(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Cardinals women's basketball team heads into the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) tournament on Wednesday evening as they will travel to play #4 Cornerstone on Wednesday, February 26th at 5:30pm
GAME INFORMATION
#5 Concordia Cardinals at #4 Cornerstone Golden Eagles
February 26 | 5:30 PM | Mol Arena | Grand Rapids, MI
ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES
The Golden Eagles enter the WHAC Tournament with a 15-3 record and an impressive 14-6 record in Conference play. Cornerstone was riding a seven game win streak before losing their final game to WHAC Champion Indiana Tech in the final game of the regular season.
Three members of the Cornerstone team find themselves averaging over ten points a game this season. They are led by Jaxi Long who is averaging 17.4 points per game, good enough for fourth in the entire conference. Olivia Kubik is second with 13 points per game, and they are rounded out by Mackenzie Goodwin who averages 10.9 points per game.
They are led by Laura Innerebner who sits at 5.0 rebounds per game. Jaylee Long currently leads the Golden Eagles with 3.1 assists per game.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Elyse Schlump is in her third season as the Head Coach of the Cardinals and has guided the team to a 14-24 record overall and 12-8 in WHAC play. The Cardinals closed out the regular season with a huge win over Lourdes on senior night, propelling them out of a play-in spot and into the fifth seed. CUAA is making its 10th straight appearance in the WHAC Tournament, dating back to the 2014-2015 season.
The Cardinals are led by senior Abby Long and freshman Lauren Borsenik, who average 14.1 and 13.4 points per game, respectively. Freshman Ryan Moorer is also averaging 9.6 points per game.
Moorer, Borsenik, and Emily McCalla all find themselves averaging more than 5 rebounds per game after the regular season has concluded. Abby Long is top-5 in the WHAC with 4.1 assists per game.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT (PREVIOUS MATCHUPS)
The Cardinals and Golden Eagles only met once this season on January 15th. The Cardinals won 84-69 in a game where Abby Long dropped 26 points and Ryan Moorer added 14 rebounds.
Cornerstone has won 33 of the 55 all time games in the series, dating back to the 1999-2000 season.
STAT COMPARISON
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Cornerstone |
Concordia |
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Points per Game |
70.1 |
66.1 |
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Opponent Points per Game |
68.0 |
62.4 |
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Field Goal % |
41.4% |
39.4% |
|
Free Throw % |
74.1% |
73.9% |
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3-Point % |
30.6% |
22.8% |
|
Assists per Game |
15.3 |
13.4 |
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Rebounds per Game |
37.9 |
40.1 |
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Turnovers per Game |
13.4 |
16.0 |
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Steals per Game |
5.6 |
7.1 |
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Blocks per Game |
3.8 |
1.3 |
WHAC TOURNAMENT
Feb. 24, Feb. 26, Feb. 28, Mar. 3
Top 10 teams in regular-season standings qualify
Higher seeds host in all rounds
Opening Round - Monday, Feb. 24
Game 1 7:00pm #8 Cleary def. #9 Rochester Christian, 80-66
Game 2 7:00pm #7 Lourdes def. #10 Madonna, 65-56
Quarterfinal Round - Wednesday, Feb. 26
Game 3 6:00pm #1 Indiana Tech vs #8 Cleary
Game 4 5:30pm #4 Cornerstone vs #5 Concordia-Ann Arbor
Game 5 5:30pm #2 Aquinas vs #7 Lourdes
Game 6 7:00pm #3 Siena Heights vs #6 UNOH
Semifinals - Friday, Feb. 28
Game 7 Winner G3 vs Winner G4
Game 8 Winner G5 vs Winner G6
Championship - Monday, Mar. 3
Game 9 Winner G7 vs Winner G8
Automatic Berths to NAIA Opening Round
1. Winner of the regular season - Indiana Tech
2. Winner of conference tournament (tournament runner-up receives berth if #1 and #2 are the same)
