MARQUETTE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University women's basketball team was defeated Thursday (Feb. 25),
63-60 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
match-up.
The Cardinals headed into the locker room trailing by 13 and
would not be able to gain the lead back throughout the
contest. Junior Brittany
Burkhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Central HS) led
the way for Saginaw Valley with six points and three rebounds in
the first half.
Saginaw Valley came out strong in the second half, as they came
back for the 13 point deficit cutting the lead to only one with
2:35 left in the game. The comeback would not be enough as
the Wildcats connected on two free throws to take the win.
Junior Rhonda
Gusa (Harbor Beach, Mich.) netted nine points, while both
senior Jenna
Saarela (Saugatuck, Mich.) and freshman Grace Herzog (Linden,
Mich., Powers Catholic HS) added six points. Burkhardt
finished the night with 17 points for the Cardinals.
With the loss Saginaw Valley falls to 7-19 overall on the
season, and 5-16 in the GLIAC, while Northern Michigan improves to
18-8 overall on the season, and 15-6 in the GLIAC. The
Cardinals will return to action on Saturday (Feb. 28) when they
travel to Michigan Tech to take on the Huskies for their final
contest of the season. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00pm.
