December 5
Women’s Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Fall to Eagles

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University women’s basketball team fell to Ashland University Thursday (December 5) by a count of 81-67. The Eagles held a commanding 39-20 half-time lead and never let the Cardinals get closer than twelve points the rest of the way.
     Junior Gretchen Klein (Colon, Mich.) topped the Cardinals in points and rebounds with career highs of 14 points and seven rebounds. Klein managed her totals in 23 minutes of action and shot 7-11 from the floor. Senior Erin Johnson (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS) also had a strong showing with 13 points, while sophomore Krista St. Aubin (Utica, Mich.) rounded out the Cardinals’ double-figure scoring contingent with a career-high 11 points on 5-9 shooting.
     Ashland placed three players in double figures in points, with Beth Everman leading the way with game-highs of 21 points and ten rebounds. Alanna Burman added 20 points and seven more rebounds to the Eagles’ cause, while DeAndria Bethune finished with 15 points. Everman shot 9-17 from the field, Burman went 9-16 from the field, and Bethune amassed most of her points on 9-10 shooting from the free throw line.
     The Eagles dominated the boards, holding a 50-35 advantage over the Cardinals. Ashland also converted on 24-29 free throw attempts, compared to only 4-7 shooting from the line for the Cardinals. The Cardinals were also dominated by Ashland on the fast break, as the Eagles held a 20-0 advantage.
     The loss is the Cardinals fourth straight and drops them to 1-4 (0-3 GLIAC), while Ashland moves to 4-2 (1-0 GLIAC). SVSU returns to the court Saturday (December 7) with a 3:00p.m. game against the University of Michigan-Dearborn in Dearborn, Mich.

Contact: Jeff Bacholzky (989) 964-4053