UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley
State University women's basketball team dropped a 76-66 decision
to Hillsdale College on Saturday night (Dec. 5). The loss
puts SVSU's record at 2-4 overall on the season while Hillsdale
improves to 2-4.
The Chargers would lead by as many as 18 points in the opening
20 minutes, but SVSU would cut that lead, and trail only 39-32 at
the half. In the second half, the Lady Cardinals would draw
to within three points, at the 8:57 mark. Hillsdale would
extend that lead, though, and hold on for the 10-point victory.
Freshman Grace
Herzog (Linden, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) led the Lady
Cardinals, scoring eight points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
Herzog added five blocks on the defensive end. Junior Brittany
Burkhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich./Walled Lake Central HS) led a
balanced SVSU scoring attack, netting 13 points and adding five
rebounds. Junior Kelley Wesp
(Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este HS) was the only other Cardinal to
reach double-digits in scoring for the contest, contributing 10
points. Freshman Aysha Boston (Detroit,
Mich./Renaissance HS) had nine points, while junior Rhonda Gusa (Harbor
Beach, Mich./Delta College) and freshman Jasmine Kennedy
(Harper Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North HS) each had eight
points. Kennedy added seven rebounds.
SVSU will return to the court on Saturday, Dec. 12, as they
travel to play Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich. Game time is set for 1:00 pm in the Upper Peninsula.
