Kegley leads a group of veteran Wolverines with 15.0 PPG and a team second best 38 assists.
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