ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University women's basketball team fell to Grand Valley State
University Thursday (Jan. 7), 82-58 in a Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division
match-up.
The Cardinals trailed the Lakers by as many as 15 points in the
first half, but cut the lead to only eight entering the locker
room. Freshman Grace Herzog (Linden,
Mich. / Powers HS) led Saginaw Valley in the first half, scoring 11
points and grabbing nine of the team's 18 rebounds.
Grand Valley went on a ten point run within the first four
minutes of the second half, and the Cardinals were unable to
recover from the deficit as the Lakers went on to clinch the
victory, 82-58.
Cardinal freshman Aysha Boston (Detroit,
Mich. / Renaissance HS) ended the game with 12 points, two assists
and two steals while junior Brittany
Burkhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Central HS)
finished with 12 points and three rebounds. Herzog ended the
evening with a double-double, recording 11 points and 11 rebounds
and blocking five Laker shots.
With the loss, Saginaw Valley falls to 4-7 overall on the
season, with a 2-4 mark in the GLIAC, while Grand Valley improves
to 8-3 overall on the season and 5-1 in the GLIAC. The
Cardinals return to action on Saturday (Jan. 9), when they travel
to Big Rapids to take on Ferris State University. Tip off is
scheduled for 3:00pm.
