September 18
Volleyball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Drop Heartbreaker to Huskies, 3-2

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University volleyball team dropped a 3-2 decision to the visiting Michigan Tech Huskies on Saturday (September 18). The Cardinals won games one and two by counts of 30-26 and 30-24. Tech battled back to tack the final three games by scores of 30-23, 30-28 and 15-12.
     Sophomore Rachel Pelhank (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) tallied a match-high 21 kills in the five-game match, while freshman Amy Howard (Cass City, Mich.) notched 44 set assists on the evening. Howard also had nine service aces to lead all players. Senior Desiree Betts (Livonia, Mich.) managed a team-high 19 digs to aid the Cardinal cause.
     Michigan Tech was led by Taryn Franznick’s 20 kills. Jamie Orlowski recorded a match-high 21 digs, while Amanda Mackenthun added a match-high 55 assists.
     SVSU falls to 2-12 (0-2 GLIAC), while Tech moves to 3-9 (1-2 GLIAC). The Cardinals return to the court on Sunday (September 19) with a home match against Northern Michigan University. Play is set to begin at 2:00p.m.

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