The Basics

Score: Saginaw Valley 95 - Purdue Calumet 61
Records: SVSU (3-2) | PUC (6-2)
Location: Fitness and Recreation Center - Hammond, Ind.

HAMMOND, Ind. - Five different Saginaw Valley State University women's basketball players scored in double figures in the team's 95-61 victory at Purdue University-Calumet on Saturday (Nov. 28) afternoon. 

Emily Wendling tied a season-high with 24 points and Halee Nieman added a career-high 22 points while leading the offensive outburst. Alex Green and Danielle Carriere each added 12 points and Anna Hall posted 11 in double-figure efforts as well. 

The Lady Cardinals ran out to a 5-0 lead in the contest at the 8:38 point in the first quarter and would not look back, leading coast-to-coast in the game. A Green jumper with 17 seconds left in the opening frame gave the visitors a 28-13 edge in the first quarter break. 

SVSU owned the second quarter as well, notching 21 points while pressing the defense and holding the Peregrines to just eight points. That made the score 49-21 in the Cards' advantage heading into the half. 

A Katelyn Carriere layup just into the third quarter made the SVSU lead 30 points at 51-21 and the Cards out-scored Purdue Calumet by a 24-22 advantage in the third quarter, carrying a 73-43 edge into the final period. 

Saginaw Valley posted a 22-18 advantage in the fourth quarter and closed-out for the 95-61 victory. The Lady Cards led by as many as 39 points, coming with 2:47 left in the game when the score was 90-51 when Grace Whelan hit a pair of free throws. 

Inside the Boxscore

• Wendling's 24 points came with a game-high eight rebounds for SVSU. She was 10-of-12 from the floor and hit her first three-pointer of the season. She added a pair of assists, two blocks and a steal. Wendling now has 947 career points, putting her closer to the 1,000-point milestone.
• Nieman posted career-highs of 22 points and five rebounds. She was 7-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc with three assists and three steals.
• Hall marked a new career-high with seven rebounds to go along with her 11 points. Her four assists and three steals were also career-bests in now her fifth contest. 
• Danielle Carriere had six boards to go along with her 12 points, as she went 3-of-3 from three and added a trio of free throws. 
• Green had four assists with her dozen points, marking a season-best.
• SVSU shot a season-best 58.3% (35-60) from the floor and shot 8-of-12 (66.7%) from beyond the arc. 
• The Lady Cardinals out-rebounded Purdue Calumet by a 41-32 margin and held a 44-24 edge in points in the paint. 
• The 95 points is the most since the 2013-14 season when SV posted a 103-45 win over Marygrove College on November 27, 2013. 

Meijer "Player of the Game"

Nieman was named the Meijer "Player of the Game" after posting career-highs of 22 points and five rebounds. She had three assists and three steals as well.

From Head Coach Jamie Pewinski...

"I'm really happy with our defensive effort today. We forced them out of their initial offense and that led to a lot of transition baskets for us. It was another chance for us to improve in our system and we did that, so as a coach that is exciting to see! As we head into conference play, it's nice to see everyone getting minutes and gaining confidence!"

Up Next for Saginaw Valley

The Lady Cardinals open up the 2015-16 GLIAC slate on Thursday (Dec. 3) with a contest against the Ohio Dominican University Panthers. Tip-off for the first game of the league season is set for 6:00 p.m. at SVSU's O'Neill Arena.