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Natalie Nickol 2014-15 action at the Q
Natalie Nickol scored a career-high 11 points
69
Malone MAL 4-6, 1-4 GLIAC
82
Winner Saginaw Valley SVW 6-4, 3-2 GLIAC
Malone MAL
4-6, 1-4 GLIAC
69
Final
82
Saginaw Valley SVW
6-4, 3-2 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Malone MAL 19 10 23 17 69
Saginaw Valley SVW 23 21 20 18 82

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Defeated by Saginaw Valley State 82-69

The Malone University women's basketball team lost on the road Saturday to Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) opponent Saginaw Valley State University 82-69.

Back-to-back three-pointers by Natalie Nickol and a layup by Naomi Grandison fueled the Pioneers to a 19-18 lead late in the first quarter. But the Cardinals, shooting 60% (18-30) from the floor in the first half, used a 26-8 run to extend their lead to as many as 17 points before Bri Libertore nailed a layup just before the half to make it 44-29.

Libertore's jumper following a Rachel Goddard three-pointer cut the SVSU lead to 10 early in the third quarter. The Cardinals, however, used a 14-2 run over three minutes to stretch the advantage to 58-36. Chrissie Vaughan scored three points the old-fashioned way before burying a triple to change the momentum. Another triple by Lexie Pittinger and an and-1 by Naomi Grandison cut the deficit back down to 10. Saginaw Valley's Emily Wendling hit two free throws to give the Cardinals a 64-52 edge heading into the 4th.

A Tara Schaffter jump shot opened the 4th quarter scoring to cut the deficit again down to 10 but that was as close as Malone would get. Wendling, the GLIAC's leading scorer, hit a three on the next possession as part of her 11 points in the quarter to help the Cardinals (6-4, 3-2 GLIAC) pull away for the 82-69 victory.
 

Malone Individual Highlights:
Saginaw Valley Individual Highlights:
  • Emily Wendling led all scorers with 31 points...the 6'3" forward shot 68.4% from the field and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds including 11 on the offensive end
  • Katelyn Carriere was 4-of-6 from long range and finished with 18 points
  • Her sister Danielle Carriere added 13 points and 3 steals

Game Notes:
  • The Cardinals nearly doubled Malone in rebounding 37-19, including a 12-6 edge on the offensive glass
  • Saginaw Valley shot 57.1% (32-56) from the floor, 40% (6-15) from beyond the arc, and 85.7% (12-14) from the free throw line
  • Malone shot 45.6% (26-57) from the floor, 30% (6-20) from three-point range, and 84.6% (11-13) from the charity stripe
  • The Pioneers finished with 11 steals and 18 points off of turnovers
  • The Cardinals finished with 42 points in the paint and 15 second-chance points

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