Women's Basketball earns 15th win of season with win over Cornerstone

(Grand Rapids, MI) - The Rochester Christian women's basketball team head out to the west side of Michigan to face off against the Cornerstone Golden Eagles. The Warriors led each quarter on their way to the 15th win of the season. 

FIRST HALF

The two teams traded three-pointers to open the game with Ashley Loon hitting her first of the game. Samone Andrews and Jacey Somers hit a shot each before a three minute scoring drought occured for RCU. Mylah Aalse would break the drought with seven straight points to close out the first period.

An 8-3 run opened the quarter for RCU with Samone Andrews, Tambre Williams, and Kendal Zeiter all scoring. Ashley Loon stretched out the lead further with five points. The final four minutes of the half, had Jacey Somers scoring seven points to take a 8-point lead to the second half. 

SECOND HALF

Ashley Loon began the second half with her third three-pointer of the game.  Defenses held tight over the next several minutes with RCU grabbing five points to Cornerstone's six. The final 2:06 of the quarter saw the Warriors go on a 8-0 run with Shahd Bakkar, Timbre Williams, and Jacey Somers scoring. 

Cornerstone was able to draw within 10 point in the final period before Ashley Loon hit a three-pointer to break the nearly four minute scoring drought. Samone Andrews followed that up with a steal and layup before another Loon three. Andrews hit another layup before Mylah Aalse hit a three to close out the scoring. 

TOP PERFORMANCES

Four different Warriors scored in double figures with Ashley Loon leading the group with 17 points, including going 5-7 on three-pointers. Mylah Aalse was second on the team with 13 points off the bench, while Samone Andrews and Jacey Somers rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Kendal Zeiter recorded six assists in the game. 

Kendal Zeiter tallied 11 rebounds in the game, with Jacey Somers bringing down six. Samone Andrews recorded three steals in the game. 

UP NEXT

The Warriors will head to Adrian, Michigan on Wednesday, February 11, for a mathup against Siena Heights at 6 PM.