December 2
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Drop 70-61 Contest

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State women's basketball team dropped its second straight GLIAC match, falling 70-61 to Hillsdale on Monday (December 2).
    Senior Erin Johnson (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS) led SVSU with a season-high 16 points, six rebounds, and three steals, while freshman Jessica Wilson (Martin, Tenn./Westview HS) added ten points. No other Cardinal reached double figures as SVSU committed 17 turnovers and allowed 24 offensive rebounds.
    "We made some good adjustments in the second half which allowed for some great runs, but on several occasions the turnovers just hurt us," said head coach Kim Chandler.
    SVSU grabbed an early 8-2 lead, capped by sophomore Jennifer Hagstrom's (Cadillac, Mich.) jumper in the paint, but Hillsdale later evened the score at eight apiece.
    "Hillsdale was a preseason No. 1 pick in the South division and they have a great team, but we jumped out 8-2 and I thought we should have kept pushing forward," claimed Chandler.
    Hillsdale took a 15-14 lead at the 10:26 mark and never looked back, as four Chargers reached double-digits in scoring. Stephanie Heid led the way with 16 points and 13 boards. Caitlyn Kennedy finished with 13 points and 14 boards, while Jen Newsome and Mary Wiesen had 17 and eleven points respectively.
   For the match, SVSU held a 40.0% to 32.5% advantage in shooting, but committed 17 turnovers to Hillsdale's nine. The Chargers also held a 48-44 edge on the glass.
    SVSU's record slips to 1-3 (0-2 GLIAC), while Hillsdale improves to 4-1 (1-0 GLIAC) on the season.
    SVSU will swing back into action on Thursday night (December 2) when the Cardinals travel to play Ashland at 5:30p.m.

Contact: Daniel Tata (989) 964-4933

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