The Basics

Score: Saginaw Valley 85 - LeMoyne-Owen 49
Records: SSVSU (1-2) | LMO (1-1)
Location: Billy Key Court - Rolla, Mo.

ROLLA, Mo. - The SVSU women's basketball team notched its first victory of the 2015-16 campaign after posting an 85-49 win over Lemoyne-Owen College on Friday evening at the GLIAC/GLVC Tournament, hosted by Missouri S&T.

The Ladies got double-digit scoring efforts from Emily Wending and Alex Green in the contest, as Wending netted a season-high 24 points and Green tallied 12.

Saginaw Valley ran out to a 16-0 lead to begin the game and didn't look back, finishing the first quarter being ahead by a 20-8 margin as Wending posted eight first frame points.

The second quarter saw the Cards continue the fine play, as SV had a decisive 23-10 advantage in that 10-minute time span as well. Wending added six more points in the second while Anna Hall, Green and Katelyn Carriers all had four points. The halftime score would be 43-18 in SVSU's favor.

Ten more points from Wending, six from Green and four from Haley Neiman led SVSU to a 25-15 score edge in the third frame, upping the lead for the Cardinals to 68-33.

The Cardinals edged-out the Magicians by a 17-16 count in the final 10 minutes of play, closing out for the 36-point win at 85-49. Kasey Nelson had six fourth quarter points while Abby Schlicher posted four.

Inside the Boxscore

• Wendling led the way offensively for the Cards, netting 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting. She added nine rebounds and a pair of assists while narrowly missing out on three straight double-doubles to begin the 2015-16 campaign.
• Green posted 12 points and a career-high six steals while playing a team-high 27 minutes.
• Neiman had a career-best nine points in the contest, adding three boards and two assists.
• Anna Hall added nine points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal.
• Katelyn Carriers had nine points as well for SVSU, adding five rebounds, five assists, a block and three steals in her first action of the season.
• Danielle Carriers grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for SVSU, marking a new career-high for her in that category.
• The Lady Cardinals shot 54.5% (36-66) from the floor and held the Magicians to a mark of 30.3% (20-66).
• SVSU led by as many as 42 points in the game, coming at the 4:20 mark of the fourth quarter with the score 80-38.
• The Cards also posted a 49-30 edge on the glass against Lemoyne-Owen.

Meijer "Player of the Game"

Wendling earned Meijer "Player of the Game" honors after her 24 points and nine boards.

Up Next for Saginaw Valley

The Lady Cardinals play the host Missouri S&T Miners Saturday (Nov. 21) in a 5:30 p.m. eastern time matchup.