October 26, 2004
Men’s Soccer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Walker, Grant Score in 2-0 Win Over Madonna

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University men’s soccer team picked up a 2-0 win over Madonna University on Tuesday (October 26) in the final home game of the season.  The following nine Cardinals played their final home game in front of 138 fans: Grant Pierce (Franklin, Tenn./Centennial), Stephen Walker (Manchester, England), Alex Christenson (Flint, Mich./Kearsley), Jerrod Colvin (Roscommon, Mich.), Kyle Grant (Milton, Ontario/Bishop Reding), Jeremy Ignace (Grand Blanc, Mich.), Claudio Cicchetti (Ancaster, Ontario/St. Thomas Moore), John Korhonen (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic), and Josh Mosser (Haslett, Mich.).
     Walker scored his first goal of the season on a direct free kick at 20:04 that proved to be the winning goal.  Kyle Grant added an insurance goal at 54:47 on an assist from junior Cale Wassermann (Southfield, Mich./Birmingham Groves).  
     The Cardinals only allowed eight Madonna shots and five shots on goal, while SVSU managed 16 total shots and nine shots on goal.  Freshman goalkeeper Eric Carnes (Portage, Mich./Northern) tallied five saves and went the distance in net to earn his second shutout of the season.  
     The Cardinals improved their record to 4-5-2, while Madonna falls to 8-5-1.  SVSU returns to action on Saturday (October 30) with a road game against Ashland.  Game time is set for 2:00p.m.  

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