December 14
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Eagles Fly Past SVSU, 82-62

CHARLESTON, W. Va.. - The Saginaw Valley State women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought 82-62 decision to the University of Charleston in a non-conference tilt Saturday afternoon (Dec. 14). SVSU had difficulties finding its shooting touch all day, sinking just 22 of 61 field goals and hitting only two of 17 from behind the three-point line. With the loss, the Cardinals slipped to 2-5 (0-3 GLIAC), while Charleston improved to 3-3.
    Freshman Elicia Kinner (Pellston, Mich.) scored ten points and junior Gretchen Klein (Colon, Mich.) added ten, but the Cardinals could not overtake Charleston's hot shooting, as the Golden Eagles bucketed 33 of 59 from the field.
    In addition to Kinner and Klein's 20 points, Erin Johnson (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS) (eight), Stephanie Hass (Harbor Springs, Mich./Harbor Light Christian HS) (nine) and Melissa Giancola (Eastlake, Ohio) (seven) gave SVSU scoring options.
    Jennifer Turner posted 16 points for Charleston, draining six of her 13 shots including 4-of-9 from three-point range. Lisa Lee and Sarah Batchelder also finished with 16 points apiece for the Golden Eagles.
    Charleston held a 42-31 edge on the boards, and had a big advantage from the three-point line, converting 5 of 14, compared to SVSU's 2 of 17. SVSU sank 16-of-23 free throws while U of C attempted eighteen, making eleven. SVSU had 12 turnovers while the Golden Eagles, which shot 55.9 percent for the game, had 14.
    The Cardinals will continue their trip in West Virginia by taking on Concord College tomorrow (Sunday, Dec. 15) at 2:00 p.m.

 

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