Orlando Magic Give Former CU Standout Chance of a Lifetime

Jul 10, 2006

The savvy left-handed guard from Cornerstone is getting a chance to live a dream ofa lifetime. Former stand-out, Bryan Edwards, is wearing an Orlando Magic practice jersey and joins other rookies at the RDV Sportsplex to play in summer-league games. Click here for full article.

Jonker Named All-American 3rd Team

Mar 20, 2006

After a stellar season, John Jonker has been named an All-American by the coaches in NAIA Division 2. The Junior Center from Grand Rapids, MI (Forest Hills Northern) led the Golden Eagles (23-11) to a 2nd place finish in the WHACregular season and aWHAC Tournamentvictory over Aquinas to extend their streak at theNational Tournament tosix straight appearances. Jonker averaged 16.3 ppg, and 10.0 rpg all while playing a majority of the minutes down lowfor a small Golden Eagles team. For a full list of teams, …

Golden Eagles Fall Short In 84-87 Loss To Morningside

Mar 9, 2006

The Golden Eagles started out well against Morningside (IA) but the Mustangs made a 12-0 run at the end of the first half to take a 43-39 at the intermission. The Golden Eagles dug more of a hole in the second half and fell behind 71-55 at one point but they battled back and pulled to within two points but that was as close as they would get in the game. Morningside hit their free throws down the stretch and held Cornerstone off for the 87-84 win. Josh Liggins led the Golden Eagles with 19 points. Kevin Wurn …

Golden Eagles draw #10 Morningside (IA)

Mar 1, 2006

Cornerstone will open the NAIA Division II National Tournament against 10th Seeded Morningside (IA). The Golden Eagles will play on Thursday, March 9th at 5:45 p.m. CST. Cornerstone is making is sixth straight National Championship appearance. Aquinas drew #9 Taylor and will play Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. CST.

Branson Bound

Feb 27, 2006

The Golden Eagles found themselves in an familiar spot as they faced Aquinas on the road in a do or die situation in the WHAC Championship. They have had to go on the road and win a couple times in the last four years. They knew that it would be unlikely that they would get an at-large bid if they lost to Aquinas. The Golden Eagles were down 30-27 at the half but they made a bigsurge midway through the second half and they held off the Saints as they tried battle back towards the end of the game. Aquinas …

Cochran Paves Way to WHAC Tourney Showdown

Feb 25, 2006

In a game where Madonna refused to lose hope, Jim Cochran made the difference. Tying his career high, Cochran scored 25 points as the Golden Eagles advanced to the WHAC Tournament final by a score of 88-77. The eleven points separating the two teams doesn't indicate how close this game really was, with Cornerstone only pulling away for good with four minutes remaining. All five startersscored indouble figures for Cornerstone, which held a six-point halftime lead. Kevin Wurn snagged 11 rebounds, leading to …

Hot Start Leads To Golden Eagle Victory Over UM-Dearborn

Feb 22, 2006

The Golden Eagles started out red hot by dropping 10 of their first 11 shots from the field and jumping out to a 20 point lead in the first half but UM-Dearborn made a couple of runs in the second half and the game ended with an 87-73 victory for Cornerstone. John Jonker had 20 rebounds for the second time this season and he scored 27 points to lead the Golden Eagles to victory. Josh Liggins was perfect for the night making 6 of 6 from the field including 1 of 1 from behind the arc and he was 4 for 4 from …

Jonker Leads Group of Golden Eagles Named All-WHAC

Feb 21, 2006

Junior John Jonker was named to the All-WHAC First Team by the coaches. Jonker was the second leading scorer in the WHAC behind Player of the Year Perry Gilbert from Siena Heights. Jonker led the WHAC in rebounding folled closely by Gilbert. Jonker recorded 16 double doubles on the season for the Golden Eagles. Senior GuardsJosh Liggins and Jim Cochran were both selected to the All-WHAC Second Team. Both Liggins and Cochran averaged over 13 points per game this season. Josh Liggins and Kevin Wurn were named …

Liggins Joins 1000 Point Club in Win Over Concordia

Feb 18, 2006

The Golden Eagles went down to the wire and defeated Concordia 61-59 to secure the second seed in the WHAC Tournament today. John Jonker scored 20 points and pulled down 12 boards to lead the Golden Eagles. Josh Liggins was the only other Golden Eagle to score in double figures with 10 points. Liggins went over the 1000 point mark for his career with those 10 points. Liggins now has 1009 points in his career. Cornerstone will host UM-Dearborn on Wednesday, February 22nd at 7:30 p.m. in the first round of …

Golden Eagles Cruise to 102-78 Victory on Senior Night

Feb 16, 2006

Before the game, Cornerstone's four seniors were honored andthe team made sure to send them out on a high note asCU posteda 102-78 victory over visiting Madonna. The win takes Cornerstone to 19-10 on the year and 10-3 in WHAC play to remainone game behind …

Cornerstone Falls to Siena Heights 84-96

Feb 11, 2006

The Golden Eagles fell to a 2nd place tie with Indiana Tech after losing84-96at Siena Heights. Aquinas (10-2) holds a one game lead heading in the final week of WHAC play while Cornerstone (9-3) and Indiana Tech (9-3) via for the #2 seed of the WHAC Tournament. The Golden Eagles could not connect from long range against the Saints going 2-15 from 3pt range while Siena connected on 9-29. Siena also won the free-throw battle hitting 23-32 (.719)to Cornerstone's 22-37 (.595). John Jonker led the team with …

Jonker Leads Golden Eagles To Victory Over UM-Dearborn

Feb 8, 2006

John Jonker scored 27 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to help lead Cornerstone to an 88-80 victory over UM-Dearborn tonight. Jim Cochran added 21 points for the Golden Eagles and Josh Liggins scored 16 while dishing out 8 assists. Kevin Wurn was just one rebound short of a double double with 11 points and 9 rebounds. The Golden Eagles shot 51.7% for the game.Next Game: Cornerstone will travel down to Adrian to take on Siena Heights on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Eagles Down Aquinas 74-70, Tie for WHAC Lead

Feb 4, 2006

In a showdown of the two top teams in the WHAC, Cornerstone used a strong second half to defeat cross-town rival Aquinas 74-70. The win takes CU to 17-9 on the year and 8-2 in the WHAC and alsoplaces themin a first place tie with Aquinas atop the WHAC with four more conference games to go. With the homecoming crowd behind them, CU overcame a four point deficit at halftime and led by as many as 10 with 5:12 to play in the game. Aquinas wouldnt back down as they hit some clutch shots down the stretch, but CU …

Eagles Drop Nailbiter 67-69

Feb 1, 2006

Traveling to Fort Wayne is always a difficult task for the CU Men's Basketball team and Wednesday night proved no different. The Warriors of Indiana Tech avenged a 95-55 blowout earlier in the year and continued to take down the top teams in the conference …

Golden Eagles Roll Over Davenport

Jan 28, 2006

The Golden Eagles used a big second half to defeat host Davenport 114-62 today to remain in a first place tie with Aquinas. Six different players scored in double digits with Jim Cochran leading the way with 18 points. Corey DeSantis finished with a career high 17 points. Kevin Wurn, Jesse Tien, John Jonker, and Jon Snikkers also scored in double figures. The Golden Eagles shot 58.1% from the floor for the game which included an impressive 60.9% (14/23) from behind the arc. Cornerstone improves to 16-8 overall …

Eagles Escape with 67-65 Victory Over Concordia

Jan 25, 2006

The Golden Eagles wanted to finish out the first half of the WHAC season with a bang against visiting Concordia University, but the Cardinals would not go away missing two late attempts to tie the game in a 67-65 win for Cornerstone. The win takes the Golden Eagles to 15-8 on the year and 6-1 in WHAC play. The Eagles used a balanced scoring attack to extend their winning streak to four games. Josh Liggins led the offensive charge with 16 points and was joined in double figures by John Jonker (13), Kevin Wurn …

Jonker Has Career Game In Victory Over Madonna

Jan 21, 2006

John Jonker followed up his 26 point and 20 rebound performance against Siena Heights with a career high 35 points to go with 13 rebounds as the Golden Eagles defeated Madonna 90-74 today. The Golden Eagles shot just over 50% (38-75) from the field compared to Madonna's 38.33% from the floor. Nine players scored for the Golden Eagles in the victory. Josh Liggins and Jon Snikkers were the only other players to score in double digits for Cornerstone. The Golden Eagles improve to 5-1 in the WHAC and 14-8 overall. …

Jonker Leads Golden Eagles To A 86-77 Victory Over Siena Heights

Jan 18, 2006

Junior John Jonker had a monster game with 26 points and 20 rebounds to help lead the Golden Eagles to a crucial victory over previously undefeated (in the WHAC) Siena Heights tonight. Cornerstone held a 40-38 lead at the half and would never trail in the second half. Siena tide the score at 44 and again at 50 but they could never take the lead. Cornerstone hit some crucial free throws down the stretch while the Saints floundered at the charity stripe at the end of the half and the Golden Eagles defeated …

Slow Start Can't Stop Eagles at Home

Jan 14, 2006

The Golden Eagles came off a tough loss to arch-rival Aquinas on Wednesday night and it showed in the first 10 minutes in a home victory over U-M Dearborn. CU trailed by as many as 12 early on, but stuck with the game plan as they outscored the Wolves 36-24 in the paint to post a 84-70 victory. The win takes CU to 12-8 on the year and 3-1 in WHAC play.John Jonker continued to lead the Eagles offense with 26 points as he was joined by Kevin Wurn (15) and Jamin Olds (13) in double figures. Wurn and Jonker sharedgame …

Aquinas Rallies Past The Golden Eagles

Jan 11, 2006

The Golden Eagles flew out to a 9 point lead (36-27) over Aquinas at the half but they couldn't hold on to that lead as Aquinas outscored Cornerstone 37-20 in the second half to defeat the Golden Eagles 64-56. Cornerstone shot just 32.1% for thegameand only 26.1% in the second half which ultimately led to their downfall. Jim Cochran led the Golden Eagles attack with 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Kevin Wurn was the only other playerto score in double figures for Cornerstone. Cornerstone drops to 11-8 …

Jonker Named WHAC Player of the Week

Jan 10, 2006

Junior center John Jonker is the WHAC men’s basketball Player-of-the-Week for January 10, 2006. The Grand Rapids, Michigan native averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds per contest in two victories for the Golden Eagles. Jonker posted 21 points and 11 boards in CU’s 76-63 win over Davenport then provided 16 points and 11 rebounds in their win over Indiana Tech. His last bucket of the week proved to be a key one, making Jonker the 31st player in school history to reach the 1,000 point plateau.

Jonker Reaches 1000 Points for Career as CU Cruises to 95-55 Win over Tech

Jan 7, 2006

John Jonker became the 31st player to reach 1000 points in his career today as he led the Golden Eagles to a 95-55 win over visiting Indiana Tech. Jonker hit the 1000th point on the dot on a three point play late in the game and posted a game high 16 points and 11 rebounds. CU improves to 11-7 on the year and 2-0 in conference play. After a sluggish first half, CU came out and took control of the game with a 17-0 run to open the 2nd half. Everybody got in the scorebook today as Jonker shared game high scoring …

Golden Eagles Open WHAC Play With Win Over Davenport

Jan 4, 2006

After a tough road trip to Florida over Christmas break, the Cornerstone Men's Basketball team started its defense of a 2nd straight WHAC crown with a win over WHAC Newcomer Davenport University 76-63. The win takes CU to 10-7 on the year and 1-0 in league play. After a scrappy first half which saw the home team take a six point lead (41-35), CU came out more aggressive and opened up a 22 point lead midway through the 2nd half. John Jonker led the way posting another double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. …

Poor Second Half Shooting Leads to 89-73 Loss To Evangel (MO)

Dec 30, 2005

The good news was that the Golden Eagles shot 57% (15 of 26) from the field in the first half against Evangel. The bad news was that the Golden Eagles were stillfour points (44-41) behind the Crusaders at the half. Cornerstone couldn't keep up the same pace …

Cochran Leads Cornerstone to Victory Over Warner Southern

Dec 29, 2005

Senior Jim Cochran led the Golden Eagles to a 71-60 victory over host Warner Southern at the Hampton Inn Tournament in Lake Wales, FL tonight. Cochran scored 15 points and had 3 rebounds and 5 assists to lift Cornerstone to 9-6 on the year. John Jonker recorded …

Golden Eagles Avenge Earlier Loss to Wildcats with 74-69 Victory

Dec 22, 2005

The CU Men's Basketball Team avenged an earlier loss to Indiana Wesleyan with a tough and scrappy 74-69 victory over the visiting Wildcats. The win haults the Golden Eaglesthree game losing skid and improves their season record to 8-6 on the year. CU, off a 12 day lay-off, started quick and grabbed an 8 point lead(46-38)at the break. Indiana Wesleyan behind the strong play of Jon Moon (21pts)and Eugene Green (20 pts, 15 rbs), kept fighting back in the 2nd half, but were unable to get within 2 points. Josh …

Cornerstone Drops Third Straight at Grace

Dec 10, 2005

The Golden Eagles loss of key players may be catching up with the Men's Basketball team. Cornerstone has lost three straight games where they had leads in the second half and couldn't hold on down the stretch. They lost two OT games in a row at the Grace Tournament. The Golden Eagles had a 12 point lead against Grace with 9:50 remaining but The Lancers chipped away at the lead and finished regulation play tied at 71. Grace outscored the Golden Eagles 12-2 in the overtime period to win 83-73. Jim Cochran …

Golden Eagles Lose in OT to Missouri Baptist

Dec 9, 2005

The Golden Eagles lost 79-77 in OT to Missouri Baptist at the Grace Tournament tonight. Cornerstone made up an 11 point deficit in the first half and finished with a 32-31 lead at the half.The Golden Eagles had the lead the whole 2nd half until :34 seconds …

Cornerstone Loses 70-67 To Olivet Nazarene

Dec 3, 2005

The Golden Eagles lost 70-67 in the final of the Holiday Inn Express Tournament to host Olivet Nazarene despite shooting 55.8% from the field. Olivet Nazarene picked up 16 offensive rebounds in the game and outscored the Golden Eagles' bench 21-10. Josh Liggins …

Golden Eagles Advance To Championship at Olivet Nazarene

Dec 2, 2005

The Golden Eagles defeated Cumberland (KY) 78-66 at the Holiday Inn Express Tiger Classic in Bourbonnais, IL tonight. Josh Liggins and John Jonker led Cornerstone with 16 points each. Mike Cameron and Jim Cochran score 12 and 11 respectively. The Golden Eagles …

Golden Eagles Fall to Hope in Select Bank Championship Game

Nov 26, 2005

Cornerstone could not overcome a slow start against HopeCollege in the championship game of the Select Bank Classic. Hope jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game putting Cornerstone in the position of playing catch-up the entire day. …

Cornerstone Defeats Calvin Advances to Select Bank Championship Game

Nov 25, 2005

A slow start did not prevent the Golden Eagles fromdefeating the Calvin Knights 87-79 in the first round of the Select Bank Classic. Cornerstone did not reach double figures until the eight and a half minute mark on a layup up by leading scorer Mike Carmeron. Jim Cochran's jumper with 5 seconds remaining in the half gave CUa 39-34 half-timelead into the lockerroom. Cameron and Josh Liggins scored 14 and 12 points respectively in the first half and the team held the Knights to 29% shooting. The Knights tied …

Wurn Named Player of the Week

Nov 21, 2005

Cornerstone University junior forward Kevin Wurn is the WHAC men’s basketball Player-of-the-Week for November 21, 2005. The Rockford, Michigan native reached double-figures scoring in both of the Golden Eagles’ victories last weekend. Wurn scored 20 points and added five boards and three assists in a 84-79 win over Grace College. He then posted 13 points, five assists and five steals in a 77-66 win over Daemen College. Wurn shot 7-for-14 from three-point range and 13-21 overall in the two games. …

Golden Eagles Use Balanced Attack To Defeat Daemen 77-66

Nov 19, 2005

The five Golden Eagle starters (John Jonker, Corey DeSantis, Jim Cochran, Kevin Wurn, and Josh Liggins) all scored in double figures as Cornerstone defeated the Daemen Wildcats by the score of 77-66 in the championship of the Cornerstone Classic. John Jonker led the Golden Eagles with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Kevin Wurn was named tournament MVP for his two performances. Jonker was also named to the All-Tournament team along with Therreon Blackwell and Joe Olsen from Daemen. Marcus Moore from Grace and Stan …

Golden Eagles Defeats Grace To Advance To Championship

Nov 18, 2005

Kevin Wurn led the Golden Eagles to a 84-79 victory over Grace (IN) on the first day of the Cornerstone Classic. Wurn made 8 of 10 shots from the floor including 4 of 6 from behind the arc. Josh Liggins, Mike Cameron, and John Jonker all scored in double figures for Cornerstone. Mike Cameron made his 2005 debut dropping 3 of 6 shots from field and 4 of 6 from the charity stripe. Cameron is coming off an early season injury to his foot. The Golden Eagles shot 54.9% from the field. Cornerstone advances to the …

CU Downs St. Francis 76-71

Nov 8, 2005

In a scrappy and mostly defensive game, the host Eagles pulled out a tough 76-71 win over visiting University of St. Francis (IN). The win takes CU to 3-1 on the year. The Golden Eagles were led by Junior Center John Jonker with 22 points and Senior Jim Cochran with 16 points. After leading by seven points at the break, CU withstood a great charge by the Cougars and were able to hold them off at the foul line in the waining seconds. CU will have a tough road game this Saturday when they travel to old conference …

Eagles Capture Mitchell Memorial Tourney at Trinity Christian

Nov 7, 2005

After losing their season opener earlier in the week, the Golden Eagles quickly rebounded by winning the Mitchell Memorial Tourney hosted by Trinity Christian. In the first game on Friday night, CU posted an impressive victory over a tough Mt. Vernon Nazarene team by the score of 83-73. Junior Center John Jonker led the way with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Jamin Oldshad another solid game with 20 points and 3 assists. Josh Liggins also made a big impact with 19 points and 6 assists. In the championship …

Golden Eagles Drop Season Opener 70-85

Nov 3, 2005

The men's basketball team hit the road for the 2005-06 season opener and came home on the losing end of a one-sided game with the Wildcats from Indiana Wesleyan70-85. CU had a hard time making shots in the first half going 7-27 from the field en route to …

Tonight's Game Can Be Heard Live Via The Internet

Nov 2, 2005

You can catch tonight's game vs. Indiana Wesleyan live via the internet beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST. Andy Smith and Rick Berkey will be calling the game. Click here to go to the Audio Webcast game and click on Listen to hear the game live via the internet.

Golden Eagles Ranked #8 in Pre-Season Poll

Oct 31, 2005

The CU Men's Basketball team, off its 5th straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament received the #8 ranking in the Pre-Season Poll for the 2005-06 season. Head Coach Kim Elders and his team are fresh off an Elite 8 appearance just a year ago and return 2 starters from last year's team that won the WHAC Regular Season Championship and finished with a record of 30-6. The team will be led by seniors Josh Liggins, Jim Cochran and Mike Cameron as they will begin its defense of the WHAC Championshipthis Wednesdaywhen …