| September
25, 2004
Football
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cardinals Charge Through
Hillsdale, 35-14
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University
Cardinals battled the Hillsdale Chargers to a 35-14 victory on Saturday
(September 25). SVSU took a 21-0 lead into the halftime break and
held on in the second half for their third consecutive victory.
The Cardinals were threatened in the
first quarter before tightening up the defense for a goal-line stand
and taking over on downs at the one yard line. Five plays later,
quarterback Mark Radlinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic
Central) connected with receiver Rick Cottengim
(Elk Grove, Calif.) on a 75-yard touchdown strike to put
the Cardinals up 7-0. After another Charger turnover on a fumble
caused by Neil Baumgartner (Iron River, Mich./West
Iron County), the Cardinals needed only one play to score as
Radlinski found Bob Awrey (Freeland, Mich.)
for a 33-yard touchdown. The two touchdowns were separated by only
1:23 of game time. SVSU closed out the first-half scoring with a
nine play, 74-yard drive culminating with a 33-yard touchdown pass
from Radlinski to Stan Spencer (Mt. Pleasant,
Mich.).
Hillsdale opened the second-half scoring
with a 97-yard touchdown run by Phil Martin, tying a GLIAC record
for longest run from scrimmage and longest touchdown run. The Cardinals
struck next with a six play, 64-yard drive that ended with Radlinski
finding Jermaine Jackson (Detroit, Mich./Pershing)
for a 10-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Seven minutes later, Radlinski found Mike Crawford
(Lake Orion, Mich.) for a five-yard touchdown pass at the
tail end of a 13 play, 74-yard drive. The Chargers closed out the
scoring with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Jesse Hoskins to Brett
Neller with 3:24 remaining.
Radlinski completed 31-of-47 pass
attempts for 401 yards and five touchdowns on the game. The 31 completions
and five touchdown passes both set new SVSU records. The yardage
total gave Radlinski his second career 400-yard game. Radlinski
completed passes to nine different receivers, including all five
touchdowns to five different receivers. Awrey grabbed six passes
for 71 yards and a score, while Cottengim had career highs of five
receptions for 115 yards, including the 75-yard touchdown grab.
Crawford also caught five passes, good for 46 yards and a touchdown,
while Spencer caught four aerials for 61 yards and a trip to paydirt.
The Cardinals totaled a season-high
577 yards of offense, including 176 yards on the ground. Junior
Justin Barcey (Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic)
carried 22 times for a career-high 140 yards in the win.
Hillsdale managed 383 yards of offense,
with Phil Martin leading the way with 155 rushing yards on eight
carries, including the 97-yard touchdown run. Hoskins completed
9-of-18 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers had five
players crack double digits in tackles, with Matt Britton and Mark
Scott each recording twelve stops.
The Cardinals were led on defense
by John DiGiorgio (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica
Eisenhower), who racked up ten tackles. Nic Postma
(Rudyard, Mich.) racked up nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for
loss and 1.5 sacks on the afternoon. Baumgartner also recorded 1.5
sacks and a forced fumble. Pierre Colin (Cooper
City, Fla.) recovered a fumble that led directly to a Cardinal
touchdown on the ensuing play.
The Cardinals raise their record to
3-1 (3-1 GLIAC), while Hillsdale falls to 2-3 (2-3 GLIAC). SVSU
returns to action on Saturday (October 2) with a Homecoming showdown
with Indianapolis at Wickes Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon.
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Contact: Jeff Bacholzky (989) 964-4053
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