ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women's basketball dropped a road contest at Grand Valley State University tonight (Jan. 24) by a score of 74-48.

Meijer 'Player of the Game' Paige Wright (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Northrop HS), in her first career start, answered a Grand Valley triple with a three of her own as both teams opened their scoring with shots from beyond the arc just one minute into the contest.

From there, the Cardinals fell behind in the contest as the Lakers ran out to a 20-9 advantage midway through the first half. Grand Valley also outrebounded Saginaw Valley by a 23-15 margin in the first half.

The Lakers controlled play and capitalized on 14 assists in the first half alone to take a 44-22 lead into halftime. Danielle Carriere (London, Ontario / John Paul II) led SVSU with nine points in the first twenty minutes of action.

In the second half, Saginaw Valley was unable to cut into the deficit starting just 1-of-7 from the floor as GVSU increased their lead. The Cardinals managed to outrebound the Lakers by a 23-14 margin in the second half, but it was not enough as Grand Valley went on to the victory, 74-48.

Paige Wright and Katelyn Carriere (London, Ontario / John Paul II) led the SVSU offense with 10 points apiece, while Danielle Carriere posted nine points and six rebounds. Emily Wendling finished the night with six points and nine rebounds.

Saginaw Valley ended up with the rebounding edge by a slight 38-37 margin. The Cardinals fired just 28.6 percent from the field, while Grand Valley shot 46.8 percent. SVSU also went to the charity stripe 22 times on the night, compared to just 12 attempts for the Lakers.

SVSU drops to 6-10 on the year and 4-8 in the conference with the loss, while GVSU improves to 13-4 on the year and 9-4 in the GLIAC.

The Lady Cardinals will return home on Saturday (Jan. 26) when they host Ferris State University for a 7:00 PM start.