0215 WBB v Cornerstone
65
Winner Cornerstone CORNERST 6-11, 3-6
63
Madonna MU 2-9, 2-7
Winner
Cornerstone CORNERST
6-11, 3-6
65
Final
63
Madonna MU
2-9, 2-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cornerstone CORNERST 17 7 25 16 65
Madonna MU 13 17 15 18 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Andrew Ripke

Women’s Basketball falls late to Golden Eagles

THE BASICS

Score: Madonna University 63, Cornerstone University (Mich.) 65
Records: Madonna (2-9, 2-7), Cornerstone (6-11, 3-6)
Location: ACCU Arena at the PAAAC, Livonia, Mich.

LIVONIA, Mich. -  The Crusaders return home Monday evening to face off against the Golden Eagles of Cornerstone University. The game was hard fought all the way. As the Crusaders missed a game-tying shot at the buzzer. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams came out of the gate hot as they went back and forth the entire period. Paige Boden and Sharon Woodard got the scoring started for the Crusaders. Boden would add five more points in the quarter, for a total of seven. 
  • The Crusaders ended up getting hot in the second quarter after a 17-7 quarter. Once again Boden and Woodard scored the first two baskets for Madonna. Cornerstone would score two buckets before the Crusaders would go on a 10-0 run, with scoring from Woodard, Boden and Allie Terry. Cornerstone would add a bucket before Naomi Daivs would add a three-point bucket that would give the Crusaders a six-point lead at the half. 
  • Cornerstone would use a big third quarter after outsourcing the Crusaders by ten to take a firm lead on the game. Other than a 9-0 by the Golden Eagles that two teams went back and forth. With baskets from Josie Piergentili, Megan Aho, April Hudelson, Woodard and Davis. 
  • The Crusaders being down four after the third quarter would begin the final period hot as they would score 11 straight including three straight three point baskets from Woodard, Davis and Aho. Cornerstone would respond by scoring 15 of the next 17 points to get a six point lead. Five straight points from Aho would bring the Crusaders within one in the final 10 seconds. Madonna would foul on the inbounds with Cornerstone hitting a free throw. Davis would get a chance with a jumper with three seconds but the ball would end up rimming out of the hoop. 
TURNING POINT
  • A 9-0 Cornerstone run from the  4:34 mark to the 2:41 gave the Golden Eagles a commanding lead. 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
  • Woodard hit her career-high with 19 points in the game. She brought down three rebounds and added one assist and one steal. 
  • Boden added her season-high in points with 15, which included seven in the first quarter. She added five rebounds and two steals on the evening. 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • 37.7: The Crusaders shot the ball at a 37.7% clip while the Golden Eagles shot the ball at 44.6%.
  • 39: Madonna brought down 39 rebounds on the day and barely edged out Cornerstone 39-36.  
  • 8: The Blue and Gold picked the Golden Eagles pocket eight times throughout the game.  
UP NEXT
  • The Blue and Gold will head back out onto the road on Wednesday February 17 as they travel to Rochester University for a 5PM tipoff. 
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