September 6
Volleyball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Compete at Madonna Tournament

LIVONIA, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University volleyball team competed at the Madonna University Tournament on Friday (September 5) and Saturday (September 6). The Cardinals returned home with their first victory of the season and a record of 1-3 for the weekend.
     The first match of the weekend saw Taylor take the set by a count of 3-1 (30-17, 30-18, 31-33, 30-22). The Cardinals then earned their first victory of the season with a 3-1 triumph over Huntington (30-13, 23-30, 30-18, 30-17). Olivet Nazarene topped the Cardinals 3-0 (30-20, 30-13, 30-24), as did Walsh (30-27, 30-18, 20-30).
     Senior Sara Lieber (Davison, Mich.) led the Cardinals in the win over Huntington, recording 13 kills with only three errors in 23 attempts, good for a 43% attack rate. Lieber also recorded 15 digs in the victory. Freshman Annie Deiner (Pinconning, Mich.) chalked up 37 assists in the win, while also providing ten digs to the Cardinal cause.
     SVSU returned from the tournament with an overall record of 1-7. The Cardinals return to action on Tuesday (September 16) against Northwood University. The match will be played at SVSU in the Cardinal Gymnasium at 7:00p.m. and will be the GLIAC opener for both schools.