The Basics

Score: Michigan Tech 67, Saginaw Valley 56 
Records: MTU (11-5, 9-3 GLIAC) | SVSU (12-5, 9-3 GLIAC)
Location: SDC Gymnasium - Houghton, Mich.

HOUGHTON, Mich. - The SVSU women's basketball team played at Michigan Tech University in the second leg of its Upper Peninsula trip on Saturday (Jan. 23) afternoon searching for its ninth straight victory of the 2015-16 season. Despite a 14-14 tie after the opening quarter and a strong third quarter, the Lady Cardinals dropped a 67-56 decision in a tough road matchup in GLIAC North Divison action. 

Alex Green got the game started with a made jumper at the 9:38 marker of the first quarter and Halee Nieman got SVSU back out front with a pair of free throws to make the score 6-5 in the visitors' advantage.

Trailing 14-12, Anna Hall made a layup to make the score 14-14 for the fourth tie after the SV lead, which is where the score would stand after the opening 10 minutes of play. 

Hall opened the second quarter with a pair of free throws to give the visitors a 16-14 edge. 

Tech would grab the lead from there and carry a 32-24 lead into the halftime break. 

Emily Wendling opened the second quarter with a pair of made layups to cut the deficit to 32-28 at the 8:31 mark. Grace Whelan converted a three-point play at the 2:17 mark to make the score 46-41 in Tech's favor and a Danielle Carriere triple and jumper that ended the frame made the score 50-46 with the Huskies leading.

SVSU outscored the Huskies by a 22-18 count in the third quarter. 

Michigan Tech would maintain the lead despite a Danielle Carriere layup drawing the Lady Cards within four points (56-52) with 7:10 left in the game. The Huskies would hold on for a 67-56 victory.

Inside the Boxscore

• Wendling scored a team-high 20 points and added six rebounds for SVSU. 
• Halee Nieman tied her career-high with nine rebounds for the visitors, adding eight points to the effort. 
• Wheland added seven points with four rebounds while Danielle Carriere had seven points as well. 
• Saginaw Valley was stellar from the free throw line as well, going a perfect 11-of-11 from the charity stripe. It's the third time the Cards have not missed a foul shot. 
• SVSU held a 40-36 edge in points in the paint and the Lady Cardinal bench outscored Tech, 16-8.
• Saginaw Valley is still in a tie for first place in the GLIAC North Division with a 9-3 league record to go along with its 12-5 overall record. 
• The eight game winning streak that was snapped was the longest since the 1998-99 season for Saginaw Valley. 

Meijer "Player of the Game"

Wendling was named the Meijer "Player of the Game" after her 20 points and six rebounds. She added a block in the contest as well. 

Up Next for Saginaw Valley

Saginaw Valley returns home for a matchup Thursday (Jan. 28) against the Grand Valley State University Lakers. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. at SVSU's O'Neill Arena. It will be a RED OUT at SVSU, as all fans are asked to support their Cardinals by wearing red.

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