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Athletics
CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES

Jun 12, 2009

Grand Rapids, MI. Steve Project, Pete Rusticus and The VanderWeide Family Foundation announce the 2009 all-star games for their NAIA Champions of Character "Who Says You Can'tCome Home" series.Top senior collegeb-ballers from the Greater Grand Rapids …

Women's Volleyball
Ryan Campbell Named Interim Head Coach

Jun 11, 2009

Coach Ryan Campbell enters his fourth season coaching for Cornerstone University. This will be Campbell’s first season as the interim head coach. For three years, he was an assistant coach at Cornerstone.Recently, Campbell received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) “Thirty Under 30 Award,” a national honor given to thirty up-and-coming volleyball coaches. In the off-season, Campbell has coached club volleyball for four years. He currently coaches the 16U national …

Women's Track
Erler Earns Belated All-American Honors in the Marathon

May 23, 2009

(Edwardsville, IL) Even with a 6 a.m. starting time, the weather was already uncomfortable with the temperature in the mid sixties and the humidity at 98%. Juniors Nicki Erler and Janelle Lindman entered the 26.2 mile race prepared to run together and covered the first eighteen miles shoulder to shoulder working their way up to twelfth and thirteenth place. With several runners ahead of the slowing dramatically as the temperature continued to rise, Lindman reached the 19 mile mark twenty meters ahead of …

Men's Track
Ripley Repeats as National Runner-Up

May 23, 2009

(Edwardsville, IL) On the final day of competition of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, Zach Ripley successfully defended his second place performance from 2008 in the 3000 meter steeplechase. The race was nearly a duplicate of last year, with Aaron Melhorn taking the lead from the gun and cruising to the win in 9:00.74. Ripley ran patiently with the leaders, bouncing between third and sixth for most of the race. In the final lap he worked his way to third then pulled away in the …

Women's Track
Malinowski Walks Off With All-America Honors

May 23, 2009

(Edwardsville, IL) The second day of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships was another sweltering day at the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville track. After the sun burned off the morning clouds, heat waves shimmered across the …

Men's Track
Hamstring Halts Haskins

May 22, 2009

(Edwardsville, IL) The NAIA Track & Field National Championships moved into the second day of sunny skies and steamy conditions on the track. Senior Matt Haskins began the final day of his collegiate career in his specialty, the decathlon. The two time …

Women's Track
Owens, Wilson Advance Through Prilims

May 21, 2009

(Edwardsville, IL) On the opening day of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Cornerstone’s women performed very well. In the 1500 meters, Andi Owens was assigned to the second of two heats. To make Saturday’s final, Andi to finish …

Men's Track
Ripley & Green Advance To Steeplechase Finals

May 21, 2009

(Edwardsville, IL) The opening day of the NAIA Outdoor National Championships was sunny and hot. By 8 p.m. the shadow of the stadium covered the track and the temperature cooled somewhat as the men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase got underway. Cornerstone’s …

Women's Track
Golden Eagles Send Seven Athletes to Nationals

May 18, 2009

The Golden Eagles leave today and will begin competing at the29th Annual Women's Track & Field Championships on Thursday, May 21st. The event will be held at Ralph Korte Stadium in Edwardsville, IL. The following athletes will be competing with their …

Men's Track
Seven Golden Eagles Set To Compete at Nationals

May 18, 2009

The Golden Eagles leave today and will begin competing at the58th Annual Men's Track & Field Championships on Thursday, May 21st. The event will be held at Ralph Korte Stadium in Edwardsville, IL. The following athletes will be competing with their event(s) …

Athletics
Matt Haskins and Jenna Plewes Named Cornerstone Athletes of the Year

May 7, 2009

Matt Haskins--(Maple Grove, MN/ Fourth Baptist High School) · Transferred to CU in large part because of the quality of our T&F program. He leaves here having significantly elevated the men’s T&F team. · He concludes his career …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Softball
Cornerstone Falls 11-9 To Aquinas In Eight Innings

May 4, 2009

The softball season came to an end today as the Golden Eagles lost their second game at the WHAC Tournament. Aquinas defeated Cornerstone 11-9 in eight innings. Aquinas took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning but the Golden Eagles ralliedwith one run in the1st …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Eliminate Panthers

May 1, 2009

Cornerstone scoredfour runs in the 2nd inning and two runs in the 3rd inning and went on to defeat Davenport 6-5 in an elimination game today. Dinah Gruppen started off the scoring with an RBI double in the 2nd. Kayla Hamilton followed with an RBI single …

Women's Softball
Farrell Picks Up His 200th Victory In 8-0 Win Against Concordia

May 1, 2009

The Golden Eagles exploded with five runs in the top of the 6th inning to go up 8-0 and held the Cardinals scoreless in the bottom half of the inning to defeat the Cardinals and eliminate them from the double elimination tournament today. Coach Jim Farrell picked up his 200 win as Head Coach of the Golden Eagles with the win. Christy Chapman hit a three run double to and later scored on a wild pitch to account for four of the five runs in the inning. Cornerstone scored one run in the 1st and two runs in the …

Women's Track
Owens and Wilson Lead Golden Eagles to Second at WHAC Championship

May 1, 2009

(Olivet, MI) With Houseman Field, the usual site for the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference T&F championship under renovation, the meet moved to Olivet College. As usual, the Golden Eagles and Aquinas Saints battled for the team title. CU scored first …

Men's Track
Cornerstone a Surprise Second at WHAC Championship

May 1, 2009

(Olivet, MI) Since Cornerstone’s first Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference meet in 1999, Houseman Field in Grand Rapids has always been the site for the Outdoor T&F meet. Due to renovation, the 2009 version moved to Olivet College where the Golden …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Come Up Short In Game 1 of WHAC Tournament

May 1, 2009

#6 Cornerstone faced #3 UM-Dearborn in their first game of the WHAC Tournament and fell 2-1. The Golden Eagles got on the board first in the second inning on a Dinah Gruppen homer. The Wolves also scored in the bottom half of the inning to tie the score at …

Women's Softball
Brown Named First Team All-WHAC

May 1, 2009

Emily Brown was named All-Conference by the WHAC coaches for the 4th straight year. Brown batted .318 and hit 6 Home Runs this season. Jill Peterson, Mandee Michielsen, Melanie Creager, and Julie Nietering were all name Honorable Mention All-Conference. Jill Peterson was also name to the All-Academic Team and the Champions of Character Team. The Golden Eagles open up WHAC Tournament play today at 1:00 after being rained out yesterday.

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Swept By Indiana Tech

Apr 27, 2009

The Golden Eagles started out well today picking up a run in the first inning. Julie Nietering doubled and Emily Brown singled to bring her home to give Cornerstone a 1-0 lead. Tech responded with one of their own in the bottom half of the inning. The game …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Pull Out Huge Sweep of UM-Dearborn

Apr 25, 2009

The Golden Eagles were beaten rather soundly by UM-Dearborn a couple of weeks ago but they showed up to play today as they swept the Wolves 8-7 and 7-5 (8 innings) to help keep them in 4th place in the WHAC. Cornerstone rallied from a 6-0 deficit in game …

Women's Track
Boyer and Wilson Qualify at Hillsdale

Apr 25, 2009

(Hillsdale, MI) The 43rd Annual Gina Relays hosted by Hillsdale College resulted the usual outstanding performances by Cornerstone T&F athletes. Amy Boyer got things going taking third in the two day heptathlon. The sophomore from Phoenix, AZ turned …

Men's Track
Haskins Wins Decathlon, Tuttle Takes Two Freshman Records at Hillsdale

Apr 25, 2009

(Hillsdale, MI) Three days of warm, windy weather brought out the best for the CU Men’s T&F team at Hillsdale College’s 43rd annual Gina Relays. Matt Haskins successfully defended his decathlon victory from 2008 to qualify for the third time …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Swept By League Leader Madonna

Apr 24, 2009

The Golden Eagles traveled over to Livonia to play league leader Madonna and came away with 4-3 and 11-3 losses. Emily Brown hit an RBI double in the top of the sixth to start a three run rally. Melanie Creager hit atwo run single later in the inning to bring …

Women's Softball
Same Song, Different Verse

Apr 23, 2009

The Golden Eagles played Davenport for the second day in a row and split games again with the Panthers. Davenport won the first game 8-3 and Cornerstone won the second game 10-4 to gain the split. The Golden Eagles rallied with three runs in the top of the …

Women's Track
Owens and Hagan Set School Records at EMU

Apr 23, 2009

(Ypsilanti, MI) Sunny skies and just the right amount of wind provided the perfect conditions for the Cornerstone Women’s Track & Field team at the Eastern Michigan University Twilight Meet. Brandi Hagan tied for second in the pole vault, clearing …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Win One, Lose One

Apr 22, 2009

Cornerstone took the first game of the double header today 3-1 and lost the second game 9-0. Emily Brown led off the 4th inning with a double off the left field fence. Melanie Creager hit a ball to the second baseman which hit off her glove and rolled into …

Women's Softball
Cornerstone Takes Two of Three Against Siena Heights

Apr 18, 2009

Julie Nietering went three for four, scored twice, and knocked in four runs to lead the Golden Eagles to a 13-1 win in game 1 against Siena Heights today. Emily Brown, Christy Chapman, Mandee Michielsen all hadtwo RBI's for Cornerstone in the first game. …

Men's Track
Sun Shines, Times Fall at EMU

Apr 18, 2009

(Ypsilanti, MI) Great performances followed the great weather at the Eastern Michigan University Twilight meet as six Golden Eagles set personal bests. In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, Zach Ripley was prepared to better his PR of 9:04.92, but by the second …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Sweep Concordia

Apr 17, 2009

The Golden Eagles picked up two wins (6-0, 15-9) over Concordia. Melanie Creager had a 2 run single in the 1st inning and Emily Brown led off the 3rd with a solo home run to put the Golden Eagles up 3-0. Cornerstone added 3 more runs in the 3rd inning with …

Women's Softball
Cornerstone Splits With Finlandia

Apr 16, 2009

The Golden Eagles split a pair of games with Finlandia University this afternoon. Finlandia won game one 2-1. Cornerstone committed 4 errors in the game which led to both runs for Finlandia. Jill Peterson hit a solo home run in the 6th inning to put the Golden …

Women's Golf
Stuewe Named All-Tournament Team at Madonna Invite

Apr 16, 2009

Stef Stuewe finished tied for 2nd shooting a day total of 175. Stef shot an 88 on the first day and followed it up with an 87 at the par 72 Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon, MI. St. Francis Ind. finished 1st with a team score of 692, Madonna was second (754), Ohio Dominican was third (761) and Cornerstone finished fourth with a 792 shooting 394 on the first day and a 398 on the second. Crystal Dietz finished 16th with a 94-99 (193), Sara Morrow was 24th 100-107 (207). Alicia TerHaar made her debut …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Defeat #1 Aquinas

Apr 15, 2009

Cornerstone split games with Aquinas today. The Golden Eagles dropped the first game of the double header 9-3. Cornerstone took an early lead but Aquinas rallied scoring four runs in the 5th and four runs in the 7th to go on to defeat the Golden Eagles 9-3. …

Women's Softball
#17 Madonna Sweeps Cornerstone

Apr 11, 2009

NAIA's National pitcher of the week, Jess Irwin, of Madonna struck out 11 batters on her way to a shut-out. The Crusader bats scored four runs at the top of the second followed by two more in the third and the fourth to shut the Golden Eagles out 8-0 in game …

Women's Softball
Wolves Devour Eagles in Doubleheader

Apr 10, 2009

UM Dearborn scored their first run in the top of the second. Cornerstone tied it up in the bottom of the fourth. Chelsey Sobralski doubled to center field to score Emily Brown. The Wolves countered and scored three runs in the top of the fifth and closed …

Women's Softball
Indiana Tech Scores Early in Win over Golden Eagles

Apr 9, 2009

Indiana Tech defeated the CU 6-1 in the first game of a WHAC double-header. The Warriors got on the board early scoring their first run off a CU error. Tech held CU scoreless in the bottom of the first and scored 2 runs in the second. The Warriors pushed …

Men's Golf
Zwier and MIck Lead Golf Team to 2nd Place Finish at St. Francis

Apr 9, 2009

Ryan Zwier and Josh Mick finished tied for second at the St. Francis Invitational. Zwier shot a 78 on the first day and followed that with an impressive low score of 68. Josh Mick shot a 74 on the day one and followed that with a 72. Cornerstone finished …

Women's Softball
Neitering Named Softball Player of the Week

Apr 7, 2009

Julie Nietering,a sophomore from Coopersville, Mich.,hit 0.615 on eight-for 13 to help Cornerstone post a 3-2 week. The utility player scored four runs and recorded six RBIs in the five games. Cornerstone followed up a pair of losses at the hands of Aquinas …

Men's Golf
Golf Team Finishes Second at Indiana Wesleyan Invitational

Apr 6, 2009

The men's golf team finished second out of eight teams at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational held on April 3-4. Lindenwood ranked #16 in the NAIA finished first with a two day score of 598 (305-293). Cornerstone finished second three strokes ahead of the host …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Sweep Cardinals

Apr 4, 2009

The Golden Eagles doubled their win total of 3 games in one day today as they defeated Siena Heights in a single game in the morning and swept Concordia in two games in the afternoon. Julie Nietering broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the sixth inning with a 2 …

Men's Track
Three More Throwing Records Set at Purdue

Apr 4, 2009

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (4/4) The Golden Eagles headed south finding good weather and great competition at the Mike Poehlein Invitational hosted by Purdue University. CU’s throwers made the most of their opportunities with four personal bests, two freshman …

Women's Track
Owens and Hagan Set School Records at Purdue

Apr 4, 2009

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (4/4) The CU Women’s Track & Field team made the most of the warm, sunny conditions at the Mike Poehlein Invitational hosted by Purdue University. Andi Owens raced very well in the 1500 meters and was the only collegiate athlete …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Offense Comes Alive in 13-1 Win Over Siena Heights

Apr 4, 2009

The Golden Eagles played the first game of their rescheduled double header from yesterday and the bats came to life at Siena Heights today. Cornerstone scored eight runs in the 2nd inning, three in the 3rd, and two in the 4th as they went on to defeat Siena …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Lose Twice at Aquinas

Apr 1, 2009

The Golden Eagles dug a big hole early in both games and couldn't climb out of it today as Aquinas swept Cornerstone 7-4 and 8-2 in their first WHAC games of the season. Aquinas scored 5 runs in the first two innings of game 1 and went on to win 7-4. Chelsey …

Women's Track
Malinowski Seventh at USATF 20K Race Walk Championships

Mar 29, 2009

(Pharr, TX) CU junior, Katie Malinowski stepped up in distance from the usual 3,000 meter race walk to compete in the USA Track & Field 20 kilometer Race Walk Championships in Pharr, Texas. The 2008 NAIA Indoor All-American trained for nearly a year to prepare for the 12.4 mile event. Walking nearly perfectly even splits of just over six minutes per kilometer, Malinowski finished in 2:02.46 to place seventh. “Katie did a great job of staying focused and on pace,” said CU walks coach, Nate …

Men's Track
Two School Records Fall at Goshen Invitational

Mar 28, 2009

(Goshen, IN) Cornerstone sent two men to the Goshen Invitational with outstanding results. In the 3,000 meter race walk, Kris Shear was looking for a national qualifying mark. Braving cold, windy conditions and racing alone most of the way, Shear churned …

Women's Track
Marathoners Qualify For Nationals

Mar 28, 2009

(Flushing, MI) Nicki Erler and Janelle Lindman earned their spots to the NAIA Outdoor National Championships at the Flushing Township Half Marathon. Switching finish places from one year ago, Erler ran a personal best 1:30:29 taking second overall in the …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Swept At Grand Valley State

Mar 27, 2009

The Golden Eagles started off well today by scoring a run in the first inning. The bad news was that they wouldn't find a way to score any more than that on the day. Grand Valley scored 8 runs in the bottom of the third to break the game open. Emily Brown …

Women's Softball
#7 Ranked Ferris State Sweeps Golden Eagles

Mar 26, 2009

It was a tough outing for the Golden Eagles today as they were swept by #7 (Division II) Ferris State today. The Bulldogs won the first game 10-1 in 5 innings. Emily Brown, Chelsey Sobralski, Julie Nietering, and Christy Chapman all had 1 hit each for the …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Softball
Pilots Sweep Golden Eagles

Mar 24, 2009

It was a cold windy day and both Cornerstone and Bethel (IN) struggled to get hits today. Bethel defeated Cornerstone 1-0 in game one. The Golden Eagles had 4 hits in the game. Bethel kept the Golden Eagles out of scoring position. Cornerstone had 3 hits …

Men's Track
Ripley Chosen For American Red Cross/NAIA Youth Leadership Program

Mar 20, 2009

Cornerstone University junior Zach Ripley (Northview) is one of 13 student/athletes from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to be chosen to take part in the American Red Cross/NAIA Youth Leadership Program in Washington, D.C. this summer. The program is in its third year, and is designed to inspire, motivate and create a new and diverse generation of Red Cross volunteers through exemplifying the five core values (respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship) …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Kingshott Named Honorable Mention All-American

Mar 17, 2009

Junior Matt Kingshott was named to the NAIA Honorable Mention All-American team. The 6-5 Zeeland native averaged 15.7ppg hitting an impressive .551 percent from the floor. In addition he averaged 7.3 rebounds per game. For a complete list of All-Americans …

Women's Track
Golden Eagles Pick Up Two Wins In South Carolina

Mar 14, 2009

(Conway, SC) The great spring break weather faded at the end of the week, turning cool and blustery for the Coastal Carolina Invitational. The Cornerstone women still performed well winning two events. Andi Owens moved to the lead two laps into the 1500 …

Men's Track
Outdoor Opens at Coastal Carolina

Mar 14, 2009

(Conway, SC) One week after the NAIA Indoor Meet,the CU Men’s T&F team made a quick transition to the outdoor season. At the Coastal Carolina Invitational they produced eight top-three finishes, five personal bests and two national qualifying marks. Friday …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Lose Another Two Close Ones In Tucson

Mar 13, 2009

Cornerstone lost 6-8 toMinot State in the first of two games today. Chelsey Sobralski had 2 hits and 2 RBI's for the Golden Eagles. Melanie Creager had 2 hits and scored 2 runs and Julie Nietering had 2 hits, 1 RBI, and scored once in the loss. Dinah Gruppen …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Fall Twice In Arizona

Mar 12, 2009

The Golden Eagles lost their third close game in a row today as they fell 2-1 to Robert Morris (IL). Cornerstone committed four errors in the game which led to both of Robert Morris's runs in the bottom of the 5th inning. The Golden Eagles scored a run in …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Drop Two Close Games in Arizona

Mar 10, 2009

Cornerstone lost a couple of close games today in Tuscon, AZ. The Golden Eagles lost 3-4 to Waldorf (IA) in 8 innings in their first game of the day. The Golden Eagles tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the 7th inning on a Chelsey Sobralski home run but …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Sweep On Day Two At Tuscon Invitational

Mar 9, 2009

Cornerstone defeated Calumet College of St. Joe 5-2 and Judson College 5-4 to improve to 3-1 on the year. The Golden Eagles scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning to take an early lead against Calumet College of St. Joe. Dinah Gruppen and Kayla Hamilton both had …

Women's Softball
Golden Eagles Split On First Day in Tuscon

Mar 7, 2009

The Golden Eagles fell behind early in their first game of the season but they exploded for 8 runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat College of St. Mary (NE). Mandee Michielsen and Emily Brown both doubled and knocked in 2 runs each in the top of …

Women's Track
Owens and Vaughn Earn All-American Honors

Mar 7, 2009

(Johnson City, TN) The Cornerstone Women’s Track & Field team saved some of their best work for the final day of competition at the NAIA Indoor Championships. In the first flight of the triple jump, Kay-De Vaughn produced a school record 38’ 10.5” on her second attempt. After the second flight, Vaughn was fourth going in to the finals. Her first jump in the finals measured 39’ 5.25”, another personal best and just half and inch behind the Cecilia Mbousa of Lindenwood in …

Men's Track
Leong Breaks 60 Feet in the Weight Throw

Mar 6, 2009

(Johnson City, TN) On the second day of competition at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, Cornerstone thrower, Joel Leong accomplished two of his season goals in the 35 pound weight throw. In the process of shattering the meet record three times at the WHAC championships in February, Leong extended his personal best and school record to 59’ 10.25”. That was also good enough to make him the third seed on the NAIA performance list. After drawing the less-than-ideal third …

Women's Track
Second Day at Nationals Nets Two All-Americans

Mar 6, 2009

(Johnson City, TN) On the second day of the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships the Cornerstone University women came up big. In the first event, the 3,000 meter race walk, Janelle Brown and Katie Malinowski went significantly faster than they did in last year’s championships. Brown was exactly one minute quicker, finishing in 16:06.13 for sixth place and repeating her All-American status from 2008. Malinowski was 37 seconds better than last year and finished ninth in 16:37.00. Next …

Men's Track
Relays Highlight Day One at Nationals

Mar 5, 2009

(Johnson City, TN) The NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships opened with an evening of relay semi-finals with the Cornerstone Men’s team competing in two of the three events. The 4 x 400 meter relay squad of Kurtis Koffkey, Adam Duerksen, …

Women's Track
Wilson Finishes 7th in Heptathlon at NAIA

Mar 5, 2009

(Johnson City, TN) On the opening day of competition at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, the Cornerstone University Women’s team competed in three events. Both Kayla Wilson and Amy Boyer improved on the 2008 Championship performances …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Fall 59-48 To Aquinas

Mar 3, 2009

The Golden Eagles men couldn't pull off the same as the women who defeated Davenport twice on their home court to win the WHAC Tournament title last night. The men had to travel over to Aquinas to play the Saints for the second time this season. Cornerstone …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Roll to WHAC Finals

Feb 28, 2009

Ronald Bates scored a career high 24 points to lead the Golden Eagles to a 92-67 victory over UM-Dearborn today. Bates made 7 of 10 shots from the field including 4 of 4 from behind the arc and 6 of 7 from the charity stripe. The Golden Eagles shot an impressive …

Women's Basketball
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. …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Honored By WHAC

Feb 26, 2009

Matt Kingshott was named First Team All-Conference and was one of five Golden Eagles honored by the WHAC. Pedja Lazic from Aquinas was named WHAC Player of the Year. Caleb Simons was named Second Team All-Conference. Ronald Bates was named to the All-Newcomer …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Hold On To Defeat Siena Heights 75-69

Feb 26, 2009

The Golden Eagles had to hold on down the stretch but they did just that and ended up with a 75-69 victory in the WHAC Quarter-Final. Cornerstone went in at the half down 35-34 and they would not get the lead back until 7:28 left in the game. Ronald Bates really sparked the Golden Eagles with two 3 pointers and 1 FG plus the foul shot in a 2:12 minute span. Cornerstone then built an 11 point lead with 3:04 remaining before Siena Heights started cutting into the lead. The Saints picked up some easy baskets …

Women's Track
Vaughn Repeats at Top Performer at WHAC Meet, Hagan Add NAIA Leading Vault

Feb 26, 2009

YPSILANTI (2/21) The Cornerstone Women’s Track & Field team entered the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletics Conference Indoor Championship needing many things to break their way in order to defend the WHAC title from 2008. Along the way they won seven …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Track
Leong Demolishes WHAC Record, Tuffelmire and Tuttle Add Freshman Records

Feb 25, 2009

(Ypsilanti, MI) The Cornerstone Men’s Track & Field team had a productive day at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Indoor Championship improving one place from last season. The Golden Eagles did some of their best work early starting with …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
#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 …

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone to Host Siena Heights in First Round WHAC Tournament Action

Feb 22, 2009

The men's basketball team will host Siena Heights in first round action of the WHAC Tournament. Cornerstone finished third in the WHAC and Siena comes in as the 6th seed. The game is set for 7:30 on Thursday, February 26. For the complete bracket click here …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Lose Close One To Aquinas

Feb 21, 2009

The Golden Eagles built an early lead on Aquinas in the first half but the Saints battled back to tie the score at 28-28 as the team went into the locker room at the break. Cornerstone built as much as an 11 point lead in the first half and never trailed …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
"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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Roll Over Siena Heights 88-68

Feb 18, 2009

The Golden Eagles built and early lead in the first half and rode it to an 88-68 victory over Siena Heights tonight. Both teams started out a little slow offensively but the Golden Eagles outscored the Saints 35-20 over the last 11 minutes and took a 44-25 lead into the locker room at halftime. The two team played fairly even in the second half (44-43 CU) but the damage was already done. Five Golden Eagles (Matt Kingshott, Ronald Bates, Ryan Zwier, Kelvin DeVries, and Dan Possehl) scored in double figures …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Athletics
Golf Team's Partner to Serve at Other Way Ministry

Feb 17, 2009

"On Feb 22 the men's and women's golf teams partnered with the Other Way Ministry in West Town Grand Rapids to provide an appreciation dinner for staff and neighborhood families.The teams purchased, prepared, decorated, and served a catered Lasagna dinner complete with homemade cheesecake for dessert.The evening gave opportunity to meet new friends, serve a Jesus meal, and even play with kids while learning a bit about inner city ministry and it's people.Plus everyone had a lot of fun!"

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Drops Second Game in a Row

Feb 14, 2009

The Golden Eagles dropped their second game in a row with a 60-63 loss to Davenport. Cornerstone led for most of the game but the Panthers hung in there and took their first lead in the second half with 6:34 remaining. The teams traded leads a couple times …

Women's Track
Boyer Makes a Pentathlon at GVSU’s Big Meet

Feb 14, 2009

(Allendale, MI) With only two qualifying weekends left in the Indoor Track & Field season, the CU women’s team entered the Grand Valley State University Big Meet with unfinished business. By the end of the two-day event they completed nearly all …

Men's Track
Distance Medley Relay Extends Qualifying Streak to Six

Feb 14, 2009

(Allendale, MI) After two attempts at qualifying the Distance Medley relay for the NAIA Indoor T&F Championships fell well short, the CU men faced the possibility of ending the longest national qualifying streak in program history. Distance coach, Nate …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Athletics
Basketball Homecoming 2009-Saturday, February 14th

Feb 13, 2009

Basketball Homecoming is Saturday, February 14th. This event has become a tradition within the basketball program to bring former basketball players together to honor them for their involvement and contributions. This year the 1999 National Championship Men's …

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Can't Survive Second Half Shooting of Indiana Tech

Feb 11, 2009

The Golden Eagles built as much as an 11 point lead in the first half but a poor finish to the first half led to a 41-35 lead at the break. Tech came out and made a 7-1 run to start the second half and tied the score at 42-42 at the 18:08. The Golden Eagles …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
DeVries Garners Player of the Week Honors

Feb 10, 2009

Kelvin DeVries led Cornerstone University (Mich.) to two victories during the week ending Feb. 8. The sophomore averaged 12.5 points, five rebounds, one assist and 1.5 steals during the wins to be named the WHAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week. In a 76-45 victory against Madonna University (Mich.), the forward scored 12 points, had three rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot and one steal in only 15 minutes. DeVries followed that performance with 13 points, seven rebounds, one assist and two steals …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Break into Top 25

Feb 9, 2009

The men's basketball team broke into the top 25 this week and are currently #23. The Golden Eagles improved to 18-8 overall and 8-2 in the WHAC with two wins this past week over Madonna (76-45) and UM-Dearborn (85-58). For a complete list of the rankings …

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Defeats UM-Dearborn 85-58

Feb 7, 2009

The Golden Eagles went to UM-Dearborn and got off the bus rolling as they defeated the Wolves 85-58 today. Randy Jefferson led the Golden Eagles with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Jefferson made 7 of 8 shots from the field. Matt Kingshott added 14 points with 5 rebounds. Kelvin DeVries went 4 for 8 including 3 of 4 from downtown to score 13 points and Ryan Zwier scored 10 for the Golden Eagles. Every player scored points for Cornerstone on the day. The Golden Eagles shot 47.8% from the field. TheWolves shot45.6% …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Track
Boyer Bookends GVSU Open With a Pair of Provisional Performances

Feb 6, 2009

(Allendale, MI) Cornerstone sophomore, Amy Boyer competed in the first and final events of the Grand Valley State University Open T&F meet, starting and ending the evening on a high note. Beginning in the pole vault, Boyer had not competed in the event …

Men's Track
4 x 400 Relay Gets Automatic Qualifier

Feb 6, 2009

(Allendale, MI) Six CU men ran personal best times at the Grand Valley State University Open T&F meet. Topping the PR’s was a national qualifying performance by the 4 x 400 meter relay team. The 800 meters accounted for three PR’s by Billy …

Men's Basketball
Bench Steps Up In Win Over Madonna

Feb 4, 2009

Everybody got into the act tonight as the Golden Eagles defeated the Crusaders from Madonna 75-45 to improve to 17-8 overall and 7-2 in the WHAC. Twelve players scored and three players (DeVries, Zwier, and Kingshott) scored in double figures for Cornerstone. The non-starters scored 46 points for the Golden Eagles in the victory. Dennis Jones scored 8 points sinking 2 of 3 from the field and 4 of 5 from the foul line. Cornerstone shot 48.2% from the field which included 5-11 from beyond the arc. Cornerstone …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Athletics
Basketball Homecoming 2009

Feb 3, 2009

Basketball Homecoming is Saturday, February 14th. This event has become a tradition within the basketball program to bring former basketball players together to honor them for their involvement and contributions. This year the 1999 National Championship Men's …

Men's Golf
Golf Team's Partner to Serve Other Way Ministries

Feb 2, 2009

"On Feb 22 the men's and women's golf teams partnered with the Other Way Ministry in West Town Grand Rapids to provide an appreciation dinner for staff and neighborhood families.The teams purchased, prepared, decorated, and served a catered Lasagna dinner complete with homemade cheesecake for dessert.The evening gave opportunity to meet new friends, serve a Jesus meal, and even play with kids while learning a bit about inner city ministry and it's people.Plus everyone had a lot of fun!"

Women's Golf
Golf Team's Partner to Serve at Other Way Ministries

Feb 2, 2009

"On Feb 22 the men's and women's golf teams partnered with the Other Way Ministry in West Town Grand Rapids to provide an appreciation dinner for staff and neighborhood families.The teams purchased, prepared, decorated, and served a catered Lasagna dinner complete with homemade cheesecake for dessert.The evening gave opportunity to meet new friends, serve a Jesus meal, and even play with kids while learning a bit about inner city ministry and it's people.Plus everyone had a lot of fun!"

Men's Soccer
Men's Soccer Banquet

Feb 1, 2009

The Cornerstone University men’s soccer team officially concluded the 2008 season with their annual awards banquet and dinner. The 2008 team players, Coaching Staff, family members and friends gathered for the 2008 Men’s Soccer banquet on Jan …

Women's Basketball
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. …

Men's Track
Shear Walks Away With National Qualifier

Jan 31, 2009

(Findlay, OH) Of all the fine performances by the Cornerstone Men’s Track & Field team at the Findlay Classic, none was more surprising that Kris Shear in the 3,000 meter race walk. After a slow-healing stress fracture sidelined the sophomore since last October, Kris finally got the go-ahead to resume running two weeks ago. With the indoor season half over and not enough time to be fit enough to race well in middle distance or distance events, coach Nate Van Holten suggested he try the lower impact …

Women's Track
Owens Reclaims Kilometer School Record

Jan 31, 2009

(Findlay, OH) One year ago at the Findlay Classic Andi Owens ran a school record in the 1,000 meter run. Three weeks later, senior Becca Wright took it away, running 3:04.19 at the WHAC Championship. On Saturday, Owens went to the starting line determined to at least hit the NAIA provisional qualifying standard of 3:07.00. Racing in the second and slower of the two heats, Owens completed the first 400 meters in 1:14 and decided the pace was too slow. A surge to the lead and a 35.6 second lap put her well …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Upsets Aquinas 73-69

Jan 28, 2009

The Golden Eagles scored first and never trailed in the game as they went on to defeat #17 Aquinas 73-69 tonight. Cornerstone built as much as a 17 point lead with about 15 minutes remaining in the second half but the Saints battled back and cut it down to 2 points with about 8 seconds remaining on a Jordan Torres 3 pointer. Fortunately, that was as close as they would get and Corbin Donaldson sealed the win with 2 free throws with 3 seconds remaining to give Cornerstone the 73-69 win over Aquinas. Caleb …

Women's Basketball
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. …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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.

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Rally to Defeat Siena Heights 89-80

Jan 24, 2009

Cornerstone went on the road and won a crucial game at Siena Heights defeating the Saints 89-80 today. The Golden Eagles shot an impressive 69.2% from the field in the second half to rally from a 37-31 halftime deficit to outscore the Saints 58-43 for the victory. Five players scored in double figures for Cornerstone. Matt Kingshott and Dominic Allen scored 17 points each to lead the Golden Eagles attack. Kingshott was 8 of 13 from the field and Allen dropped 10 of 12 from the foul line. Ronald Bates scored …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Track
Katey Kingsbury Completes Comeback

Jan 23, 2009

(Allendale, MI) Exactly one year after barely surviving a terrible automobile accident, Katey Kingsbury capped off an emotional day with an inspiring return to racing at the Robert Eubanks Open hosted by Grand Valley State University. With family, classmates and friends in the stands and her teammates cheering from the infield, Katey stepped to the starting line for the fourth heat of the 800 meters. This race actually began eleven months earlier -; February 13, 2008 to be exact -; when she got out of …

Men's Track
Green Goes Auto in the 5,000

Jan 23, 2009

(Allendale, MI) The Golden Eagles had a productive night at the Robert Eubanks Open hosted by Grand Valley State University. In addition to a national qualifying performance, two freshmen records fell and seven men set personal bests. Alex Green entered …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Falls 70-68 At Davenport

Jan 21, 2009

The Golden Eagles lost a heart breaker 70-68 as the Panthers hit put in a missed shot at the buzzer to win.Cornerstone took as much as a6 point lead in the first half but Davenport erased that lead and finished with a 12-7 run after being tied at 22 with 7:30 minutes remaining to go up 5 (34-29) at the half. The second half consisted of 6 ties and 6 lead changes. The last tie occurred with 16 seconds remaining when Corbin Donaldson drained two foul shots to even the score at 68. Davenport brought the ball …

Women's Basketball
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.

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Rallies To Defeat Concordia 78-72

Jan 19, 2009

Matt Kingshott led the Golden Eagles with22 points and 5 rebounds as Cornerstone rallied from a 2 point deficit at the half to defeat Concordia 78-72. Kelvin DeVriesand Ronald Bates scored11 each for Cornerstone. Dominic Allen added 10 for the Golden Eagles. …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Roll To 98-60 Win Over Indiana Tech

Jan 17, 2009

Five Golden Eagles scored in double figures as Cornerstone defeated Indiana Tech 98-60 to improve to 3-1 in WHAC play and 13-7 overall today. Matt Kingshott led the Golden Eagles with 20 points and 4 rebounds. Matt made 7 of 7 from the field and 6 of 7 from the foul line. Kingshott and Justin Yoder were almost perfect on the night. Yoder scored 18 points on 5 of 6 shooting including 2 of 2 from behind the arc and 6 of 6 from the charity stripe. Corbin Donaldson and Caleb Simons both scored 12 points and Kelvin …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Track
Golden Eagles Win Four Events at SVSU

Jan 16, 2009

(Saginaw, MI) The Cornerstone Women’s Track & Field team swept three out of four jumping events and finished first or second in three running events at the Collegiate Open hosted by Saginaw Valley State University. Brandi Hagan had two very good …

Men's Track
Leong Extends School Record

Jan 16, 2009

(Saginaw, MI) The Cornerstone Men’s Track & Field team performed well in the field events at the Saginaw Valley State University Collegiate Open, finishing in the top three in four events. In the 35-pound weight throw, Joel Leong’s second …

Men's Basketball
Kingshott Leads Golden Eagles To Victory Over UM-Dearborn

Jan 14, 2009

Matt Kingshott made 7 of 11 from the floor and 3 of 4 from the foul line to lead Cornerstone with 17 points in a 91-55 win over UM-Dearborn tonight. Justin Yoder scored 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting including 2 of 3 from the 3 point line. Ronald Bates made 3 of 4 from the field and was a perfect 6 for 6 from the foul line and scored 13 points for the Golden Eagles. Cornerstone shot 53.3% from the field for the night including 8 of 16 (50%) from beyond the arc. The Golden Eagles dominated the boards with a …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Grounded At Madonna 75-68

Jan 10, 2009

Caleb Simons recorded his second straight double double for Cornerstone with 18 points and 10 rebounds but it wasn't enough for the Golden Eagles in a 75-68 loss to Madonna. The score was close for most of the game and the score was tied 13 times during the contest but Madonna took the lead with a 3 pointer with 6:56 remaining and never gave the lead up down the stretch. Cornerstone only made 2 of 16 (12.5%) shots from the 3 point line on the day compared to Madonna's 6 of 14 (42.9%) from behind the arc. …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Track
Golden Eagles Four Top-Three Finishes at GVSU

Jan 9, 2009

Allendale, MI -A tired Cornerstone University Women’s Track & Field team ended a week of two-a-day practices competing at the Laker Early Bird Meet hosted by Grand Valley State University. In field event competition, Kay-De Vaughn won the triple …

Men's Track
Three Throw Records Fall at Grand Valley

Jan 9, 2009

Allendale, MI -After a hard week of two-a-day practices, the Golden Eagles put what energy they had left into the Laker Early Bird Meet hosted by Grand Valley State University. The throwers performed best, setting two freshman records, a school record …

Men's Basketball
Allen's Overtime Shot Lifts Cornerstone Over Concordia

Jan 7, 2009

The Golden Eagles had to put in overtime as they defeated Concordia 84-82 tonight to win their WHAC opener. Dominic Allen drained a shot to give Cornerstone atwo point lead with 2.7 seconds remaining in the first overtime. Concordia got off a 3 point attempt but couldn't convert and Cornerstone walked off with a 84-82 overtime win over the Cardinals. Caleb Simons led the Golden Eagles with20 points,10 rebounds, and5 assists. Matt Kingshott had 19 points and7 rebounds. The final stats were not sent out and …

Women's Basketball
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's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Use Balanced Attack to Defeat Kuyper 110-55

Jan 3, 2009

Freshmen Justin Yoder made 7 of 9 shots from the field and scored 15 points to lead the Golden Eagles in scoring for the second straight game. Matt Kingshott also scored 15 points on 7-11 shooting from the floor. Five other players (Ronald Bates, Kelvin DeVries, …

Women's Basketball
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% …

Men's Basketball
Yoder Leads Golden Eagles to 82-67 Victory at Grace Bible

Dec 27, 2008

Freshman Justin Yoder hit a career high 27 points to lead the Golden Eagles to an 82-67 victory over Grace Bible today. Yoder made 11 of 14 shots from the field including 5 of 7 from beyond the arc. Matt Kingshott added 21 points of his own for Cornerstone. The Golden Eagles went down by 10 points early in the game but they battled back in the second half to earn their ninth victory of the season. Cornerstone will return to action next Saturday when they host Kuyper College at 3:00 p.m.

Women's Basketball
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, …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Defeat Grace Bible 84-60

Dec 20, 2008

The Golden Eagles got back to work after the week off with cross town Grace Bible and walked off the court with an 84-60 win over the Tigers today at Mol Arena. Matt Kingshott was just one rebound short of a double double with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Ryan …

Women's Basketball
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. …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Kingshott Hits 1000th Point in 89-82 Win Over Grace

Dec 13, 2008

Matt Kingshott scored 13 points and jumped into the 1000 point club today and more importantly help Cornerstone break their four game losing streak as the Golden Eagles defeated Grace (IN) 89-82 in the consolation game of the Hoops for Hope Tourney at Grace College. Caleb Simons led the Golden Eagles with 16 points. Dominic Allen and Kelvin DeVries both scored 15 in the game. Allen was 4 of 5 from the field including 2 of 3 from the 3 point line. DeVries sank 5 of 6 from behind the arc for all of his points. …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Fall To Missouri Baptist 92-89

Dec 12, 2008

The Golden Eagles did not handle the ball well tonight and they had 23 turnovers which was the story of the game. Missouri Baptist defeated Cornerstone 92-89 in the first game of the Hoop for Hope Tournament at Grace College (IN). More information will be …

Men's Soccer
Patrick Wilson Signs Professional Contract in Hungary

Dec 10, 2008

Former Cornerstone University Men’s Soccer standout Patrick Wilson Jr (Missaugua, ON/Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School) has recently signed a professional contract with FC Dunaujvaros of the NB II (2nd Division) in Hungary. Patrick traveled to Europe this past summer with Bret Hall (Bridge to the Pros) and Steve Herdsman (former MLS player and current CU Asst Coach) and signed with a 3rd Division team in Belgium. Wilson worked hard and then was offered a professional contract with FC Dunaujvaros …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Track
Women Win Five Events at Holiday Classic

Dec 5, 2008

Saginaw, MI. - The Cornerstone University Women’s Indoor Track & Field team opened the season successfully at the Holiday Classic hosted by Saginaw Valley State University winning five events, posting three nationals qualifying marks and setting …

Men's Track
Golden Eagles Win Three Events at Holiday Classic

Dec 5, 2008

Saginaw, MI The 2008-2009 Indoor Track & Field season got underway at the Saginaw Valley State University Holiday Classic. Cornerstone’s men came away with victories in three events, a national qualifying mark as well as a freshman record. Kenny …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Volleyball
Cousins Named to the AVCA NAIA All-Regional Team

Dec 5, 2008

Junior Holly Cousins was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Mideast All-Region Team. Cousins finished the season ranked 2nd in the nationwith 4.66Kills per Game. Cousins had 765 Kills on the season.

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Fall In Double OT To Goshen

Dec 2, 2008

The Golden Eagles came up short in OT for the second straight game. Cornerstone rallied to tie the score at the end of regulation. Goshen had a shot at the buzzer to win the game at the end of regulation but couldn't convert as time ran out. The Golden Eagles …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Comes Up Short In OT

Nov 29, 2008

The Golden Eagles dug a 16 point hole in the 2nd Half and made a valiant comeback only to fall short in an 85-82 OT loss to Calvin tonight. Cornerstone had a shot at the end of regulation to win the game and a shot at the end of the OT period to tie the game …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Falter at Hope

Nov 28, 2008

The Golden Eagles played host Hope College tonight in the second game of the Grand Rapids Hall of Fame Tournament and fell 74-82. Hope had a comfortable 42-30 lead at the half. Cornerstone came outcoldto start the second half and saw their deficit go as high …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Cross Country
Lindman 185th at Cross Country Nationals

Nov 24, 2008

KENOSHA, WI (11/22) Cornerstone Junior, Janelle Brown completed her cross country season with a good race at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships. Conditions in at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside were nearly ideal. The two days prior to the …

Men's Cross Country
Green Gets 100th at Nationals

Nov 24, 2008

KENOSHA, WI (11/22) Cornerstone Sophomore, Alex completed his cross country season by taking 100th at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships. Conditions in at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside were nearly ideal. The two days prior to the meet temperatures …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Down Grace College

Nov 22, 2008

The Golden Eagles handed Grace College their second loss of the season today, winning 82-70. The first half saw Cornerstone shooting 48% and Grace shooting 46% from the field; yet Grace held the halftime advantage34-32. In the second half, however, it was …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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.

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Saint Francis (IN) Defeats Cornerstone 86-78

Nov 18, 2008

The Golden Eagles were tied 36-36with 2:15 remainingin the first half but the Cougars of Saint Francis made a 7-0 run to end the half to take a 43-36 lead.Saint Francis outscored Cornerstone 16-4tostart the second half and never looked back. The Cougars kept …

Women's Volleyball
All-Conference Award Winners Announced

Nov 17, 2008

Holly Cousins was named first team All-WHAC for the 2008 season. Cousins currently rates 2nd in the NAIA in kills per game with a 4.6 average. Setter Marcie Blacquire and libero Kayla Wilson were both named honorable mention All-WHAC. In addition, Wilson …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Fall To 68-59 Indiana Wesleyan

Nov 15, 2008

The Golden Eagles dug an early hole and never found a shovel big enough to get them out today as they lost 68-59 to the Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan today in the WHAC/MCC Challenge. Dominic Allen led the Golden Eagles with 15 points. Matt Kingshott scored …

Women's Volleyball
Season Comes to an End for Golden Eagles with Loss to Warriors

Nov 14, 2008

The volleyball season came to an end for the Golden Eagles with a 3-0 loss to #1 seed Indiana Tech. The #19 Warriors improved to 31-2 in a three set win 25-18, 25-22, 25-19. Cornerstone finishes their season with a 23-21 overall record. The Warriors advance …

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Defeats Spring Arbor 93-91

Nov 14, 2008

The Golden Eagles defeated Spring Arbor 93-91 tonight in the second game of the WHAC/MCC Challenge. Indiana Wesleyan defeated Aquinas 61-49 in the first game of the night. Matt Kingshott scored 31 points and pulled down 9 boards to lead the Golden Eagles. …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Defeat Trinity International 83-74

Nov 11, 2008

Matt Kingshott and Caleb Simons scored 21 points each to lead the Golden Eagles to a 83-74 victory over Trinity International tonight. Kingshott brought down 12 rebound as well to record his 3rd consecutive double double of the season. Kelvin DeVries and …

Women's Volleyball
Volleyball Team Advances to WHAC Final Four

Nov 11, 2008

The Cornerstone volleyball team advanced to the WHAC Final Four with a 3-1 win over the number five seeded Davenport Panthers. The teams split with each other in conference play which included a five game thriller one week ago at the DU student center. Cornerstone held home serve with a 25-17, 25-21, 22-25 and 25-19 win to improve to 23-20 overall and will travel to Indiana Tech on Friday to play the #1 seeded Warriors. The winner of the final four will receive the automatic bid to the NAIA national tournament. …

Men's Basketball
Kingshott Named First WHAC Player of the Week

Nov 11, 2008

Matt Kingshott led Cornerstone to three victories last week to earn the season's first WHAC Player of the Week honors. The junior from Zeeland, Mich. averaged 22.3 points and 11 rebounds for CU. He poured in 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and had one assist in a 137-77 win against Kuyper College (Mich.) before posted back to back double doubles in wins over St. Xavier University (Ill.) and Trinity Christian College (Ill.). Against NAIA DI St. Xavier, he had 23 points, 16 reoubnds and three blocks in an 82-66 …

Women's Volleyball
Cousins Named WHAC Player of the Week

Nov 11, 2008

Holly Cousins was named WHAC Player of the week for the final week of WHAC play. The junior from Ada, Mich. averaged 6.1 kills and 2.4 digs per game as Cornerstone lost in five games to Davenport and defeated University of Michigan-Dearborn 3-1. Cousins leads the WHAC in kills pergame with 4.61. Cornerstone will host Davenport on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in WHAC Quaterfinal action.

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Cross Country
Lindman Advances to Nationals

Nov 8, 2008

(Grand Rapids, MI) Conditions could not have been much worse for the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships. With the temperature below forty degrees a chilling wind and intermittent rain, the environment was much a challenge as …

Men's Cross Country
Green Qualifies for Nationals

Nov 8, 2008

(Grand Rapids, MI) Under miserable conditions, the Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team raced to fourth at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship. The Golden Eagles closed their season with temperatures below forty degrees, a stiff wind …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Defeat Trinity Christian 87-74

Nov 8, 2008

The Golden Eagles improved to 3-0 on the season with an 87-74 win over host Trinity Christian in Palos Heights, IL today. Matt Kingshott recorded his second double double of the season scoring 21 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Kelvin DeVries also had …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Fall To Madonna 2-0

Nov 7, 2008

The Golden Eagles finished their season with a 2-0 loss to WHAC regular season champion Madonna today. Cornerstone played very well to open the game and created a couple of early chances as they wentinto the half with a 0-0 tie. The Crusaders turned up the …

Men's Basketball
Cornerstone Drops Saint Xavier (IL) 82-66

Nov 7, 2008

Matt Kingshott scored 23 points and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles to an 82-66 victory over NAIA Division I Saint Xavier today at Trinity Christian College today. Kelvin DeVries added 17 points for Cornerstone and Caleb Simons scored 15 …

Women's Soccer
All-WHAC Award Winners Announced

Nov 7, 2008

Jessica Brussee headlines the list of Golden Eagles receiving All-WHAC recognition. Brussee a junior from Kalamazoo, Mich was named first team all-conference. Hannah Bauhof a freshman from Troy Mich., and Jaren Soule a senior from Grand Haven, Mich. were both named second team all-conference. Ashleigh Lund a sophomore from Caledonia Mich. and goalkeeper Julianne Bruining a junior from Bryon Center, Mich. were both named to honorable mention all-conference. Rebecca Reese a junior from Lansing, Mich. was named …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Finish Regular Season With Win

Nov 6, 2008

The Golden Eagles finished the WHAC regular season with a 3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 27-29, 25-18) win over UM-Dearborn. Cornerstone finished fourth in the WHAC with the win (22-20 overalland 7-7 WHAC)and a Davenport loss to Madonna. Holly Cousins led the team once …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Garner Post-Season Honors

Nov 6, 2008

The WHAC All-Conference awards were announced yesterday and several Golden Eagles were received post-season recognition. Junior defender, Matt D'Agostino, from Alto, Mich.(Lowell H.S.) was named to the first team. Senior midfielder,Zack McCabe, from Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven H.S.) was named to the All-WHAC second team. Juniors Matt Kunnen from Comstock Park, Mich (Calvin Christian) and Ben Hanson from Lowell, Mich. (Lowell) were named to the all-academic team. Dave DeBoer, a sophomore from Grand Rapids, …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Open Season With 136-77 Victory Over Kuyper

Nov 4, 2008

The Golden Eagles opened their 2008 campaign with a lopsided 136-77 victory over Kuyper College tonight. Matt Kingshott led the Golden Eagles with 23 points and 6 rebounds in just 16 minutes of play. Kelvin DeVries and Dominic Allen scored 19 each for Cornerstone. Allen knocked down 5 of 6 shots from behind the arc and was 7 of 8 overall while DeVries was 7 of 9 overall and 2 of 2 from the 3 point line. Caleb Simons, Ronald Bates, and Ryan Zwierall scored in double figures as well. Cornerstone shot 57% (53 …

Women's Volleyball
Davenport Outlasts Cornerstone

Nov 4, 2008

The competition for the top four spots in the WHAC just got a little tighter as Davenport outlasted Cornerstone in a five game thriller at the campus of Davenport University. Cornerstone seemed to be in control winning the first two games 25-16, 25-21. With …

Men's Soccer
Men's Season Comes To An End With 1-0 Loss To Madonna

Nov 1, 2008

The Golden Eagles did their part and hung on to their chance to get into the WHAC Playoffs over the last two weeks but it all came to an end today with a 1-0 loss at Madonna. The Golden Eagles needed to win the game and have Siena Heights lose to get into …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Drop Final Game 4-1 to Madonna

Nov 1, 2008

The Golden Eagles played to a 4-1 loss in their final regular season game on Saturday. The loss drops Cornerstone to the 4th seed in the WHAC Tournament and the Golden Eagles will play Madonna in the WHAC Semi-Final on Friday or Saturday this next week. The …

Women's Volleyball
Upset Bid Denied

Oct 31, 2008

The Golden Eagles thoughts of upset were denied in a 3-1 loss to undefeated #15 Indiana Tech. Cornerstone took the first game 25-16 with 14 kills on the game. Indiana Tech stormed back in the second game winning 25-15 and holding the Golden Eagles to .070 …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Top Concordia 2-0

Oct 29, 2008

Cornerstone outplayed the Concordia Cardinals today, earning a 2-0 win. The Golden Eagles outshot Concordia 19-3 on the day, and earned their 8th shutout of the season. In the 7th minute of play,Cornerstone's offense found its rhythm. Christina McAllister …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Blank Concordia 3-0

Oct 29, 2008

The Golden Eagles defeated Concordia 3-0 today and remained alive to get the last WHAC playoff berth. Nathan Wood got Cornerstone on the board in the 3rd minute of play off of a Zack McCabe assist. McCabe assisted Matt Kunnen in the 34th minute to help the …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Fall to #7 Madonna

Oct 28, 2008

The Golden Eagles (21-18 overall and 6-5WHAC)fell to a strong and rolling Madonna team who improved to 11-0 in the WHAC and 31-2 overall. The #7 Crusaders claimedthe 3-0 win (25-15, 25-20, 25-22). Outside hitter Lubovj Tihomirova led Madonna with 14 kills …

Women's Basketball
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 …

Women's Soccer
Bruining Named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week

Oct 27, 2008

Junior goalkeeper Julianne Bruining (South Christian H.S.)was named the WHAC Defensive player of the week after posting a 5-0 shutout vs. Davenport and a 1-1 (2OT) tie with Aquinas. Bruining has 81 saves and has a .93 goal average for the season.

Women's Soccer
Women's Soccer Home Game Postponed to Wednesday

Oct 27, 2008

The women's soccer game scheduled for Tuesday, October 28 has been postponedandrescheduled forWednesday, October 29. The game was changed due to potentially poor weather conditions.

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Go 3-1 Over Weekend

Oct 26, 2008

The volleyball team traveled to Calumet College in Hammond, Ind. and finished 3-1 over the weekend to improve to 21-17 overall. CU won the first match 3-1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-17, 25-22) over Hannibal Lagrange. Holly Cousins finished with 18 kills and 3 blocks. In the second match CU lost an evenly match contest 3-0 to Viterbo (31-33, 24-26, 23-25). Alexis Deimling finished with a team high 12 digs, Cousins led the team with 23 kills. On Saturday CU opened the day with a 3-2 (25-20, 11-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12) …

Men's Cross Country
Golden Eagles Run Well at Great Lakes Challege

Oct 25, 2008

(Grand Rapids, MI) Coming off a less than impressive race last week, the Golden Eagles were down to their last shot of the season to show they are a top 25 program. Competing with seven of the top 21 teams in the NAIA, the Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team showed they still belong with their national division’s elite. The light rain on Friday carried over to Saturday morning, but most of the 8,000 meter course at Riverside Park remained in good condition making fast times possible. Stephan …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Post 1-1 Tie Against Aquinas

Oct 25, 2008

The Golden Eagles started out a little slow against Aquinas today on a cold wet day on Cornerstone's field. The Golden Eaglesgave up an early goal to the Saints in the 15th minute but they responded with a goal of their own in the 24th minute to tie the score. Jen Kuipers beat a Saints defender in the box and was taken down in the box. Senior Jaren Soule stepped to the penalty spot and calmly deposited the ball in the back of the net to knot the score at one. Both teams had chances to score through the remainder …

Women's Cross Country
Cornerstone Twelfth at Great Lakes Invitational

Oct 25, 2008

(Grand Rapids, MI) On a soggy cool day at Riverside Park, the Cornerstone Women’s Cross Country team placed twelfth out of twenty teams at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge hosted by Aquinas College. Janelle Brown, Tracy Dykstra and Janey Sluka raced well together with all three achieving personal best times. Brown finished 83rd in 20:25, Dykstra 86th in 20:32, and Sluka 89th in 20:42. Janelle Lindman paced the Golden Eagles, taking 46th in 19:31. Nicki Erler and Melissa Sawicki were 68th and 69th …

Men's Soccer
Cornerstone Shutout 3-0 Against Aquinas

Oct 25, 2008

Cornerstone lost a crucial game against Aquinas today as they are fighting for the fourth and final playoff spot in the WHAC Tournament. Aquinas jumped on top in the 9th minute by converting a penalty kick. The Saints made it 2-0 in the 66th minute on a ball …

Women's Volleyball
CU Falls to Aquinas

Oct 23, 2008

Aquinas beat Cornestone for the second time this season moving the Saints (8-3)ahead of the Golden Eagles in the WHAC standings (6-4). CU won the first game 28-26 before dropping the next three 22-25, 19-25, 19-25. Holly Cousins led the team with 26 kills …

Women's Soccer
Head Coach Randy Strawser Wins 100th Game

Oct 23, 2008

Head women's soccer coach Randy Strawser reached the 100 win milestone on Tuesday, October 21. His team defeated Davenport University 5-0 to give him his 100th win in 9 seasons as head coach. Strawser's overall record at CU is 100-59-14 which includes a Region VIII championship and first ever trip to the NAIA national tournament in 2007. In addition he was also named WHAC Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006. Coach Strawser came to Cornerstone from Westmont College where he served as an instructor of Kinesiology …

Men's Soccer
CU Plays to 1-1 Draw versus Davenport

Oct 22, 2008

The men's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw in a double overtime game. Davenport scored first on a through ball outside the box in the 14th minutes. Cornerstone countered in the 46th minute on an Isaac Grotenhuis shot to top right corner. Goalkeeper Dan Kerstan …

Women's Soccer
Strawser Reaches Milestone in 5-0 Shutout at Davenport

Oct 21, 2008

Head Coach Randy Strawser reached 100 career wins at Cornerstone with a 5-0 win over Davenport. Heidi Devries scored the the first goal in the 45th minute, Jessica Brussee scored the second and third goal in the 48th and 55th minute. Haley Smith scored the …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Take Down the Cardinals

Oct 21, 2008

The volleyball team improved to 18-15 overall and 6-3 in the WHAC with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-12) win over the Concordia Cardinals (15-20, 1-8 WHAC). The Golden Eagles were led by Holly Cousins' 15 kills and 3 blocks. Alicia TerHaar added 11 kills and Marcie …

Athletics
Athlete Spotlight--Jill Peterson

Oct 20, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS -; ForJill Peterson, a fifth-year senior at Cornerstone University, life doesn’t offer challenges. Just opportunities. “What happens in your life isn’t as important as how you handle what happens in your life,” she said. “If you see God’s hand in everything, then you understand that there is a purpose to a disappointment, and it is easier to handle.” Peterson is a two-sport athlete at Cornerstone, playing both basketball and softball. But multiple injuries …

Women's Cross Country
Women Three-Peat at Manchester

Oct 18, 2008

(North Manchester, IN) The Cornerstone Women’s Cross Country team entered the Manchester Invitational with one goal in mind: Win, again. The past two seasons, they’ve won the meet although last year they were less than satisfied with the way they …

Men's Cross Country
Men Third at Manchester

Oct 18, 2008

(North Manchester, IN) On a perfect morning for cross country racing the Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team had their best showing of the season. By putting three men in the top thirteen the Golden Eagles took third in the field of eleven teams. …

Women's Volleyball
Cornerstone Falls to Undefeated Indiana Tech

Oct 17, 2008

The volleyball teamwas unable to pull off the upset over undefeated Indiana Tech. The Warriors won 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-16) and improved to 23-0 and 7-0 in the WHAC dropping Cornerstone to 17-15 and 5-3 in the WHAC. Tech held Cornerstone to .070 hitting …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Win Third Straight Conference Match

Oct 16, 2008

Cornerstone improved to 17-14 overall and 5-2 in the WHAC after a decisive 3-0 win over the host Siena Heights Saints. The Golden Eagles held Siena to a .080 hitting percentage with Alicia TerHaar leading the block attack with 4 blocks. Holly Cousins finished …

Women's Basketball
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). …

Men's Basketball
WHAC Picks Cornerstone Third in Coaches Poll

Oct 16, 2008

After last year's 17-16 overall record and fourth place finish in the WHAC, the WHAC coaches recognize that the 07-08 team was youngbut this year would be returning seasoned verterans. Led by junior Matt Kingshott (1st team All-WHAC) and sophomore Caleb Simmons (WHAC Freshman of the Year) the Golden Eagles are looking to once again place themselves amongst the NAIA's elite and they have their eyes set on a return to the national tournament. Indiana Tech was picked first with 59 points followed by Aquinas …

Men's Soccer
Siena Heights Blanks Golden Eagles 3-0

Oct 15, 2008

Siena Heights scored three goals in the first half and defeated the Golden Eagles 3-0 in Adrian today. The Saints scored in the 9th, 34th, and 37th minutes of the first half to earn the victory. The Golden Eagles had 16 shots in the loss. Cornerstone drops …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Down the Wolves

Oct 14, 2008

The volleyball team improved to 4-2 in the WHAC and 16-14 overall with a 3-1 (25-16, 25-17, 23-25, 25-22) win over the UM-Dearborn Wolves. Holly Cousins led the team with 26 kills and Alicia TerHaar finished with 16. Marcie Blacquiere dished out 46 assists …

Women's Soccer
Kuipers Goal Earns Golden Eagles a 1-1 Tie at Siena Heights

Oct 14, 2008

The Golden Eagles earned an important tie at Siena Heights today to improve to 4-3-1 in the WHAC. Jen Kuipers scored her first goal of the season after a couple of point blank shots on the Siena Heights GK that she was unable to hold. The ball bounced back …

Women's Volleyball
Blacquiere Named Player of the Week

Oct 13, 2008

Marcie Blacquiere became the first Golden Eagle to be named WHAC Player of the week for her efforts in a 3-1 win over Davenport. Blacquiere posted a double in assists 44 (11.0/per game) and 17 digs (4.25/per match) as well as one ace.

Athletics
Athlete Spotlight-Stephen Tuttle

Oct 13, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS -; Twenty-three years ago, Keith Tuttle set the Cornerstone University track and field record In the shot put with a toss of 45-7.5. Two-plus decades is long enough for any mark to stand, “I’d like to break it,” said freshman …

Men's Soccer
Indiana Tech Defeats CU 1-0

Oct 11, 2008

The Indiana Tech men's soccer team defeated Cornerstone for the second time this and this time it was 1-0. CU fall s to 4-7-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the WHAC. The Warriors scored the winning goal in the 49th minute in the second half. Dan Kerstan took the loss …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Run Into A Wall at Trinity International

Oct 10, 2008

Cornerstone dropped to 7-6 on the season with a 3-0 loss at Trinity International today. The Trojans pretty much dominated the Golden Eagles from the opening kickoff. Cornerstone couldn't find any time or space on the field and the Trojans pressure produced …

Men's Golf
Lanning and Vandenberg Named Honorable Mention All WHAC

Oct 10, 2008

CU finished third overall in the conference standings (35)one point behind second place Madonna (36)and Davenport won the conference championship with 49 points. Alex Lanning was named to the honorable mention All-WHAC team with a 74.7 average on the season. …

Women's Golf
Stuewe Named Honorable Mention All Conference

Oct 10, 2008

The All-WHAC awards were annouced following the last Jamboree of the season. Stefanie Stuewe was named honorable mention All WHAC as well as to the Champion of Charater team. Stuewe led the team with a 93 average ineight competitions. For a completelist of …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Defeat Panthers

Oct 9, 2008

Holly Cousins, Jodi Grandholm and Alicia TerHaar led a balanced attack in a 3-1 win over the Panthers of Davenport (11-17, 2-4 WHAC). CU lost the first game 25-22 before storming back and dominating in the next three games winning 25-11, 25-13, 25-15. Marcie …

Men's Golf
Men's Golf Finishes Second at Aquinas Jamboree

Oct 9, 2008

The men's golf team posted a tie for second place at the Aquinas Jamboree held at L.E. Kaufman golf course. Ben Vanbiesbrouck led the team shooting a 73 for a tie for 6th place. Marcus Brussee finished tied for 12th with a 75 and Luke Sniegowski shot a 76 …

Women's Golf
CU Finishes 5th in WHAC

Oct 8, 2008

After the final Jamboree at Scott Lake Country Club the Golden Eagles finished 6th out of 6 WHAC teams and ended the conference season 5th overall with 16 points. CU shot a team total of 373. Only 17 strokes separted first and sixth place. Indiana Tech won …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Break Out 5-0 Against Indiana Tech

Oct 7, 2008

The Golden Eagles broke out of a scoring drought tonight at Indiana Tech and leftr Ft. Wayne with a 5-0 victory. Amy Vander Bent put the Golden Eagles on the board in the 21st minute by beating the Warrior keeper in a 1 v 1 on a through ball from Jessica …

Women's Volleyball
Tuesday's Volleyball Match versus Indiana Tech Postponed

Oct 6, 2008

The women's volleyball match versus Indiana Tech scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7th has been canceled due to a death on their campus. The matchhas been rescheduled for Friday, October 17th at 7pm.

Athletics
ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT-Breana Brendsel

Oct 6, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS -; Unlike many with the ability to compete in athletics at the intercollegiate level, Breana Brendsel sees soccer simply as something she does. It is not, in any way, who she is. “Soccer is a platform,” the Cornerstone University junior said. “It gives me a way to go places, do things or meet people I otherwise wouldn’t be able to. But it is not who I am, and it is not where I want to go.” Brendsel’s future is ministering to others, most likely in a remote …

Women's Cross Country
Golden Eagles Second at Great Lakes Long Course

Oct 5, 2008

ADRIAN (10/3) On a perfect October afternoon for racing, the Cornerstone University Women’s Cross Country team did almost everything right. The Great Lakes Region Long Course Championship hosted by Adrian College gave the team a chance to prove themselves …

Women's Volleyball
CU Finishes 3-1 at Golden Eagles Invitational

Oct 5, 2008

After winning both matches on Friday at the Golden Eagle Invitational, CU won their first match on Saturday versus Daemen 3-1 (24-26, 25-25, 25-21, 25-16). Holly Cousins finished with 26 kills on 66 attempts for a .333 hitting percentage. Alicia TerHaar added 15 killsand a team high 24 digs. The final match of the day pitted CU against the Bethel Pilots of Indiana. CU took the first and third games 25, 17, 25-22 but the Pilots won the second 25-19 and the fourth 25-15 to force the fifth and deciding game. …

Men's Soccer
Madonna Blanks CU 2-0

Oct 4, 2008

It was a frustrating day for Golden Eagle soccer. Cornerstone fought hard against WHAC leader Madonna, but fell short. Madonna collected a goal in each half, the first coming 25 minutes into the game. Madonna midfielder Mark Pikula flicked a pass over the …

Women's Soccer
Madonna Downs Golden Eagles 3-0

Oct 4, 2008

Conference rival Madonna University got the best of the Golden Eagles today, winning 3-0 in a back-and-forth game. In the opening minute of play, Cornerstone came out on fire, getting two quick chances on net. Heidi DeVries' header off a corner kick beat …

Men's Cross Country
Larson Wins Great Lakes Short Course

Oct 4, 2008

ADRIAN (10/3)After a tough week, the Cornerstone University Men’s Cross Country team pulled together five guys for the Great Lakes Region Short and Long Course Championship. The results were better than expected with Stephan Larson winning the race and the Golden Eagles finished second. Hosted by Adrian College, the meet took place at the campus of Lenawee Christian High School under sunny skies on a crisp October afternoon. Larson and teammate, Wes Muller passed the mile with the lead pack in 4:59 …

Athletics
ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT--Breana Brendsel

Oct 4, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS -; Unlike many with the ability to compete in athletics at the intercollegiate level, Breana Brendsel sees soccer simply as something she does. It is not, in any way, who she is. “Soccer is a platform,” the Cornerstone University junior said. “It gives me a way to go places, do things or meet people I otherwise wouldn’t be able to. But it is not who I am, and it is not where I want to go.” Brendsel’s future is ministering to others, most likely in a remote …

Women's Volleyball
CU Rallies to Win in Five

Oct 3, 2008

The volleyball team broke a 4 match losing streak by defeating Trinity Christian 3-0(25-18, 25-16, 25-22) and then rallied from a two game deficit to defeat Illinois Tech in five (16-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-13, 15-3). The five game win was the second out of six matches for CU to win. Holly Cousins led balanced attack with 16 kills on 33 attempts while Alicia TerHaar finished with 13 kills and 5 blocks. Jodi Grandholm added 11 kills and Kayla Wilson recorded 17 digs. CU continues play on Saturday when the face …

Women's Golf
Women's Golf Finish Fourth

Oct 3, 2008

The women's golf team finished fourth in the second to last Jamboree of the season at Quail Ridge on Friday, Oct. 3. CU finished the day with a 377. Stefanie Stuewe led the team with an 89. Sam Duthler finished the day with a 90, Sara Morrow scored a 97 followed by Crystal Dietz' 101. Madonna finished first with a 353 followed by Indiana Tech with a 358. Aquinas came in third with a 360. CU will finish the WHAC season at the Aquinas Jamboree on Oct. 8th.

Men's Golf
CU Finishes 3rd At Quail Ridge

Oct 3, 2008

In the second to the last Jamboree of the WHAC season CU finds themselves in the hunt for second place with Madonna. On Friday, Oct. 3 the Golden Eagles finished third one stroke ahead of Madonna and one stroke behind Indiana Tech with a team score of 311. Davenport won the Jamboree with a 295 on the day. CU finished 23 over par with Chet Vandenberg leading the way with a 76. Alex Lanning and Ben Vanbiesbrouck finished with a 78 while Marcus Brussee finished the day with a 79. Josh Mick ended with an 83 and …

Women's Volleyball
Upset Falls Short In Loss to Madonna

Oct 2, 2008

The women's volleyball team put up a valiant effort against #5 Madonna but their efforts fell short resulting in a 3-1 to the Crusaders. CU lost the first game 21-25 before coming back to take the second game 25-23. The Crusaders then went on to win 25-18 …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Tie Concordia

Oct 1, 2008

In the past five years, Cornerstone has defeated Concordia 12 out of 12 times...today Concordia got a step closer than ever, pulling off a double overtime tie against the Golden Eagles. Concordia struck first, scoring off a free kick outside the box in the …

Women's Volleyball
Saints Defeat Golden Eagles in Five

Sep 30, 2008

Cornerstone was unable to hold off a balanced attack from the Aquinas Saints and the result was a 3-2 (17-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12) loss for the Golden Eagles. Holly Cousins led the team with 32 kills on 74 attempts for a .338 hitting percentage. Alicia …

Women's Soccer
Brussee Scores Lone Goal in Win Over Concordia

Sep 30, 2008

The game was scoreless after the 1st half with CU holding a 6-1 advantage in shots on goal. It wasn't until the 60th minute when Jessica Brussee scored that the Golden Eagles could breath a sigh of relief. Brussee recieved a through ball from Hillary Baker, touched the ball once and blasted a shot by the GK for the winning goal. Both teams had 8 shots apiece in the second half but it was CU who came away with a much needed win to stay in the WHAC hunt. CU improves to 3-2 in the WHAC and 6-4 overall while …

Men's Golf
Golfers Finish Second at Siena Heights Jamboree

Sep 29, 2008

With only two Jamboree's left in the season Cornerstone is third in the WHAC with a Madonna holding a slim three stroke lead over the Golden Eagles and based on the points earned only a two point lead heading into the final week of conference play. Cornerstone finished in second place one stroke behind league leader Davenport. Alex Lanning, Josh Mick and Chet Vandenberg finished 2nd shooting a 73 on the day. The team shot a 294 for the day. CU will host the 6th Jamboree at Quail Ridge on Friday.

Women's Basketball
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 …

Athletics
ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT--Kayla Wilson

Sep 29, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS -; The time demands on anyone taking part in intercollegiate athletics is huge. Practices, weight training, travel, games…all piled on top of stringent academic requirements…put a real priority on time management. So think how much more difficult it is to juggle all those things when you play two varsity sports, especially when both of your programs of choice are nationally ranked and respected. “You’d think so, but it really isn’t so bad,” said Cornerstone …

Men's Golf
Golfers Have Up and Down Week

Sep 28, 2008

The men's golf team finished 2nd out of 7 teams on Friday at the Concordia Jamboree with a team score of 293. Alex Lanning led the team with a team best 70 for the day finishing 5th overall. Ben Vanbiesbrouck and Ryan Zwier both shot a 72, while Josh Mick came in with a 74. Chet Vandenberg and Marcus Brussee finished the day with a score of 77 and 78 respectively. But what a difference a day can make in the game of golf. CU finished 6th out of 7 teams at Madonna shooting a 311 on the day. Chet Vandenberg …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Lose 2-1 To Aquinas

Sep 28, 2008

The men's soccer team followed up the women's game with a similar result as they lost 2-1 today. The Golden Eagles had a few real good chances in the first half but couldn't put the ball in the net. Cornerstone hit the crossbar twice and got a reboundoff …

Women's Volleyball
CU Has Tough Weekend

Sep 27, 2008

The Golden Eagles had a tough weekend playing some very good competition at the St. Francis Invite. After losing to two ranked opponents on Friday in Olivet Nazarene and Campbellsville, CU was unable to get on the winning track on Saturday, losing 3-0 to …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Drop Heart Breaker At Aquinas

Sep 27, 2008

Cornerstone traveled a few miles over to Aquinas today and left with a tough 1-0 loss to the Saints. Aquinas got on the board in the 37th minute when they headed in a corner kick from about 12 yards out. The play was pretty even through the first half with …

Women's Golf
Golfers Finish Sixth at Madonna Jamboree

Sep 27, 2008

The women's golf team finished 6th out of 6 teams at the Madonna Jamboree. Stef Steuwe led the team with a 96 on the day. Sara Morrow shot a 100 followed by Sam Duthler's 106 and Crystal Dietz's 109. Chelsea Glerum rounds out the day with a 132.

Women's Volleyball
CU Drops Two Matches to Nationally Ranked Opponents

Sep 26, 2008

The volleyball team fell to #21 Olivet Nazarene 25-10, 25-12, 25-18 in the first match of the St. Francis (Ind) tournament. CU lost their second match of the day against #19 Campbellsville KY 25-21, 25-21, 27-25. Cousins led the team in both matches with …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Defeat Cardinals for Second WHAC Win

Sep 25, 2008

Cornerstone traveled to Concordia (MI) for their second WHAC match of the season and defeated the Cardinals in three games 25-20, 25-17, 25-20. Holly Cousins led the team with 16 kills, Marcie Blacquiere recored 29 assists. Aubrey Way added 2 aces and Cousins …

Athletics
Athlete Profile--Dave DeBoer--Men's Soccer

Sep 25, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, MI. -Dave DeBoer has a pretty good idea of where he’s going, thanks in part to all the places he’s been. DeBoer, 23, is amid-fielder on the Cornerstone Universitysoccer team. He is a junior academically, but has senior eligibility. To say that he’s “been around” is no exaggeration. “I started out taking a few classes at Grand Valley,” said the South Christian High School grad. “Took some at Grand Rapids Community College too. But it just wasn’t …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Claim Victory Over Davenport 2-0

Sep 24, 2008

The men's soccer team earned a win today over tough WHAC foe Davenport University. In an evenly-matched game, Cornerstone came up big in the second half, scoring two goals in 8 minutes to clinch the win. In the first period, both team's goalkeepers came up …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Win First WHAC Match of the Season

Sep 23, 2008

CU started the WHAC portion of the season with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-19) win over Siena Heights. CU improves to 10-7 overall and 1-0 in the WHAC while the Saints fall to 2-7 overall and 0-2 WHAC. Alicia TerHaar led the team with 13 kills on 25 attempts …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Win 3-0 Over Davenport

Sep 23, 2008

Cornerstone Womens Soccer bested Davenport University 3-0 ina hard-fought battle today.The Golden Eagles had 30 shotsresulting in3 goals, making it a frustratinggame at times. It was Davenport who came outwith tenacity, however, resulting in penaltykickagainstCU …

Women's Cross Country
XC Team Takes Tenth

Sep 20, 2008

KENOSHA, WI (9/20) On a hot and humid afternoon the CU Women’s Cross Country team raced to tenth place at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Midwest Collegiate Open. Andi Owens led the way, placing eighteenth in the 222-women field in 19:55. Janelle …

Men's Cross Country
Golden Eagles Eighth in Kenosha

Sep 20, 2008

Wes Muller led the Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team to an eighth place finish out of sixteen teams at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Midwest Collegiate Open. On a hot and humid afternoon the senior from Alto ran 26:38 placing fifteenth. Other …

Women's Volleyball
Similar Result For Golden Eagles

Sep 20, 2008

The volleyball team finished the weekend with a 2-2 record which is the fourth time in four tournaments they finished with a .500 record. CU defeated Briar Cliff 3-1 (12-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-23) in the first match on Saturday. Holly Cousins led the team with …

Women's Golf
Third Jamboree Results in a Sixth Place Finish

Sep 20, 2008

The women's golf team finished in 6th place in the third Jamboree at Siena Heights this weekend shooting a 382. Stef Steuwe led the team with a 90, Sara Morrow finished the day witha 96. Freshman Samantha Duthler was third on the team with a 97, Crystal Dietz …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Blank Goshen 5-0

Sep 20, 2008

The Golden Eagles scored early and often to go on and defeat Goshen 5-0 today. Jessica Brussee opened up the scoring in the 7th minute to put Cornerstone up 1-0. Ashley Morrow scored her 2nd goal of the season in the 12th minute on a shot form about 12 yards …

Women's Volleyball
CU Defeats Iowa Wesleyan Lose to Ashford

Sep 19, 2008

After nearly two weeks off of competition the Golden Eagles traveled to Clarke College in Iowa for a weekend tournament. In the first game CU lost in five games 22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-17 and 10-15 to Ashford Iowa. The match was the third time in a row that …

Men's Soccer
Cornerstone Loses 2-1 in Double Overtime To Siena Heights

Sep 17, 2008

The Golden Eagles came up short today in a classic conference battle against Siena Heights University. The game was action-packed, with Cornerstone recording 21shots and Siena recording 20, their last shot being the golden goal in double overtime. Saints …

Women's Golf
Golden Eagles Finish a Team Best Third

Sep 16, 2008

The women's golf team finished a team best 3rd place at the second WHAC Jamboree of the season at Thornapple Pointe. The team finished with a score of 363. Madonna finished first with a 344 followed by Indiana Tech with a 349. Sara Morrow finished 7th overall …

Men's Golf
CU Finishes Third at Thornapple Pointe

Sep 16, 2008

The Golden Eagles took 3rd out of 7 teams at the 2nd WHAC Jamboree hosted by Davenport at Thornapple Pointe GC. Davenport won with a score of 298. Madonna edged CU by two strokes scoring a 306 to CU's 308. Josh Mick led the Golden Eagles with a 74 to finish …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Lose 1-0 To Siena Heights

Sep 16, 2008

The Golden Eagles possessed the ball very well in the first half but couldn't capitalize on their chances and finished the half with a 0-0 tie. Siena Heights got on the board in the 59th minute on a free kick that bounced off the crossbar and back into the …

Men's Soccer
Men's Soccer to Host Siena Heights On Wednesday

Sep 15, 2008

The men's game vs. Siena Heights has been switched due to poor field conditions in Adrian. CU will host Siena on Wednesay Sept. 17th at 4pm and will play at Siena on Oct. 15th at 3pm.

Women's Soccer
Soccer Game Will Be Hosted At CU on Tuesday

Sep 15, 2008

The women's soccer game that was supposed to be played at Siena Heights on Tuesday, Sept. 16th has been changed to a home game for the Golden Eagles because of poor field conditions. The game will be played at 4pm on Tuesday at CU and the game scheduled for …

Men's Soccer
McCabe's Goal in 97th Minute Captures Win

Sep 14, 2008

The wet conditions on Cornerstone’s home field didn’t stop the men’s soccer team from competing Saturday afternoon.On a rain-filled day, the Golden Eagles opened their conference season by defeating Indiana Tech 2-1 in overtime at nearby Aquinas.The visiting Warriors struck first in the opening half on an unassisted goal by Nick Abdoo.After several close attempts, the Golden Eagles were able to find the net when Issac Grotenhuis hit Jonah Stacy for a score late in the second half to force …

Women's Soccer
Brussee's Hat Trick Propels Cornerstone To Victory

Sep 13, 2008

Jessica Brussee scored all three goals as the Golden Eagles defeated Indiana Tech at MVP Fieldhouse on 28th Street this afternoon. The game had to be moved to the turf fields at MVP because the game field was under water. Brussee scored the first goal of …

Women's Soccer
CU Falls 1-0 to #14 Trinity Christian

Sep 10, 2008

Cornerstone lost a close one today against an impressive Trinity Christian College, currently ranked #14 in NAIA standings. The Golden Eagles came out strong, battling every ball and winning many of the 50/50 chances. CU tallied 5 shots in the first half, …

Men's Golf
Golden Eagles Finish 2nd At Indiana Tech

Sep 9, 2008

The Golden Eagles shot 302 and finished tied for 2nd at WHAC Jamboree #1 hosted by Indiana Tech at Noble Hawk GC today. Chet Vandenberg shot a team low 72 and tied for 3rd overall on the day. Ben Vanbiesbrouck and Marcus Brussee both shot 76 on the day and Josh Mick rounded out the scoring for the Golden Eagles with a 78. Ryan Zwier and Luke Sniegowski shot 79's on the day but neither of their scored counted toward the team score of 302. Davenport won the tournament with a score of 290. Cornerstone will return …

Women's Golf
Golden Eagles Finish 4th in First WHAC Jamboree

Sep 9, 2008

Cornerstone finished fourth out of six WHAC teams inthe first WHAC Jamboree of the season. The team finished scored 385 finishing 15 strokes behind Aquinas and two strokes ahead of Siena Heights. Sara Morrow shot an impressive 84 on the day to finish 3rd overall. Samantha Duthler was second on the team with an 89, Stefanie Stuewe scored 99, Crystal Dietz 113 and Chelsea Glerum 133. Indiana Tech finished first with a 358 and Madonna was 2nd with a 362.

Women's Soccer
Bruining Named Player of the Week

Sep 9, 2008

Julianne Bruining a junior goalkeeper from Byron Center, Mich. recorded 14 saves in 168 minutes during Cornerstone's 2-0 week. Against Hope (Mich.) College, Bruininghad nine saves in 78 minutes and recorded another five saves in a 3-2 victory against Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) University. The Golden Eagles improved to 2-1 overall. They will host #23 Trinity Christian on Wednesday, September 10th at 4pm.

Men's Golf
Golden Eagles Win IWU Fall Invitational

Sep 6, 2008

(Marion, IN) The Men's Golf team won their first tournament in a couple years and made history doing it. The Golden Eagles shot a school record two day total of 297-290 for a total of 587 to win the tournament.. That is the lowest two day total in the history of the program. Cornerstone beat 2nd Place IWU by 10 strokes for the victory. Huntington finished 3rd with 603, Bethel finished 4th with 604, and Marian finished 5th with 611 on the day. Ryan Zwier tied the school record with a 2 day total of 143 and …

Men's Soccer
Goshen Hands Cornerstone Third Loss

Sep 6, 2008

Goshen College scored two goals in the 26th and 30th minute of the first half. Cornerstone gained a goal in the second half when Jonah Stacy scored off an Eric Parks assist in the 62nd minute. The Mapleleafs countered with goal in the 70th minute and followed it up with their fourth goal on a free kick in the 85th minute. Goshen outshot the Golden Eagles 16-9. Goalie Mike Kerstan recorded four saves and allowed four goals. CU drops to 2-3 overall in the young season. They will take on Indiana Tech for the …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Win 3-2 In Last-Minute Comeback

Sep 6, 2008

Cornerstone Womens Soccer honored their seniors well today, winning 3-2 in dramatic fashion against Olivet Nazarene.Both of theseniors showed up to play as well, with senior Jaren Soule recording a goal and senior Jessica Brussee tallying a goal and an assist. The game was a tale of two halves. The first half was owned by Olivet Nazarene, who created most of the pressure and was rewarded with two goals. In the 7th minute, Katie Kulchar slipped a pass over Cornerstone's defense to Jessica Jones, who was able …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Go 2 and 2 For the Weekend

Sep 6, 2008

The Golden Eagles traveled to St. Xavier on Friday and split two matches losing 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-19) to St. Xavier and then rebounding with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-8, 25-10) win over Mt. Mercy. Saturday CU traveled to Illinios Tech and lost a very evenly matched …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Defeat Hope 4-0

Sep 3, 2008

Cornerstone picked up their first victory of the season in a 4-0 win over Hope today. It was a very strange start where Hope really pressed us through the first 15 minutes of play and then the Golden Eagles got on the board in the 15th minute on an own goal …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Fall 2-1 At Saint Xavier (IL)

Sep 2, 2008

In a game interrupted by lightning, neither team found the net until after they returned from the delay. The Golden Eagles got on the board first in the 50th minuted when Alan Doornbos took a Jonah Stacy pass and deposited it in the lower left side of the …

Men's Soccer
Cornerstone Efforts Come Short in Double Overtime Loss 2-1

Aug 30, 2008

Under a blazing sun, Cornerstone battled Rochester College for 108 minutes before a Rochester free kick by Justin Sellers broke the tie and ended the game. Sellers got the best of the Golden Eagles today, scoring on 2 of his 3 shots on goal and getting both …

Women's Volleyball
CU Finishes 2-2 on the Weekend

Aug 30, 2008

The Golden Eagles defeated Virginia Intermont without much trouble posting dominant scores of 25-3, 25-10, 25-9. Holly Cousins led the team with 18 kills, Kayla Wilson posted 2 aces and 35 digs. The final match of the day was another 5 match thriller which …

Women's Cross Country
Owens Breaks Course Record

Aug 30, 2008

HOLLAND, (MI) After missing almost all of the 2006 Cross Country season with injury, Andi Owens started her junior year healthy and fit, winning the Vanderbilt Invitational. Owens finished second in this meet her freshman year behind teammate Kendra Ross. Not only did she improve one spot, she chopped thirteen seconds off the course record in the process, clocking 19:24 for the 5,000 meter event. The Golden Eagles finished with 42 points, second to host Hope College’s 20. Janelle Lindman (20:06 …

Men's Cross Country
Golden Eagles Second at Vanderbilt Invitational

Aug 30, 2008

HOLLAND (8/30) The Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team opened the 2008 season at the VanderBilt Invitational, finishing second to host, Hope College. CU put three men in the top seven scoring spots, but couldn’t match the Dutch who put their …

Women's Track
Golden Eagles Second at Vanderbilt Invitational

Aug 30, 2008

The Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team opened the 2008 season at the VanderBilt Invitational, finishing second to host, Hope College. CU put three men in the top seven scoring spots, but couldn’t match the Dutch who put their top five into …

Women's Volleyball
CU Drops a Rare Match at Cornerstone Classic

Aug 29, 2008

The volleyball team has a weekend homestandhosting their own Cornerstone Classic. The Golden Eagles defeated Rio Grande quickly in the first match of the day 25-9, 25-12, 25-14. Holly Cousins led the team with 16 kills. Marcie Blacquiere dished out 29 assists …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Down Trinity International 2-1

Aug 29, 2008

Cornerstone Men's Soccer gets their second win of the season against a solid Trinity International (IL) team, winning 2-1. It took both teams some time to find the back of the net, but CU struck first. Nathan Wood recorded his second goal of the season in …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Drop Home Opener 1-0 To #17 Houghton

Aug 27, 2008

It was deja vu all over again as the Golden Eagles lost a 1-0 game to Houghton (NY) today. Cornerstone lost 1-0 to Houghton last November in the NAIA National Tournament in Florida. The game was pretty even in shots although Houghton had a little more of …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Open 2008 Season With A 4-2 Win

Aug 26, 2008

The Golden Eagles didn't waste much time getting on the scoreboard to start their 2008 campaign against Robert Morris (IL). Senior Nathan Wood found the back of the net in the 6th minute on an assist from Freshman Jonah Stacy. Peter Kaijala made it 2-0 on …

Women's Volleyball
Volleyball Hosts Cornerstone Classic over Labor Day Weekend

Aug 26, 2008

The women's volleyball team will host the Cornerstone Classic on Aug. 29-30 for the first home matches of the season. To view a complete schedule of the tournament click here.

Women's Volleyball
CU Splits on Saturday

Aug 23, 2008

The women's volleyball team was put to the test against some strong competition on Saturday. The Golden Eagles won a thriller five game match over Notre Dame OH. CU took the first and fourth set to force the fifth set tie-breaker (25-19, 23-25, 19-25, 25-19, …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Go 2-0 to Start the Season

Aug 22, 2008

The women's volleyball team kicked off their season at the UM-Dearborn "Early Bird Tournament" this weekend. The team started the season off the way they wanted to going 2-0 on the day. The first match CU defeated Trinity International 3-0 (25-18, …

Athletics
Women's Soccer and Basketball Teams Are Among NAIA Scholar Athlete Teams

Aug 21, 2008

The women's soccer and women's basketball teams were both named to the NAIA's scholar athlete teams. The women's soccer team, coached by Randy Strawser, boasted a 3.33 overall GPA for the 2007-08 soccer season. The women's basketball team, coach by Carla …

Men's Basketball
Alumni League To Begin August 25

Aug 21, 2008

The first day of school brings a different meaning to alumni basketball players. Cornerstone begins school on Monday, August 25th and that will mark the beginning of the Cornerstone Alumni League for the 2008-09 year. Click here for more information.

Athletics
Lloyd Carr Speaks at Champions of Character Event

Aug 19, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, MI --Respect…trust…honesty…family. Those are the four cornerstone’s on which Lloyd Carr built his successful football program at the University of Michigan. In a speech to more than 1,000 varsity football players …

Athletics
Fall Sport Team Gearing Up for 2008 Season

Aug 13, 2008

Training camps have begun for most of the CU fall sports teams. The women's soccer team is looking to build on their amazing post season run last year in which they made it to their first ever trip to the national tournament. The men's soccer team is coming …

Athletics
Captains, Coaches and Soccer Team Attend Leadership Retreat in Montana

Aug 13, 2008

Team captains and head coaches attended a leadership retreat held at the Gainey Ranch in Montana the week of Aug. 4th. The men's soccer team alsohad the opportunity to travel to the ranch where they trained and did team building sessions. The theme for …