UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State
men’s basketball team defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs
today (Jan. 10), 93-84, for their second conference win.
Saginaw Valley was led in scoring by senior guard Dante Williams
(Romulus, Mich.) with a game high of 27 points, 21 of which were
scored in the second half. Junior forward Avery Stephenson
(Romulus, Mich.) sank 20 points, 18 of which came in the second
half.
In the first half, the Cardinals were led by junior forward Adam
Gries (Fremont, OH) with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the
floor. Junior guard Ronald Ferguson (Lansing, Mich.) also added
eight points in the first stanza to give the Cardinals a 10 point
advantage going into halftime.
In the second half, the Cardinals capitalized on the
Bulldogs’ 10 turnovers, giving Saginaw Valley as a big of
lead as 24 points. Stephenson went 10-for-11 from the line and
Williams shot 5-for-6 from the floor. AS a team in the second half
SVSU shot 66.7 percent from the field.
With the win Saginaw Valley moves to 2-10 overall and 2-6 in the
GLIAC, while Ferris State drops to 5-7 overall and 3-4 in the
GLIAC. The Cardinals will return to action at 8 p.m. on Thursday
(Jan.15) when they host Wayne State.