January 8, 2003
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lady Cardinals Defeat Lakers, 53-44

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University women’s basketball team defeated Mercyhurst 53-44 for their tenth victory of the season on Thursday (Jan. 8). The win moves the current Cardinal winning streak to three games, and four out of their last five.
     SVSU trailed 39-38 with just under four minutes remaining in the game when Jennifer Brogger (Harbor Springs, Mich.) ran off eleven straight points in a three minute stretch to put the Cardinals up seven. Brogger led Saginaw Valley with 20 points and was 7-7 from the free throw line. SVSU set a school record by converting 17 of 17 free-throws.
     The Lakers were paced by Julie Anderson who scored a game high 22 points. Cassie Seth had 13 points and eleven rebounds.
     The win moves the Cardinals to 10-3 (2-2 GLIAC) on the season, while Mercyhust falls to 0-11 (0-4 GLIAC). SVSU returns to the court on Saturday (January 10) when they play host Gannon for a 1:00 pm contest.

Contact: Matthew Woodbury (989) 964-4933

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