SVSU Women's Basketball

February 2, 2005
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Soar Past T'Wolves, 66-51

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women's basketball team came out inspired and earned a 66-51 win over the visiting Northwood Timberwolves on Wednesday (Feb. 2). The Cardinals trailed for the first eight minutes of the game before going on a 30-12 run to close out the first half, taking a 40-23 lead into the locker room. The Timberwolves outscored SVSU 28-26 in the second half but it wasn't enough, as the Cardinals ended with the 15-point victory.
     Sophomore Sara Bilunes (Holt, Mich.) led the way with game-highs of 17 points and four assists, while tying a SVSU record by connecting on 10-of-10 free-throw attempts. The feat was first accomplished by Roseanne Rutledge during the 1991-92 season, also against Northwood.
     Senior Jessica Wilson (Martin, Tenn./Westview) followed up with 16 points, a game-high four assists and a game-high seven rebounds. Freshman Kara Kinzer (Shelby Twp., Mich/Utica Eisenhower) dropped in a career-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. She also tied her career high with four three-point field goals, coming in five attempts, and set a career high with four steals. Senior Krista St. Aubin (Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica) added eight points and a career-high five steals to aid the Cardinal cause.
     Anna Trim and Maureen Elliott each scored 13 points to lead Northwood. Payge Salquist pulled down a game-high seven rebounds, while Elliott added a team-high three assist for the Timberwolves.
     For the game, the Cardinals held NU to just 31.5% shooting from the field and 27.3% from three-point range. The Cardinals managed to shoot 37.7% from the field and 50.0% from three-point land, while also connecting on 19-of-23 free-throw attempts. Northwood hit just 14-of-21 attempts from the charity stripe. Northwood held a 44-34 edge in rebounds but turned the ball over 25 times, compared to just 19 for the Cardinals.
     The win ends the Cardinals' three-game losing streak and improves their record to 6-12 (3-8 GLIAC). Northwood falls to 7-13 (3-8 GLIAC). SVSU returns to the court on Saturday (Feb. 5) for a non-conference clash against Marygrove at the James E. O'Neill, Jr. Arena. Game time is set for 1:00p.m.

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