Cornerstone University

Women's Basketball
Cornerstone Defeats Trinity Christian 72-66

Nov 7, 2009

Cornerstone bounced back from their opening season loss at Huntington by defeating Trinity Christian 72-66 today. Melissa Veltkamp led the Golden Eagles with 24 points and 9 rebounds in the game. Three other players (Brooke Carter, Sam Flietstra, and Robyn …

Men's Cross Country
Historical Win For Golden Eagles

Nov 7, 2009

It was a nice day for a jog in the park but the Golden Eagles weren't out for just a any jog. They were out to make history and that is exactly what they did as they won the WHAC Men's Cross Country Championships today at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. Senior …

Men's Basketball
#7 Grandview Defeats #16 Golden Eagles

Nov 6, 2009

The men's basketball team lost their season opener to #7 Grandview 75-63 at the Goshen College Tournament. Senior Matt Kingshott led the Golden Eagles with 13 points by making 6 of 8 from the field. Ronald Bates and Dominic Allen scored 11 and 10 each respectively. …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Defeat Panthers in Four on Senior Night

Nov 5, 2009

The Cornerstone women’s volleyball team completed their regular season on Thursday evening with a 3-1 win over the visiting Panthers of Davenport.The Golden Eagles began the night by honoring their six seniors and followed it up by winning the first …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Fall to Saints in Overtime

Nov 4, 2009

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

Women's Basketball
Cornerstone Drops Season Opener to Huntington 70-53

Nov 3, 2009

The Golden Eagles found themselves facing a team similar to the 2008-09 Cornerstone team tonight at Huntington. Huntington is filled with experience players who have gone through the battles together and Cornerstone is now less experienced after losing Tami …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Valiant Effort Comes Up Short Against Aquinas

Nov 3, 2009

The Golden Eagles played very well today but a late first half goal by Bri Hill of Aquinas brought the season to an end as Aquinas defeated Cornerstone 1-0. The Golden Eagles had some good chances in the first half but couldn't convert. Aquinas got one good …

Women's Volleyball
TerHaar Named Player of the Week for Second Time

Nov 3, 2009

Alicia Terhaar led Cornerstone University to two victories en route to being named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week. The junior from Caledonia, Mich. averaged 3.57 kills and posted a .339 hitting percentage as the Golden Eagles improved to 22-16 overall. As a middle hitter, she had 15 kills and eight digs ina 3-1 victory against Siena Heights University and a had a double-double in a3-0 win against Concordia University, recording 10 kills and 11 digs. It's the …

Men's Soccer
Hawaiian Soccer Players Featured in Grand Rapids Press

Nov 3, 2009

The men's soccer team has three players that hail from Hawaii. Press writer, Howie Beardsley featured them in a recent article in the Grand RapidsPress. Click here to read the full story.

Men's Soccer
DeBoer and Hanson Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic District IV Team

Nov 2, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
Tuesday's Volleyball Match vs. Davenport Postponed Unitl Thursday

Nov 1, 2009

The final WHAC volleyball match for the season vs. Davenport has been postponed to Thursday. The match was originally scheduled to be played at Cornerstone on Tuesday but Davenport's team has been overrun by what appears to be the flu virus. Seventeen out …

Men's Soccer
Cornerstone Dominates Marygrove in 8-0 Win

Oct 31, 2009

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

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Blank Marygrove 2-0

Oct 31, 2009

The Golden Eagles had to move their game to the turf of MVP Fieldhouse today on a cold and windy day and they came away with a 2-0 victory over Marygrove. Kelley Ritsema scored her first goal of the season by taking a Riley Steen pass and putting it into …

Women's Soccer
Women's Soccer Game moved to MVP Fieldhouse

Oct 30, 2009

The women's soccer game on Saturday vs. Marygrove College has been moved to the MVP Fieldhouse. Kick-off will be at 12:00pm. Click here for directions.

Men's Soccer
Saturday's Men's Soccer Game moved to MVP

Oct 30, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Sweep Cardinals at Home

Oct 29, 2009

The Cornerstone women's volleyball team made quick work of the visiting Cardinals on Thursday night by winning in three. CU bettered their conference record to 7-6 with the season winding down. In game one, Concordia stuck with the Golden Eagles early on …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles move into Fourth Place in the WHAC

Oct 28, 2009

The Cornerstone Women's soccer team moved up into fourth place inthe Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) today after a 2-1 victory against Madonna. "We live to see one more day," said Coach Randy Strawser.Thirtyminutes into thefirst half, …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Win at Siena Heights

Oct 27, 2009

The volleyball team improved to 21-16 overall and 6-6 in the WHAC with a 3-1 win at Siena Heights. Holly Cousins had a team high 17 kills and 19 digs. CU won the first game handily 25-13 but the Saints responded with a 24-26 win in the second set.The Golden …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles Ranked 16th in Preseason NAIA Poll

Oct 27, 2009

The men's basketball team enters the 2009-2010 season with high expectations. After missing a bid to the National Tournament by losing to Aquinas in the WHAC Tournament championship, CU returns four seniors and four starters from last year who are hungry …

Men's Basketball
Three Golden Eagles Tabbed Pre-Season All Conference

Oct 27, 2009

The #16 rated Golden Eagles placed three players on the pre-season All-WHAC team. Players selected were senior Matt Kingshott a first team All WHAC performer in 2008-09. Junior Caleb Simons was a 2nd team All-conference pick in 2008-09 and was selected to …

Women's Basketball
Carter and Veltkamp Named to Pre-Season All-WHAC Team

Oct 27, 2009

The women's basketball team placed two players on the preseason All-WHAC team.After an outstanding freshman year where she was selected to the WHAC third team and WHAC newcomer team sophomore Robyn Veltkamp is ready to take on an even larger role with the …

Men's Soccer
CU and Tech Finish in Tie

Oct 24, 2009

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

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Play to a 1-1 Tie at Indiana Tech

Oct 24, 2009

The women's soccer team ended a hard-fought physical game at Indiana Tech with a 1-1 double overtime tie. Riley Steen scored in the 6th minute of the game on an assist by Amy VanderBent. Tech's Danielle Luther tied the game in the 82nd minute and both teams …

Women's Cross Country
Three Personal Bests and Fourteen Stitches at Great Lakes Invitational

Oct 24, 2009

(Grand Rapids, MI) Three days of rain, left the 5,000 meter cross country course at Riverside Park soggy in several spots and the corners slick causing many of the 227 women in the race to add longer spikes to their shoes. As twenty-one teams left the starting …

Men's Cross Country
Ripley Wins Great Lakes Challenge

Oct 24, 2009

(Grand Rapids, MI) With four of the top fifteen teams in the NAIA entered, the Great Lakes Challenge promised to be a pivotal race going into the national qualifying meets in two weeks. Cold drizzle replaced the steady rain from earlier in the week, giving …

Men's Soccer
Men's Soccer Home Game moved to Aquinas

Oct 23, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Lose 3-1 at Madonna

Oct 22, 2009

Madonna continued their winning ways over the Golden Eagles in Livonia, Mich.Cornerstone jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the firstgame and never looked back winning 25-18. CU connected on 16 of 39 (.308) attempts in the first set. It looked like the second set …

Men's Golf
Golf Records Fall in 2009

Oct 22, 2009

The men's golf team finished second in the closely contested WHAC race this season. The Golden Eagles won or tied for first in 5 out of 7 Jamborees and with that success a number of Cornerstone team and individual records fell. Chet Vandenberg (Kalamazoo Christian) recorded a low totalof 220 in 54 holesat Eagle Creek Golf Club breaking Dave Damesworth's record of 221 set in 2003 at Coldwater Country Club. Chet also shot a 143 in 36 holes to tie an individual record. Vandenberg shot the 143 twice this season …

Men's Soccer
Grotenhuis Named WHAC Player of the Week

Oct 21, 2009

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

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Play To A 0-0 Tie WIth Madonna

Oct 21, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
Volleyball Team Wins on the Road

Oct 20, 2009

The Cornerstone volleyball team improved to .500 in the WHAC (5-5) with a 3-0 win over UM-Dearborn. CU won the first set 25-20 and then hit an impressive .778 in the second set to win 25-12. They went on to win the third 25-22. Holly Cousins led the team with 11 kills on 21 attempts (.524). Marcie Blacquiere dished out 32 assists, Kayla Wilson was the dig leader with 13. The Cornerstone defense had 6 team blocks and 54 digs to UMD's 38 digs and 7 team blocks. Cornerstone travels to #17 Madonna on Thursday, …

Men's Golf
Golden Eagles Finish Second in WHAC Race by One Stroke

Oct 19, 2009

The Golden Eagles finished an exciting fall season by winning their 5th WHAC Jamboree of the season with a team score of 308, three strokes ahead of 2nd place Davenport (311) and 9 stokes ahead of third place Madonna (317). Heading into the final WHAC match of the season Cornerstone was 10 strokes behind Madonna. CU gained 9 stokes on the windy day but found themselves one stroke shy of tying for the WHAC championship. Marcus Brussee led all golfers with a 73 one over par. Ben Vanbiesbrouck tied for 2nd with …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Finish Strong at St. Francis Invite.

Oct 18, 2009

Cornerstoneclosed out theSt. Francis Ill. Tournament with two wins to go 3-1 for the weekend. The Golden Eagles had to come from behind to beat Illinios Tech losing the first set 27-25. They won the next two sets 25-20, 25-23 dropped the fouth set 19-25 to …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles take victory over Concordia 3-1

Oct 17, 2009

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

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles win 4-0

Oct 17, 2009

In a Woldverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) win, the Golden Eagles won over Concordia 4-0 at home on Saturday. Five minutes into the first half, Riley Steen put the ball in the back of the net with a left footed shot from 18 yards out. Amanda Ulstad …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Split on First Day of St. Francis Invite.

Oct 16, 2009

The volleyball team defeated the host St. Francis Ill. 3-1 (25-16,22-25, 25-20,25-23) in the first match of the St. Francis Ill. Invitational. Alicia TerHaar led the team with 18 kills on 37 attempts for a.459 hitting average. Holly Cousins finished with 14kills, Katie McKee added 12 and Becky Albrecht finished with 12. Cousinsled the team with 21 digs. Seter Marcie Blacquiere dished out 53 assists and the team finished with a.268 hitting percentage. The Golden Eagles found themselves on the losing end 0-3 …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Just Miss Upset Over Warriors

Oct 13, 2009

The Cornerstone women's volleyball team got as close as they could to an upset before falling to the visitors of Indiana Tech on Tuesday night. The league leading Warriors came into the game with an undefeated (7-0)conference recordand ranked 25th in the most recent NAIA national ratings. The Warriors came into thematch with the momentum as they scored the first point in game one and never trailed going on to win 25-20. In game two, Cornerstone rallied early before eventually falling 26-24. After winning …

Women's Soccer
CU Wins on the road

Oct 13, 2009

The women's soccer team defeated Goshen College 2-0 in a non-conference game. Jen Kuipers scored CU's first goal at the 9:48 mark on an assist by Amanda Dudiak. Riley Steen scored the game winner at the 48:15 minute mark. CU outshot the Maple Leafs 27 to 5 and 9 shots on goal to Goshen's 1. Cornerstone will host Concordia at noon on Saturday.

Women's Volleyball
TerHaar Named Volleyball WHAC Player of the Week

Oct 13, 2009

Alicia Terhaar led Cornerstone University to a 5-1 week en route to being named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week. The junior from Celedonia, Mich. averaged 3.32 kills and 2.2 digs during the six-match stretch. She also had seven serving aces and 17 blocks. Cornerstone posted a 3-1 victory over Davenport University and 3-0 victories over Viterbo University (Wis.), Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.), MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) and Ashford University (Iowa). …

Men's Soccer
Kerstan Named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week

Oct 12, 2009

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

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Move Into Second Place

Oct 10, 2009

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

Women's Soccer
Saints Shutout Golden Eagles

Oct 10, 2009

Siena Heights secured their number one spot in theWHAC with a 4-0 shutout over the Golden Eagles in Adrian. The Saints scored twice in the first half with the first one coming off a free kick at the 24:57 mark. Gemma Cowperthwaite scored a header off a cross to close out the first half. Siena kept control of the ball for most of the game as evidence by their shots by period finishing with 28 shots to CU's 5. Siena scored two more goal to finish the game coming at the 58:50 minute and 70:31 minute. Cornerstone's …

Women's Volleyball
Cornerstone Completes the Sweep Go 4-0 at Clark Invite

Oct 10, 2009

The volleyball team went undefeated going 4-0 at the Clarke College Invitational. Cornerstone began the day with a 3-0 win over MidAmerican Nazarene (25-19, 31-29, 25-19). Jodi Grandholm led the team with 13 kills, Marcie Blacquiere dished out a team high 37 assists, Holly Cousins finished with a team high 12 digs, and Alicia TerHaar added 3 blocks. The Golden Eagles closed the day with a 3-0 win over Ashford (Iowa) winning 25-23, 25-18 and 25-20. Grandholm was the kill leader once again with 11 kills. Blacquiere …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Win Two on First Day of Clarke Invitational

Oct 9, 2009

The volleyball team improved to 14-13 overall with a two 3-0 winsover Viterbo Wisc. (25-23, 25-16, 25-17) and Cardinal Stritch (25-14, 25-20, 25-12). Alicia TerHaar led the the team with 11 kills on 29 attempts (.345) vs. Cardinal Stritch. She also had a …

Men's Cross Country
Cornerstone Eighth at Michigan Intercollegiate Championships

Oct 9, 2009

(Grand Rapids, MI) A week’s worth of rain softened the course at the Calvin College Gainey Athletic Complex, the site of the annual Michigan Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships. The preceding women’s 5,000 meter race turned the soft ground …

Women's Cross Country
Cornerstone Eleventh at Michigan Intercollegiate Championships

Oct 9, 2009

(Grand Rapids, MI) A cold drizzle greeted the runners and softened the otherwise fast course at the Calvin College Gainey Athletic Complex, the site for this year’s Michigan Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships. As she has all season, Andi Ripley …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Fall in Three to Saints

Oct 7, 2009

The Cornerstone women's volleyball team dropped a tough match in three games to visiting Aquinas on Wednesday night. With homecoming activities taking place all week on Cornerstone University's campus,student fansshowed up dressed in 80's attireexcited to support their Golden Eagles. In front of a packed house, CU's play on thecourtlived up to the hype though they were unable to knock off the cross-town rivals. In game one, Aquinas startedearly and led for the first27combined pointsbefore the Golden Eagles …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Fly High At Davenport

Oct 7, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Cage Panthers

Oct 7, 2009

The women's volleyball team moved into fourth place in the WHAC with a 3-1 win over the host Davenport Panthers. The win positioned CU a half game ahead of Davenport and one game behind third place Aquinas. Cornerstone won the first two games 27-25, 25-19 …

Women's Soccer
Cornerstone Plays to a 0-0 Draw

Oct 6, 2009

The Golden Eagles came away with a0-0 tieat cross-town rival Davenport after losing at home 3-0 a few weeks ago. Thetie gives the Golden Eaglesa2-7-2overall recordand2-4-1 recordin league play. The Golden Eaglescontrolled the game for most of the first half keeping the Panthers out of scoring position. Cornerstone finished with 10 shots to DU's 9 on the game. Cornerstone was unable to capitalize on having one more player in the overtime after one of the players on DU's team had to go to the bench following …

Men's Basketball
Golden Eagles #1 in WHAC Preseason Poll

Oct 5, 2009

In a tight race, the men's basketball coaches in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) tabbed Cornerstone University as the team to beat. The Golden Eagles nudged out Davenport Universityby just one point for the top spot. Aquinas College was …

Women's Basketball
Women's Team Picked Fourth in WHAC Preseason Poll

Oct 5, 2009

Last year's WHAC tournament champions were picked 4th by coaches in the WHAC pre-season poll. The Golden Eagles graduated three starters included first team all-american Jenna Plewes and All-WHAC performers Kara Overbeek and Tami Thelen from a team that …

Women's Soccer
Aquinas Flexes Their Muscle in Win over Cornerstone

Oct 3, 2009

The Aquinas Saints flexed their muscle scoring a 4-0 win over the visiting Golden Eagles. The Saints took a 3-0 lead into half-time scoring goals in the 26th, 36th and 39th minute. They followed it with the one more goal in the second half in the 45th minute. Controlling the ball for most of the game outshooting the Golden Eagles 17-4 for the game. CU falls to 2-7-1 overall and 2-4 in the WHAC while Aquinas improves to 7-3-1 and 3-1-1 in the WHAC. CU will travel to Davenport on Tuesday, October 6th for a …

Men's Golf
Cornerstone Loses Ground in WHAC Race

Oct 3, 2009

The men's golf team finished 4th in the second to last Jamboree of the season slightly losing ground in the race for the WHAC championship. Madonna gained six stokes today and moved to a 10 stroke lead over Cornerstone as they move to the final Jamboree of the season hosted by CU at Quail Ridge on October 19th. Chet Vandenberg finished in the top ten with a 74 for 9th place. Marcus Brussee tied for 11th with a 77 along with Ben Vanbiesbrouck and Ryan Zwier. Alex Lanning scored a 79 (t-19th) and Josh Mick …

Men's Soccer
Corner Kick Dooms Cornerstone

Oct 3, 2009

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

Women's Cross Country
Cornerstone Competes in Kentucky

Oct 3, 2009

(Louisville, KY) Billed as the largest cross country meet in the Southern United States, the CU Women’s Cross Country team took part in the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, KY. Running in the Gold division, the first of two collegiate events …

Men's Cross Country
Three Personal Bests in Kentucky

Oct 3, 2009

(Louisville, KY) The Cornerstone Cross Country team traveled to Louisville for the first time in three years to compete in the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic. They faced tremendous competition and raced well. Zach Ripley stuck to the back of the …

Women's Golf
Two Golfers Receive All-Conference Awards

Oct 2, 2009

Positive attitudes and team spirit helped the women's golf team finish fifth in the conference.Playing with primarily four players all seasona fifth place finishis consideredquite an accomplishment.Throughout the season golfers had to play sick or injured …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Win in Three

Oct 1, 2009

Cornerstone defeated the Concordia Cardinals 3-0 to move to the .500 mark in the conference. CU won the first game 25-20 then 25-18 and finished the night with a 26-24 win. Marcie Blacquiere paced CU with 35 assists and Katie McKee finished with a team high …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Can't Hold On in Second Half

Sep 30, 2009

Cornerstone showed resiliency and played tough but it wasn't enough to beat the Madonna Crusaders. Both teams played to a 0-0 tie at the half with Madonna recording 13 shots to CU's 2. Madonna struck first at the 48:32 minute mark to take a 1-0 lead and then followed that with their second goal coming at the 50th minute mark. CU's Jen Kuipers beat the keeper to the right and scored on an assist by Ashleigh Lund in the 52nd minute. Madonna Jessica Austin scord the game winner on a penalty kick in the 59th …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Strike Early and Often

Sep 30, 2009

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

Women's Golf
Golden Eagles Finish 5th in WHAC Standings

Sep 29, 2009

The women's golf team finished 5th overall in the WHAC conference race. Madonna won the WHAC Championship with a total team score of 2481 in four jamborees. Indiana Tech was second with 2507 and Cornerstone finished with a combined score of 2875. The Golden …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Sweep the Saints

Sep 29, 2009

The Cornerstone women responded well after a weekend off defeating the visiting team of Siena Heights in three games on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles improved their overall record to 10-12 and their WHAC record to 2-3. In game one, CU led 12-6 when Marcie Blacquierestepped behind the serviceline andstrung togetherseven straight points to widen the lead to 19-6. The Golden Eagles went on to win by a score of 25-10. Cornerstone finished the game with a .520 attack percentage with 14 kills and only one error …

Men's Golf
Cold Windy Conditions Can't Cool the Golden Eagles

Sep 29, 2009

Cornerstone kept pace with league leader Madonna in a cold, windy, rainy day. The Golden Eagles did not gain ground but did not lose ground either tying Madonna for the day with a team score of 318. Alex Lanning tied for 4th with a 78 (+6). Ryan Zwier tied …

Women's Golf
Heemstra and Craycraft Finish in Top 15

Sep 25, 2009

The women's golf team finished 6th out of 7 teams in the 4th WHAC Jamboree of the season held at the Scott Lake golf course. Sarah Craycraft finished 6th overall with an 83 on the day. Lauren Hemmstra scored a 92 on the day. The team scored 384 on Wednesday …

Women's Volleyball
Cornerstone Women Lose Heartbreaker in Five

Sep 24, 2009

The Cornerstone women's volleyball team fought hard for nearly two hours before dropping a nail biter to nationally ranked Madonna on Thursday night. The No. 9 Crusaders came into the contest leading the conference with a 4-0 WHAC record and an overall mark …

Men's Cross Country
Cornerstone Climbs to Eleventh in Current NAIA Poll

Sep 24, 2009

(Kansas City, MO) After an excellent seventh place finish at the Calvin Knight Invitational last Saturday, the Cornerstone University Men’s Cross Country team moved up to eleventh in the NAIA coaches poll. Following two weeks at the sixteenth spot, the Golden Eagles finished just one place behind the number two team in the NAIA, Aquinas. Eleventh is the Golden Eagle’s highest rating since they were ranked third in November of 2007.

Women's Cross Country
Golden Eagles Debut at Fifteen in NAIA Rankings

Sep 24, 2009

(Kansas City, MO) The Cornerstone University Women’s Cross Country emerged in the top twenty-five after spending two weeks between 30th and 32nd in the NAIA coaches poll. Last Saturday, the Golden Eagles finished seventh at the Calvin Knight Invitational, two places behind twelfth ranked Aquinas. Cornerstone tied its highest NAIA ranking from 2000 when the finished the season fifteenth in the final poll.

Men's Soccer
Strong Second Half Leads To 3-2 Win Over Madonna

Sep 23, 2009

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

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Fall Short Against Siena Heights

Sep 23, 2009

Cornerstone dropped a 1-0 decision to Siena Heights today and dropped to 2-2 in the WHAC. Cornerstone played well defensively but a goal in the 72nd minute would be the difference in the game as Siena Heights defeated the Golden Eagles. Siena Heights took …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Win in Three

Sep 22, 2009

The Cornerstonewomen opened their home season in Mol Arena with a 3-0 (27-25, 25-16, 25-13)win over UM-Dearborn on Tuesday night in convincing fashion. In game one, the Golden Eaglesheld onto thelast rally to claim the 27-25 win as both teamsbattled back and forth with the lead. The momentum carried over for Cornerstone in game two as they jumped out to an early 16-3 lead and never looked back as they cruised toa 25-16 victory. UM-Dearborn scored the first point in game three andstayed evenwith the Golden …

Women's Cross Country
Women Have Record Setting Day at Knight Invitational

Sep 22, 2009

(Grand Rapids, MI) The combination of good weather, a good course, and good competition produced great results for the CU Women’s Cross Country team at the Calvin College Knight Invitational. With the temperature near 60 degrees the air was almost …

Men's Cross Country
Personal Records Fall at Calvin Invite

Sep 22, 2009

GRAND RAPIDS (9/19) Zach Ripley’s plan going into the Calvin Knight Invitational was to break the course record of 25:10 set by Calvin’s Jed Christiansen. The weather and course conditions were perfect for the attempt, and the senior nearly achieved …

Women's Golf
CU's Scores Improve finish 6th

Sep 19, 2009

The women's golf team improved their team score to finish 6th in the two day combined Jamboree. Sarah Craycraft (85, 98)and Lauren Heemstra (87, 96) finished tied for 11th overall with a two day score of 183. Allison Hall finished 29th overall with a two …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Go 2-2 Over the weekend

Sep 19, 2009

After going1 for 2 on Friday at the Malone-Walsh Tournament Cornerstone end the weekend doing the same thing on Saturday. The first match vs. UNOH (University Northern Ohio) was decided in 5 games. Unfortunately the Golden Eagles were on the losing end winning …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Improve to 2-2 in WHAC With 2-0 Defeat of Indiana Tech

Sep 19, 2009

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

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Defeat Indiana Tech 2-0

Sep 19, 2009

Senior Rebecca Reese picked a fine time to score her first collegiate goal. Reese headed in a corner kick to put the Golden Eagles up 1-0 in the 23rd minute of play. Amy Vander Bent sent a corner kick to the far post and Reese got to the ball and headed it …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Go One for Two

Sep 18, 2009

The volleyball team defeated Shawnee State 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19) in the first match of the Malone tournament. Becky Albrecht led the team with 24 kills and 9 digs. Alicia TerHaar had 5 blocks and Marcie Blacquiere dished out 49 assists. The second match of the day was a reversal of the first match. The Golden Eagles lost to the Pioneers of Malone1-3 (24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 23-25). Albrecht posted 21 kills and 12 digsto lead the team, TerHaar led the team with 11 blocks and 2 aces and Blacquiere …

Women's Golf
Craycraft Finishes 7th Overall

Sep 18, 2009

Freshman Sarah Craycraft had a strong day at the Indiana Tech Jamboree finishing 7th with an 85 (+12). Freshman Lauren Heemstra tied for 10th in her debut with the team with an 87 (+15). Allison Hall finished 29th (100)overall and Chelsea Glerum finished 32nd. (114). The team finished 7th out of 7 teams with an overall score of 386. Indiana Tech finished first with a team score of 341. Click here for full results.

Men's Cross Country
Golden Eagles 16th in Latest NAIA Polls

Sep 17, 2009

In the second poll of the season the Golden Eagles men's cross country is ranked 16th. Led by senior Zach Ripley who won the Hope College Invitational two weeks ago the Golden Eagles will be racing at the Calvin College Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19th …

Women's Volleyball
CU Keeps it Close but Can't Close out the Saints

Sep 17, 2009

Entering the WHAC season, the Golden Eagles had to face two of the top contenders, Indiana Tech and Aquinas. Losing to Indiana Tech on Tuesday the Golden Eagles knew the importance of Thursday's match vs. Aquinas. However CU was not at full strength playing …

Men's Golf
Golf Team Soars to Third Straight Jamboree Win

Sep 16, 2009

The men's golf team soared to a third straight Jamboree wina team score of 299 two strokes ahead of WHAC leader Madonna. After four Jamboree's the Golden Eagles closed trailing only 4 strokes to Madonna for the race to a WHAC championship. Ben Vanbiesbrouck was two under par for the day to finish in first place (70). Josh Mick was 5th with a 74 (+2) and Ryan Zwier tied for 8th with a 77 (+5). Marcus Brussee and Chet Vandenberg tied for 13th (78) and Alex Lanning finished tied for 17th (79). After three straight …

Women's Soccer
Cornerstone Golden Eagles Fall to Davenport 0-3

Sep 16, 2009

The Cornerstone Golden EaglesWomen's Soccer team fell to the Davenport Panthers Wednesday evening losing 0-3. "The first twenty minutes of the game, we were playing good soccer," said Coach Randy Strawser. The Golden Eagles gusto was evident as …

Women's Volleyball
Warriors Ground the Golden Eagles

Sep 15, 2009

The four match winning streak came to a halt when the volleyball team traveled to Fort Wayne to take on the Indiana Tech Warriors. TheGolden Eagles lost 3-0 with the first game being a back and forth slugfest that ended 34-32. CU lost the next two 25-15, 25-17. Alicia TerHaar and Becky Albrecht led the team with 9 kills apiece. Albrecht had a team high 14 digs and Kayla Wilson added 13. Indiana Tech had a hitting percentage of .240 to CU's .083. The Warrior improved to 5-6 overall and 1-0 in the WHAC while …

Men's Golf
Men's Golf Finishes Second at Indiana Wesleyan Tournament

Sep 15, 2009

The men's golf team finished 2nd at the Indiana Weselayn Inviational. The team combined for a two day score of 597 (299-298). Indiana Wesleyan won the invite with team score of 590 (300-290). Lindenwood finished 3rd (598) one stroke behind Cornerstone. Senior …

Women's Soccer
Lund Named WHAC Offensive Player of the Week

Sep 15, 2009

Ashleigh Lund of Cornerstone University and Haley Mancini of Siena Heights University were named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Women's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week. The pair led their teams to a 2-2-1 combined record. Lund won the offensive honor by netting a hat trick and all three of the team's goals in a 3-0 winagainst Concordia University. They were the first goals of the season for the junior defender from Middleville, Mich. Cornerstone went 1-1 on the week after …

Women's Volleyball
Blacquiere Named WHAC Player of the Week

Sep 15, 2009

Marcie Blacquiere helped Cornerstone University post a 4-0 week with her outstanding play at the net. The senior was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Volleyball Player of the Week for her efforts. The senior from Byron Center, Mich. continued her record-setting week last week to average 10.7 assists and 1.7 digs during the Golden Eagles 13 games at the McKendree Invitational. The setter expanded on herschool-record for career assists she set last week with 139 more this week. She …

Men's Golf
Zwier Leads Team to Jamboree Win

Sep 13, 2009

The Golden Eagles remained hot after their record setting match on Friday as they won their second straight Jamboree of the season with a team score of 291.Ryan Zwier finished tied for first with a 71 for the day.Alex Lanning was one over par with 72 to finish …

Men's Soccer
Cornerstone Drops WHAC Contest to Concordia

Sep 12, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
Volleyball Wins 4th in a Row

Sep 12, 2009

Cornerstone improved to 6-7 overall with two more wins at the McKendree Invitational.The Golden Eagles defeated Brescia 25-13, 25-16, 25-15. Becky Albrecht led the team with 13 kills in 20 attempts for a .600 hitting percentage.As a team CU hit .384 for the …

Women's Soccer
Lund Scores a Hat Trick in Conference Opener

Sep 12, 2009

Junior Ashleigh Lund scored a hat trick in Cornerstone's first win of the season which was also the team's conference opener. Cornerstone defeated Concordia 3-0 on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles started out well and Lund scored her first …

Men's Golf
Team Scores Record Low To Place 1st in Jamboree

Sep 11, 2009

The men's golf team placed first with a Cornerstone record low team score of 285. Chet Vandenberg tied for first with Madonna's Jimmy Velmen. Both finished 2 under par scoring a 69 for the day. Josh Mick, Ben VanBiesbrouck, and Ryan Zwier tied for 7th with …

Women's Volleyball
Cornerstone Wins Two on Day One at McKendree Tournament

Sep 11, 2009

Playing against the nations top teams in California the first two weeks of the season did nothing but make the Golden Eagles better and ready to face the rest of the competition on the schedule. Cornerstone defeated Harris Stowe 25-14, 25-7, 25-10. Alicia …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Late Goal Leads to 1-0 Victory Over Davenport

Sep 9, 2009

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

Men's Golf
Vanbiesbrouck Sinks a Hole in One

Sep 8, 2009

Cornerstone's Ben Vanbiesbrouck scored a hole in one on the 17th hole at Stonewater CC in the season's first WHAC Jamboree. Vanbiesbrouck tied for second along with teammate Josh Mick with a even score of 71. Marcus Brussee was 4 over par finishing tied for …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Fall To Roberts Wesleyan (NY) 1-0

Sep 7, 2009

The Golden Eagles looked a little road weary in the first half against Roberts Wesleyan today. The Raiders scored in the 31st minute of the first half from a short range shot. Cornerstone picked up the intensity and played much better in the second half but …

Men's Golf
Faith in the Face of Tragedy

Sep 6, 2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -“This was a tragedy for our family,” Bobby Rousch said a few days after his brother Nick, an Army corporal, was buried with full military honors in Mount Hope Cemetery in Middleville. Nick was killed Aug. 16 near Herat, Afghanistan, …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Hold Their Own In 0-0 Tie At Houghton

Sep 5, 2009

The Golden Eagles couldn't find the back of the net but they did do something very special today in Houghton, NY. Cornerstone shutout the Highlanders from Houghton on their home field for just the 3rd time in the last five years. During that time, Houghton …

Women's Volleyball
#2 Concordia (Calif.) Remains Perfect Ground the Golden Eagles

Sep 5, 2009

The Golden Eagles faced yet another ranked opponent in their9 match stint in California. This time it was undefeated #2 Concordia (Calif). After losing a grueling late night five game match to #3 Point Loma Nazarene the night before, Cornerstone couldn't …

Men's Soccer
Late Goal Edges Golden Eagles is Conference Opener

Sep 5, 2009

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

Women's Cross Country
Cornerstone Finishes 4th At Hope

Sep 5, 2009

(Holland, MI) The Cornerstone Women’s Cross Country team opened the 2009 season at the Vanderbilt Invitational, hosted by Hope College. Andi Owens-Ripley led the Golden Eagles, running ten seconds faster than her winning time from 2008 and tying …

Men's Cross Country
Golden Eagles Finish Second at Hope Invitational

Sep 5, 2009

(Holland, MI) The Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team stormed into the 2009 season with an impressive runner up finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational hosted by Hope College. Ranked sixteenth in the NAIA preseason poll, CU’s front three raced …

Women's Volleyball
Golden Eagles Pushes #3 Cal Baptist to 5 Games

Sep 5, 2009

It appeared Cornerstone fell asleep in the first two games vs. national powerhouse Cal Baptist. Playingat9:00pm PSTor 12:00am EST the Golden Eagles lost the first two games bydecisive scores of 14-25 and 15-25. But CU came to life in the next two games winning …

Women's Volleyball
#8 Point Loma Bounces Cornerstone

Sep 4, 2009

Cornerstone faced their 4th ranked opponent in 5 matches and unfortunately the end result was the same. Point Loma Nazarene, ranked #8 in the NAIA, defeated Cornerstone 25-23, 25-20, 25-18. Becky Abrecht led the team with 14 kills, Marcie Blacquiere added …

Men's Soccer
St. Xavier Drops Cornerstone

Sep 3, 2009

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

Women's Golf
Golden Eagles Finish 6th in First Jamboree of Season

Sep 3, 2009

Head Coach Scott Davis had to scramble to field a team for the early WHAC Jamboree of the season when he learned one of his golfers would have to undergoACL surgery. Freshman Sarah Craycraft led the team finishing 7th with an 87. Late addition Krista Vink …

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Drop 2-1 Game To Hope

Sep 1, 2009

The Golden Eagles played their home opener in front a large crowd on a beautiful September day but they had a hard time finishing their chances on the day and ended with a 2-1 defeat to Hope. Cornerstone began the game with a flurry of chances and played …

Men's Soccer
Olivet Nazarene Nips the Golden Eagles

Sep 1, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
Blacquiere Becomes All Time Assist Leader

Sep 1, 2009

The Golden Eagles traveled to Santa Barbara to take on the Warriors of Westmont College.Cornerstone lost the first two games 25-20, 25-18 before winning the third game 25-23.Kate Zwier gave the Golden Eagles a 24-22 lead with a kill and CU scored the final …

Men's Golf
Golf Team Finishes 2nd at St. Francis Invite

Sep 1, 2009

The men's golf team got off to a great start this season finishing 2nd at the St. Francis Invitational August 31-September 1. Chet Vandenberg finished 2nd overall scoring 69-74=143 for the tournament. Ben Vanbiesbrouck finished fourth scoring 74-72=146. Indiana …

Men's Soccer
Cornerstone Drops 1-0 Game at Marian

Aug 29, 2009

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

Women's Soccer
Golden Eagles Fall 1-0 To Defending NCCAA Champ Olivet Nazarene

Aug 29, 2009

The Golden Eagles opened their 2009 campaingn on the road at defending National Christian College Tournament Champs Olivet Nazarene (IL) today. The young Golden Eagles fell 1-0 in a very hard fought game. Cornerstone played very well in the first half and …

Women's Volleyball
Campbell Notches First Career Win

Aug 29, 2009

After playing three teams in the top 30 the Golden Eagles were able to regroup and defeat Westminster College 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 28-26) and give first year coach Ryan Campbell his first career collegiate win.Three Golden Eagles were in double figures for …

Women's Volleyball
#1 Fresno Pacific Too Much For Golden Eagles

Aug 29, 2009

Cornerstone was overwhelmed in the first two games to the #1 team in the country losing 25-13, 25-13.The Golden Eagles put up a fight in the third game but still fell short 25-20.Playing some of the best teams in the country has been a great measuring stick …

Men's Soccer
Golden Eagles Open Season with Win

Aug 28, 2009

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

Women's Volleyball
#20 Biola Defeats Golden Eagles

Aug 28, 2009

For the second time of the day Cornerstone faced a top thirty ranked opponent when they took on #20 Biola. Cornerstone lost 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) dropping their second match of the early season. Becky Albrecht led the team again with 15 kills on 30 attempts. …

Women's Volleyball
CU Falls Short in Campbell's Coaching Debut

Aug 28, 2009

The Golden Eagles fell just short of giving head coach Ryan Campbell his first collegiate win as the head coach for Cornerstone. The team opens against some of the top rated NAIA teams in the country in a 9 game stretch in California. CU opened the season …

Men's Cross Country
Golden Eagles Ranked 16th in Pre-Season Poll

Aug 26, 2009

The men's cross country team finds themselves ranked #16 in the pre-season NAIA poll. Led by a healthy Zach Ripley, Alex Green and Stephan Larson the Golden Eagles have high expectations. For the complete release and rankings click here.

Athletics
Champions of Character Fall Kick-Off Huge Success

Aug 17, 2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- On Wednesday, August 12, 2009the Cornerstone University Champions of Character Program Center hosted it's 4th Annual Fall Kick-Off. The event was held in the Hansen AthleticCenter on thecampus of Cornerstone University and hosted the …

Women's Basketball
Women's Basketball Team Recognized for Academic Excellence

Jul 20, 2009

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

Athletics
Fall Sports Schedules Released

Jul 14, 2009

The fall sports season is just around the corner with men's soccer kicking off the season with an August 26 game at Robert Morris Ill. The volleyballteam begins their season under new head coach RyanCampbellat the Fresno Pacific Invitational in California …

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 …