Men's Soccer



2009 News

Golden Eagles Fall to Saints in Overtime

Nov 4, 2009

The Cornerstone men's soccer team dropped their final regular season game to theWHAC champions of Aquinas on Wednesday in overtime by a score of 2-3. The Golden Eagles struck first less than two minutes into the game when Brian Nimmo took a Nic Tolsma pass …
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Hawaiian Soccer Players Featured in Grand Rapids Press

Nov 3, 2009

The men's soccer team has three players that hail from Hawaii. Press writer, Howie Beardsley featured them in a recent article in the Grand RapidsPress. Click here to read the full story.
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DeBoer and Hanson Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic District IV Team

Nov 2, 2009

Cornerstone University Seniors Dave DeBoer and Ben Hanson have been named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 4 Team for men’s soccer (http://www.cosida.com/documents/2009/10/29/09-m-soccerAllDistrict.pdf). DeBoer (1st Team) and Hanson (2nd Team) …
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Cornerstone Dominates Marygrove in 8-0 Win

Oct 31, 2009

The Golden Eagles scored four goals in each half as they defeated Marygrove 8-0 today. Eight different players (Carlos Marinho, Nic Tolsma, Brian Nimmo, Adeshola Makinde, Ian Grotenhuis, Peter Kaijala, Kurt Bareham, and Alan Doornbos) all scored goals for …
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Saturday's Men's Soccer Game moved to MVP

Oct 30, 2009

The men's soccer game on Saturday vs. Marygrove College has been moved to MVP Fieldhouse. Due to poor field conditions both men's and women's soccer games will be played there. Women play at 12pm and the men will kick-off at 2:30pm. Click here for directions …
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CU and Tech Finish in Tie

Oct 24, 2009

Due to poor field conditions the men's soccer game vs. Indiana Tech had to be moved to a neutral field and played at Aquinas College. Both teams played to a 0-0 tie at half-time with both goalies credited with one save each. The Warriors struck first and …
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Men's Soccer Home Game moved to Aquinas

Oct 23, 2009

The men's soccer game vs. Indiana Tech will be played at Aquinas College on Saturday, October 24th due to poor field conditions at Cornerstone. The game will be played at 2:30pm on the campus of Aquinas College
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Grotenhuis Named WHAC Player of the Week

Oct 21, 2009

Issac Grotenhuis, a sophomore from Hilo, Hawaii,was named WHAC Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 11-17. Grotenhuis scored two goals in a 3-1 win over Concordia during the week. The Golden Eagles improved to 8-6 overall and 6-3 in the WHAC with the victory …
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Golden Eagles Play To A 0-0 Tie WIth Madonna

Oct 21, 2009

The Golden Eagles played Madonna to a 0-0 tie this afternoon and moved a little closer to securing a spot in the WHAC playoffs by gaining a valuable point. The Crusaders played a man down for 102 minutes and fought hard to keep the Golden Eagles off the board. …
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Golden Eagles take victory over Concordia 3-1

Oct 17, 2009

The Cornerstone Golden Eagles men's soccer team went head to head with Concordia and came away with an important 3-1 victory today The first goal of the game was put away by Concordia's Michael Ujkic with a hard shot from the top of the 18 yard line.Quick …
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Kerstan Named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week

Oct 12, 2009

Dan Kerstan (a sophomore GK from Mundelein, Ill.) was named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week after picking up two wins in the goal last week. Kerstan recorded six saves in a 3-1 win over cross-town rival Davenport on Wednesday, October 7th and then followed …
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Golden Eagles Move Into Second Place

Oct 10, 2009

The men's soccer team won their second straight game with a 2-0 win at Siena Heights. The and moved into second place a half game behind league leader Aquinas. Goalkeeper Dan Kerstan recorded 8 saves to preserve the shutout. Both teams were held scoreless in the first half. Cornerstone got on the board at the 54:47 minute mark with an assist by Matt Osorio to Jordan Wilson. Wilson shot from 18 feet just under the crossbar into the corner of the net to get the Golden Eagles on the board 1-0. Shortly after …
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Golden Eagles Fly High At Davenport

Oct 7, 2009

The Golden Eagles traveled across town to face Davenport in a big WHAC match today and came away with a 3-0 victory over the Panthers. Cornerstone went up 1-0 in the 19th minute on an own goal. Davenport responded with a goal in the 38th minute by Alex Boehm. The game remained tied 1-1 at the half. The Golden Eagles took a 2-1 lead at 61:42 when Nic Tolsma took a Jacob Stanko through ball and beat the Panther keeper in a 1 v 1. Cornerstone struck again in the 68th minute when Isaac Grotenhuis headed in a …
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Corner Kick Dooms Cornerstone

Oct 3, 2009

The men's soccer team lost some ground in the WHAC race losing 1-0 at Aquinas. A corner kick by Ruben Ornelas was scored by Mike Vaughan at the 50:39 minute mark and that ended up being the game winner for the Saints. Goalkeeper Dan Kerstan recorded 5 saves but took the loss. Aquinas had 12 shots to CU's 11 in the game. The Golden Eagles (3-3 WHAC, 5-6 overall) fell one game behind the Saints (4-2 WHAC, 7-3 overall) and Indiana Tech (4-2) and a half game behind Davenport (3-2 WHAC) to place 4th in conference. …
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Golden Eagles Strike Early and Often

Sep 30, 2009

The Golden Eagles traveled to Marygrove College in Southfield Michiganfor a non-conference game and came away with an 8-1 win. Jordan Wilson scored CU's first goal in the 39:29 minute mark. Jake Stanko (38:00), Matt Kunnen (37:17) and Ian Grotenhuis (28:54) closed out the first half with goals to take a 4-0 lead into half-time. Nic Tolsma (28:18), Brian Nimmo (23:05) and Isaac Grotenhuis (18:55) scored three more goals before the Marygrove Mustangs got on the board with 15 minutes left to play. Alan Doornbos …
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Strong Second Half Leads To 3-2 Win Over Madonna

Sep 23, 2009

The Golden Eagles improved to 3-2 in WHAC play with a big win on the road at Madonna today. Cornerstone scored goals in the 72nd, 83rd, and 89th minutes and Madonna scored in the 76th and 90th minute of the game. Matt Kunnen scored his first goal of the season …
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Golden Eagles Improve to 2-2 in WHAC With 2-0 Defeat of Indiana Tech

Sep 19, 2009

The Golden Eagles hit the road for the second of what will be seven straight road games and came home with a key WHAC victory today over Indiana Tech. Jacob Stanko scored an unassisted goal in the 10th minute of play to put the Golden Eagles up 1-0. Alan …
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Cornerstone Drops WHAC Contest to Concordia

Sep 12, 2009

The men's soccer team dropped to 1-2 in WHAC play losing to the Concordia Cardinals 2-1. Cornerstone's Brian Nimmo scored just one minute into the game to take a 1-0 lead getting the assist from Matt Osorio. Concordia scored both of their goals in the second …
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Golden Eagles Late Goal Leads to 1-0 Victory Over Davenport

Sep 9, 2009

The Cornerstone men evened their conference recordat 1-1 with a 1-0 win over visiting Davenport on Wednesday.With less than 2 minutes remaining in the game, it appeared an overtime session would be needed to give either team more time to find the net. Just …
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Late Goal Edges Golden Eagles is Conference Opener

Sep 5, 2009

The Cornerstone men's soccer team opened their WHAC season on Saturday with a hard fought loss to visiting Siena Heights. The Golden Eagles played 93 minutes of scoreless ball before Saint senior Joel Parrish knocked in the only goal of the day from 12 yards …
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St. Xavier Drops Cornerstone

Sep 3, 2009

The St. Xavier men's soccer team improved to 3-1 overall with a 3-0 shut-out of the Golden Eagles (1-3). The teams held a 0-0 tie in the first half before St. Xavier scored in the 46th minute on a straight on kick from 7 yards out, followed by a give and …
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Olivet Nazarene Nips the Golden Eagles

Sep 1, 2009

The men’s soccer team dropped their second game in a row losing 1-0 to Chicagoland Conference foe Olivet Nazarene.ONU scored in the 60th minute to record the shut-out.Matt Osorio led the team with two shots and one shot on goal.Cornerstone finished …
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Cornerstone Drops 1-0 Game at Marian

Aug 29, 2009

The Golden Eagles played their second game in a row traveling to Indianapolis to take on the Knights of Marian University. Cornerstone battled to a 0-0 draw at the end of the first half. Both team had six shots in the half. The second half was similar with …
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Golden Eagles Open Season with Win

Aug 28, 2009

Cornerstone started the season with a 1-0 win at Robert Morris University. Jacob Stanko scored the loan goal in teh 72 minute during the second half and was assisted by Matt Kunnen. Goalkeepere Matt Roberts recorded his first shut-out of the season with 9 …
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