Skilling Earns Academic Honors

Nov 28, 2005

SeniorMidfielder Tom Skilling (Rockford, MI) was named to two prestigious academic teams as the Men's Soccer Team wrapped up its season. He was named to the ESPN the Magazine All-Academic District 4 1st team andwas named aDaktronics NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete. Tom is majoring in Religion and Bible.

Nathan Grube, Justin Breckan Named to All-American Team

Nov 23, 2005

After a successful season for the Golden Eagles Men's Soccer team, two individuals were rewarded for their efforts by the NAIA. GoalKeeper Justin Breckan and Forward Nathan Grube were both selected to the All-American Honorable Mention Team. Grube, a senior from Hudsonville, MI led the WHAC in points scored and was also named to the WHAC 1st Team and Region VIII 1st Team. Breckan, a senior from Tower Lakes, IL posted a solid season in goal for the Golden Eagles and will be greatly msised next year. Congratulations …

Grube, Breckan Named to Region VIII Team

Nov 16, 2005

The men's soccer team continues totake in the awards after another successful season. Seniors Nate Grube and Justin Breckan were both named to the RegionVIII 1st Team.Forward Nate Grubeposted 15 goals and 6 assists andled the WHAC in total points with 36. Breckan, a GK for theGolden Eagles gave up only 1.25 gpg and posted71 saves on the year.

Eagles Place Six on All-Conference Teams

Nov 7, 2005

The men's soccer team placed six Student-Athletes on the 2005 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams. CU was represented on the first team by Justin Breckan (Senior GK), Nathan Grube (Senior F), Tom Skilling (Senior- MF)and Patrick Wilson (Sophomore D). Sam Oberlin and Brad Verburg were also named to the Honorable Mention Team. Wilson took home WHAC Newcomer of the Year Honors as well. Trevor Christie was named to the Champions of Character Team and Skilling also earned Academic All-WHAC honors.

Golden Eagles End Season with Loss to Madonna

Nov 1, 2005

The CU Men's Soccer Team ended its season today with a 2-0loss to conference champion Madonna in the WHAC Semi-Finals. The Golden Eagles were unableto find the back of the on one of their 15 shotsasthe Crusaders defense was at its best all afternoon. CU held …

Verburg Earns WHAC Soccer Player-of-the-Week

Oct 31, 2005

Cornerstone University sophomore defender Brad Verburg is the WHAC men’s soccer Player-of-the-Week for October 31, 2005. The Byron Center, Michigan native scored the game winning goal against Siena Heights with six minutes remaining, running his goal …

CU Takes WHAC Quarter-Final Against Indiana Tech.

Oct 29, 2005

CU fans experienced a sense of deja vuas the Indiana Tech. Warriors once againtook the field against the Golden Eagles in another home game just a week from last Saturday's 3-0 win. Cornerstone started out the quarter-final game evenly matched with the Warriors. Both teams had shots on goal, but none touched the net. The stalemate ended, however, when CU's Brad Verburg -- who had two goals against Indiana Tech. in their last game -- received an assist from Zack McCabe on a foul shotand sent the ball hurling …

Golden Eagles Defeat Siena Heights, Prepare for WHAC Tourney

Oct 25, 2005

The Men's Soccer team heads into the WHAC Tourney on a 3game winning streak as they downed the Saints from Siena Heights today 2-1. The win improves the Golden Eagles record to 12-5-1 on the year and they finish at 7-4-1 in WHAC play. Nathan Grube got the home team on the board early in the game off a great pass from Tom Skilling. Siena Heights countered with their own quick goal to open the 2nd half, but CU did not back down to the physical play. The Golden Eagles were able to keep the offensive pressure …

Verburg Named WHAC Player of the Week

Oct 24, 2005

Sophomore defender Brad Verburg was named WHAC Player of the Week for his two goals that he scored in a 3-0 win over Indiana Techon Saturday. Verburg had just returned from a serious injury he sustained on October 11th against Madonna where he was taken off the field by ambulance. Those were Verburg's second and third goals of the season.

Golden Eagles Blank Indiana Tech 3-0

Oct 22, 2005

Sophomore Brad Verburg made an impact in his first game back coming off of an injury. Verburg scored the first two goals for the Golden Eagles as they went on to defeat Indiana Tech 3-0 today. Verburg scored the first goal in the 15th minute of the game with an assist from Tom Skilling. Verburg scored again in the 75th minute unassisted to give Cornerstone a 2-0 advantage. Nathan Grube added a third goal just two minutes later on another Tom Skilling assist. Cornerstone outshot Indiana Tech 15-8 on the game. …

Golden Eagles Score A Pair Of Early Goals And Defeat Concordia 3-0

Oct 18, 2005

Nathan Grube and Trevor Christie each found the back of the net in the first five minutes of the game to help lead the Golden Eagles to a 3-0 WHAC win over Concordia. Grube took a pass from Patrick Wilson and dribbled 1 v 1 with the Goalkeeper and slipped …

Golden Eagles Tie Davenport 1-1

Oct 15, 2005

Cornerstone ventured cross town to take on the Panthers of Davenport this afternoon and came away with a hard fought 1-1 tie. Tom Skilling put the Golden Eagles up 1-0 in the 32nd minute on a penalty kick. Nathan Grube drew the foul when he was taken down …

Eagles Fall to Crusaders

Oct 11, 2005

The Cornerstone Men's soccer team suffered their fourth WHAC loss late Tuesday evening. The Eagles fought back from a 2-0 deficit to force Madonna into overtime. In the 52nd minute Sam Oberlin scored Cornerstone's first goal from a header through a Tom …

Homecoming Victory for the Eagles

Oct 8, 2005

Cornerstone came back from a 1 - 0 deficit to beat Aquinas by 4 goals to 1 on Saturday. The excited Homecoming crowd watched an intense, emotional battle on the field. A number of red and yellow cards were handed out to players and coaches during the game. …

Convincing Win for the Golden Eagles

Oct 4, 2005

The Cornerstone University men's soccer team comprehensively defeated Grace Bible College by 7 goals to 0 on Tuesday afternoon. Tom Skilling took Grace out of game early by scoring Cornerstone's first 3 goals in the first half. Grace could not keep up with …

Men's Soccer Loses 2nd Straight Road Game

Oct 1, 2005

The road has not been kind to the Golden Eagles this past week. After breaking into the NAIA top 25 a week ago Cornerstone lost their next two WHAC games on the road to Indiana Tech and most recently to Siena Heights. Siena Heights scored first in the first …

Golden Eagles Fall Short at Indiana Tech

Sep 27, 2005

Cornerstone made the road trip down to Ft. Wayne to take on Indiana Tech in an important early season WHAC contest and fell 3-2 to the Warriors. Indiana Tech scored their first goal in just the second minute of play to take a 1-0 lead. The Golden Eagles tied …

Cornerstone Dominates Concordia 6-0

Sep 24, 2005

At the start of the first half ofthe Cornerstone's men's soccer gameagainst Concordia University, the Eagles were in control, keeping the ball in their possession and firing several shots on goal. Seven minutes into the half, afteranassist by Seth Thompson,Nathan …

Cornerstone Overcomes Davenport 1-0

Sep 20, 2005

The DavenportPanthers suffered their first conference loss of the season in the hands of the Cornerstone Eagles on Tuesday afternoon. The first half was a tight defensive battle with neither teamallowing their opponents any opportunities to score. Cornerstone started to take control of the game early in the second half, and when Nathan Grube provided an excellent opportunity in front of the goal, Seth Thompson was there to slot it into the back of the net. Cornerstone outshot their opponents in the second …

Golden Eagles Split Games at Roberts Wesleyan Tournament

Sep 17, 2005

Cornerstone conceded a couple of early goals against host Roberts Wesleyan (NY) in the first game of the Roberts Wesleyan Tournament and went on to lose 3-0 to the Raiders. Roberts Wesleyan out-shot Cornerstone 13-7 on the game. Brent Grube made 6 Saves in …

Golden Eagles defeat Aquinas College 2-1

Sep 14, 2005

The men's soccer team traveled to cross-town rival Aquinas College for their 2nd WHAC game of the season. Cornerstone scored first in the 11th minute. Sam Oberlin scored in off a free kick from Tom Skilling. Aquinas tied the game at 1-1 in the 19th minute off a free kick. Cornerstone outshot the Saints 20-8 for the game but it wasn't until the 89th minute that Patrick Wilson scored the winning goal for the Golden Eagles. Zack McCabe had a corner kick and Sam Oberlin was credited for the assist. Cornerstone …

Cornerstone Defeats Kalamazoo 5-1

Sep 7, 2005

Cornerstone improved to 3-1 on the year after a 5-1 victory over Kalamazoo College this afternoon. Sam Oberlin opened the scoring for the Golden Eagles in the 15th minute by netting a rebounded shot by sophomore Trevor Christie. Kalamazoo's Peter Jorth fired back about eight minutes later tying the score at 1-1.Oberlin put the Golden Eagles up 2-1 at the half by scoring his second goal withthe assist by James Branderhorst. Cornerstone stepped it up and dominated the entire second half. The charge was …

Eagles Blank Old Conference Foe Spring Arbor 3-0

Sep 1, 2005

The Golden Eagles hit the road for the first time in the 2005 campaign and came away with an impressive 3-0 shutout of old conference rival Spring Arbor. The Eagles got out of the gates quickly as they scored 2 goals in the first 6 minutes of the game. After taking the 2-0 lead to halftime, they came out quickly again in the second half and put the game away with a 3rd goal. Sam Oberlin found the back of the net twice on the night and Zack McCabe also scored a goal for the visitors. The defense was the …

Grube Earns WHAC Player of the Week After Hat Trick

Aug 29, 2005

Cornerstone University Senior Nathan Grube has been named the first WHAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week. The Hudsonville, MI native posted a hat-trick in the team's first win over Rochester (MI). He also posted 1 assist in the 5-0 win. Grube finished the week with 6 points, leading his team to a 1-0 record.

Golden Eagles Blank Rochester in Season Opener

Aug 27, 2005

The men's soccer team breezed through their first opponents of the season by five goals to zero on Saturday afternoon. Nathan Grube scored three of Cornerstone's goals while James Branderhorst and Sam Oberlin chipped in with one goal a piece. Branderhorst …