January 23
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cardinals Downed By Ferris
State, 111-65
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Bridget Horwitz
scored 18 points and Lucy DeMartin also had 17 to lead Ferris
State to a 111-65 victory over SVSU Thursday night (Jan. 23).
The loss was the Cardinals’ seventh straight and drops their
overall record to 4-13 (0-9 GLIAC) on the season, while the visiting
Bulldogs improved to 10-6 (5-4 GLIAC).
Ferris held a commanding 48-31 halftime
lead and never let the Cardinals draw any closer. Erin Miller
recorded 16 points, Darcie Miller had 14, and Kari Searles added
eleven as the Bulldogs used double-digit scoring from five different
players. For the game the Bulldogs shot a blistering 53.6 percent
hitting 45-of-84 shot attempts, including 6-of-10 from long range.
The 45 field goals converted was the most ever by FSU and the
most any opponent has ever made against SVSU.
SVSU sophomore Jennifer Hagstrom
(Cadillac, Mich.) scored 16 points and gathered twelve
boards, while freshman Elicia Kinner (Pellston,
Mich.) added 16 points, draining 6-of-11 from the floor.
Freshman Stephanie Hass (Harbor Springs,
Mich./Harbor Light Christian HS) and sophomore Nicole
Pfenninger (Bay City, Mich./Western HS) each
scored eight points for SVSU.
The Cardinals, who shot 41.4 percent (24-58),
had eight assists, 35 rebounds, five steals, and committed 25
turnovers. Ferris had 18 steals, 13 turnovers, 27 assists, and
45 rebounds. FSU’s decisive victory was aided by advantages
in points off turnovers (36-4), bench points (52-18), and points
in the paint (64-26).
The 111 points tied the highest point
output given up by SVSU since Northern Michigan did it on January
9, 1993 and the first time FSU had ever scored over one hundred
points in a road contest. The 46-point deficit was also the worst
ever defeat for SVSU.
The Cardinals will host Grand Valley State
Saturday afternoon (Jan. 25) at 1:00 p.m. in the James E. O’Neill
Arena.
Contact: Daniel Tata (989)
964-4933
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