Cardinals Fall to Lakers, 49-24ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University football team was defeated today by Grand Valley State University 49-24 in the regular season finale at Lubbers Stadium. The Cardinals fall to 7-3 with the loss while the Lakers improve to 8-3 overall on the campaign and 7-3 in conference.

The Lakers took an early 7-0 after Hersey Jackson found a crease from three yards out.  The Cardinals would respond on the ensuing possession with a three-play drive that was capped off by a Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS) 60-yard touchdown run down the SVSU sideline.

The Lakers would go back on top 14-7 after Michael Ratay found the endzone from three yards out.  GVSU would push their advantage to 21-7 on a five yard touchdown catch by Charles Johnson with 11:55 left in the first half.

With Grand Valley driving late in the first half the Cardinals came up with a blocked field goal to give SVSU the ball on the 20-yard line with 39 seconds left in the first half.  The Cardinal offense would move the ball down the field behind the arm of Jennings who would find Jeff Janis just inside the goal line on a 30-yard pass to cut the Lakers advantage to 21-14 as time expired in the half. Janis finished the contest with eight catches for 94 yards and a touchdown.

SVSU would get the ball to start the second half and marched down for a 28-yard field goal to bring the Cardinals to within four points at 21-17.  Grand Valley would add another touchdown to extend its lead to 28-17 as the third quarter was coming to a close.

Tim Hogue (Inkster, Mich.) would take the ensuing kickoff 90-yards to close out the third quarter and give the Cardinals the ball inside the Laker 10-yard line. Hogue would earn Meijer "Player of the Game" honors as he finished with 101 all-purpose yards for SVSU.

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Saginaw Valley would find the endzone to open the final quarter as Jennings connected with Zach Cecich (Crown Point, Ind.) on a leaping one-yard touchdown pass in the corner to put the Cardinals within four at 28-24.

However, the Lakers would return the ensuing kickoff 100 yards as Erik Thompson pushed the lead back up to 35-24 in favor of Grand Valley.

The Cardinals failed to gain momentum in the fourth quarter and Grand Valley scored two more touchdowns to make the final score 49-24. The Cardinal defense was lead by Jeff Heath (Lake Orion, Mich.) who had 12 tackles while senior Darius Middlebrooks (Indianapolis, Ind./Indiana State University) recorded 11 tackles in the loss. Senior Brandon Williams (Flint, Mich./Kearsley HS) and Murphy Wilson (Saginaw, Mich./Nouvel Catholic Central HS) each posted eight tackles on the evening.Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111112gobajs

Cardinals Get Playoff Nod, Travel to Minnesota-Duluth

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University football team has been selected by the NCAA to participate in the 2011 Division II Playoffs.  The Cardinals earned the No. 5 seed in Super Region #3 and will travel to play No. 4 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday (Nov. 19).

SVSU who finished the regular season with a 7-3 record overall and in the GLIAC is making its first appearance in the NCAA Playoffs since they traveled to Nebraska-Kearney in 2009.  The Cardinals are making their seventh appearance in the postseason since 2000.

Minnesota Duluth finished the season with an 9-2 record overall and claimed their fourth straight Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship (NSIC) this season.  They are making their sixth appearance in the NCAA Playoffs since 2002, winning the Division II National Championship in 2008 and 2010.

Earning the top seed in the region was Colorado State University-Pueblo (11-0), who will receive a first round bye.  Joining them with a first round bye is Nebraska-Kearney (10-1) who claimed the No. 2 seed.  St. Cloud State (9-2) and Minnesota Duluth (9-2) claimed the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds earning the right to host first round games. Join-ing No. 5 SVSU from the GLIAC is Wayne State (8-3), who claimed the final spot over GLIAC

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Champion Hillsdale.Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111113r9h1bx

Recap of Week #10: Grand Valley State University

Cardinals 24 Lakers 49 Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Saginaw Valley 7 7 3 7 24Grand Valley 14 7 7 21 49

Scoring Summary:

Prd Time Scoring Summary SV-GV1 11:26 Grand Valley St. - Hersey Jackson 3 yd

run. (Ryan Stokes kick is good).0 - 7

Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards in 3:34.1 10:13 Saginaw Valley - J. Jennings 60 yd run.

(Scott Stanford kick is good).7 - 7

Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards in 1:13.1 4:34 Grand Valley St. - Michael Ratay 3 yd run.

(Ryan Stokes kick is good).7 - 14

Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards in 5:39.2 11:55 Grand Valley St. - Charles Johnson 5 yd

pass from Heath Parling. (Ryan Stokes kick is good).

7 - 21

Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards in 6:11.2 0:00 Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 30 yd pass from

J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good).14 - 21

Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 0:32.3 10:43 Saginaw Valley - Scott Stanford 28 yd field

goal.17 - 21

Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards in 4:17.3 0:14 Grand Valley St. - Chris Robinson 4 yd run.

(Ryan Stokes kick is good).17 - 28

Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards in 3:56.4 13:37 Saginaw Valley - Zach Cecich 1 yd pass

from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good).

24 - 28

Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards in 1:37.4 13:23 Grand Valley St. - Erik Thompson 100 yd

kickoff return. (Ryan Stokes kick is good).24 - 35

4 6:38 Grand Valley St. - Chris Robinson 3 yd run. (Ryan Stokes kick is good).

24 - 42

Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards in 3:28.4 2:50 Grand Valley St. - Chris Robinson 1 yd run.

(Ryan Stokes kick is good).24 - 49

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SVSU vs. GVSU

Cardinal CaptainsFrank Toarmina (OL, SR, #60, son of Lou and Gina), Paul Webb (DL, SR, #58, son of David and Vicki), Brandon Williams (DE, SR, #8, son of Karen), and Nick Gallina (WR, SR, #17, son of Dave and Mary Ann) head out to win the pre-game coin toss.

Cardinals Rush the Field

Scott Stanford (K, FR, #38, son of Steve and Kris) kicks off. Also pictured is Isaac Zimmer (DB, JR, #24, son of Rick and Renee) and Zach Cecich (TE, JR, #89, son of David and Elizabeth).

Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards in 1:29.

Team Statistics:Saginaw Valley Statistics Grand Valley

15 FIRST DOWNS 267 Passing 117 Rushing 131 Penalty 2

50% (5 of 10) THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 40% (4 of 10)

0% (0 of 0) FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 67% (2 of 3)

172 NET YARDS PASSING 224

20-30 Completions-Attempts 18-24

5.7 Net yards per pass play 9.33 for 13 Sacked:Number-Yards 1 for 2

1 Had intercepted 1166 NET YARDS RUSHING 31723 Rushing Attempts 487.2 Average gain per rush 6.6

4 for 154 PUNTS: Number-Yards 1 for 5038.5 Average 50164 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 133

0 for 0 Punt Returns:No-Yards 2 for 185 for 164 Kickof Returns:No-Yards 2 for 1151 for 0 Int. Returns:No-Yards 1 for 0

5 for 42 PENALTIES: No-Yards 6 for 513-3 FUMBLES: No-Lost 1-0

1 for 2 SACKS: No-Yards 3 for 131 for 0 INTERCEPTIONS: No-Yards 1 for 023:33 TIME OF POSSESSION 36:27

Individual Statistics:

Passing CP-AT YDS TD INTJ. Jennings 20-30 172 2 1

Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TDJ. Jennings 7 78 11.1 60 1Tim Hogue 8 63 7.9 18 0Ronnie Lark 7 27 3.9 17 0Nick Gallina 1 -2 -2 0 0

Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TDJeff Janis 8 94 11.8 30 1Tim Hogue 4 38 9.5 21 0Mark Thrash 3 32 10.7 18 0Nick Gallina 2 11 5.5 6 0

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Defense Gets Set

Nate Snyder (DE, JR, #94, son of Jack and Leslie) rushes the QB.

Jonathon Jennings (QB, SO, #11, son of Calvin and Brenda) breaks into open field on his way to a TD

Offense Gets Set

Zach Cecich 1 1 1 1 1Nathan Hoyle 1 -1 -1 0 0Ronnie Lark 1 -3 -3 0 0

Kicking FG LG XP PTSScott Stanford 1/1 28 3/3 6

Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB -20Avery Steinlage 4 154 38.5 51 0 2

Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB

OB

Scott Stanford 4 255 63.8 2 0

Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TDTim Hogue 2 112 56 88 0Vai Peko 1 19 19 17 0Jamohn Martin 2 33 16.5 24 0

Interceptions NO YDS AVG LG TDBrian Johnson 1 0 0 0 0

Fumbles NO LOST O-D RECJ. Jennings 1 1    Vai Peko 1 1    Ronnie Lark 1 1    

Defensive Statistics

# Saginaw Valley Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds

TFL-Yds FF Int-Yds BrUp /

Blks5 Jeff Heath 8 4 12 - 1-4   - 1/0

20 D. Middlebrooks 4 7 11 - 0.5 - 1   -  8 B. Williams 4 4 8 1-2 1-2   -  

35 Murphy Wilson 4 4 8 - -   -  4 DeAngelo Parris 1 5 6 - 1-2   -  

10 Noah Sumpter 5 1 6 - -   -  26 Major Metcalf 2 4 6 - 1-8 1 -  

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41 Brian Johnson 1 5 6 - -   1-0  58 Paul Webb 0 4 4 - -   -  94 Nate Snyder 0 4 4 - -   -  23 Caleb Higbie 2 1 3 - -   -  37 Rodney Gallon 0 3 3 - -   -  98 Ryan Busch 0 3 3 - 0.5 - 1   -  2 David Toussaint 1 1 2 - -   -  

90 Daniel Ward 2 0 2 - -   -  97 Mason Duke 0 2 2 - -   -  1 Mark Thrash 1 0 1 - -   -  

27 Dex Teen 1 0 1 - -   -  40 Murtada Jabbie 1 0 1 - -   -  69 Jesse Somsel 0 0 0 - -   - 0/1

TOTALS 37 52 89 1-2 5-18 1 1-0 1/1

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Photo Recap of the Grand Valley Game<<<Michael Albrecht (WR, SO, #3, son of Steve and Ellen) is seen here getting ready for action.

Defense is Set

Cecich TD!

Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Dianne) makes the tackle.

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Above: Brian Johnson (LB, SO, #41, son of Brian and Karen) makes the interception on defense.

<<<Grant Caserta (LB, JR, #47, son of Jim and Deb) roams the sidelines.

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Upcoming Game of the Week: Minnesota - DuluthSaginaw Valley State University vs. University of Minnesota - Duluth

Cardinals Bulldogs2011 Ranking: 5th Regional Ranking 2011 Ranking: 9th AFCA

9th D2Football.com2011 Record: 7-3-0 2011 Record: 9-2-02010 Record: 4-7-0 2010 Record: 15-0-0Conference: GLIAC Conference: NSICHead Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Bob Nielson

Minnesota – Duluth is the defending NCAA DII Football National Champion

Lou’s Prediction: SVSU 45 – UM-D 30; Lou says “45 to 30. Both the offense and defense are ready to play their best game against a team that has never seen talent and determination like SV all year.” (By Lou Toarmina - father of Frank Toarmina, OL, SR, #60).

Driving Directions to Minnesota - Duluth“Every Game is a Home Game”

Support the Cardinal Football team on the road!

November 19th at University of Minnesota - Duluth Stadium: James S. Malosky Stadium; Game time is 1:00PM Eastern time.Main Campus Address: 1049 University Drive; Duluth, MN 55812Driving Directions:Step Directions Mileage Total Mileage

   You are at 7400 Bay Rd, Saginaw, MI 48604-9733, USA .    

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1 Go Northeast on M-84 N (Bay Rd) 3.6 miles 3.6 miles

2Take I-75 N (US-23 N) ramp on right (toll required for some segments) 184.3 miles 187.9 miles

3 Take Exit 344B (US-2, Manistique, Escanaba) on right 0.3 miles 188.2 miles4 Bear right onto BUS I-75 (US-2) 900 feet 188.4 miles5 Continue onto US-2 65.0 miles 253.4 miles6 Turn right onto M-77 17.3 miles 270.7 miles7 Turn sharply left onto M-28 35.1 miles 305.8 miles8 Turn left onto M-28 (E Munising Av) 2.2 miles 308.0 miles9 Continue onto M-28 95.0 miles 403.0 miles

10 Turn left onto US-141 (M-28) 4.1 miles 407.1 miles11 Continue onto M-28 74.1 miles 481.2 miles12 Turn right onto US-2 12.5 miles 493.7 miles

13Continue onto US-2 W; street becomes US-53 (E 2nd St, Harbor View Pkwy) 100.5 miles 594.2 miles

14 Continue onto US-53 N (E 2nd St) 0.9 miles 595.1 miles15 Continue onto US-53 N 0.4 miles 595.5 miles16 Take I-535 N (US-53 N) ramp 1.2 miles 596.7 miles17 Continue onto I-535 N (US-53 N, John A Blatnik Br) 1.4 miles 598.1 miles18 Take I-35 N (MN-61) exit on right 3.4 miles 601.5 miles19 Take Exit 258 (21st Av E) on right 0.3 miles 601.8 miles20 Turn left onto S 21st Av E 0.6 miles 602.4 miles21 Turn left onto E 4th St 700 feet 602.5 miles22 Turn sharply right onto County Road 9 (Woodland Av) 0.5 miles 603.0 miles23 Turn left onto W College St 0.4 miles 603.4 miles24 Turn sharply right onto University Dr 0.4 miles 603.8 miles

25You are at 1049 University Dr, Duluth, MN 55812-3011, USA .   603.8 miles

Hotel Information:Radisson Hotel Duluth Harborview (The team is staying here)505 W. Superior St.Duluth, MN 55802(218) 727-8981

Final Super Region 3 Rankings

Number 1 and 2 seeded teams get abye in the first round. Number 3 and 4seeded teams will host round 1 games.

Hillsdale, the GLIAC Champion wasnot seeded in the top six due to lowstrength of schedule.

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Super Region 3Rank Team Region Overall

1 CSU-Pueblo 10-0 11-02 Nebraska-Kearney 10-1 10-13 St. Cloud 8-2 9-24 Minnesota Duluth 9-2 9-25 Saginaw Valley 7-3 7-36 Wayne State 8-3 8-37 Hillsdale 8-3 8-38 Grand Valley 8-3 8-39 Minnesota State 8-3 8-3

10 Colorado Mines 8-3 8-3

Final GLIAC StandingsNCAA Super Region 3 Round 1 Games

#5-Saginaw Valley at #4-Minnesota Duluth

#6-Wayne State at #3-St. Cloud

Congratulations to Saginaw Valley – 2011 North GLIAC Division Champions

Order Your 2011 Commemorative eNewsletterBound Edition Coffee-Table Book Now

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GLIAC North Division Standings

School Conf Games

All Games

Saginaw Valley 7-3 7-3Grand Valley 7-3 8-3Indianapolis 6-4 7-4Michigan Tech 6-4 7-4Ferris State 5-5 6-5N. Michigan 3-7 4-7Northwood 1-9 2-9

GLIAC South Division Standings

School Conf Games

All Games

Hillsdale 8-2 8-3Wayne State 7-3 8-3Ohio Dominican 6-4 7-4Ashland 6-4 6-5Findlay 6-4 6-5Lake Erie 2-8 3-8Tiffin 0-10 0-11

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Good luck in Minnesota! Go Cardinals!

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