PAINESVILLE, Ohio - On the front-end of a weekend trip in Ohio, the SVSU Cardinal volleyball team posted a 3-0 sweep over Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) foe Lake Erie.

The Cardinals grabbed a 1-0 lead after claiming the first frame by a score of 25-22.  Down to their last point in the second set (24-22), SVSU got four-consecutive points to close-out for a 26-24 victory, making the score 2-0.  Saginaw Valley closed-out the match with a 25-21 win in the third and final set.

With the victory, SVSU improves to 8-6 overall in 2013 and 3-3 in the GLIAC.  Lake Erie falls to 0-10 over all and 0-6 in league play.

Junior Kelsey Ferla (Lincoln Park, Mich./Gabriel Richard) led the offensive attack with a match-high 13 kills while adding eight digs on the defensive end.  She earned Chili's "Player of the Match" for her efforts.

Freshman Andrea Brigham (Concord, Mich./Concord) had six kills while senior Lyndsay Reynolds (Saline, Mich./Saline) and junior Makenzie Frodle (Fraser, Mich./Fraser) each had five kills and hit for percentages of .500 and .400, respectively.  Frodle added a game-high three blocks for SVSU as well.

Redshirt freshman Kelly Vellucci (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson) had 18 assists and senior Nicole Adam (Sterling Heights, Mich./Sterling Heights) added 16 helpers

Saginaw Valley returns to action tomorrow (Oct. 5) at Ashland University.  The Eagles enter the contest with an 11-3 overall record and 5-1 mark in legue play.  The match is set to begin at 2:00 pm.