INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Saginaw Valley State University volleyball team lost its third match of the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge today (Oct. 18) taking 23rd ranked Northern Kentucky University to five games before falling 26-24, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25 and 12-15.

In the match, the Cardinals had 67 kills, led by senior outside hitter Sarah Redoute (Clinton Township, Mich./L’Anse Creuse HS) who contributed 24 kills to lead all players in the match, while middle hitter Jaclyn Carnago (St. Clair, Mich./St. Clair HS) got a dozen kills. Junior outside hitter Allison Schlinkert (Marysville, Mich./Marysville HS) contributed 10 kills.

Defensively for the Cardinals, senior Carmen Schacher (Flint, Mich./Kearsley HS) got 18 digs to lead all players in the match. Junior setter Kait Harris (Essexville, Mich/Garber HS) got 10 digs, and 54 assists to lead all players in assists.

The Cardinals fall to 17-5 on the season, and will return to action at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 when SVSU takes on Michigan Tech. in Cardinal Gym for High School Night, and the first game of the Cardinals’ two-game fundraising effort for "Dig for the Cure."