UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University women's soccer team suffered its first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) loss today (Sept. 19) falling to the University of Findlay, 2-1.

The Cardinals were only able to get one shot on goal in the first half of the contest as they entered halftime with a 0-0 tie.  The Oilers got on the board first in the second half, but Saginaw Valley answered back just seven minutes later to make the game 1-1.  Sophomore Tiffany Bell (Troy, Mich. / Troy Athens HS) netted her second goal of the season off a pass from freshman Kellsey Posten (New Boston, Mich. / New Boston Huron HS).  The one goal was not enough as Findlay scored at the 69:12 mark to end the contest at 2-1.

Sophomore goaltender Laure Van de Valk (Burlington, Ont. / Assumption Catholic SS HS) got her first start in goal, saving four shots and making her 0-1 on the season.  The Cardinals had a total of eleven shots, five of which were on goal.

With the loss Saginaw Valley falls to 4-2-1 overall on the season, and 3-1-1 in the GLIAC, while Findlay improves to 4-1-1 overall on the season, and 4-1-0 in the GLIAC.  The Cardinals will be back in action on Friday (Sept. 24) when they travel to Northern Michigan University.  Game time is scheduled for 2:00 pm.