SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University women's basketball team dropped its season opener to Cornerstone University 65-62 on Tuesday.

The Cougars led most of the night, and held a 10 point advantage with five minutes left, but the Golden Eagles closed out the game on a 16-3 run to spoil SAU's opening night.

 
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 62, Cornerstone 65
LOCATION: McDonald Athletic Center | Spring Arbor, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 0-1, Cornerstone 2-2

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Gracie Cabana started red-hot, scoring 10 first quarter points to help give Spring Arbor a 16-10 lead after the first 10 minutes. Cabana finished the night with 14 points and two assists.
• It was a three point game with less than two minutes to go in the third quarter when SAU scored six consecutive points to stretch its lead to nine, 50-41, heading into the final period.
• Cornerstone trimmed the deficit to three, 52-49, in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, but an old-fashioned three-point play by Grace Shoobridge sparked a 7-0 Cougar run to give Spring Arbor its largest lead of the night, 59-49, with 4:25 remaining on the clock.
• The Golden Eagles rallied back, however, taking a 65-62 lead in the closing seconds. The Cougars had one last chance to tie the score, but a 3-pointer by Anne Marie Wright at the buzzer was off the mark.
• Teona Feldpausch recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Shoobridge finished with 11 points, five boards and four blocks. Allison Hoek added nine points and seven rebounds off the bench.

 

UP NEXT
Spring Arbor jumps right back into action on Wednesday, Nov. 4 when it travels to Grace Christian University.