NEW WILMINGTON, PA – Saginaw Valley State University's three-game win streak came to an end Saturday, when Westminster College pulled out a 76-75 overtime victory in Ridl Gymnasium.
     Andy Wormsley hit a three-pointer with 1:46 left in the extra period to put the Titans ahead to stay. SVSU junior Vernon Malone (Kankakee, IL) hit a layup with 1:18 left for the game's final points. The Cards had two possessions in the final minute, but had a turnover end one and could not get a shot off in the final nine seconds.
     A 12-2 scoring run in the second half gave the Cardinals an 11-point lead with 8:09 left, and they held the same margin, 59-48 with 6:20 left.
     Westminster chipped away at the lead and Bryan Conrad forced overtime by making a jumper with four second left, tying the game for the 11th time, 68-68.
     Senior Josh Ode (Freeland) led SVSU with 19 points off the bench, scoring in double figures for the first time since getting 16 in the season opener. Sophomore Terrence Wright (Saginaw/Buena Vista) added 16 points, while Malone had 14 and Rashard Carson (Toledo, OH/Rogers) scored 11.
     Wormsley led the Titans with 22 points, while Henry Klinar added 17 points and cleared a game-high 10 rebounds.
     The Cardinals coughed up a season-low nine turnovers, while forcing 14. The Titans had a 41-37 rebounding edge.
     SVSU's three-game win streak was halted as they fell to 0-5 in the GLIAC North Division, and dropped to 5-6 overall. Westminster improved to 8-4 overall and 3-2 in the South.
     Saginaw Valley closes its swing through the South Division with a pair of home games, hosting Wayne State University next Thursday and Ashland University on Saturday.

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