Cardinal Football eNewsletter 2011 Season / Volume 8
Cardinals Ground No. 23 Eagles, 27-6 UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University defeated No. 23 Ashland University by the score of 27-6 in the CBS Sports Network NCAA Division II Football "Game of the Week" played at Wickes Memorial Stadium on the SVSU campus. The first big play of game came on the first SVSU series. The Cardinals tried a fake punt on a fourth-and-six play on their own 23-yard line. SVSU punter Alec Smith (Grand Haven, Mich.) tried to run for the first down, but managed just two yards before being knocked out of bounds. The Cardinals would respond by holding the Ashland offense to a 37-yard field attempt by the Eagles place kicker Gregg Berkshire that was blocked by the paw of Christian Babini (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS). Berkshire, who came into the contest as the league's leading kick scorer, missed his second field goal of the opening quarter when his attempt went wide right. The Cardinals would take over at their own 20 with 2:17 remaining in the first. The Cardinals would get on the scoreboard first, four minutes into the second quarter. After recovering a punt that was muffed by Ashland's David Soucie at the AU 10-yard line, the Cardinals would score on the next play when sophomore quarterback Jonathon Jennings (Colombus, Ohio/Westerville South) found junior tight end Zach Cecich (Crown Point, Ind.) for the game's first score. Ashland would mount a strong drive, entering the red-zone with a first down at the SVSU 19, when AU freshman tailback Jordan McCune fumbled a pitch that was recovered by SVSU sophomore defensive back DeAngelo Parris (Clinton Township, Mich./Warren De LaSalle HS). The Ashland defense would force an SVSU missed field goal on the ensuing drive as Scott Stanford's (Novi, Mich.)38-yard attempt hit the right upright and bounced out.
The game's kicking woes would continue when Berkshire missed his third kick of the game, a 42-yard attempt that was blocked by SVSU sophomore DL Ryan Busch (Holton, Mich.), with just seconds remaining in the half. The half would end with SVSU leading, 7-0. In the third quarter, Saginaw Valley would put together the game's most impressive drive, a 12-play, 50-yard drive that ate up 12:57 of the clock and resulted in a Jennings 15-yard scoring pass to sophomore wideout Mark Thrash (Wyoming, Mich./Wyoming Park). The Cardinals would continue the scoring in the fourth quarter, posting TDs on a Jennings four-yard run and a 63-yard fumble return by senior safety Darius Middlebrooks, increasing the SVSU lead to 27-0. Ashland ended the Cardinal shutout late in the fourth quarter when backup quarterback freshman Cole Hudson hit junior wideout Anthony Capasso with a 9-yard touchdown pass with 1:03 remaining in the game. Turnovers were the story of the game as the Eagles lost four fumbles and had one pass intercepted, while the Cardinals turned the ball over just once. The Cardinal offense was led by sophomore tailback Tim Hogue (Inkster, Mich.) who tallied 98 yards on 13 carries. Jennings completed 13 of 22 passes for 140 yards and two scores, Thrash hauled in four passes for 36 yards and one touchdown. The Saginaw Valley defense was named "Meijer Player of the Game" as they held Ashland to 275 yards of total offense and forced the five Eagle turnovers. Junior linebacker Grant Caserta (Holland, Mich./West Holland) tied for the team lead with 11 tackles and the interception. Senior defensive end Brandon Williams also had 11 tackles, while junior defensive end Nate Snyder (Dearbon, Mich.) added eight tackles including a sack. The Cardinals stay on top of the GLIAC's North Division with a 5-2 record (5-2 overall), while Ashland falls to 5-2 in league play and 5-3 overall. Saginaw Valley State will be back in action next Saturday, October 29, when the Cardinals visit Wayne State University in Detroit. Kickoff is scheduled for Noon. Source: http://www.d2football.com/viewnews.php?id=18634
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Recap of Week #7: Ashland University SVSU vs. Ashland
Cardinals 27 Eagles 6 Box Score Ashland Saginaw Valley
Q1 0 0
Q2 0 7
Q3 0 7
Q4 6 13
Final 6 27
Scoring Summary: Prd
Time
Scoring Summary
AU - SV
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11:04
0-7
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8:05
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12:57
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11:01
4
1:03
Saginaw Valley - Zach Cecich 10 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards in 0:05. Saginaw Valley - Mark Thrash 15 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards in 2:51. Saginaw Valley - J. Jennings 4 yd run. (Scott Stanford kick failed). Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards in 4:28. Saginaw Valley - D. Middlebrooks 63 yd fumble return. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Ashland - Anthony Capasso 9 yd pass from Cole Hudson. (Gregg Berkshire kick failed). Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards in 2:50.
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Grant Caserta (LB, JR, #47, son of Jim and Deb), Nick Gallina (WR, SR, #17, son of Dave and Mary Ann), and Brandon Williams, DE, SR, #8, son of Karen) head out for the coin toss.
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Jonathon Jennings (QB, SO, #11, son of Calvin and Brenda) throws downfield while Kaleb Forr (OL, SO, #62, son of Kirk and Charlotte) blocks the pass rush.
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Jeff Heath (DB, JR, #5, son of Mike and Dianne) and Major Metcalf (DB, RFR, #26, son of Major and JoAnn) make the stop. 3
Team Statistics: Ashland 18 6 10 2 41% (7 of 17) 33% (1 of 3) 84 12-26 3.2 2 for 16 1 191 48 4 3 for 144 48 96 2 for 3 5 for 93 0 for 0 3 for 23 4-4 0 for 0 0 for 0 28:52:00
Statistics FIRST DOWNS Passing Rushing Penalty THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked:Number-Yards Had intercepted NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush PUNTS: #-Yards Average TOTAL RETURN YARDS Punt Returns:No-Yards Kickof Returns:No-Yards Int. Returns:No-Yards PENALTIES: #-Yards FUMBLES: #-Lost SACKS: #-Yards INTERCEPTIONS: #-Yards TIME OF POSSESSION
Saginaw Valley 17 7 8 2 33% (4 of 12) 0% (0 of 1) 140 13-22 6.4 0 for 0 0 181 41 4.4 6 for 210 35 -2 1 for -15 2 for 13 1 for 0 6 for 51 2-1 2 for 16 1 for 0 31:08:00
Jordan Maccoux (DL, SO, #52, son of John and Maria) is ready.
Individual Statistics: Passing J. Jennings Rushing Tim Hogue Ronnie Lark J. Jennings Brandon Hayes David Pardun Alec Smith Team
CP-AT 13-22
YDS 140
TD 2
INT 0
ATT 13 18 5 1 1 1 2
YDS 98 63 21 2 1 -2 -2
AVG 7.5 3.5 4.2 2 1 -2 -1
LG 27 17 17 2 0 0 0
TD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Alec Smith (WR/P, FR, #84, son of Ed and Kari) punts the ball.
Todd Herremans (former OL for SVSU) of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL is pictured here with his parents at halftime. Todd donated funds toward the new weight room facility located in the Ryder Center. 4
Receiving Jeff Janis Mark Thrash Mike Peterson Nathan Hoyle Zach Cecich Nick Gallina Ronnie Lark Brandon Hayes
NO 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 1
YDS 51 36 12 11 10 8 7 5
AVG 25.5 9 12 5.5 10 8 7 5
LG 37 18 12 7 10 8 7 5
Kicking Scott Stanford
FG 0/1
LG 0
XP 3/4
PTS 3
Punting Alec Smith
NO 6
YDS 210
AVG 35
LG 50
TB 1
Kickoffs Scott Stanford
NO 5
YDS 235
AVG 47
TB 0
OB 0
Kickoff Returns Nick Gallina Andrew Dillon
NO 1 1
YDS 2 11
AVG 2 11
LG 2 11
TD 0 0
Punt Returns Vai Peko
NO 1
YDS -15
AVG -15
LG 0
TD 0
Interceptions Grant Caserta
NO 1
YDS 0
AVG 0
LG 0
TD 0
Fumbles Vai Peko David Pardun
NO 1 1
LOST 0 1
TD 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
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O-D REC
Source: http://athletics.svsu.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/boxscores/20111020_9ltj.xml
Saginaw Valley Ranked 8th in Super Region 3 The top 6 teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for a berth in the NCAA DII Playoffs.
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Super Region 3 Team Region CSU-Pueblo 7-0 Nebraska-Kearney 7-1 Minnesota Duluth 7-1 Wayne State 7-1 St. Cloud 6-1 Hillsdale 5-3 Indianapolis 6-2 Saginaw Valley 5-2 Ashland 5-3 Bemidji State 6-2
Overall 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 6-1 5-3 6-2 5-2 5-3 6-2
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GLIAC North Division Standings Conf All School Games Games Indianapolis 5-2 6-2 Saginaw Valley 5-2 5-2 Ferris State 4-3 5-3 Grand Valley 4-3 5-3 Michigan Tech 4-3 5-3 N. Michigan 2-5 3-5 Northwood 1-6 2-6
GLIAC Standings
GLIAC Scoreboard – October 20 & 22 Saginaw Valley 27, Ashland 6 Ohio Dominican 62, Tiffin 7 Michigan Tech 24, Northwood 10 Findlay 35, Lake Erie 31 Wayne State 27, Hillsdale 24 2OT Indianapolis 38, Northern Michigan 31 Grand Valley 57, Ferris State 10
GLIAC South Division Standings Conf All School Games Games Wayne State 6-1 7-1 Ashland 5-2 5-3 Findlay 5-2 5-3 Hillsdale 5-2 5-3 Ohio Dominican 3-4 4-4 Lake Erie 0-7 1-7 Tiffin 0-7 0-8
GLIAC Schedule – October 29 Saginaw Valley at Wayne State Lake Erie at Ohio Dominican Findlay at Ashland Northwood at Hillsdale Tiffin at Northern Michigan Indianapolis at Ferris State Michigan Tech at Grand Valley
Photo Recap of the Ashland Game
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Upcoming Game of the Week: Wayne State University Saginaw Valley State University Cardinals 2011 Ranking: Not Ranked
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Wayne State University Warriors 2011 Ranking: 15th-AFCA
2011 Record: 5-2-0 2011 Record: 7-1-0 2010 Record: 4-7-0 2010 Record: 9-2-0 Conference: GLIAC Conference: GLIAC Head Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Paul Winters 2010 Game Score: Wayne State 41, SVSU 27 (October 30, 2010) SVSU holds a 26-7-1 all time record against Wayne State Lou’s Prediction: SVSU 24 – Wayne State 10; Lou says “We are going to win 24 to 10. The Defense is clicking and will shut down the Warrior’s running game. I think it will be a big game for Ronnie Lark.” (By Lou Toarmina - father of Frank Toarmina, OL, SR, #60).
Driving Directions to Wayne State “Every Game is a Home Game” Support the Cardinal Football team on the road! October 29th at Wayne State University Stadium: Adams Field, 1401 Edsel Ford, Detroit, MI Driving Directions Start out going NORTH on BAY RD/MI-84 N toward COLLEGE DR W. Continue to follow MI-84 N. 3.4 miles Merge onto US-23 S 45.1 miles Take I-75 S toward DETROIT. 61.1 miles Merge onto I-94 W via EXIT 53B toward CHICAGO. 1.2 miles Take the M-10 S exit, EXIT 215A, on the LEFT toward DOWNTOWN. 0.4 miles Merge onto MI-10 S/JOHN C LODGE FWY. 0.2 miles Take EXIT 3 toward FOREST AVE/WARREN AVE. 0.1 miles Stay STRAIGHT to go onto JOHN C LODGE FWY. 0.0 miles Make a U-TURN onto JOHN C LODGE FWY. 0.2 miles Turn LEFT onto WARREN AVE W. 0.1 miles End at Adams Field
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Hotel Info Detroit Marriott Southfield (SVSU Football team is staying here) 27033 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48033 (248) 356-7400 or (313) 220-1981 $80.00 and up (call for details) Inn On Ferry Street (Located 0.4 miles from Wayne State University) 84 East Ferry Street Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 871-6000 King Deluxe = $169.00; Queen Deluxe = $159.00; King Executive = $189.00; Queen Executive = $179.00; Queen Suite = $219.00; All rooms come with complimentary breakfast. Complimentary shuttle to and from the game The Milner Hotel Detroit (Located 2.3 miles from Wayne State University) 1526 Centre Street Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 963-3950 Standard Room (1 double bed) = $79.00; 1 bedroom suite = $109.00 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Detroit-Downtown, Mi (Located 2.6 miles from Wayne State Univ.) 1020 Washington Blvd. Detroit, MI 48226 (877) 863-4780 2 queen beds = $133.00 / 1 king bed = $133.00; Suite with 2 queen beds / wet bar = $171.00 Complimentary hot breakfast Published from the 2011 Official SVSU Travel Guide
Football to Open 2012 Against Valdosta State UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University football program and the athletic department are excited to announce they will host the Valdosta State Blazers to open the 2012 football season. The game is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, September 1st, 2012. Valdosta State is a perennial Division II football power having won NCAA Division II National Championships in 2004 and 2007 and finishing runner-up in 2002 to Grand Valley State University. The Blazers are currently ranked No. 10 in the latest AFCA Top 25 Poll. Valdosta State is a member institution of the Gulf South Conference. 9
Did You Know… Send us your ideas for our Equipment Purchase for the 2011 Season. o For 2009 we purchased a Jugs Passing Machine for the team! o For 2010 we purchased a Panasonic HVX200A DVCPRO HD P2 Camera Jersey and Window Decal Fundraiser: Wendy LaCourt (mom of Wes LaCourt, OL, SO, #70) will be handing out jerseys and window decals at the Wayne State game this Saturday to anyone who pre-ordered them. She will hand them out in the visitor section prior to the game. If you are unable to attend the Wayne State game she will hand out the jerseys at our next home game against Northern Michigan on Saturday, November 5th behind the home press-box near the Cardinal Athletic Club tent. Get ready to pre-order your limited edition coffee table version of the eNewsletter 2011 Season Bound Edition. This is a “must-have” for any Cardinal football fan! We will begin taking pre-orders soon! More to come soon.
GET PHOTOS OF YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER & DONATE TO THE PARENT CLUB!! 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. SO BUY THOSE PHOTOS OF YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER & DONATE TO THE PARENT CLUB AT THE SAME TIME!
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