CALIFORNIA, Pa. - The Saginaw Valley State
University women's basketball team hit the road on Monday (12/21)
to play California University of Pennsylvania, and came-out
dropping a 70-66 decision to the tenth-ranked team in NCAA Division
II. The loss puts the Cardinals' record at 3-6 overall on the
season while the Vulcans improved to 7-1 on the year.
Both teams scored 31 points in the first half, with SVSU leading
from the 18:50 mark until the deadlock at halftime. The Lady
Cardinals led by as much as seven points in the opening
frame. Cal would out-score SVSU, 39-35 in the final 20
minutes, though, and preserve the four-point victory. Saginaw
shot 50.0 percent from the floor (24-48), including 41.7 percent
from behind the arc (5-12).
SVSU was led by junior forward Brittany
Burkhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich./Walled Lake Central HS), who
scored a game-high 26 points and recorded eight rebounds in 37
minutes of action. Senior forward Jenna Saarela
(Saugatuck, Mich./Michigan Tech) had nine points in the game,
hitting three out of the six triples she attempted. Freshman
Grace Herzog
(Linden, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) also had nine points, and added
seven rebounds and five blocks in the game. Senior Kelley Wesp
(Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este HS) had nine assists and added five
points.
SVSU will be back in action Saturday, Jan. 2, as it welcomes
Lake Superior State University to town. The game is part of
an SVSU doubleheader, and is set for a 5:00 pm tip-off.
