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For more than 30 minutes Lourdes led the nation's ninth-ranked team in NAIA Division II on Wednesday evening, but in the end Cornerstone went on a late 9-0 run score a 67-55 victory over the Gray Wolves at Tam-o-Shanter.
 
"I thought we gave great team effort tonight," head coach Andre Smith said after the game.  "A team like Cornerstone is battle tested though, and doesn't get rattled.  We had a great opportunity for an upset but we let it slip away."
 
Both team started slow offensively.  With the game tied at nine nearly six minutes into the contest, neither school would tally a field goal again for the next five minutes until Zach Steinmetz (Toledo, Ohio/Saint John's H.S.) knocked down an outside jumper to put the Gray Wolves in front at the 9:39 mark.  The junior's jumper sparked a 13-1 run over eight minutes to put Lourdes on top 22-11.  The Golden Eagles would close the gap before halftime, pulling to within 32-25 at the break.
 
After Cornerstone hit a three to open the second half, Lourdes pushed the lead back to nine, 37-28.  The Gray Wolves maintained a six to nine point lead through the midway point of the half when the Golden Eagles scored six unanswered to tie the game at 44 with 8:39 to play.
 
Steinmetz answered with a triple and the lead see-sawed back and forth until Noah Guthrie (Glouster, Ohio/Trimble H.S.) scored inside with 6:11 left to give Lourdes its final lead of the game, 49-48.  Cornerstone answered with nine unanswered to take the lead for good, as the Gray Wolves could not close the gap in the game's final minutes.
 
"We played hard enough to win, but not smart enough to win," Smith added.  "We gave up lots of offensive rebounds which really hurt."
 
Cornerstone outrebounded Lourdes 41-26 for the night, including 13-6 on the offensive end which led to a 17-4 advantage in second chance points.
 
Jake DuPree (Toledo, Ohio/Whiteford H.S.) led Lourdes with 17 points while Steinmetz added 15 more.
 
Kyle Steigenga led Cornerstone (18-5, 12-3 WHAC) with a double-double, scoring 25 points while grabbing 11 boards.  Travis Wells added 14 while Ben Lanning scored 13 for the Golden Eagles.
 
Lourdes (12-11, 8-7) will close out its three-game homestand on Saturday afternoon as the Gray Wolves entertain Lawrence Tech.  Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. at Tam-o-Shanter.