December 7
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Dump U of M-Dearborn, 89-35

DEARBORN, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State women's basketball team tallied 47 points off the bench, en route to an 89-35 victory at University of Michigan-Dearborn, Saturday (December 7).
    SVSU relied on balanced scoring, scrappy defense and rebounding to take a 43-12 halftime lead, never letting the Wolves draw any closer. SVSU has now won all fourteen meetings with U of M-Dearborn, posting a flawless 14-0 all-time mark.
    Junior Gretchen Klein (Colon, Mich.) led SVSU with 14 points and nine rebounds, shooting 6-of-8 from the field. Senior Erin Johnson (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS) posted 14 points and eight boards, while Junior Nicole Joffrion (Otsego, Mich.) rang up 10 points for the Cardinals.
    Freshman Stephanie Hass (Harbor Springs, Mich./Harbor Light Christian HS), sophomore Nicole Pfenninger (Bay City, Mich./Western HS), and sophomore Jennifer Hagstrom (Cadillac, Mich.) rounded out the Cardinals' scoring assault with a combined 25 points.
    SVSU dominated in just about every offensive category, holding a significant 68-33 advantage in rebounds and a 21-3 edge in assists. The Cardinals also dominated U of M-Dearborn with a 47-0 advantage in bench scoring and a 12-0 edge in points off turnovers. For the game the Wolves shot an abysmal 16 percent shooting.
    The Cardinals improve to 2-4 (0-3 GLIAC), while U of M-Dearborn falls to 3-10. SVSU returns to the court Saturday (December 14) with a 3:00p.m. game at the University of Charleston.

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