UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley
State University men's basketball team recorded its third win of
the season tonight (Nov. 23), defeating Olivet College by a score
of 75-62.
The Cardinals would enter the locker room with a 31-28
advantage, as sophomore Greg Foster
(Indianapolis, Ind. / T.C. Howe) led the way with nine points, and
sophomore Sean
Romsek (Fowlerville, Mich) added seven. Meijer "Player of
the Game" Keithan Jackson
(Grand Rapids, Mich.) pulled down eight rebounds and had six points
in the opening perior for Saginaw Valley. As a team, the
Cardinals shot five-for-seven from the free thrown line.
Saginaw Valley came out strong in the second half going up as
many as 16 with 2:46 left in the game. Jackson led the way
for the Cardinals in the second half with 22 points and six
rebounds. Chris Webb (Saginaw,
Mich. / Arthur Hill HS) added nine points, while Foster and
sophomore Josh
Eisenga (McBain, Mich.) both tacked on six points for SVSU.
Jackson ended the night leading all scorers and rebounders with
28 points and 14 rebounds, while Foster had 15 points and four
rebounds and Webb had 12 points. Eisenga and junior Dan Genther
(Laingsburg, Mich.) both ended the night with 5 rebounds for the
Cardinals. Saginaw Valley shot 15-for-20 from the free throw
line as well in the contest.
With the win, Saginaw Valley improves to 3-0 overall on the
season, while Olivet falls to 0-3. The Cardinals will be back
in action on Monday (Nov. 30) when they host Urbana
University. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm.
