Calvin (2-2) will face Aquinas (3-3) in Saturday’s consolation game at noon. Aquinas was nipped by Hope 67-66 in Friday’s second first round game.
In its loss to Cornerstone, Calvin led for much of the first half but fell behind at 25-24 with 6:13 remaining in the half and then trailed 39-35 at halftime.
Calvin came back to take a brief 53-51 lead on a jumper by junior Kyle Snoeyink with just under 13 minutes left and later took a 58-55 lead on a basket inside by sophomore Joe Pearcy (Vicksburg HS) with 9:58 left on the clock. The Golden Eagles then went on a 14-4 run to take a 69-62 lead with under five minutes to play. Calvin got no closer than six points the rest of the way as Cornerstone connected on eight of 10 free throw attempts in the final two minutes to seal the win.
Calvin was led in defeat by freshman Caleb Veldhouse who popped in a career-high 17 points while Snoeyink and freshman Dustin Smith also had career-high scoring efforts with 12 points apiece. Junior Josh Meckes also had 10 points before departing late in the first half with an injury.
Cornerstone placed four players in double-digits in scoring led by junior guard Mike Cameron who poured in 28 points while senior guard Josh Liggins had 16 points, junior center John Jonker 14 points and 11 rebounds and senior point guard Jim Cochran 14 points.
Calvin shot just 31.7 percent from the floor including just 11.8 percent (2-of-17) from three-point range. Cornerstone connected on 43.5 percent of its field goal attempts including 81.8 percent (27-of-33) from the free throw line.
Cornerstone University vs Calvin College 11/25/05 6:00 pm at at VanAndel Arena (Grand Rapids, MI) At at VanAndel Arena (Grand Rapids, MI) CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY 87, CALVIN COLLEGE 79 CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY (6-2) Mike Cameron 7-11 11-13 28; Josh Liggins 4-10 8-8 16; Jim Cochran 5-12 2-3 14; John Jonker 5-11 4-7 14; Kevin Wurn 2-6 2-2 7; Jamin Olds 1-6 0-0 2; Luke Bronkema 1-2 0-0 2; James VanRees 1-1 0-0 2; Jesse Tien 1-2 0-0 2; Corey DeSantis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 27-33 87. CALVIN COLLEGE (2-2) Caleb Veldhouse 6-15 4-4 17; Dustin Smith 4-12 3-3 12; Kyle Snoeyink 4-9 4-8 12; Josh Meckes 1-3 8-10 10; Kyle Trewhella 1-9 7-7 9; Eric DeVries 2-8 4-8 8; Andy Draayer 3-9 0-0 6; Joe Pearcy 1-2 1-2 3; Tyler Zoerhof 1-3 0-0 2; Micah Chappell 0-2 0-0 0; Kevin Prins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-72 31-42 79. Cornerstone University........ 39 48 - 87 Calvin College................ 35 44 - 79 3-point goals-Cornerstone University 6-20 (Mike Cameron 3-6; Jim Cochran 2-4; Kevin Wurn 1-3; Jamin Olds 0-2; Luke Bronkema 0-1; Jesse Tien 0-1; Josh Liggins 0-3), Calvin College 2-17 (Caleb Veldhouse 1-6; Dustin Smith 1-2; Kyle Trewhella 0-2; Andy Draayer 0-6; Tyler Zoerhof 0-1). Fouled out--Cornerstone University-Mike Cameron; James VanRees, Calvin College-Tyler Zoerhof. Rebounds-Cornerstone University 47 (John Jonker 11), Calvin College 45 (Eric DeVries 14). Assists-Cornerstone University 12 (Josh Liggins 7), Calvin College 12 (Kyle Trewhella 3). Total fouls-Cornerstone University 26, Calvin College 25. A-2441 First round of Select Bank Hall of Fame Classic. career scoring high for Kyle Snoeyink. Career rebounding high for Eric DeVries.