Saint Leo, Fla. - The Saginaw Valley State
University volleyball team claimed its first victory of the 2010
season, defeating Dominican College (N.Y.) by a score of 3-0.
The victory evens the Cardinals' record at 1-1 on the season while
the Chargers fall to 1-1 as well this fall.
SVSU jumped out front with a 25-18 victory in the first
set. The second set was a thriller, as the Cards squeaked-out
a 26-24 win, and followed that with a 25-13 victory in the third
set.
Senior Jessica Treiber
(Sebewaing, Mich./USA HS) hit for a .429 percentage while posting
seven kills, three blocks and a pair of digs. Katie
Fitzgerald (Whitby, Ont./Sinclair SS) hit at a .385 clip for
the contest with six kills, adding a pair of blocks.
Sophomore Sam
Breault (Bad Axe, Mich.) had 18 assists on the day while
helping the Cardinals hit .321 as a squad. Junior Laura Ward (White
Lake, Mich./Lakeland HS) had a team-high 13 digs while adding four
helpers.
SVSU continues play in the 2010 Saint Leo Lion Classic tomorrow,
as they take-on Pittsburg State University (Kan.) at 9:30 am before
rounding-out play against West Georgia University in a noon
contest.
