April 22
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Add Five Student-Athletes for 2003-04

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University head basketball coach Kim Chandler announced the commitment of five student-athletes to play basketball for the Cardinals in 2003-04. Four individuals have signed National Letters of Intent, while one student will join the program immediately.

2003 Recruits

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown/High School
Lisa Collision	G	5-7	Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS
Kamaria Douglas	G	5-5	Lansing, Mich./Everett HS
Samantha Foggio	G	5-9	Farmington, Mich./Mercy HS
Valerie Smith	F	6-2	Owosso, Mich.
Rachel Turney	G	6-0	Lansing, Mich./Everett HS

Lisa Collision - Collison earned league all-academic team and all conference honorable mention as in her sophomore year. As a junior she led her team to a state finals with a
23-4 record. That season she was a second team all-conference, a league all-academic team selection, Saginaw News first team All-Area, and a BCAM second team all-state selection.
   During her senior season, Collison was named to the Saginaw News Dream Team and led the Heritage High School Hawks to the state Championship in 2003 and was named MVP of the tournament with a 23 point performance. She also played four years of soccer at Heritage, and was a member of the 2002 state championship team. She carries a 4.0 gpa and is also a member of the Heritage high school S.A.D.D. organization.

Kamaria Douglas – Douglas played the point guard position for Lansing Everett where she participated in the state tournament three out of her four years and has been part of two back-to-back state championships during her prep career. Throughout her career, she has helped her team compile a 102-7 record. She has also been solid performer for her AAU team, Michigan Belles, and has been an AAU state champion throughout her junior and senior campaign.
   She has also been a standout in Track, anchoring the state qualifying 4 x 100 and
4 x 200 relay teams. Douglas has earned 12 varsity letters as a multi-sport athlete in basketball, track, and cheerleading. She has been a four -year member of the Honor Roll and has served for two years as class president. She plans to major in accounting at SVSU.

Samantha Foggio – Foggio comes to SVSU from Mercy High School in Farmington, Mich., where she was a four-year letterwinner and received the Most Valuable Player award in 2001. She is also a member of the AAU Team, Michigan Monarchs and played a valuable role for her team in winning the NAYBS nationals.
   Foggio is also a letterwinner in track and has served on the student council and the human relations council at Mercy. She plans to major in Elementary Education at SVSU.

Valerie Smith – A transfer to SVSU after competing at Northwood University as a freshman in 2002-03. Smith joins the Cardinals following an outstanding freshman campaign. The 6-2 forward averaged 9.3 ppg and pulled down 5.7 rebounds per game. Smith scored in double figures nine times throughout her freshman season with the Timberwolves and posted a career-high 26 points at Mercyhurst (Jan. 9). She scored 20 or more points five times last season. Her 23 rebounds against the Lakers is an NU school record.
   As a prep at Owosso High she was named first team all-mid Michigan “A” conference as a junior and senior. She was named to the Argus Press All-Area Team as a junior and senior, and earned academic all-state honors both years. She plans to pursue a nursing degree at SVSU.

Rachel Turney - The 6’0 guard from Lansing Everett will team up with her high school teammate Kamaria Douglas at SVSU. Turney has also been a part of back-to-back state championships and enjoyed an outstanding career of 102 wins and just seven losses. Turney was twice named all-conference and all-state honorable mention, in
Class A.
   Turney has also been a two-year letterwinner in volleyball and is a standout in softball where she has been named all-state Class A. As a pitcher, she holds the school record for strikeouts in a game (18), and has the school record for wins, hits, and ERA. She was named team MVP during her sophomore and junior seasons.
   Turney’s accomplishments also extend beyond athletics. She will graduate with a 4.0gpa and will be honored as the class Valedictorian. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has been recognized for the past three years as an NFCA
All-American Scholar-Athlete. Turney will major in pre-medicine and will be the recipient of the SVSU Presidential Scholarship.

Contact: Jason Yaman (989) 964-4053

 

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