Men’s club water polo finishes weekend 4-0

The Grand Valley State men’s water polo team traveled to Miami, Ohio to open up conference play in a four-game weekend slate. The Lakers won all four games to move to 10-1 on the fall season.

GVSU opened up the weekend with a win against Ohio State Gray 13-3 Saturday, Sept. 24. This would be one of three victories on the day for the team.

The Lakers dominated Dayton 19-4 in the second game of the day. GVSU finished the day with a hard-fought 10-7 win over Ohio State A.

GVSU won the final game of the weekend against Miami of Ohio 11-6 on Sunday, Sept. 25. The Lakers’ next matchup will be a doubleheader against Cincinnati Friday, Oct. 1.

GV soccer coach Jeff Hosler appears on NSCAA College Soccer Podcast

The Grand Valley State women’s soccer coach Jeff Hosler appeared on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s weekly College Soccer Podcast. The NSCAA podcast discusses collegiate soccer in all three divisions and includes special guests every episode. Joining Hosler was Russell Payne, the goalkeeping coach of the U.S.National Men’s Team and coach of Army, along with Stephanie Golan, the head coach of Minnesota.

Hosler was featured in the NSCAA’s podcast Thursday, Sept. 22. While on the show, Hosler discussed his tenure at GVSU and the success of program in recent years. Hosler has won two national championships in two years as coach, boasting a 48-2-3 record in that time. The Lakers are off to another good start this season, possessing a 7-0-1 record.

The podcast can be found at www.gvsulakers.com. Hosler’s clip can be found at 1:03:00 on the podcast and lasts until 1:12:20.

Club sailing competes in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Regatta

The Grand Valley State club sailing team competed in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Regatta in Chicago Sept. 24 and 25. The Lakers finished in seventh place overall out of 12 teams.

The GLIOR featured teams mostly from the Midwest, but also teams from all over the nation. The Lakers’ seventh place finish was enough to beat Toledo, the 2014 Intercollegiate Offshore Champions, by one point.

The weather cooperated for most of the weekend making for good sailing conditions. On the first day of the event, winds out of the northeast caused some chop in the water, creating challenging upwind legs. On Sunday, the wind from the southwest made for steady conditions and faster times.

The club sailing team will host the Emma Biagioni/Laker Showdown Oct. 1 and 2 at the Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Holland, Michigan.