Women's Basketball Team Recognized for Academic Excellence

Jul 20, 2009

The women's basketball was recognized by the WBCA for their academic excellence for the 2008-2009 season. The team finished 11th nationally with an overall team G.P.A of 3.474. GPAs are calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by each …

Plewes Receives BCAM Academic/Athletic Award

May 7, 2009

Senior Jenna Plewes was recognized by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) as one of five outstanding scholar-athletes from Michigan colleges and universities at the NCAA I, NCAA II, NCAA III, and NAIA levels. To be eligible, players have …

Plewes named to the WBCA State Farm Honorable Mention All-American Team

Mar 26, 2009

The awards continue to come in for senior Jenna Plewes. After being named as a first team NAIA All-American, Plewes was recently named to the WBCA and State Farm Honorable Mention All-American team. All NAIA Division I and IIathletes are eligible for this …

Plewes Named 1st Team All-American

Mar 17, 2009

Senior Jenna Plewes became the third Golden Eagle to be named an NAIA Division II First Team All-American. The 5-10 forward from Zeeland Michigan finished her career as the 2nd leading scorer in Cornerstone history 20 points behind fellow first team All-American Cathi Velzen-Powell. Plewes was named runner-up player of the year in the WHAC and was the WHAC's leading scorer for the 2009 season. Plewes leaves her mark in the CU record books finishing 7th in rebounds, 4th in steals (200) and 3rd in assists."I …

Golden Eagles Fall To Concordia (NE) On A Buzzer Beater

Mar 13, 2009

It was a game that was tight for most of the 40 minutes but in the end it was a layup by Concordia's Whitney Stichka that propelled Concordia to a 74-73 victory over Cornerstone at the NAIA National Tournament today. Sticka finishedwith a game high 33 points.Concordia built as much as a 12 point lead in the first half but the Golden Eagles responded before the half and went into the locker room tied at 36-36. The Golden Eagles took a 5 point lead in the second half but but a 5 point play by Concordia tied …

Cornerstone Defeats Cardinal Stritch 72-53 at National Tournament

Mar 11, 2009

The Golden Eagles started a little slow today but they produced a late first half flurry (16-3 run) and went into the locker room with a 40-32 lead. Brooke Carter led Cornerstone with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Carter went 7-12 from the field and 4-4 from the foul line. Kara Overbeek scored 14 points, pulled down 7 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists. Jenna Plewes recorded her sixth double double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Golden Eagles shot 45% (27-60) from the field. They made an impressive …

Golden Eagles draw Cardinal Stritch

Mar 5, 2009

The Golden Eagles ended up getting a 2nd Seed for the NAIA National Tournament and will play #7 Cardinal Stritch (WI) for their first game. Cornerstone will open up the tournament with the first game on Wednesday, March 11th at 9:30 a.m. EST. Davenport ended …

Golden Eagles Ranked 7th in Final Rating

Mar 4, 2009

The Golden Eagles finished the 2009 seasonranked 7th in the NAIA. Cornerstone won the WHAC Tournament with a 73-69 win over #3 Davenport to earn the automatic bid to the national tournament. Davenport will most likely receive a #1 seed in the national tournament …

WHAC Tournament Champs!!!!

Mar 2, 2009

The Golden Eagles came out ready to play tonight and they played a great first half which ended with a 41-30 Cornerstone lead. Robyn & Melissa Veltkamp scored 8 each along with Jenna Plewes to lead the Golden Eagles attack. Cornerstone did a real nice …

Golden Eagles Advance To WHAC Final

Feb 28, 2009

Freshman Robyn Veltkamp scored 17 points to lead the Golden Eagles back to the WHAC Championship game. Jenna Plewes and Brooke Carter both scored in double figures for Cornerstone. Carter was just one rebound shy of a double double with 10 points and 9 rebounds. …

Twin-sational-- CU wins in Over-time

Feb 25, 2009

It was a game to the death today as Cornerstone defeated a feisty Indiana Tech team 80-73 in overtime. Entering the tournament as the #7 seed, Tech did an incredible job of keeping themselves in the game against #2 Cornerstone. The Golden Eagles led 35-26 at the end of the first half, but the Warriors answered quickly by hitting three 3-pointers and a jumper, putting them up by two within two minutes of the second half. From there, Cornerstone struggled hard to regain the lead, but fell down by 9 points with …

Cornerstone Well-represented on All-WHAC Teams

Feb 25, 2009

The #9 Golden Eagles were well-represented on the All-WHAC teams released on Tuesday. Senior Jenna Plewes finished runner-up player of the year for first team all-WHAC honors. Sophomore Kallie Benike was named the WHAC's player of the year for the first place …

Plewes Named WHAC Player of the Week

Feb 24, 2009

Senior Jenna Plewes was named WHAC player of the week after helping the team post two victories over Siena Heights and #25 Aquinas. The 5-10 guard led the team with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Siena Heights and she recorded 28 points and 8 rebounds against Aquinas. In addition, Plewes moved up to 3rd on CU's all-time scoring list with 1,669 career points. She is 55 points behind Laura Yonkers (1997-2001) and 87 points behind the all-time career leader Cathi Velzen (2001-2005). For the complete story …

#2 Seed Golden Eagles Host #7 Seed Indiana Tech in First Round Action

Feb 22, 2009

The #10 Golden Eagles finished second overall in the WHAC to receive the #2 seed going into the WHAC Tournament. Cornerstone will take on #7 seed Indiana Tech at 7:30pm on Wednesday, February 25. The winner will advance to semi-final action on Saturday at …

Golden Eagles Rally in Second Half To Defeat Aquinas 69-65

Feb 21, 2009

It was cold and snowy outside but it was hot and humid inside today as the Golden Eagles rallied from 10 points down to defeat Aquinas 69-65 today. The first half was a see saw affair that brought about 7 ties and 11 lead changes. The largest lead was4 points …

"Pink Out" Game Saturday

Feb 20, 2009

The men's and women's basketball teams host Aquinason Saturday with a lot on the line for both teams.Aquinas's men locked up first place with a win over Indiana Tech on Wednesday and the CU men are looking to finish in second with a win over the Saints. The …

Veltkamp's Lead Cornerstone To 74-54 Victory Over Siena Heights

Feb 18, 2009

Robyn Veltkamp led the Golden Eagles with 18 points and 3 rebounds and Melissa Veltkamp added 10 points with 5 rebounds as Cornerstone defeated Siena Heights 74-54 tonight. Jenna Plewes recorded her 5th double double of the season scoring 14 points with 10 …

NAIA Game of the Week Lives Up To The Billing

Feb 14, 2009

The NAIA picked the #4 Davenport vs. #8 Cornerstone as their Game of the Week and it certainly lived up to the billing as Davenport defeated Cornerstone 79-74. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead and Cornerstone spent most of the game playing catch up. Cornerstone went down 26-6 with 10:34 remaining in the first half. The Golden Eagles chipped away at the lead and got it down to 32-26 with 2:22 remaining and finished the half down 38-28. Cornerstone did tie the score at 56-56 with 7:43 remaining on two …

Golden Eagles Use Balanced Attack To Defeat Indiana Tech

Feb 11, 2009

Five Golden Eagles scored in double figures as Cornerstone defeated Indiana Tech 71-62 tonight. Jenna Plewes and Brooke Carter recorded double doubles to lead the Golden Eagles. Plewes scored 16 points and brought down 13 boards for Cornerstone while Carter …

Golden Eagles Ranked #8

Feb 9, 2009

The women's basketball team moved up three spots to #8 in the latest NAIA polls. Cornerstone earned two wins over the past week defeating Madonna 72-57 and UM-Dearborn 72-67. The Golden Eagles host two games this week with Indiana Tech coming to town on Wednesday …

Golden Eagles Rally To Defeat UM-Dearborn 72-67

Feb 7, 2009

The Golden Eagles had to rally late in the game to keep atop the WHAC standing but that is exactly what they did. Jenna Plewes led Cornerstone with 26 points and 8 rebounds. Kara Overbeek added 14 points and 7 rebounds and Robyn Veltkamp scored 11 for the Golden Eagles. Cornerstone led 32-27 at the half but poor second half shooting led to a Wolves rally and lead late in the second half before the Golden Eagles responded. Cornerstone shot 50% in the first half and 29.6% in the second half. The Golden Eagles …

Cornerstone Steals One At Madonna

Feb 4, 2009

The #11 Golden Eagles picked up 12 steals on their way to a72-57victoryat Madonna (10-15, 5-4 WHAC).Robyn Veltkamp scored 16 points and had 4 assists to lead the Golden Eagles attack. Jenna Plewes scored 14 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. Brooke Carter was just one rebound short of a double double with 12 points and 9 boards. Freshman Sam Flietstra made 5 of 7 shots from the field and scored 11 points. Kara Overbeek scored 10 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Cornerstone shot 46.7% from the field and …

Golden Eagles Defeat Kuyper

Jan 31, 2009

The Golden Eagles got some good play from it's bench today as Cornerstone defeated Kuyper 101-32.The starters were able to get some valuable mid season rest and the non-starters stepped right up and maintained a high level of play for the Golden Eagles. Every player on the team scored at least four points in the win. Sam Flietstra scored 12 points to lead the players coming off the bench for Cornerstone. Krista Vink and Alicia TerHaar both scored 10 points and Ashleigh Lund added 9 points for the Golden Eagles. …

Cold Shooting Leads to 66-54 Loss To Aquinas

Jan 28, 2009

It was pretty cold outside and almost as cold inside for the Golden Eagles tonight as they fell 66-54 to Aquinas. The Golden Eagles made just 5 of their 27 attempts including 0-7 from the 3 point lineandthey trailed 21-33 at thehalf. They never really were able to cut much into the Aquinas lead in the second half either. The cut the lead to 7 early in the second half but that would be as close as they would come for the rest of the night as Aquinas maintained a double digit lead for most of the second half. …

Overbeek Named Player of the Week

Jan 27, 2009

Senior Kara Overbeek led Cornerstone University (Mich.) to a 2-0 week by averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Golden Eagles. For her efforts, Overbeek was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 25. It is the second award this season for the 5-foot-8-inch senior from Zeeland, Mich. During an upset road victory at then #3-ranked Davenport University (Mich.), Overbeek hit three consecutive …

Golden Eagles Break into the Top 10

Jan 26, 2009

After their January 21st upset win over #3 Davenport and 20 victory over Siena Heights on Jan. 24th the Golden Eagles moved up in the latest NAIA polls to #9 from #11. Davenport dropped one spot to #4 and Aquinas is receiving votes at #26. For a complete list click here.

Golden Eagles Improve to 7-0 in WHAC

Jan 24, 2009

Consistency had been the key to a successful 2008-09 season for the Golden Eagles this season. Cornerstone has played 22 game this season and they have had the same starting line up in 22 games. They have also had very consistent numbers out of the starting line up most of the time. Four of the five starters scored at least 12 points and 6 rebounds in a82-62 victory over Siena Heights today. Brooke Carter led the Golden Eagles with 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots. Tami Thelen added 15 points, 6 …

Golden Eagles Fly High In 95-81 Win Over #3 Davenport

Jan 21, 2009

#11 Cornerstone traveled over to #3 Davenport and spoiled their quest for undefeated season with a 95-81 victory. Cornerstone led for most of the first halfuntil the Panthers endedthe half with an 8-3 run to go into the locker room with a 48-43 lead after being tied at 40 with 2:01 remaining. The first half featured 8 ties and 8 lead changes. The second half was very tight with neither team really able to open up much of a lead. Davenport had a 5 point lead on four different occasions but they could never …

Battle Along the Beltline #3 vs. #11 Tonight

Jan 21, 2009

The #11 Lady Golden Eagles travel to #3 and undefeated Davenport University tonight. Cornerstoneis 5-0 in the WHAC and 15-5 overall. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 at the new student center at Davenport University. The game feature two of the leading scorers in the WHAC with sophomore Kallie Benike from Davenport scoring 16.1(3rd) ppg and Jenna Plewes averaging 15.8 ppg (4th). The winner will take sole possession of first place in the early stages of the WHAC conference title race. Click here for directions.

Golden Eagles Improve To 5-0 In WHAC

Jan 17, 2009

The Golden Eagles remained a perfect 5-0 in WHAC play with an 89-70 win over Indiana Tech this afternoon. Senior Jenna Plewes hit another milestone by breaking 1500 points scored with 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Golden Eagle attack. Kara Overbeek added 13 points and dished out 8 assists for Cornerstone. Tami Thelen and Robyn Veltkamp had 11 and 10 points respectively. Cornerstone shot 58.2% for the game and limited the Warriors to just 38.7% for the game. The Golden Eagles made 17 of 25 (76%) of …

Golden Eagles Rally To Defeat UM-Dearborn 81-68

Jan 14, 2009

UM-Dearborn's hot shooting from behind the arc and Cornerstone's cold shooting from the floor led to a 36-28 halftime lead by the Wolves. UM-Dearborn sank 6 of 12 from the 3 point line and Cornerstone shot 10 of 31 from the field in the first half. The Golden Eagles rallied in the second half by shooting 60.9% (14-23)from the field and 80% (24-30) from the foul line to pull out the 13 point win. All five starters scored at least 9 points in the win. Jenna Plewes led the Golden Eagles with 21 points and 5 …

Overbeek Hits Shot At Buzzer To Propel Golden Eagles To Victory Over Madonna

Jan 10, 2009

Kara Overbeek drove the length of the court and hit a turn around jumper from about 10 feet to give Cornerstone a 65-63 victory over Madonna this afternoon. Jenna Plewes led the Golden Eagles with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Overbeek scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists for Cornerstone. Brooke Carter had 9 rebounds and 5 points and Tami Thelen scored 9 points with 4 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. The game was a typical Cornerstone-Madonna game which was tight for most of the game. Madonna had the ball …

Everybody Gets Into The Act As Cornerstone Defeats Concordia

Jan 7, 2009

The Golden Eagles rolled to an 87-47 victory over Concordia to improved to 2-0 in the WHAC. Both conference wins have come over Concordia. The Golden Eagles defeated the Cardinals 66-56 back on Nov. 25th. Eight different players scoredat least8 points and every player on the team scoredpoints in the win. Brooke Carter led the Golden Eagles with 12 points and 4 rebounds. Alicia TerHaar and Melissa Veltkamp both scored 10 points each for Cornerstone. Tami Thelen and Ashleigh Lund scored 9points with 6 rebounds …

Women Tabbed 14th in New Year's Poll

Jan 6, 2009

The women's basketball teamremained in the top 15 coming in at 14th in the latest NAIA Division II polls of the new year. The last rating was on December 8th in which the Golden Eagles were 11th. Since then the Golden Eagles have gone 3-2 with losses coming to the #1 rated team in NCAA Division III, Hope College (69-76) and Walsh University (73-78). The wins were over Notre Dame Ohio (86-60), Calumet College of St. Joseph (82-38) and St. Francis Ind. (75-69). Davenport remained at the #3 spot with a perfect …

Plewes Named WHAC Player of the Week

Jan 6, 2009

For her 23-point, 10-rebound per game performance during the week, Jenna Plewes of Cornerstone University was awarded the conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week honor for the week ending Jan. 4. Plewes, a 5-10 senior from Zeeland, Mich., led …

Seniors Lead The Way in 75-69 Victory Over Saint Francis (IN)

Jan 3, 2009

Tami Thelen scored 18 points and pulled down 7 rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles to a 75-69 victory over host University of Saint Francis today. Fellow seniors Jenna Plewes and Kara Overbeek added 17 and 16 points respectively. Robyn Veltkamp chipped in …

Frigid Shooting Dooms Cornerstone

Dec 30, 2008

The frigid air in Michigan cooled the Golden Eagles hot shooters giving Cornerstone their fifth loss of the season to Walsh 78-73. Cornerstone drops to 10-5 overall and Walsh improves to 5-7. The Golden Eagles were 3-24 from three point range and shot 27% …

Overbeek Named WHAC Player of the Week

Dec 22, 2008

Kara Overbeek averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and three assists during Cornerstone University's two-game stint and guiding the Golden Eagles to a2-0 record for the week.Cornerstone is currently ranked #11in the NAIAwith a 10-4overall record.For her efforts, …

Overbeek Scores 1000th Point in Win over Calumet

Dec 17, 2008

The women's basketball team finished with another win at the Northwood Fl tournament with a 82-38 win over Calumet College of St. Joseph. Kara Overbeek recorded her 1000th point of her career on a 3-point basket in the first half. Overbeek finished with 8 points and 3 assists in 21 minutes of play. Every Golden Eagle scored in the game with Jenna Plewes leading the way with 13 points on 3-3 shooting from 3-point range. Tami Thelen was named to the All-Tournament team finishing with 7 points and 7 assists. …

Cornerstone Hits On All Cylinders in 86-60 Win Over Notre Dame (OH)

Dec 16, 2008

The Golden Eagles hit the ground running today as they defeated Notre Dame (OH) 86-60 in their first game at the Northwood Tournament in Florida. Every player got into the scoring column today. Kara Overbeek scored 17 points and inched closer to joining the …

Golden Eagles Rally Comes Up Short at Hope

Dec 13, 2008

Cornerstone dug a 19 point hole and rallied to cut it to 2 points but couldn't get any closer as they ended up falling 69-76 to Hope today. Tami Thelen scored 18 points and pulled down 5 rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles. Melissa Veltkamp scored 13 points …

Golden Eagle Women Move Up to No. 11

Dec 8, 2008

The second NAIA rating of the season came out on Monday, December 8 and the Golden Eagle women moved up to No. 11 from No. 14. Cornerstone went 3-0 over the past week with wins over Indiana South Bend, Malone and then No. 11 Cardinal Stritch. Cornerstone …

Plewes Leads #14 Golden Eagles To Victory Over #11 Cardinal Stritch

Dec 6, 2008

Jenna Plewes scored 24 points on 5-10 shooting from the field and 13-15 from the foul line to lead the Golden Eagles to a78-57 victory over #11 Cardinal Stritch today. Plewes also brought down 7 rebounds. Robyn Veltkamp had another outstanding game scoring …

Veltkamp Perfect In 76-59 Win Over Malone

Dec 5, 2008

It is not often that basketball players finish a game without missing a shot but Melissa Veltkamp did it tonight by going 5 of 5 from the field including 2 of 2 from the three point line and she made 4 of 4 from the foul line for 16 points. Senior Kara Overbeek sank 7 of her 13 shots (including 2 of 4 from behind the arc) and scored 17 for the Golden Eagles. Robyn Veltkamp didn't really let her sister get to far out in front of her as she was 5 of 6 from the field and 1 of 2 from the charity stripe for 12 …

Cornerstone Defeats IU-South Bend 62-49

Dec 2, 2008

The Golden Eagles hit the road and defeated IU-South Bend 62-49 tonight. Brooke Carter scored 18 points and pulled down 8 boards to lead Cornerstone to victory. Tami Thelen and Kara Overbeek had 10 each for the Golden Eagles. Jenna Plewes had 7 points, 14 …

Golden Eagles Nipped 67-65 By Ohio Dominican

Nov 29, 2008

The Golden Eagles lost a 67-65 decision to Ohio Dominican today at Mol Arena. The Golden Eagles had as high as an eight point lead in both halves but they couldn't hold the lead. The Panthers took the lead with 11:59 remaining in the second half and the Golden …

Plewes Leads Golden Eagles to First Conference Win

Nov 26, 2008

Cornerstone improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the WHAC with a 66-56 win at Concordia in Ann Arbor. CU held a slim two point lead at the half (35-33) as the Golden Eagles shot 43% (12-28 FG) and finished the game shooting 43% (24-56 FG). Concordia held a …

Cornerstone Comes Up Short to Indiana Wesleyan

Nov 22, 2008

In the second day of the WHAC/MCC Challenge, Cornerstone and #8 Indiana Wesleyan went neck-and-neck in this overtime battle. Cornerstone shot 42% from the field overall (22-53), while IWU posted a 43% average (22-51). Indiana Wesleyan got their edge from …

Audio Broadcast Will Be available through Indiana Wesleyan Feed

Nov 22, 2008

Today's women's basketball game will be available to listen to via an Indiana Wesleyan broadcast feed, most likely. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. Click here to listen.

Golden Eagles Shoot Down the Pilots

Nov 21, 2008

The women's basketball team traveled to Madonna for the WHAC/MCC Challenge and defeated the Bethel Pilots 72-57. The Golden Eagles played tight defense in the first half to hold a 37-23 edge. Brooke Carter scored 12 points in the first half to ignite the …

Golden Eagles Come Up Short in OT Against Huntington

Nov 18, 2008

Cornerstone was defeated 79-89 (OT) tonight by Huntington College to drop to 3-1 on the season. The Golden Eagles had as much as a 10 point lead with 7:55 remaining but the Forresters from Huntington made a 15-1 run over a 3 1/2 minute period to take a 4 …

Golden Eagles Nip Cougars 55-53

Nov 13, 2008

Cornerstone squeaked out a 55-53 win over Spring Arbor tonight to improve to 3-0 on the season. Kara Overbeek led the Golden Eagles with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Brooke Carter scored 7 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and made a nice save and pass to Jenna …

Cornerstone Defeats Trinity Christian 83-49

Nov 8, 2008

The Golden Eagles defeated Trinity Christian 83-49 to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Golden Eagles shot 50% from the field including make 11-22 from behind the arc. Jenna Plewes led the team in scoring with 20 points. Kara Overbeek chipped in 14 for the …

Golden Eagles Defeat Grace 84-65 In Home Opener

Nov 5, 2008

Senior Tami Thelen scored 22 points (20 in the 2nd Half) to lead the Golden Eagles to victory in their first game of the season. Thelen dropped 8 of 12 shots from the field including 6 of 8 from beyond the arc. Thelen also pulled down 8 rebounds in the game. Jenna Plewes added 16 points by making 7 of 11 of her shots from the field to go with her 8 rebounds for the game. Sam Flietstra dropped in 11 points in her Golden Eagledebut. Cornerstoneshot 55.2% (32 for58) from the floor and and even better 58.8% (10 …

Women's Basketball Ranked #6 in NAIA Preseason Poll

Oct 28, 2008

Grand Rapids, Mich.-The NAIA Women's Basketball Division II poll was released on Monday, October 27th and Cornerstone comes in at #6. Cornerstone comes into the 2008-2009 season having won the WHAC championship and Sweet 16 finish at the national tournament. The Golden Eagles finished last season ranked #14 in the country and was voted by WHAC coaches as the pre-season WHAC favorite for 2009. Cornerstone returns four starters from a year ago and will look to the addition of a talented freshman class to help …

WHAC Picks Cornerstone as Pre-Season Favorite

Oct 16, 2008

After a surprising Sweet 16 finish at the national tournament and WHAC championship last year the Golden Eagles have been picked first by the conference coaches in the pre-season WHAC poll. The women's team returns four starters from last year's team that went 25-9 overall and 13-1 in the conference. Those fourstarters include seniors Jenna Plewes (1st team All-WHAC.), Kara Overbeek (3rd team All-WHAC), Tami Thelen (WHAC Defensive team) and sophomore Brooke Carter (WHAC Newcomer of the Year-2nd Team All-WHAC). …

Women's Basketball Team Participates in Race for the Cure

Sep 29, 2008

The women's basketball team participated in the "Race for the Cure" 5k on Saturday, September 27th. Senior, Dani Kraai, informed the team about this opportunity and organized everything. The race had over 5500 participants and raised over $435,000in …