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Printer-Friendly ModeCards losing streak reaches 11 games
February 8, 2010 —
As the turnovers pile up, so do the losses.
In the GLIAC, the Cardinals rank last in turnovers, averaging 23 per game.
Thirty turnovers against Wayne State and 18 against Northwood proved too much for the Cardinals to overcome. Wayne State defeated SVSU 73-62. Northwood beat the Cardinals 76-52.
The losses extended the Cardinals losing streak to 11 games.
Wayne State took a 6-4 lead at the 17:47 mark and never looked back.
The Cardinals trailed 42-28 at the half, although the worst was yet to come.
With 6:27 remaining in the game, Wayne State led 65-44.
SVSU ended the game on a 10-0 run although it was too little too late.
The Warriors turned the 30 Cardinal turnovers into 30 points. SVSU scored 18 points off 18 Warrior turnovers.
Bench production has been an issue for the Cardinals much of the season. Those struggles continued against Wayne State.
Wayne State’s bench outscored SVSU’s 36-22. In the first half alone, the Warrior bench contributed 25 points.
The Cardinals shot 48 percent from the field, converting 22-46 shots. Wayne State shot 44 percent, although they had 20 more shots than SVSU. The Warriors made 29- 66 shots.
No SVSU player scored in double digits while Wayne State had three players score at least 11 points.
Freshman forward Jasmine Kennedy, sophomore guard Marah Kyle, and junior forward Brittany Burkhardt each had nine points for the Cardinals.
Against Northwood, Kyle made a three-pointer at the 19:46 mark to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead. It was the only time SVSU would have the lead.
Northwood responded by scoring the next 12 points. SVSU went exactly five minutes before scoring its’ next points, another three pointer, this time by Kennedy.
The Cardinals however, had no answer for the Timberwolve offense.
SVSU trailed 50-27 at the half.
The second half was much closer, although the Cardinals couldn’t get enough going offensively to get back into the game.
Northwood scored 26 second half points. SVSU scored 25. Kennedy had a big game offensively, scoring a career-high 22 points to go along with a steal and an assist. It wasn’t enough to overcome three Northwood players scoring at least 17 points.
Kyle finished the contest with eight points, two assists, and a steal. Freshman forward Grace Herzog also finished with eight points.
The Cardinals shot only 30 percent from the field for the game while Northwood knocked down 57 percent of its shots.
Unlike the game against Wayne State, the Cardinals dominated in bench points, outscoring the Timberwolves bench 29-4. The difference was Northwood’s Jodi Ostergren’s 28 points and Pam Wilson’s 21 points.
Northwood was able to dominate inside, scoring 36 points in the paint compared to only 18 for the Cardinals. The Timberwolves also led on the glass, outrebounding SVSU 36-26.
With the losses, the Cardinals record drops to 4-17 overall, 2-14 in the GLIAC.
This week, SVSU is on the road Thursday at Ashland for a 5:30 p.m. start. On Saturday, the Cardinals travel to Tiffin to take on the Dragons at 1 p.m.
SVSU’s last road win was November 28th, a 69-64 decision at Lewis University.