The Grand Valley State men’s club hockey team (Division II) set high expectations for themselves to continue improving its offense moving forward into 2017. Those points-of-emphasis happened sooner than expected, as the Lakers (13-4-1) swept a weekend series on the road at Indiana, capturing two 8-0 blowout victories in convincing fashion last Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14.
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Just about every Grand Valley State student knows about the Laker football team. One would be hard-pressed to find a GVSU scholar who had no knowledge of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. But how many Lakers know about their school’s very own shooting club?
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The Grand Valley State men’s club wrestling team concluded the semester by splitting two duals hosted by Davenport University Sunday, Dec. 18. The Lakers first dual of the day was against Calumet College (Indiana), a severely inferior opponent. The Lakers won the vast majority of the bouts only allowing Calumet College points from forfeits.
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Dawning the red, white and blue of the United States is an honor most athletes can only dream about. That dream became a reality for the first time for Grand Valley State women’s club hockey goaltender Lauren Allen and a second time for forward Kendra Myers.
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As 2016’s chapter—finally—comes to a close, 2017 opens the new year for students to set high hopes and create resolutions for self-improvement. The same goes for Grand Valley State’s Division II men’s hockey team as they reflect on the first semester’s successes, but look to resolve major issues in their offense moving forward in the new year.
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The Grand Valley State men’s club hockey team (Division III) defeated and tied the Michigan State Spartans over the weekend, traveling between East Lansing and the Georgetown Ice Center for the doubleheader. Friday, Dec. 9 saw the Lakers upset the higher-ranked Spartans on the road at Suburban Ice Arena 4-1. Sophomore Mitch Lawton and freshman Brody Vanderline each scored and assisted on a goal in the victory. The Lakers returned home the following day Saturday, Dec. 10 for the second game.
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The Grand Valley State club roller hockey team (Division I) recently traveled to Homer Glen, Illinois Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20 to compete in the MCRHL Tournament, where the team went undefeated. “It took us a little time to adjust,” GVSU defenseman Kenny Washburn said. “By the end of the tournament, we really came together.”
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After coming off a rough weekend series where the Grand Valley State men’s club hockey team (Division II) only scored two goals against Miami of Ohio, the Lakers had to make apparent changes to its offense. “We had a pretty tough week of practice with the improvement of offense in mind, but this team wasn’t satisfied after playing Miami,” said GVSU coach Mike Forbes.
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“Winning means having the will to compete, and that will isn’t very high right now with this group,” said Grand Valley State men's club hockey team head coach Mike Forbes. The Division II team lost one game and tied another in its two-game weekend series against Miami of Ohio (10-3-2) Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 at Georgetown Ice Center.
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