December 13, 2003
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lady Cardinals Fall to Ferris State, 90-88

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University women’s basketball team dropped a 90-88 contest to the visiting Bulldogs on Saturday (December 13). The loss was the Cardinals’ second straight loss this season, after starting the season with a six-game winning streak.
     SVSU trailed 46-44 going into the halftime, but the Cards’ came out of the break and jumped out to a five-point lead. Ferris rallied back to take the lead 74-73 and did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way. The Cardinals fought back late and had a chance to win on a last second buzzer beater that rimmed out.
     The Cardinals were led by senior Jennifer Brogger (Harbor Springs, Mich.), who posted a game-high 27 points against her former team. Sophomore Valerie Smith (Owosso, Mich.) tacked on 26 points and game-high eleven rebounds, while sophomore Jennifer Hagstrom (Cadillac, Mich.) threw in ten points and grabbed seven rebounds.
     The Bulldogs placed five players in double figures in the scoring column, with Erin Miller leading the way with 19 points, Stephanie Beaner recorded 16 points, and Molly Potvin scored 15 points.
     The loss drops the Cardinals to 6-2 (1-2 GLIAC) on the season, while Ferris State moves to 7-2 (3-1 GLIAC). SVSU returns to the court on Monday (December 15) when they travel to East Stroudsburg for a 6:00 pm contest.

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