UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley
State University men's basketball team dropped an 84-76 home
contest to the Hillsdale College Chargers Saturday night (Dec.
5). The loss puts the Cardinals' record at 4-2 overall on the
season, while the Chargers picked-up their first victory of the
season, and now stand at 1-5 overall. Both teams are
currently 1-1 in GLIAC play.
Hillsdale carried an eight point lead into halftime, with the
score at 37-29. Both teams would score 47 points in the
second half, as the Chargers' would finish the contest with the
same eight-point advantage.
Meijer Player of the Game Avery Stephenson
(Romulus, Mich.) led the Cardinals in offensively on the night,
scoring a game-high 30 points as well as dishing-out six
assists. Junior Keithan Jackson
(Grand Rapids, Mich./GRCC) posted his fifth-straight double-double,
recording 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Sophomore Greg Foster
(Indianapolis, Ind./T.C. Howe HS) also reached double-figures in
scoring against Hillsdale. He had 13 points and a pair of
steals.
SVSU will be in action again, on the road, Saturday, Dec. 12,
when it faces the Lake Superior State University Lakers in Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich. Game time for that game is set for 3:00 pm.
