Cardinals Defeat No. 15 Wayne State, 28-20DETROIT, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University football team defeated the No. 15 Wayne State University Warriors with a 28-20 victory in a key Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest for both schools today (Oct. 29).

Wayne State would take an early 7-0 on a 1-yard run by Josh Renel after Saginaw Valley was forced to punt on its opening possession.

The Cardinals would start to get their offense going in the second quarter as Meijer "Player of the Game" Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS) found the endzone on a 4-yard run to even the score at 7-7.  Jennings set up his touchdown run one play earlier with a 65-yard pass to Nick Gallina (Troy, Mich.).

The Warriors would retake the 14-7 lead on a 6-yard run by Toney Davis, but the Cardinals would answer right back on a 26-yard pass from Jennings to the speedy Jeff Janis (Tawas City, Mich./Tawas Area HS) in the corner of the endzone to even the score at 14-14. Jennings finished the afternoon 25-of-33 passing for 338 yards and two touchdowns, including two more touchdowns on the ground.

Saginaw Valley took their first lead of the game, 21-14, with 43 seconds left in the half when Jennings and Janis hooked up for the second time in the quarter this time on a 39-yard strike.  Janis would catch five passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns on the afternoon.  The Warriors added a field goal as time expired to cut the Cardinal advantage to 21-17 at halftime.

After exchanging punts to start the second half, Wayne State would kick their second field goal of the game to pull within one at 21-20.

Saginaw Valley would extend their lead to 28-20 on a Jennings 1-yard touchdown run that capped an 11-play, 96-yard drive that took 6:23 off the clock in the fourth quarter.

Cardinal FootballeNewsletter

2011 Season / Volume 9

Super Region 3Rank Team Region Overall

1 CSU-Pueblo 8-0 9-02 Nebraska-Kearney 8-1 8-13 St. Cloud 7-1 8-14 Saginaw Valley 6-2 6-25 Minnesota Duluth 7-2 7-26 Ashland 6-3 6-37 Wayne State 7-2 7-28 Indianapolis 7-2 7-29 Minnesota State 7-2 7-2

10 Hillsdale 6-3 6-3

The Cardinal defense closed out the contest as they forced the Warriors into a three-and-out before ending the game with a turnover on downs.

The defense was led by junior linebacker Grant Caserta (Holland, Mich./West Ottawa HS) who recorded nine tackles in the victory, including two tackles-for-loss. Senior Darius Middlebrooks (Indianapolis, Ind./Indiana State University) added eight tackles and a sack in the road victory for Saginaw Valley.

With the victory the Cardinals improve to 6-2 on the season and in the GLIAC, while the Warriors fall to 7-2 on the season and 6-2 in the conference. The Cardinals are now tied atop the GLIAC conference standings.Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20111029cchen7

Saginaw Valley Ranked 4th in Super Region 3The top 6 teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for a berth inthe NCAA DII Playoffs.

GLIACStandings

GLIAC Scoreboard – October 29th GLIAC Schedule – November 5thSaginaw Valley 28, Wayne State 20 Northern Michigan at Saginaw ValleyOhio Dominican 38, Lake Erie 30 Wayne State at IndianapolisAshland 34, Findlay 19 Lake Erie at TiffinHillsdale 14, Northwood 10 Ohio Dominican at AshlandNorthern Michigan 59, Tiffin 3 Ferris State at Michigan TechIndianapolis 24, Ferris State 17 Hillsdale at FindlayGrand Valley 24, Michigan Tech 20 Grand Valley at Northwood

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GLIAC North Division Standings

School Conf Games

All Games

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

GLIAC South Division Standings

School Conf Games

All Games

Wayne State 6-2 7-2Ashland 6-2 6-3Hillsdale 6-2 6-3Findlay 5-3 5-4Ohio Dominican 4-4 5-4Lake Erie 0-8 1-8Tiffin 0-8 0-9

Recap of Week #8: Wayne State University

Cardinals 28 Warriors 20 Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Saginaw Valley   0 21 0 7 28Wayne State   7 10 3 0 20

Scoring Summary:

Prd Time Scoring Summary SV-WS1 7:56 Wayne St. (Mich.) - Josh Renel 2 yd run.

(Stef. Terleckyj kick is good).0 - 7

Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards in 5:04.2 11:06 Saginaw Valley - J. Jennings 3 yd run.

(Scott Stanford kick is good).7 - 7

Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards in 2:04.2 7:18 Wayne St. (Mich.) - Toney Davis 6 yd run.

(Stef. Terleckyj kick is good).7 - 14

Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in 3:45.2 2:58 Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 22 yd pass from

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

Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards in 4:14.2 0:44 Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 39 yd pass from

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

Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards in 1:14.2 0:00 Wayne St. (Mich.) - Stef. Terleckyj 35 yd

field goal.21 - 17

Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards in 0:36.3 1:09 Wayne St. (Mich.) - Stef. Terleckyj 23 yd

field goal.21 - 20

Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards in 5:21.4 4:57 Saginaw Valley - J. Jennings 1 yd run.

(Scott Stanford kick is good).28 - 20

Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards in 6:23.

Parent Club Makes the Road Game a Home Gameby filling the stands with Cardinal fans!

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SVSU vs. Wayne State

Brian Johnson (LB, So, #41, son of Brian and Karen) and Grant Caserta (LB, JR, #47, son of Jim and Deb) converge on the ball carrier to make the stop.

Kevin Dexter (OL, JR, #71, son of Mike and Cindy) looks on.

Nate Hoyle (TE, JR, #80, son of Jeff and Cindy) looks to the sideline for the next play call. Also pictured is Nick DiPalma (OL, SR, #74).

Team Statistics:

Saginaw Valley Statistics Wayne St. (Mich.)

22 FIRST DOWNS 1514 Passing 87 Rushing 71 Penalty 0

58% (7 of 12) THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 38% (6 of 16)0% (0 of 0) FOURTH DOWN

EFFICIENCY50% (1 of 2)

338 NET YARDS PASSING 11125-33 Completions-Attempts 10-3010.2 Net yards per pass play 3.7

2 for 4 Sacked:Number-Yards 2 for 150 Had intercepted 0

174 NET YARDS RUSHING 13439 Rushing Attempts 374.5 Average gain per rush 3.6

4 for 146 PUNTS: Number-Yards 7 for 31836.5 Average 45.432 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 98

1 for -1 Punt Returns:No-Yards 0 for 03 for 33 Kickof Returns:No-Yards 4 for 980 for 0 Int. Returns:No-Yards 0 for 0

2 for 20 PENALTIES: No-Yards 3 for 182-1 FUMBLES: No-Lost 0-0

2 for 15 SACKS: No-Yards 2 for 40 for 0 INTERCEPTIONS: No-Yards 0 for 0

32:33:00 TIME OF POSSESSION 27:27:00

Individual Statistics:

Passing CP-AT YDS TD INTJ. Jennings 25-33 338 2 0

Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TDTim Hogue 13 93 7.2 47 0J. Jennings 9 39 4.3 21 2Ronnie Lark 12 26 2.2 11 0Nick Gallina 3 21 7 16 0Team 2 -5 -2.5 0 0

Kicking FG LG XP PTSScott Stanford 0/1 0 4/4 4

Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB -20Avery Steinlage 4 146 36.5 45 1 0

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Vince DeAgostino (TE, RFR, #85, son of Daniel) gets set.

Paul Webb (DL, SR, #58, son of David and Vicki) closes in on the Warrior running back.

Grant Caserta (LB, JR, #47, son of Jim and Deb), Ryan Busch (DL, SO, #98, son of Jim and Kelly), and Nate Snyder (DE, JR, #94, son of Jack and Leslie) get set to stop the WSU offense.

Receiving NO YDS AVG LG

TD

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Jeff Janis 5 109 21.8 39 2Nick Gallina 3 84 28 65 0Mark Thrash 5 45 9 17 0Tim Hogue 4 41 10.2 14 0B. Williams 1 15 15 15 0Ronnie Lark 1 15 15 15 0Nathan Hoyle 1 14 14 14 0Mike Peterson 1 9 9 9 0Zach Cecich 1 7 7 7 0M. Albrecht 1 4 4 4 0Brandon Hayes 2 -5 -2.5 0 0

Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OBScott Stanford 5 270 54 0 1

Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TDTim Hogue 2 22 11 12 0Major Metcalf 1 11 11 11 0

Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TDMajor Metcalf 1 -1 -1 0 0

Fumbles NO LOST O-D RECJ. Jennings 2 1    

Defensive Statistics

# Saginaw Valley Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds

TFL-Yds BrUp QBH

47 Grant Caserta 8 1 9 - 2-4   120 D. Middlebrooks 6 2 8 1-7 1-7    5 Jeff Heath 5 1 6 - -    

26 Major Metcalf 4 1 5 - -    58 Paul Webb 5 0 5 - 1-1    94 Nate Snyder 1 2 3 - - 1 210 Noah Sumpter 2 0 2 - -    23 Caleb Higbie 2 0 2 - -    24 Isaac Zimmer 2 0 2 - -    41 Brian Johnson 1 1 2 - - 1  2 David Toussaint 1 0 1 - -    4 DeAngelo Parris 1 0 1 - -    8 B. Williams 1 0 1 - -    

17 Nick Gallina 1 0 1 1-8 1-8    40 Murtada Jabbie 1 0 1 - -    97 Mason Duke 0 1 1 - -    98 Ryan Busch 0 1 1 - -   1

TOTALS 41 10 51 2-15 5-20 2 4Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/boxscores/20111029_ys61.xml

Photo Recap of the Wayne State Game6

<<<Captains of the Game

Paul Webb (DL, SR, #58, son of David and Vicki) and Frank Toarmina (OL, SR, #60, son of Lou and Gina) handle the coin toss for the Cardinals.

Zach Cecich (TE, JR, #89, son of David and Elizabeth) and Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Dianne) are seen above.<<<Michael Albrecht (WR, SO, #3, son of Steve and Ellen) runs after the catch.

Isaac Zimmer (DB, JR, #24, son of Rick and Renee), Brandon Hayes (RB, SR, #6, son of Clark and Kerry), and Trevor Wiitanen (OL, RFR, #63, son of Mike and Becky) warm up for the second half.

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Cardinals Defeat Wayne State 28 - 20

Upcoming Game of the Week: N. Michigan University8

Saginaw Valley State University vs. Northern Michigan University

Cardinals Warriors2011 Ranking: 24th – D2Football.com 2011 Ranking: Not Ranked

2011 Record: 6-2-0 2011 Record: 4-5-02010 Record: 4-7-0 2010 Record: 5-6-0Conference: GLIAC Conference: GLIACHead Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Bernie Anderson

2010 Game Score: SVSU 24, Northern Michigan 17 (November 6, 2010)SVSU holds a 14-17-0 all time record against Northern Michigan

Lou’s Prediction: SVSU 35 – Northern Michigan 14; Lou says “Did you see how much Northern scored this past week? Still, I'm gonna go 35 to 14 SVSU. Our defense gets better every week and the offense is in sync.” (By Lou Toarmina - father of Frank Toarmina, OL, SR, #60).

Senior Night InformationAttention all Senior Parents! Senior Night celebrates the Senior Class of Cardinals on the 2011 team. All Seniors will be introduced on the field immediately before the Kick-Off at 7:00PM at the Northern Michigan game.

All Seniors and their Parents are to meet at the inflatable Cardinal at 6:30PM for preparation of this celebratory event. Be sure to have your cameras ready!

GO CARDINALS!

Get Your Grand Valley Tickets Now!Attention Cardinal Football fans! It is recommended to purchase your tickets online prior to the Grand Valley game to ensure you have entrance into the big game.

To order tickets online go to http://www.gvsulakers.com/tickets/fb-tix.html

Follow the prompts on your screen to “Order Online” tickets. Hope to see you all there!

Order Your 2011 Commemorative eNewsletter9

Bound Edition Coffee-Table Book NowThe SVSU Cardinal Football Parents Club is offering Cardinal fans a limited edition printing of all of the Cardinal Football eNewsletters. The eNewsletters will be merged into one bound edition coffee-table book. This special bound edition booklet will include bonus photos from each game and it will be a great way to keep the memories of the 2011 season alive for years to come. The cost is only $35.00 per copy. We will only be printing one run of the eNewsletter so act now to get your order in.

We are also selling additional 2011 Photo DVD copies for $15.00 per copy. The 2010 Photo DVD had over 1,100 photos! Each Parent Club membership receives a free copy of the Photo DVD. Orders & payment must be received by Dec. 30, 2011.

To order complete the form below, include a check payable to SVSU Cardinal Football Parents Club, and mail it to SVSU CAC - Pamela Clifford, 7400 Bay Road, SCA, University Center, MI 48710.

If you have questions send us an email at Info@SVSUParentsClub.com.DETACH AND MAIL BACK WITH YOUR ORDER

2011 Commemorative Cardinal Football eNewsletter - Bound EditionOfficial Order Form

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Bound editions or additional 2011 Season Photo DVD’s can be reserved by emailing us at Info@SVSUParentsClub.com. All payments must be received by December 28, 2011 to complete your order.

All copies will be distributed at the Football Banquet. Copies will be mailed out if the banquet is held in 2012 or you are unable to attend the banquet.Make checks payable to: SVSU Cardinal Football Parents ClubMail payment to: SVSU CAC - Pamela Clifford

7400 Bay Road, SCA, University Center, MI 48710.

Jersey and Window Decal Fundraiser10

Wendy LaCourt (mom of Wes LaCourt, OL, SO, #70) will be handing out jerseys and window decals at the Northern Michigan game this Saturday to anyone who pre-ordered them. She will hand them out behind the home press-box near the Cardinal Athletic Club tent. Thanks a ton Wendy for all your hard work on this fund raiser!

GET PHOTOS OF YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER!Please direct your attention to the link on our website for

SCHOELLES PHOTOGRAPHY

Paul and Lynda Schoelles (grandparents of Michael Albrecht, WR, SO, #3) have graciously offered their expert skills in photographing the SVSU Cardinals in action.  Their professional photos of your players can be found on the link on the Parent Club website homepage (SVSUParentsClub.com).  These photos are for purchase and ALL PROCEEDS go directly to the Parent Club for this years equipment purchase to be donated at the banquet at the end of the 2011 season. 

Contact UsMailing Address: SVSU Cardinal Football Parents Club

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President: Susie LixeyTreasurer: Frank RollerFundraiser: Wendy LaCourt

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