SVSU Women's Basketball

February 5, 2005
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SVSU Cruises By Marygrove, 90-29

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women's basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, earning a 90-29 win over the visiting Marygrove Mustangs on Saturday (Feb. 5). The Mustangs held their only lead at 1-0 early in the game only to see the Cardinals take control and go into the halftime break with a 45-17 lead. SVSU went on to outscore Marygrove 43-14 in the second half to claim the victory.
     Freshman Kara Kinzer (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica Eisenhower) posted a career-high and SVSU season-high 30 points, connecting on 12-of-24 field goal attempts and 5-of-11 three-point attempts. Kinzer also dished out a career-high five assists. Kinzer's 30 points was the highest output from an SVSU player since Jennifer Brogger scored 30 in an 82-58 win over Northern Michigan (1/31/04) last season.
     Sophomore Sara Bilunes (Holt, Mich.) scored a career-high 24 points and dished out a career-high and game-high nine assists for the victors. Bilunes knocked down 9-of-16 field goal attempts and 5-of-10 from three-point range.
     Sophomore Samantha Foggio (Farmington Hills, Mich./Mercy) posted a career-high 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Freshman Domonique Desira (Northville, Mich.) tied Foggio for game-high honors in rebounds with 11 boards. Senior Jessica Wilson (Martin, Tenn./Westview) pitched in with 10 points and tied a career-high with six assists, while Stephanie Hass (Harbor Springs, Mich./Harbor Light Christian) added 10 points and five rebounds. Senior Krista St. Aubin (Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica) dished out a career-high six assists for the Cardinals.
     Marygrove was led by Jessica TaeKens' 10 points, while Brittany Smith followed up with eight points and seven rebounds. Tiffany Burt added seven points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs.
     The Cardinals held Marygrove to just 21.4% shooting from the field, while not allowing a single three-point field goal. On the offensive end, SVSU shot 43.2%, including 13-of-32 (40.6%) from three-point range. SVSU also controlled the boards, pulling down 51 rebounds and holding the Mustangs to just 39. The Cardinals also played carefully, turning the ball over a season-low six times, while forcing 27 Marygrove turnovers.
     SVSU improves to 7-12, while Marygrove falls to 5-15 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Grand Valley State on Thursday (Feb. 10) for a 6:00p.m. clash with the Lakers.

Contact: Jeff Bacholzky (989) 964-4933