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Saturday, June 11, 2011  SVSU was awarded the GLIAC Community Engagement Award for its annual “Trunk-or-Treat” Around the Track program.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Despite a disappointing 2010 season, the direction of SVSU football is still a positive one, and Wednesday's announcement could certainly provide long-term benefits for the program.

Sunday, May 29, 2011  UC San Diego put together a solid all-around game and fought off a feisty Saginaw Valley State squad in the 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon.

Saturday, May 21, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State University softball team (40-16) secured a spot in the NCAA Division II Softball Championships with a 2-0 Midwest Super Regional victory over the Grand Valley State University Lakers (41-16).

Friday, May 20, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State softball team opened their best-of-three Super Regional series versus Grand Valley State with a 5-2 win on Friday afternoon on the campus of SVSU.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team fell to the Ferris State University Bulldogs in the opening round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament by a score of 80-61.

Saturday, February 26, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team closed-out the 2010-11 regular season with a 76-61 home victory over Northern Michigan University on Saturday night (2/26) in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) match-up.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  Both SVSU and Northwood endured narrow home losses on Thursday night, but the Timberwolves' setback proved far more costly.  Their 73-71 loss to last-place Northern Michigan eliminated them from playoff contention, as the Cardinals therefore clinched a berth as a result.

Saturday, February 19, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team fell to the #19-ranked Hillsdale Chargers today (2/19) by a score of 84-68.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  The victory moves the Cardinals overall record to 12-11 and 8-8 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) play while the Timberwolves fall to 9-16 overall on the season and 6-10 in conference action.

Sunday, February 13, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team fell to Urbana University today (2/12), 71-58.  With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 11-11 overall on the season and remain at 7-8 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  The Cardinals came-away with an 88-76 victory over the Timberwolves, moving their record to 11-10 overall on the season and 7-8 in the GLIAC.  Northwood falls to 8-15 overall and 5-9 in league play.

Monday, February 07, 2011  SVSU men's basketball junior guard Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind./TC Howe HS) has been selected as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division "Player of the Week", it was announced by the league office.

Saturday, February 05, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team took a heartbreaking loss to the Bulldogs of Ferris State University today (2/5), 70-68 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) match-up.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  The Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team defeated the visiting Grand Valley State University Lakers on Thursday (2/3) by a score of 61-59 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) contest.