Ferris State Soccer Falls to Saginaw Valley State in GLIAC Action

Postgame Highlights & Interview 

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's soccer team returned home to Big Rapids to face the Cardinals of Saginaw Valley State and fell 3-0 Friday (Oct. 6).

FSU (3-5-3) battled hard with the Cardinals, who currently sit in second place in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). However, the Bulldogs were unable to overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit.

SVSU started the scoring at 7:30 of the first half. Madi Bajis took a pass from Stephanie Strong and tallied the first goal of the game. The Cardinals went on to score again in the first half at 29:05, thanks to Sarah Frederick's fifth goal of the campaign. FSU went into the half trailing 2-0.

At the end of the first half, SVSU had 12 shots compared to six for FSU. In the second half, the Bulldogs picked up the aggression and outshot the Cardinals eight to four. However, it was the Cardinals who scored the lone goal of the half at 62:46 when Solana Kelly beat FSU's goalkeeper, Darya Mosallaei, for the Cardinals' third goal of the afternoon. 

In the loss, FSU attempted eight corner kicks compared to five for SVSU. Mosallaei made four saves.

The Bulldogs will continue a five-game homestand next weekend against Purdue-Northwest on Friday, Oct. 13, and Wisconsin-Parkside on Sunday, Oct. 15. Both game times are set for 1 p.m. (ET).