January 31, 2004
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brogger's Career-high 30 points Helps SVSU Snap Eight Game Slide Against Northern Michigan, 82-68

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Lady Cardinals got a huge performance from senior Jennifer Brogger (Harbor Springs, Mich.), who scored a career-high 30 points in an 82-68 victory over Northern Michigan 14-3 (GLIAC 6-4). The Cardinals win improved their record to 14-7 (GLIAC 6-6) and they will travel to Northwood on Feb. 4th.
     The first half saw the Cardinals run out to an early lead they never relinquished. The Cardinals put on a clinic for precision shooting, hitting a season high eleven three-pointers in the game, one short of the school record. Valerie Smith (Owosso, Mich.) threw in 18 points, 15 from behind the arc, while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds. The Cards were able to take a 16-point lead into the half. In the second half the Cardinals continued their hot shooting. SVSU continued to build up their lead to as much as 21-points in the second half. The Lady Cardinals lead was cut to as little as eight points with 4:29 left in the game, but a bucket by Jennifer Hagstrom (Cadillac, Mich.) and freshman Lisa Collison (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage) going six for six from the charity stripe sealed the fate of the Wildcats. Northern Michigan was led by junior center Emily Belland, who scored a team high 18 points in the loss. Tiffany Grubaugh led the Wildcats with ten rebounds.

 

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