Eleven different Olivet players scored at least one point. Senior Will Lee came off the bench to score a team-high 13 points. He was followed by Senior Ronnie Pearson and junior Gerald Dozie with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Sophomore Jeremy File and junior De’Andre Pruitt chipped in with nine points apiece.
After a 5-5 tie with 17:17 left in the first half, the Comets went on a 14-6 run to lead by nine eight points at the 11:49 mark. Olivet pushed its lead out to nine points twice later in the half, including 30-21 with less than seven minutes remaining. Cornerstone then used a 12-3 run to knot the score at 33-33 with 52 seconds left before halftime. Pearson quickly answered with a layup to give the Comets a 35-33 lead at the break.
The Eagles scored the first two points of the second half. Following that basket, Olivet took control of the game with a 16-2 run for its biggest lead of the game, 51-37. The closest that Cornerstone would get was one point at the 7:44 mark.
For the game, the Comets shot 44.8 percent (26-of-58) from the floor while the Eagles made 18-of-48 field goals (37.5 percent). However, Cornerstone had a 28-15 edge in free throws made.
John Jonker led the way for the Eagles with a game-high 14 points and 13 rebounds. Andy Bronkema had 13 points and nine rebounds. John Freund and Brandon Voorhees contributed 12 points apiece.
The Comets will next be in action Wednesday, Jan. 5, when it opens Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play at Albion College. Tip-off from the Kresge Gymnasium is 7:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Cornerstone vs. Olivet 12/30/04 - 7:30 p.m. At Upton Center; Olivet, Michigan OLIVET 75, CORNERSTONE 72 CORNERSTONE (15-2 overall) John Jonker 3-5 8-10 14; Andy Bronkema 2-10 7-7 13; John Freund 4-8 1-2 12; Brandon Voorhees 4-15 2-3 12; Josh Liggins 1-1 5-8 7; James Van Rees 2-3 3-5 7; Jim Cochran 2-4 2-2 7; Mike Cameron 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-48 28-37 72. OLIVET (6-5 overall) Will Lee 4-7 3-4 13; Gerald Dozie 6-12 0-0 12; Ronnie Pearson 3-8 4-5 10; Jeremy File 2-5 4-6 9; De'Andre Pruitt 4-11 0-0 9; Antonio Higginbotham 2-5 0-0 6; Derek Kurtz 2-4 1-2 6; De'Andre Clement 2-3 0-0 5; Robert Banks 1-2 0-0 2; Steve Johnson 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 26-58 15-21 75. Cornerstone................... 33 39 - 72 Olivet........................ 35 40 - 75 3-point goals-Cornerstone 8-22 (John Freund 3-6; Andy Bronkema 2-5; Brandon Voorhees 2-8; Jim Cochran 1-2; Mike Cameron 0-1), Olivet 8-17 (Antonio Higginbotham 2-3; Will Lee 2-3; Jeremy File 1-3; De'Andre Clement 1-2; De'Andre Pruitt 1-4; Derek Kurtz 1-1; Ronnie Pearson 0-1). Fouled out--Cornerstone-Josh Liggins, Olivet-Gerald Dozie. Rebounds-Cornerstone 32 (John Jonker 13), Olivet 32 (De'Andre Pruitt 8). Assists-Cornerstone 8 (Josh Liggins 4), Olivet 15 (Gerald Dozie 3; Ronnie Pearson 3). Total fouls-Cornerstone 18, Olivet 24. A-355