Cardinals Whallop Wildcats, 48-26UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich - The Saginaw Valley State University football team defeated the Northern Michigan University Wildcats this evening (11/5) in a 48-26 shootout in front of 7,068 fans. The Cardinals improve to 7-2 on the season and in conference, while Northern Michigan falls to 4-6 overall and 3-6 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The Cardinals lit up the scoreboard on a Scott Stanford (Novi, Mich.) 22 yard field goal that capped off an eight play, 67-yard drive after the Cardinal defense forced a Wildcat punt to start the game.  SVSU would extend its lead to 10-0 less than a minute later when Noah Sumpter (Lansing, Mich./Waverly HS) returned an interception 18-yards for a touchdown.

Northern Michigan would cut the Cardinals advantage to 10-6 behind two field goals by Rockne Belmonte from 40 and 21 yards, respectively.

On the first play of the second quarter, Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS) connected with Ronnie Lark (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) on a 10-yard pass to extend the Cardinals advantage to 17-6.  Jennings would finish the game 18-of-24 for 274 yards and three touchdowns on the evening.

The Cardinal defense found the endzone for the second time in the game when Meijer "Player of the Game" Brian Johnson (Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon Catholic Central HS) intercepted a Carter Kopach pass and returned it 47-yards for a touchdown to extend the SVSU lead to 24-6. Johnson finished the contest with four tackles and the interception return.

Saginaw Valley continued to put points on the scoreboard in the first half as Jennings hit a wide open Jeff Janis (Tawas City, Mich./Tawas Area HS) from 25 yards out to give the Cardinals a 31-6 advantage.The two teams would exchange field goals to close out the half with a 34-9 Cardinal lead.

Cardinal FootballeNewsletter

2011 Season / Volume 10

Super Region 3Rank Team Region Overall

1 CSU-Pueblo 9-0 10-02 Nebraska-Kearney 9-1 9-13 Saginaw Valley 7-2 7-24 Wayne State 8-2 8-25 St. Cloud 7-2 8-26 Minnesota State 8-2 8-27 Minnesota Duluth 8-2 8-28 Hillsdale 7-3 7-39 Indianapolis 7-3 7-3

10 Colorado Mines 8-2 8-2

SVSU opened the scoring in the second half as Jennings hooked up with Janis for the second time in the contest, this time from 13 yards to extend the lead to 41-9. Janis would finish the evening with three catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns.

The Wildcats then took advantage of a Cardinal turnover on special teams when Jared Buss scored on a short run to cut the lead to 41-16.

On the next possession, Saginaw Valley running back Tim Hogue (Inkster, Mich.) was nearly taken down after a short gain but managed to break the tackles and rumble 51 yards to paydirt and extend the lead to 48-16.

Northern Michigan recorded the final two scores of the night on a rush by quarterback Carter Kopach and a 41-yard field goal by Rockne Belmonte.

The Cardinal defense was lead by Darius Middlebrooks (Indianapolis, Ind./Indiana State University) who recorded nine tackles, including two tackles-for-loss and two pass breakups. Junior Jeff Heath (Lake Orion, Mich.) finished the victory with eight tackles and a tackle-for-loss, while senior Paul Webb (Royal Oak, Mich.) added seven tackles. On the evening, the Cardinal defense combined for eight tackles for loss, five pass break-ups, two interceptions and one sack.

SVSU set a new single-season attendance record for Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium at 32,864 for five home games, besting the previous mark of 27,730 set during a six-game home schedule in 2003.

Saginaw Valley will finish out the regular season portion of their schedule as they attempt to capture atleast a share of the GLIAC title on the road against rival Grand Valley State. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/201111059rbuyk

Saginaw Valley Ranked 3rd in Super Region 3

The top 6 teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for a berth inthe NCAA DII Playoffs.

Tune in to NCAA.com on Sunday, November 13th for the Playoff Selection Show. Good luck Cardinals!

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Recap of Week #9: Northern Michigan University

Cardinals 48 Wildcats 26 Box Score Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Northern Michigan 6 3 14 3 26Saginaw Valley 10 24 14 0 48

Scoring Summary:

Prd Time Scoring Summary NM-SV1 10:03 Saginaw Valley - Scott Stanford 22 yd FG 0 - 3

Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards in 3:47.1 9:07 Saginaw Valley - Noah Sumpter 18 yd

interception return. (Scott Stanford kick).0 - 10

1 6:01 Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 40 yd FG

3 - 10

Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards in 2:58.1 1:31 Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 21 yd

FG6 - 10

Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards in 2:13.2 14:55 Saginaw Valley - Ronnie Lark 10 yd pass

from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick).6 - 17

Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards in 1:36.2 14:13 Saginaw Valley - Brian Johnson 47 yd

interception return. (Scott Stanford kick).6 - 24

Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards in 0:00.2 4:11 Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 25 yd pass from

J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick).6 - 31

Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards in 1:45.2 1:52 Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 35 yd

FG9 - 31

Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards in 2:13.2 0:21 Saginaw Valley - Scott Stanford 24 yd FG 9 - 34

Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards in 1:27.3 11:40 Saginaw Valley - Jeff Janis 13 yd pass from

J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick).9 - 41

Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards in 0:00.3 6:44 Northern Mich. - Jared Buss 4 yd pass

from Carter Kopach. (Rockne Belmonte kick).

16 - 41

Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards in 2:37.3 5:58 Saginaw Valley - Tim Hogue 51 yd run.

(Scott Stanford kick).16 - 48

Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards in 0:42.3 3:56 Northern Mich. - Carter Kopach 3 yd run.

(Rockne Belmonte kick).23 - 48

Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards in 1:54.4 9:13 Northern Mich. - Rockne Belmonte 41 yd

FG26 - 48

Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards in 3:01.

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SVSU vs. NMU

Grant Caserta (LB, JR, #47, son of Jim and Deb) makes the stop.

Brandon Williams (DE, SR, #8, son of Karen) pressures the QB.

Brandon Hayes (RB, SR, #6, son of Clark and Kerry) rushes on.

Brandon Williams (DE, SR, #8, son of Karen) and Ryan Busch (DL, SO, #98, son of Jim and Kelly) get ready to defend.

Mike Peterson (WR, SR, #9, son of Matt and Mary Ann) looks on as Brian Johnson (LB, SO, #41, son of Brian and Karen) and Nate Snyder (DE, JR, #94, son of Jack and Leslie) get set on defense.

Frank Toarmina (OL, SR, #60, son of Lou and Gina) watches the action from the sideline.

Go SVSU! Go Cardinals!

Northern Mich. Statistics Saginaw Valley17 FIRST DOWNS 229 Passing 156 Rushing 72 Penalty 0

25% (3 of 12) THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 38% (5 of 13)0% (0 of 0) FOURTH DOWN

EFFICIENCY0% (0 of 1)

190 NET YARDS PASSING 29316-32 Completions-Attempts 21-29

5.9 Net yards per pass play 10.11 for 6 Sacked:Number-Yards 1 for 6

2 Had intercepted 0110 NET YARDS RUSHING 15533 Rushing Attempts 383.3 Average gain per rush 4.1

6 for 233 PUNTS: No-Yards 5 for 15938.8 Average 31.8180 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 162

1 for 0 Punt Returns:No-Yards 2 for 78 for 180 Kickof Returns:No-Yards 6 for 900 for 0 Int. Returns:No-Yards 2 for 65

5 for 78 PENALTIES: No-Yards 4 for 420-0 FUMBLES: No-Lost 2-1

1 for 6 SACKS: No-Yards 1 for 60 for 0 INTERCEPTIONS: No-Yards 2 for 65

28:09:00 TIME OF POSSESSION 31:51:00

Individual Statistics:

Passing CP-AT YDS TD INTJ. Jennings 18-24 274 3 0Dustin Mayner 3-5 19 0 0

Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TDTim Hogue 9 83 9.2 51 1Ronnie Lark 11 51 4.6 14 0J. Jennings 4 19 4.8 13 0Dustin Mayner 4 16 4 14 0Team 2 -2 -1 0 0Brandon Hayes 5 -3 -0.6 1 0Major Metcalf 3 -9 -3 3 0

Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TDZach Cecich 4 101 25.2 35 0Jeff Janis 3 58 19.3 25 2

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Nick Gallina 4 48 12 15 0Tim Hogue 1 16 16 16 0Nathan Hoyle 1 16 16 16 0David Foster 2 16 8 11 0Ronnie Lark 2 15 7.5 10 1Mark Thrash 1 12 12 12 0Brandon Hayes 2 8 4 6 0M. Albrecht 1 3 3 3 0

Kicking FG LG XP PTSScott Stanford 2/2 24 6/6 12

Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB -20Avery Steinlage 5 159 31.8 42 0 3

Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB

OB

Scott Stanford 8 466 58.2 0 0

Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TDVai Peko 4 70 17.5 22 0V. DeAgostino 1 13 13 13 0Deon Jobe 1 7 7 7 0

Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TDVai Peko 2 7 3.5 6 0

Interceptions NO YDS AVG LG TDNoah Sumpter 1 18 18 18 1Brian Johnson 1 47 47 47 1

Fumbles NO LOST O-D RECVai Peko 1 1    Zach Cecich 1 0    

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Defensive Statistics

 Saginaw Valley Solo Ast Total Sacks-

YdsTFL-Yds Int-Yds BrUp

20 D. Middlebrooks 6 3 9 - 2-7 - 25 Jeff Heath 5 3 8 - 1-1 -  

58 Paul Webb 3 4 7 - - -  35 Murphy Wilson 1 5 6 - 0.5 - 0 -  4 DeAngelo Parris 4 0 4 - - - 18 B. Williams 1 3 4 - 1.5 - 2 - 1

10 Noah Sumpter 4 0 4 - - 1-18  26 Major Metcalf 2 2 4 1-6 1-6 -  41 Brian Johnson 3 1 4 - - 1-47 194 Nate Snyder 3 0 3 - 1-2 -  23 Caleb Higbie 2 0 2 - - -  37 Rodney Gallon 1 1 2 - - -  47 Grant Caserta 2 0 2 - - -  89 Zach Cecich 1 1 2 - - -  19 Vai Peko 0 1 1 - - -  24 Isaac Zimmer 0 1 1 - - -  27 Dex Teen 1 0 1 - 1-2 -  40 Murtada Jabbie 0 1 1 - - -  

TOTALS 39 26 65 1-6 8-20 2-65 5Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/boxscores/20111105_qggt.xml

GLIAC Standings

GLIAC Scoreboard – November 5th GLIAC Schedule – November 12th

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GLIAC North Division Standings

School Conf Games

All Games

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

GLIAC South Division Standings

School Conf Games

All Games

Wayne State 7-2 8-2Hillsdale 7-2 7-3Ashland 6-3 6-4Ohio Dominican 5-4 6-4Findlay 5-4 5-5Lake Erie 1-9 2-8Tiffin 0-9 0-10

Saginaw Valley 48, Northern Michigan 26 Saginaw Valley at Grand ValleyWayne State 28, Indianapolis 19 Northwood at Ferris StateLake Erie 52, Tiffin 42 Hillsdale at TiffinOhio Dominican 20, Ashland 17 Ashland at Lake ErieMichigan Tech 41, Ferris State 14 Michigan Tech at Northern MichiganHillsdale 49, Findlay 19 Indianapolis at Ohio DominicanGrand Valley 35, Northwood 10 Findlay at Wayne State

Photo Recap of the Northern Michigan Game

All Seniors are Team Captains for the Game! Go Seniors!

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Left - Michael Albrecht (WR, SO, #3, son of Steve and Ellen)Center - Jonathon Jennings (QB, SO, #11, son of Calvin and Brenda)

Right - Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Dianne)

Left - Nate Hoyle (TE, JR, #80, son of Jeff and Cindy)Right - Dustin Mayner (QB, SR, #12, son of Roger and Lisa)

Right - Christian Babini (OL, SO, #65, son of Christian and Jackie)

The Kick is Good!

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Left - Nick Gallina (WR, SR, #17, son of Dave and MaryAnn)Center – Jesse Somsel (OL, SO, #69, son of Rich and Ellen)

Right – Major Metcalf (DB, RFR, #26, son of Major and JoAnn)

Scott Stanford (K, FR, #38, son of Steve and Kris) kicks the field goal. Holding for the kick is Mike Peterson (WR, SR, #9, son of Matt and Mary Ann).

Scott scored 12 points in the victory against Northern Michigan. Great job Scott!

Senior Night Photos

Brandon Hayes (RB, #6) - Clark & Kerry Brandon Williams (DE, #8) - Karen

Mike Peterson (WR, #9) - Matt & Mary Ann Dustin Mayner (QB, #12) – Roger & Lisa

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Nick Gallina (WR, #17) - Dave & MaryAnn

Senior Night Photos

Paul Webb (DL, #58) - David & Vicki Frank Toarmina (OL, #60) - Lou & Gina

Nick Winkler (OL, #64) - Rudy and Bo

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Frankie Roller (MGR, #1) – Frank & Kristie

Upcoming Game of the Week: Grand Valley StateSaginaw Valley State University vs. Grand Valley State University

Cardinals Lakers2011 Ranking: 25th AFCA 2011 Ranking: Not Ranked

19th D2Football.com2011 Record: 7-2-0 2011 Record: 7-3-02010 Record: 4-7-0 2010 Record: 11-2-0Conference: GLIAC Conference: GLIACHead Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Matt Mitchell

2010 Game Score: SVSU 7, GVSU 28 (November 13, 2010)SVSU holds a 10-29-0 all time record against GVSU

Lou’s Prediction: SVSU 35 – GVSU 20; Lou says “SVSU is headed back to the playoffs as the Offense does its job and the Defense holds firm.” (By Lou Toarmina - father of Frank Toarmina, OL, SR, #60).

Driving Directions to Grand Valley State University“Every Game is a Home Game”

Support the Cardinal Football team on the road!

November 12th at Grand Valley State University Stadium: Lubbers StadiumDriving DirectionsStart out going NORTH on BAY RD/ MI-84 N toward COLLEGE DR W. 0.3 miles Make a U-TURN onto BAY RD S/ MI-84 S. 2.6 milesTurn RIGHT onto TITTABAWASSEE RD. 8.4 miles Turn LEFT onto CURVE RD. 1.3 milesTurn RIGHT onto DICE RD. 0.1 milesTurn LEFT onto N GRAHAM RD. 3.5 milesTurn RIGHT onto W GRATIOT RD/ MI-46. Continue to follow MI-46. 69.5 milesMerge onto US-131 S via the ramp on the LEFT. 30.6 miles

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Merge onto I-96 W via EXIT 89B toward MUSKEGON. 4.9 milesTake the FRUIT RIDGE AVE exit, EXIT 26. 0.3 milesTurn LEFT onto FRUIT RIDGE AVE NW. 0.3 milesTurn RIGHT onto 3 MILE RD NW. 0.8 milesTurn LEFT onto WILSON AVE NW. 2.0 milesTurn RIGHT onto LEONARD ST NW. 3.7 milesTurn SLIGHT RIGHT onto 24TH AVE. 0.2 milesStay STRAIGHT to go onto LEONARD ST. 1.5 milesTurn LEFT onto LINDEN DR NW. 1.9 milesTurn RIGHT onto LAKE MICHIGAN DR/ MI-45 W. 1.1 milesTurn LEFT onto N CAMPUS DR. 0.3 milesTurn RIGHT onto STADIUM DR.

Hotel InfoHilton Grand Rapids Airport(SVSU Football team is staying here)4747 28th StreetGrand Rapids, MI 49512(616) 957-0100 - $99.00 and up (call for details)

Sleep Inn, Inn & Suites Holiday Inn Express Grand Rapids/Grandville(Located 0.5 miles from Grand Valley) (Located 8.9 miles from Grand Valley)4869 Becker Drive 4651 36th Street SWAllendale, MI 49401 Grandville, MI 49418(616) 892-8000 (616) 532-0202

$100-Standard king or queen Mention GVSU for discounted rate2 queen beds, pool & hot breakfast = $105.00

Comfort Suites Grandville (Located 8.3 miles from Grand Valley)4520 Kenowa Ave SW Mention GVSU for discounted rateGrandville, MI 49418(616) 667-0733 $79.00 for 1 King bed or 2 queen beds (includes microwave, fridge, coffee maker, pull out couch, and deluxe complimentary breakfast).

Published from the 2011 Official SVSU Travel Guide

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.

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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 eNewsletterBound Edition Coffee-Table Book Now

The 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.

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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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