| November
6, 2004
Football
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CARDS FINISH REGULAR SEASON
WITH A 47-14 WIN AT FERRIS STATE
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Cardinals of Saginaw Valley State
used another lethal first-half to produce a 38-0 halftime lead and
would eventually cruise to a 47-14 win at Ferris State. The Cardinals
took the opening kickoff and proceeded to put Ferris State in an
early hole taking a 7-0 lead. Senior Mark Radlinski
(Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central) found junior Stan
Spencer (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) for a 50-yard bomb
putting SVSU at the FS 10-yard line for a key play and the scoring
play was an eight-yard TD run by junior Logan Barnhart
(Haslett, Mich.).
After three straight three-and-outs by both teams, Saginaw Valley
State used an eight-play, 49-yard drive which was culminated in
a 34-yard field goal by Bobby Belmonte (East
Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central) to take a 10-0 lead with
5:55 left in the opening quarter. The Cards fourth drive of the
game ended with a 54-yard TD catch by freshman Rick Cottengim
(Elk Grove, Calif.) with 2:39 left in the first making
it 17-0. The first quarter was all Cardinals as they outgained Ferris
State, 190-18, in total offense.
The second quarter began with a fourth-and-two in Cardinal territory,
but the Cardinals held on defense with an incomplete pass by quarterback
Ryan Kaul. The Bulldogs got the ball back after a three-and-out
and held the ball for over five minutes. The end result was no points
as senior Neil Baumgartner (Iron River, Mich./West
Iron County) sacked Kaul making it third-and-17 for the Bulldogs.
The Cardinals got a break late in the half as Ferris State muffed
a punt and Joe Hermann (Grosse Pointe, Mich.)
recovered for the Cards at the Bulldog 42-yard line. Two plays later,
Cottengim hauled in his second TD catch from 41 yards with 1:28
left in the half giving SVSU a 24-0 advantage.
The Cardinals recovered a Kaul fumble at the FS 12-yard line on
the Bulldogs next possession and sophomore Bob Awrey
(Freeland, Mich.) caught a 12-yard TD pass from Radlinski
capping off a two-play, 12-yard drive making it 31-0 with 1:07 to
go. The fireworks were not over for the Cardinals as their defense
would make the final big play of the half. The Bulldogs drove from
their own 38-yard line to the SV two-yard line and on the final
play of the second quarter, senior safety Corey Gonzales
(Auburn Hills, Mich./Avondale) broke a school-record with
a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown capping off a 38-0
lead at the break.
The second half scoring was all Belmonte as he tied a school-record
with four field goals in a game. He booted two third-quarter field
goals from 39 and 41 yards respectively. In addition, he connected
on a 31-yard field goal with 12:28 left in the game giving him a
four-for-four afternoon. Radlinski was 18-of-32 for 283 yards and
three TD’s for SVSU in his last game. Radlinski ends his career
with 71 TD passes and he threw for 7,075 career passing yards. Cottengim
finished with three catches for 99 yards and two scores.
Gonzales had a fine day with nine tackles, two interceptions and
two pass breakups. He finishes his career tied for fourth at SVSU
with 15 interceptions. Junior John DiGiorgio (Shelby
Twp., Mich./Eisenhower) led SVSU with 13 tackles and eclipsed
100 tackles for the second straight year with 110 stops this year.
SVSU totaled 379 yards, while Ferris State had 315 total yards.
Head Coach Randy Awrey reached a milestone with his 100th collegiate
coaching victory. He has a 52-18 record in six years at SVSU.
Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053
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