SVSU Women's Basketball

January 27, 2005
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Huskies Trump Cards, 62-40

HOUGHTON, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women's basketball team ran into a buzz saw against Michigan Tech on Thursday (Jan. 27) evening as the Cardinals dropped a 62-40 decision to the Huskies. SVSU held their only lead at 8-7 with 15:38 remaining in the first half, only to see MTU make a 31-12 run to close out the first half.
     Sophomore guard Lisa Collison (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage) was the only Cardinal player to reach double figures in the scoring column as she pumped in 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field on 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range. Collison played all 40 minutes for SVSU. Freshman forward Kali Briggs (Jackson, Mich./Vandercook Lake) returned from injury with seven points and a game-high eight rebounds in 28 minutes of action.
     Jenna Bartels led Tech with a game-high 17 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Bartels connected on 6-of-8 field goal attempts. Amanda Sieja was the only other player to hit double digits, scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
     Tech shot 52.2% from the field as a team, while holding SVSU to just a 36.2% showing. The Huskies also held a 28-26 advantage in rebounds.
     With the loss, SVSU drops to 5-12 (2-8 GLIAC) on the season, while MTU moves to 16-3 (10-0 GLIAC). The Cardinals return to action on Saturday (Jan. 29) at Northern Michigan. Game time is set for 1:00p.m.

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