SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley women’s basketball team fell to Lake Superior State today (Dec. 12) 83-56 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) match-up.

Saginaw Valley took the lead at 13:41 in the first half but, was unable to maintain the advantage.   The Cardinals were led by freshman Grace Herzog (Linden, Mich. / Powers HS), who scored eight of her nine total points and pulled down all five of her rebounds in the first half.

The Lakers entered the second half with a 16-point lead, an advantage they would keep throughout the remainder of the game.   Junior Brittany Burkhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Central HS) scored six of her 12 points in the second half and ended the game with two rebounds while junior Rhonda Gusa (Harbor Beach, Mich.) finished the afternoon with nine points and grabbed two rebounds. 

With the loss, Saginaw Valley falls to 2-5 overall this season, with an 0-3 mark in the GLIAC, while Lake Superior State improves to 3-2 overall on the season and 2-1 in the GLIAC.  The Cardinals return to action on Saturday (Dec. 19), when they return home to take on Ashland University.  Tip off is at 1:00pm.