UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley
State University women's basketball team dropped a 91-54 decision
to Michigan Tech University, the no. 5 ranked team in the nation,
on Thursday evening (Jan. 21). The loss puts SVSU's record at
4-12 overall on the season with a 2-9 mark in the GLIAC. The
Huskies improve to 15-1 overall on the year and 10-1 in conference
play.
Michigan Tech led wire-to-wire in the contest, and was led by
senior forward Katie Wysocky, who had 28 points and 15
rebounds. She was one of five Huskies to reach double-figures
in scoring.
The Lady Cardinals were led by freshman forward Jasmine Kennedy
(Harper Woods, Mich. / Grosse Pointe North HS), who had team-highs
in points (13) and rebounds (6). Junior guard Tasha Balls
(Bridgeport, Mich./Buena Vista HS) had 10 points off the bench for
SVSU, while junior forward Brittany
Burkhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich./Walled Lake Central HS)
chipped-in with eight points.
SVSU plays host to Northern Michigan on Saturday (Jan. 23) in a
GLIAC North Division match-up. This will be the first meeting
between the two schools for the 2009-10 campaign. The
Wildcats are fresh-off a defeat of Lake Superior State on Thursday
(Jan. 21), and will enter the contest with an 11-5 overall record,
carrying an 8-3 mark in GLIAC play. Tip-off is set for 1:00
pm at SVSU's Ryder Center.
