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February 4, 2004 LADY CARDS BREEZE BY TIMBERWOLVES, 71-39, BEHIND HAGSTROM'S 17 POINTS MIDLAND, Mich. - Head Coach Kim Chandler's ballclub jumped on Northwood early and kept up the defensive pressure all game in a 71-39 win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday night at the Bennett Sports Center. SVSU broke the game open with a 16-4 run over a four-minute span in the first half to take a 27-10 lead with 6:22 to go in the opening period. Sophomore Valerie Smith (Owosso, Mich.) tortured her former club with three first-half triples in building the 17-point cushion. Smith ended with 15 points (5-of-8 3FG), five rebounds, three blocks and four steals in 29 minutes. SVSU held a 37-17 halftime advantage and held NU to 25.0 percent first-half shooting. SVSU shot 50.0 percent in the first half and made 4-of-10 three's. NU's 39 total points was the least allowed this season in a GLIAC game. NU committed 26 turnovers and the Cardinals had 18 points off those miscues. The Cardinals also put up 30 points in the paint with junior Jennifer Hagstrom (Cadillac, Mich.) doing most of the damage. She finished with a game-high 17 points and also blocked five shots. She was 8-of-13 from the floor in 33 minutes. Senior Jennifer Brogger (Harbor Springs, Mich.) scored 13 points and needs eight points for 1,000 points in her career. SVSU finished the game shooting 48.3 percent and 46.7 percent from the arc. The Cardinals improve to 15-7, 7-6 in the GLIAC after sweeping the season series with Northwood.
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