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Men’s Basketball Drops Close Game to Ashland

Senior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) was selected the Meijer "Player of the Game" after leading Saginaw Valley with 15 points and six rebounds.
Senior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) was selected the Meijer "Player of the Game" after leading Saginaw Valley with 15 points and six rebounds.
Posted: Dec 20, 2008

ASHLAND, Ohio - The Saginaw Valley State men’s basketball team lost a tough match to Ashland University today (Dec. 20) 74-70.

The Cardinals were led on offense by junior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) who scored a game-high 24 points, including 6-of-12 from beyond the three point line, and pulled down 12 rebounds. Freshman point guard Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind.) knocked down 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting.

Overall, SVSU shot 41 percent from the floor, and went 7-for-9 from the charity stripe.

The loss drops the Cardinals’ record to 1-5 overall, and 1-3 in the GLIAC, while Ashland improves to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the GLIAC.