UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw
Valley State University women's basketball team fell to the
visiting Northwood University Timberwolves Saturday night (Feb. 6)
by a score of 76-52. The loss drops SVSU's overall record to
4-17 on the season with a 2-14 mark in the GLIAC Conference.
Northwood improves to 11-9 overall on the season, holding a 7-9
record in conference play.
SVSU entered halftime down by a score of 50-27. The Lady
Cardinals jumped out in front right away, leading by thee after a
three-pointer by sophomore guard Marah Kyle (Bluffton,
Ind.). The Timberwolves would gain the lead at the 19:02
mark. Northwood would extend the lead to as much as 26 points
three different times in the opening 20 minutes. Freshman
forward Jasmine
Kennedy (Harper Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North HS) led the
Lady Cardinals offensively in the first half, scoring 11 points.
Kennedy, who was selected as the Meijer "Player of the Game",
finished with a team high 22 points and a team high six
rebounds. The 22 points marks the first 20-plus point
performance of her career. Kyle and freshman center Grace Herzog (Linden,
Mich./Powers Catholic HS) each added eight points in the game,
while senior guard Kelley Wesp
(Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este HS) netted seven in the contest.
The Lady Cardinals will return to action Thursday (Feb. 11),
when they travel to take-on the Ashland University Eagles in a 5:30
pm contest. SVSU will also face Tiffin University on Saturday
(Feb. 13). Tip-off for that game is set for 1:00 pm.
