10/8/05 - Volleyball
Cards Drop 3-0 Decision To Findlay

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Freshman Sarah Radoute (Clinton,Twp., Mich./L,Anse Creuse) led the Cards in kills with 12 and collected 5 digs in a 18-30, 23-30, 24-30 loss to Findlay on Saturday afternoon. Others contributing were Junior Suzanne Beaver (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek) and Sophomore Danielle Dryer (Clinton Twp.,Mich./Chippewa Valley) each recording 7 kills apiece. With the loss the Cards fall to (6-17) overall and (0-10) in the GLIAC. (Stats)

10/7/05 - Volleyball
Cards Drop Heartbreaker to Ashland

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State volleyball team nearly picked up their first GLIAC win of the season on Friday night but dropped a 3-2 decision after winning the first two games. The game scores were 30-27, 30-19, 23-30, 18-30 and 12-15. Sarah Redoute (Clinton Twp., Mich./L'Anse Creuse) posted a double-double with 17 digs and eleven kills. Suzanne Beaver (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek) had a team-high 18 kills and also tallied 11 digs with a .326 hitting percentage. Amy Howard (Cass City, Mich.) tallied 51 assists and six digs. (Stats)

9/30/05 - Volleyball
Beaver Collects Double-Double in 3-0 Loss at Wayne State

DETROIT, Mich. – Junior Suzanne Beaver (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek) led SVSU with 19 kills and also collected 12 digs in a 25-30, 24-30, 23-30 loss at Wayne State on Friday evening. Beaver hit .273 well above the team's .084 hitting percentage. Freshman Carmen Schacher (Flint, Mich./Kearsley) had 22 digs continuing her solid defense this season. (Stats)

9/25/05 - Volleyball
Cards Drop Eighth Straight, 3-1, at Michigan Tech

HOUGHTON, Mich. – Sophomore Danielle Dryer (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley) led SVSU with 16 kills and also had four digs and three blocks in a 31-29, 26-30, 30-23, 30-17 loss at Michigan Tech on Sunday. MTU hit .333 in the third game and .516 in the fourth game as they hit .275 for the match. SVSU hit .142 but hit just .103 in the third game and .111 in the fourth game. Junior Suzanne Beaver (Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek) had 14 kills and seven digs for SVSU. The serving game was a positive for SVSU as they had nine aces including four by freshman Carmen Schacher (Flint, Mich./Kearsley). (Stats)

9/24/05 - Volleyball
Cards Drop a 3-0 Decision at Northern Michigan

MARQUETTE, Mich. – Senior Julie Ritsema (Charlotte, Mich.) collected eight kills at Northern Michigan on Saturday in a match that the Wildcats owned for the start. NMU hit .439 while SVSU hit .097. Andrea Smith led all players with 19 kills and hit .515. SVSU falls to 6-12, 0-5 GLIAC and faces Michigan Tech on Sunday at 2:00 pm. (Stats)

9/17/05
SVSU Falls 3-0 to #14 Ferris State

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – SVSU concluded a tough week on Saturday with a 3-0 loss to Ferris State by the scores of 30-25, 30-24 and 30-22. Danielle Dryer (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley) led the Cardinals with 11 kills and hit .318 for the match. Aimee Bamberg (Millington, Mich.) added nine kills and a .533 hitting percentage. SVSU hit .162 overall as Ferris State hit .357 in the three games. Lauren Heine led Ferris State with 12 kills and hit .588 in the process. (Stats)

9/16/05
SVSU Falls 3-0 to #13 Grand Valley State

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – SVSU dropped to 6-9 overall and 0-2 in the GLIAC with a 3-0 loss to Grand Valley State on Friday. Sarah Redoute (Clinton Twp., Mich./L'Anse Creuse) led SVSU with eight kills. Amy Howard (Cass City, Mich.) added 24 assists and six digs. Carmen Schacher (Flint, Mich./Kearsley) led SVSU with 12 digs. (Stats)

8/27/05
Cards Sweep a Pair of Matches in Day Two of AmericInn Bash

MANKATO, Minn. – What a difference a year makes for the Saginaw Valley State volleyball squad. The Cardinals won a total of two matches in 2004 and after a pair of wins on Saturday at the AmericInn Back to School Bash their record stands at 3-1. SVSU took down the host school, Minnesota State-Mankato, in the first match by the game scores of 15-30, 30-26, 30-24, 21-30 and 15-10. Sophomore Laura Schultz (Marysville, Mich.) hit .270 for the match with 13 kills and four block assists. (More)