DIII Hockey sweeps weekend series

The Grand Valley State Division III men’s club hockey swept a two-game series against cross-town rival Davenport. The Lakers dominated in the first game at home with an 11-0 win Friday, Oct. 21 and won a close game 3-2 at Davenport Saturday, Oct. 22.

In the first game, the Lakers poured on the points early. Thirty seconds into the game, forward Alex Bjork scored to give GVSU the early lead. From there, the Lakers never looked back.

GVSU added five more goals in the first period. Sophomore Scott Schueneman netted two goals and Bjork added one more late in the period.

The Lakers added three more goals in the second period, started by freshman Randy Stoever. Schueneman scored again to complete his hat trick, and Bronson Foote put the Lakers up 9-0 late in the period.

In the third period, Stoever capped off the game with his second goal that found the back of the net through the legs of the goalie.

In the second game at Davenport, both teams exchanged goals in the first two periods. The Panthers opened the scoring in the first period with a power-play goal, but the Lakers quickly responded with a goal from Alex Siroky.

The Panthers took the lead again in the second period, but for the second time Siroky answered back with a goal to tie the game.

In the third period, GVSU’s Brody Vanderline scored on the power play to give the Lakers the lead, and the defense took care of the rest. The Lakers killed two penalties late in the game to secure the victory.

GVSU will host three games next weekend, two against Schoolcraft College Oct. 28-29, followed by a game against Adrian Sunday, Oct. 30.

Club roller hockey finishes weekend 6-1

The Grand Valley State Division I and III men’s roller hockey clubs finished the weekend, Oct. 21-23 with a combined 5-2 record. The DI team suffered its first loss of the season on its way to a 3-1 weekend, and the DIII team won two of its three games against DII opponents.

The DI team lost 8-2 to Michigan State in the opening game of the weekend. The Lakers rebounded with three straight wins against Eastern Michigan 12-1, Western Michigan 8-0 and Miami (Ohio) 5-0.

The DIII team continued its preseason success with two wins to open up the weekend. The Lakers beat Ohio State 4-1 and Michigan 7-3. GVSU fell to Michigan Tech 5-4 in overtime for the team’s first loss of the season.

Club bowling hosts first ever tournament

The Grand Valley State bowling club hosted its first ever tournament Saturday, Oct. 22. Fifteen teams from seven different colleges across the Midwest competed in the tournament.

The GVSU men’s team finished third in the men’s group, 280 pins behind first-place Judson University. The women’s team finished in fourth ahead of Judson and Michigan State.

After a successful first tournament, GVSU will look to host more tournaments in the future.

“This is a really good starting point,” said GVSU coach Jason Butler. “We have a strong foundation to build from for future years.”

Both the men’s and women’s teams will travel to Columbus, Ohio next weekend for the first of two American Heartland Conference tournaments.