BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Saginaw Valley State University women's basketball team fell to Ferris State University 82-68 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference quarterfinals on Wednesday night from Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. 

SVSU closes the season with a 16-11 overall record and an 11-8 mark in GLIAC play.

How it happened:

• The Cardinals started strong, getting a 3-point basket from Tyler Scheid, and baskets from Kaitlyn Zarycki and Maddie Barrie. 
• SVSU opened up a six-point lead with 2:30 left in the quarter after a Zarycki jumper. 
• Both teams struggled towards the end of the quarter, and SVSU held a 16-10 advantage after one.
• A Zarycki layup built the Cardinal lead to eight points in the second quarter. 
• Ferris State responded with a 15-0 run to take a 26-18 lead.
• Back-to-back 3-pointers by Rachel Rustad helped slow the Bulldogs down. 
• Rustad hit another 3-pointer with 52 seconds left in the half, before a layup by Ferris State allowed the Bulldogs to take a 32-29 halftime lead. 
• SVSU quickly jumped ahead in the third quarter after layups by Barrie and Tori DePerry. 
• The Bulldogs opened up a six-point lead with 7:43 left in the period.
• A layup by Rustad with 4:55 left in the quarter put the Cardinals back in front before the Bulldogs took a five-point advantage heading into the final quarter.
• After a Maddie Maloney jumper with 7:17 left in the game, Ferris State went on an 11-2 run and opened up a 10-point lead.
• The Cardinals were unable to answer, as the Bulldogs led by as many as 16 points en route to victory. 

Inside the Box Score:

• Maddie Maloney led SVSU with 13 points and four assists. The senior was 5-of-9 from the field.
• Rustad scored a career-high 11 points and was 3-of-3 from 3-point range. 
• Zarycki and DePerry posted 10 points each. Zarycki added eight assists and seven rebounds. She led the Cardinals in scoring this season with 505 points. 
• SVSU was 26-of-54 from the field, 8-of-21 from deep, and 8-of-11 from the free-throw line.
• Adrienne Anderson led the Bulldogs with a game-high 22 points.