MIDLAND, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University volleyball team picked-up its second win of the weekend,
defeating rival Northwood University, 3-2 in a Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) match-up. With
the victory, the Cardinals move to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the GLIAC
while the Timberwolves fall to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in league
play.
SVSU took the first set by a score of 28-26. Northwood
bounced-back for victories in sets two and three by scores of 25-15
and 25-13, respectively. The Cardinals evened things up at
two sets apiece after taking the fourth frame, 25-21. The
match would remain tight until the end, as Saginaw Valley
squeaked-out a 16-14 victory in the fifth and final set to claim
the league tilt.
Junior Becky Schroeder
(Owosso, Mich.) led the Cardinals on the afternoon, posting a
team-high .238 attack percentage, including nine kills while adding
nine blocks on the defensive end to earn Chili's "Player of the
Match" honors. Junior Annie Buxton
(Aurora, Ont./Aurora SS) had a match-high 18 kills for SVSU and
added 14 digs to help anchor the Cardinal defense. Junior Katie
Fitzgerald (Whitby, Ont./Sinclair SS) also reached double-digit
figures in kills, recording 13 against the T-Wolves. Junior
Laura Ward
(White Lake, Mich./Lakeland HS) had a match-high 23 digs for
Saginaw Valley. Sophomore Sam Breault (Bad
Axe, Mich.) had a career-high 53 assists in the match.
The Cardinals will be back in action again on Friday, Sep. 24,
as they travel to play a 7:00 pm match at Wayne State University
before playing at the University of Findlay on Saturday (9/25) in a
4:00 pm match-up and at Hillsdale College on Sunday (9/26) at 2:00
pm in a re-match of last year's GLIAC Championship Match.
