UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University
men's soccer team tabbed their first GLIAC (Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Coneference) win under head coach Cale
Wassermann today (Sept. 17) when they defeated Tiffin, 2-1.
The Cardinals fought hard through the first half of the game
having the 1-0 advantage going into halftime. Freshman Cedric Daley (Montego, Jamaica) netted his first career goal off a pass
from senior Anthony Palazzolo (Warren, Mich. / De La Salle HS) at
the 5:49 mark in the first half.
Saginaw Valley took the 2-0 lead early in the second half of
play when freshman Zach Walega (Saline, Mich.) found the back of
the net off a pass from Palazzolo. Tiffin tried to come back
late in the second off of a pentalty kick but it would not be
enough to win the contest.
Senior goaltender Piotr Kazmierczak
(Stargard, Poland) faced 12 shots on goal, saving 11 of them to
give him his third win of the season, while Palazzolo ended the day
with two assists. Head coach Cale Wassermann stated, "Todays
game was a true test for our young team against a program who won
back to back conference championships. We fought hard for 90
minutes and our whole team contributed as we got the result we were
looking for. Its a big win and we hope to continue getting better
every game as the season progesses".
With the win Saginaw Valley improves to 3-3-0 overall on the
season, and 1-2 in the GLIAC, while Tiffin falls to 6-3-1 overall
on the season, and 2-2-1 in the GLIAC. The Cardinals will be
back in action when they take on Findlay University on Sunday
(Sept. 19). The game is scheduled to start at 2:30
pm.
