TIFFIN, Ohio - The Saginaw Valley State Cardinal men's basketball team got their first victory of the season with ease tonight (Dec. 18) against Tiffin University, 72-53.

The Cardinals were led on offense by senior guard Dante Williams (Romulus, Mich./East Tenn. State University) who scored a game-high 22 points, freshman point guard Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind./T.C. Howe HS) knocked down 21 points and senior guard Lawrence Ross (Battle Creek, Mich./Miami University of Ohio) sank 6-of-11 from the floor for 17 points.

Junior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich./Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney) pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.

The Cardinals shot 43 percent from the field, and dropped in 18-of-25 from the foul line.

The win gives the Cardinals an overall record of 1-5, and 1-3 in the GLIAC, while Tiffin falls to 1-7 overall and 0-4 in the GLIAC. SVSU will look to take the momentum from tonight's win into their next match against Ashland University at 3 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 20) in Ashland, Ohio.

Contact: Matthew Woodbury (989) 964-4053.