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Saginaw Valley Defeats Adrian, 71-50 in Home Opener

Senior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) was selected the Meijer "Player of the Game" after leading Saginaw Valley with 15 points and six rebounds.
Senior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) was selected the Meijer "Player of the Game" after leading Saginaw Valley with 15 points and six rebounds.
Posted: Nov 15, 2009

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team defeated Adrian College today (Nov. 15) 71-55 in their home opener.

The Cardinals got out to a fast start, going up as many as 14 points with 1:27 left in the first half. Junior forward Dan Genther (Laingsburg, Mich.) led Saginaw Valley in scoring with 9 points while both Keithan Jackson (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Josh Eisenga (McBain, Mich.) pulled down three rebounds a piece. 

The Cardinals would come out of the locker room strong by going up as many as 25 points with 10:59 left in the game.  Senior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) led Saginaw Valley with 13 points and three rebounds.  As a team the Cardinals shot 10-for-15 from the free throw line. 

Sophomore Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind. / T.C. Howe HS) ended the afternoon with 12 points and five rebounds, Stephenson had 15 points and five rebounds, and both Genther and Chris Webb (Saginaw, Mich. / Arthur Hills HS) had nine points.  The Cardinals were 6-for-10 from the free throw line and 3-for-7 from beyond the arch in the second half. 

With the win Saginaw Valley improves to 1-0 overall on the season, while Adrian falls to 0- 1 overall on the season. The Cardinals return to action on Wednesday (Nov. 18) when they host Rochester College.  Tip off is at 7:00 pm.