August 30
Volleyball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Compete at Quincy Tournament

QUINCY, Ill. – The Saginaw Valley State University volleyball team opened their season on Friday (August 29) and Saturday (August 30) at the Quincy (Ill.) University Tournament. The Cardinals returned home with a record of 0-4, dropping matches to Missouri-St. Louis (3-0), Northwest Missouri State (3-1), South Dakota (3-0), and host Quincy (3-0).
      The Cardinals dropped the set to UMSL by counts of 30-18, 30-18, and 30-13. NMSU took the set versus SVSU by counts of 21-30, 30-23, 30-25, and 30-23. South Dakota won by scores of 30-22, 30-19, and 30-19, while Quincy closed out the weekend with scores of 30-18, 30-22, and 32-30.
     Senior Sara Lieber (Davison, Mich.) played in all 13 games for the Cardinals, recording 30 kills and 57 digs for the four-match set. Sophomore Susan Zeigler (Armada, Mich.) provided her teammates with 99 assists on the weekend, while junior Desiree Betts (Lakewood, Mich.) provided 41 digs to the Cardinal cause.
     The tournament dropped the Cardinals record to 0-4. The Cardinals return to action on Friday (September 5) at the Madonna University Tournament.

Contact: Jeff Bacholzky (989) 964-4053