MARQUETTE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University volleyball team fell to the #15 Northern Michigan
University Wildcats by a score of 3-0 Saturday afternoon. The
loss drops the Cardinals to 11-9 overall and 6-7 in the GLIAC while
the Wildcats maintain the top spot in the GLIAC North Division with
a 19-1 overall record and 13-0 mark in league play.
The Wildcats took the first two sets by scores of 25-19 each
before finishing with a 25-18 victory in the third and final set.
Chili's "Player of the Match" Annie Buxton
(Aurora, Ont./Aurora SS) had a match-high 12 kills for the
Cardinals while Jessica Treiber (Sebewaing, Mich./USA HS) had eight
and Katie
Fitzgerald (Whitby, Ont./Sinclair SS) posted seven. Laura Ward
(White Lake, Mich./Lakeland HS) had a match-high 13 digs and Sam Breault
(Bad Axe, Mich.) had a match-high 27 assists for SVSU.
The Cardinals travel to #22 Grand Valley State University
Tuesday for a 7:00 pm match before returning home for a pair of
"Dig for a Cure" matches against Ohio Dominican on Friday (10/29)
and Tiffin on Sunday (10/31). Friday's match will start at
7:00 pm while Sunday's tilt will begin at 2:00 pm.
