SVSU defeats Wayne St. 68-63

Posted: 02.04.2010 at 10:44 PM

SVSU's Avery Stephenson sinks a tough running shot Thursday night versus Wayne State. / Dillon Collier

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Freshman Webb pours in 16 points

The Saginaw Valley State University men’s basketball team defeated Wayne State University, 68-63 today (Feb. 4) in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) match up.
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The Cardinals entered the locker room at halftime up by six, 28-22. Saginaw would hold the lead through the entire first half. Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind. / T.C. Howe HS) led the team in points with seven, while teammate Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) put up six points of his own and pulled down three rebounds.

Saginaw Valley would hold their biggest lead of the game when they went up 15 point at 9:51 in the contest. Meijer “Player of the Game” Chris Webb (Saginaw, Mich. / Saginaw Arthur Hill) led the Cardinals with 13 points, while Foster added six points. Stephenson and sophomore Josh Eisenga (McBain, Mich. / McBain HS) both grabbed four rebounds for Saginaw Valley. The Cardinals shot 19-for-23 from behind the line in the second half.

Webb ended the night with 16 points, while Foster added 13 and junior Dan Genther (Laingsburg, Mich.) netted 12. Stephenson ended the night with eight points and pulled down seven rebounds.

With the win Saginaw Valley improves to 13-7 overall on the season, and 10-5 in the GLIAC, while Wayne State falls to 10-9 overall on the season and 8-7 in the GLIAC. The Cardinals will be back in action on Saturday (Feb. 6) when they take on Northwood University at the Ryder Center. Tip off is scheduled for 7:00pm.

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