we are the champs!

Championship Edition: By now, you know that Cornerstone won it all. What you might not know is the unlikely fashion in which they won. Our guys were record setters, in that they held their opponent, St. Francis, down to twenty eight percent shooting in the championship game. They also garnered recognition as the team that won by the largest average margin of victory in the history of the tournament for a 5-game schedule.

Johnny’s Army really came through this week. The players rallied around the Teiss family as our fans embraced the cause. We won many of the locals in Branson over as well, even C of O’s President Davis. “Cornerstone deserved to win it this year,” he said. Many of the local TV and print media provided coverage of the team’s story. I wish the fans at home could have seen how your CU athletes,

Cornerstone University 2011 NAIA Champions

friends, administrators, and family represented your cause. “Boast in nothing, except in the Lord,” Andy Smith said during our Sunday chapel. That was the attitude the CU faithful tried to embrace this entire Final Four experience. I felt it culminated as the entire team huddled around Johnny with the championship banner and listened as Dr. Stowell prayed for Johnny and the Teiss family. We loved partying with Robbie on Sunday, celebrating his birthday and we loved celebrating the NAIA championship with him, Johnny, and the Golden Eagle faithful even more!

We are headed home to Grand Rapids. It seems like it has been months since we were home. We are looking forward to sharing this experience with all of the CU family. Once again, you made this entire tournament an experience to remember. See you soon!

- Coach Roark

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