UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – In a hard fought contest, the Saginaw Valley State University womens soccer team lost a tight match up with Northern Michigan University 3-2 Friday (Sept. 26) afternoon at the SVSU Soccer Complex.

In the loss, which puts the Cardinals’ record at 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the GLIAC, the Cardinals fought hard in the middle of the field, but couldn’t overcome the Wildcats’ one goal advantage as time ran out.

In the first half, SVSU senior Stephanie Roy (Royal Oak, Mich./Dondero HS) netted the Cardinals’ first goal at the 18 minute mark to knot the score 2-1. In the second half, Roy found the back of the net again when she received a pass from junior Jaclyn Barrett (Williamston, Mich./Williamston HS) at the 72 minute mark to beat Northern’s goalkeeper Kara Music.

In the loss, the Cardinals notched 13 shots on goal, and will look for a win when SVSU travels to Ashland University on Oct. 3.