January 22, 2004
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HAGSTROM GARNERS A DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN A 95-64 LOSS AT LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - The Cardinals ran into a streaking Lake Superior State squad on Thursday night at the Bud Cooper Gymnasium and fell 95-64 to the host Lakers. Lake Superior State won their seventh straight GLIAC game after an opening loss to Hillsdale. Saginaw Valley State dropped its third straight and falls to 12-6 overall and slips below .500 in the GLIAC at 4-5. The Cardinals never held a lead in the contest as LSSU opened the game on a 10-0 run and the Cards never recovered. The Lakers improved to 5-0 at home on the season and 14-2 overall, 7-1 in the conference. After the initial run to begin the game, LSSU went on an 8-0 run to increase their lead to 28-10 with 8:01 to go in the first half. The Cardinals went scoreless over a 4:16 period from 12:17 to 8:01. The Lakers led 46-23 at halftime and led by as many as 33 points in the second half at 66-33 with 14:19 left.
    Junior Jennifer Hagstrom (Cadillac, Mich.) notched her third double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds. In addition she totaled 12-of-16 from the free throw line and three blocks. The Cardinals were hurt by 29 turnovers which LSSU turned into 27 points. SVSU was 25-of-36 at the line (69.4 percent) and shot 83.3 percent at the line in the second half (20-of-24). Allyson Conaway led the Lakers with 26 points (11-of-15 FG's) and eight boards in 24 minutes.
   SVSU returns to action on Monday, January 26 against Grand Valley State at the James E. O'Neill Jr. Arena.
    

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