UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women’s soccer team defeated Ashland University today (Oct. 18) 2-1 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Ahtletic Conference (GLIAC) match-up. The win ties a school record of 12 wins in a season for the Cardinals.

Saginaw Valley would have to fight back after Ashland got on the board in the 34th minute of the game to give them the 1-0 advantage. Junior Amanda Kady (Macomb, Mich. / Eisenhower HS) knotted the score in the 83rd minute to force the game into overtime. Sophomore Samantha Echols (Walled Lake, Mich. ) found the back of the net on a penalty kick for her eighth goal of the season.

With the win Saginaw Valley improves to 12-1-2 overall on the season and 9-0-2 in the GLIAC, while Ashland falls to 3-10-3 overall on the season and 0-9-2 in the GLIAC, The Cardinals will return to action on Friday (Oct 23) when the will travel to Ferris State at 4:00 pm.