eNewsletter 2012 Season Vol 9

No. 15 Cardinals Stopped by Chargers, 34-17

HILSDALE, Mich. - The No. 15 Saginaw Valley State University football dropped a tough road contest at Hillsdale College today (Oct. 20), 34-17. After a Cardinal miscue on a punt return, Hillsdale put the first points of the contest on the board on a run by Joe Glendening with just under six minutes to play in the first quarter. The Cardinal offense responded with a 6-play 73-yard drive that was capped off by a 38-yard strike from Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS) to Jeff Janis (Tawas, Mich.) that evened the score at 7-7. Hilldale connected on a 36-yard field goal to start the second quarter and give the Chargers the lead back at 10-7. The Cardinals and kicker Scott Stanford (Novi, Mich.) tacked on a 44-yard field goal to once again knot the score, 10-10. After forcing the Cardinals to punt to start the second half, the Chargers found the endzone on a pass from Anothy Mifsud to Andrew Mott to put Hillsdale up 17-10 with 12:21 to play in the third quarter. Jennings and the Cardinal offense once again answer back, this time with a 7-play, 75-yard drive that Jennings finished off with a 2-yard run into the endzone to tie the game at 17-17. Hilldale took a 24-17 lead after the Cardinals committed two personal foul penalties on a punt to give the Chargers the ball at the Saginaw Valley 25-yard line. The Chargers used a field goal and touchdown to extend their lead to 34-17 and go on to the victory. Jennings finished the day 22-of-32 passing for 195 yards and a touchdown through the air and 10 carries for 45 yards and a score on the ground. Mark Thrash (Wyoming,

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Mich.) hauled in nine passes for 83 yards to earn Meijer "Player of the Game" honors, while Janis finished the game with seven catches for 72 yards and touchdown. The defense was lead by Grant Caserta (Holland, Mich./West Ottawa HS) who finished the game with 13 tackles. Brian Jonhson (Muskegon, Mich./Catholic Central HS) chipped in eight, while DeAngelo Parris (Clinton Twp. Mich./Warren De La Salle HS) finished with seven stops. The Cardinals fall to 6-2 overall on the season and 5-2 in the GLIAC, while the Chargers improve to 6-2 overall and 6-1 in the GLIAC. SVSU will return to action on Saturday (Oct.27) when they host Michigan Tech at 1:00 PM at Wickes Stadium. Source: http://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20121020lr30em

GLIAC Standings

GLIAC North Division Standings

School Conf All

Hillsdale 6-1 6-2

Saginaw Valley 5-2 6-2

Grand Valley 5-2 6-2

Michigan Tech 5-2 5-2

Wayne State 5-2 5-2

Ferris State 4-3 5-3

Northwood 3-4 4-4

N Michigan 1-6 2-6

GLIAC South Division Standings

School Conf All

Ashland 7-0 8-0

Findlay 5-2 5-2

Ohio Dominican 4-3 5-3

Walsh 2-5 3-5

Lake Erie 2-5 2-6

Tiffin 1-6 2-6

Malone 1-6 1-6

Notre Dame 0-7 1-7

October 20th Hillsdale 34, Saginaw Valley 17

Grand Valley 42, Northwood 28

Ashland 31, Malone 7

Ohio Dominica 45, Notre Dame 7

Findlay 41, Lake Erie 17

Ferris State 56, Michigan Tech 49

Walsh 27, Tiffin 3

Wayne State 38, Northern Michigan 31

GLIAC Schedule for October 27th

Michigan Tech at Saginaw Valley

Lake Erie at Walsh

Grand Valley at Hillsdale

Tiffin at Ohio Dominican

Notre Dame at Malone

Findlay at Ashland

Northern Michigan at Northwood

Ferris State at Wayne State

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Recap of Week #8: Hillsdale College

Cardinals 17 Chargers 34

Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final

Saginaw Valley 7 3 7 0 17

Hillsdale 7 3 14 10 34

Scoring Summary:

Prd Time Scoring Summary SV - HC

1 5:11

Hillsdale- Joe Glendening 11 yd run. (Colin McGreevy kick is good). 0 - 7

Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards in 0:40.

1 2:18

Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 38 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). 7 - 7

Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards in 2:48.

2 12:47 Hillsdale- Colin McGreevy 36 yd field goal.

7 - 10 Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards in 4:25.

2 6:55

Saginaw Valley- Scott Stanford 44 yd field goal. 10 - 10

Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards in 5:47.

3 12:21

Hillsdale- Andrew Mott 29 yd pass from Anthony Mifsud. (Colin McGreevy kick is good).

10 - 17

Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards in 1:10.

3 9:34

Saginaw Valley- J. Jennings 2 yd run. (Scott Stanford kick is good). 17 - 17

Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards in 2:46.

3 5:03

Hillsdale- Cam White 25 yd pass from Anthony Mifsud. (Colin McGreevy kick is good).

17 - 24

Drive: 1 plays, 25 yards in 0:07.

4 9:33 Hillsdale- Colin McGreevy 33 yd field goal.

17 - 27 Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards in 7:08.

4 5:54

Hillsdale- Isaac Spence 7 yd run. (Colin McGreevy kick is good). 17 - 34

Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards in 2:09.

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Team Statistics:

Saginaw Valley Statistics Hillsdale

18 FIRST DOWNS 19

9 Passing 6

9 Rushing 11

0 Penalty 2

47% (7 of 15) 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY 33% (4 of 12)

0% (0 of 1) 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY 100% (1 of 1)

333 TOTAL OFFENSE 383

66 Total Offensive Plays 57

5 Average gain per play 6.7

195 NET YARDS PASSING 196

22-32 Completions-Attempts 12-14

6.1 Net yards per pass play 14

1-6 Sacked: #-Yards 1-7

0 Had intercepted 0

138 NET YARDS RUSHING 187

34 Rushing Attempts 43

4.1 Average gain per rush 4.3

5-184 PUNTS: Number-Yards 4-162

36.8 Average 40.5

103 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 42

2--8 Punt Returns: #-Yards 2-7

6-111 Kickoff Rets: #-Yards 2-35

0 0 Int. Rets: #-Yards 0 0

5-45 PENALTIES: #-Yards 1-5

1-1 FUMBLES: #-Lost 0-0

1-7 SACKS: #-Yards 1-6

0 0 INT: #-Yards 0 0

28:11:00 TIME OF POSSESSION 31:49:00

Individual Statistics:

Passing CP-AT YDS TD INT

J. Jennings 22-32 195 1 0

Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD

Tim Hogue 17 60 3.5 10 0

J. Jennings 10 45 4.5 13 1

Ronnie Lark 7 33 4.7 11 0

Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD

Mark Thrash 9 83 9.2 37 0

Jeff Janis 6 72 12 38 1

M. Albrecht 3 15 5 9 0

Nathan Hoyle 1 15 15 15 0

Zach Cecich 1 8 8 8 0

Ronnie Lark 1 3 3 3 0

Tim Hogue 1 -1 -1 0 0

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Kicking FG LG XP PTS

Scott Stanford 1-2 44 2-2 5

Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB -20

Branko Hamilton 5 184 36.8 47 0 1

Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB

Scott Stanford 4 250 62.5 2 0

Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD

Jamohn Martin 3 68 22.7 25 0

David Drummond 2 28 14 17 0

Major Metcalf 1 15 15 15 0

Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD

Major Metcalf 1 0 0 0 0

M. Albrecht 1 -8 -8 0 0

Fumbles NO LOST

M. Albrecht 1 1

Defensive Statistics

# Saginaw Valley Solo Ast Total Sacks-

Yds TFL-Yds

BrUp

47 Grant Caserta 8 5 13 - -

41 Brian Johnson 7 1 8 - -

4 Deangelo Parris 6 1 7 - -

5 Jeff Heath 5 2 7 - -

21 Jon Bryant 2 5 7 - -

97 Mason Duke 2 2 4 0.5 - 4 0.5 - 4

98 Ryan Busch 3 1 4 - -

2 David Toussaint 2 1 3 - -

18 Andrew Dillon 1 1 2 - -

43 Will Schwarz 0 2 2 0.5 - 3 0.5 - 3

52 Jordan Maccoux 1 1 2 - -

17 Major Metcalf 1 0 1 - 1-2 1

31 David Pardun 1 0 1 - -

46 Lawrence Brown 0 1 1 - -

51 Daniel Ward 0 1 1 - -

TOTALS 39 24 63 1-7 2-9 1

Source: http://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2012-13/boxscores/20121020_icjc.xml

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Upcoming Game of the Week: Michigan Tech

Saginaw Valley State University vs. Michigan Tech

Cardinals Huskies

2012 Ranking: 7 - Regional Rankings 21 – D2Football.com 2012 Record: 6-2-0 2012 Record: 5-2-0 2011 Record: 8-4-0 2011 Record: 7-4-0 Conference: GLIAC Conference: GLIAC Head Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Tom Kearly

2011 Game Score: SVSU 44, Michigan Tech 41, OT (October 8, 2011)

Saginaw Swami’s Prediction: SVSU 24 – Michigan Tech 10; Swami says “The Cardinal Offense will re-establish the passing game, while the Defense holds the Huskies from any big-plays. Another fine day to be Cardinal!”

Second Half Mistakes Lead to 34-17 Loss

A number of mistakes on special teams and big plays proved to be too much for the

number 15th ranked Cardinals.

Saturday, the Cardinals traveled to Hillsdale College to take on the Chargers. Both

teams came in tied for first in the GLIAC North with 5-1 conference records. After a

number of missed opportunities for the Cardinals and an early turnover that proved

costly, Hillsdale defeated SVSU 34-17.

Both defenses held strong early on when Hillsdale was forced to punt on their second

possession. Midland native, junior receiver Michael Albrecht failed to field the punt,

giving the ball back to Hillsdale 12 yards out from the end zone. Two plays later,

Hillsdale’s senior tailback Joe Glendening punched it in to give the Chargers a 7-0

lead.

For the second year in a row, Glendening hurt the Cardinals on the ground.

Glendening rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries.

On the ensuing drive, the Cardinals answered the Hillsdale score. Junior quarterback

Jonathan Jennings completed four passes on four attempts including a 38-yard

touchdown pass to junior receiver Jeff Janis to tie the game at seven.

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Jennings finished the game completing 22 of 32 passes for 195 yards and one

touchdown. Janis hauled in six balls for 72 yards and one touchdown.

Hillsdale quickly moved the ball on the following drive. Chargers senior quarterback

Anthony Misfud hit sophomore receiver Brett Miller for a 35-yard gain on the second

play of the drive to put Hillsdale in SVSU territory. After giving up 15 yards on a fourth

and one, the Cardinals’ defense held strong and forced Hillsdale to settle for a field

goal to bring the score to 10-7.

Jennings hit six of eight on the next drive, leading the Cardinals’ offense down the field

where Scott Sanford tied the game up with a 44-yard field goal of his own.

Despite outgaining the Chargers in total offense and having twice the number of first

downs, the Cardinals went into halftime tied with Hillsdale 10-10.

The third quarter began with the Cardinals being forced to punt after three plays.

Hillsdale came out and quickly established a second-half running game with

Glendening picking up gains of 12 and 15 yards on consecutive carries. Misfud again

caught the defense off guard and hit junior receiver Anthony Mott for a 29-yard

touchdown pass to pull the Chargers ahead 17-10.

The Cardinals answered on the following drive with senior tailback Tim Hogue ripping

off a 30-yard run to start and Jennings hitting junior receiver Mark Thrash for a 37-yard

gain. Jennings capped the drive off with a 2-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 17.

Thrash led the Cardinals in receptions with nine catches for 83 yards on a day where

Hillsdale gave up yards, but refused to break.

Both the Chargers and Cardinals exchanged punts on the next two drives, but two

penalties on the Cardinals during their punt resulted in a free 30 yards for Hillsdale.

Those mistakes proved to be fatal for the Cardinals.

Starting their drive at the SVSU 25-yard line, Hillsdale took advantage with Misfud

hitting senior H-back Cam White for a touchdown on the first play of the drive to extend

the lead to 24-17.

Following a stalled drive and a punt from the Cardinals, Hillsdale put together a 15-play

drive that burned 10 minutes of the clock and ended with a field goal to increase the

lead 27-17.

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The Cardinals’ offense stalled again and Hillsdale took advantage of great field

position. Misfud hit another deep pass to receiver Miller to put the Chargers in SVSU

territory. Hillsdale sophomore tailback Isaac Spence punched it in from seven yards

out one play later to bring the score to 34-17.

Hogue led the Cardinals on the ground, rushing 17 times for 60 yards while senior

linebacker Grant Caserta led the Cardinals’ defense with 13 tackles on the day.

The loss drops the Cardinals to 5-2 in conference play and 6-2 overall. The win puts

Hillsdale alone atop the GLIAC north with a 6-1 record.

Next Saturday, October 27, the Cardinals will host Michigan Tech (5-2) at 1 p.m. in a

crucial GLIAC North contest.

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