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Lourdes moved back to the .500 mark for the season on Wednesday evening, as the Gray Wolves defeated Cornerstone 78-74 inside the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center for the team's first victory ever against the Golden Eagles.
 
Last season Lourdes pushed Cornerstone to overtime at the Ebeid Rec Center, but in the 13^th meeting all-time between the two schools the Gray Wolves finally broke through.
 
"I'm so proud of our team," head coach Summer Quesenberry said afterwards.  "Our team chemistry is really starting to come together both offensively and defensively.  Cornerstone is a great shooting team and they were able to knock down a lot of contested shots."
 
The game was tight throughout, with neither team holding a lead larger than six points on the night.  Lourdes made 12 three-pointers on the evening though, including seven by Sydney Miller (Huntsville, Ohio/Indian Lake H.S.), and committed just 11 turnovers, both of which played a large part in the win.
 
Cornerstone shot 49.2% from the floor on the night, but went just 10-for-17 (58.8%) from the free throw line and committed 16 turnovers, leading to 16 Gray Wolf points.
 
Lourdes led by as many as six, 33-27, midway through the second quarter before taking a 38-36 lead into the locker room.  Cornerstone scored the first six points of the third period, and held a 58-56 edge heading into the final 10 minutes.
 
With the game tied at 65, Sara Semler (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer H.S.) and Mirandia Green (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer H.S.) hit back-to-back triples to put Lourdes in front by six with four minutes to play.  The Golden Eagles responded, scoring seven unanswered points to retake the lead with 2:35 to play, but Samantha Enck (Oregon, Ohio/Clay H.S.) answered at the other end with a jumper, and, following a defensive stop, added a lay-up on the next position as Lourdes forged back in front for good.
 
Miller led Lourdes with 22 points, matching the highest output for a Gray Wolf this season.  Green added 16 points while Semler scored 13 more for a team that shot 40.3% from the field.  Lourdes also outrebounded Cornerstone 42-38 on the night, including 17-10 on the offensive glass.
 
Jesse Sheridan led Cornerstone (5-7, 3-2 WHAC) with 30 points while Cass Vredvoogd added 14 points.
 
"The team's fight and determination to overcome adversity led to them earning this WHAC victory," Quesenberry added.
 
Lourdes (5-5, 2-3) takes to the road on Saturday afternoon, as the Gray Wolves travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. to battle 11^th-ranked Indiana Tech.  Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside the Schaefer Center.