2012-13 GLIAC Women's Basketball Season Preview

By Sandy Gholston, Special Writer for the GLIAC

BAY CITY, Mich. – This season has all the makings of being another hotly-contested battle for Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women's basketball supremacy on the hardwood. Saginaw Valley State University will begin their 2012-13 schedule with an exhibition tilt Thursday (Nov. 1) at Michigan State University when they battle the Spartans at 7:00 PM. The Cardinals will look to a talented group of youngsters as they look to surprise the rest of the conference.

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Saginaw Valley State University

Overview: Youth will be served this season as Saginaw Valley's roster boasts just one senior, guard Aysha Boston. Joining Boston on the SVSU roster are two juniors, two sophomores and six freshmen. One of the young players who could step up big this season for the Cardinals is forward Samantha Zirzow, who averaged 9.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Boston, who started in 23 of 25 games last season, averaged 4.8 points and 2.2 assists per contest. Kayla Womack, a junior guard, and Kristen Greene, another junior guard, bring experience back to the Cardinals' lineup. In spite of that youth, Saginaw Valley will be focused on competing game after game to improve on last year's 6-20 overall record on the hardwood.

Coaching: Jamie Pewinski is entering her second season as the head women's basketball coach at Saginaw Valley State University.

Noteworthy: Coach Pewinski spent the previous 12 seasons on the Lake Superior State coaching staff prior to becoming the new head coach of the Cardinals in 2011.

2011-12 Record: 6-20 overall, 4-15 GLIAC