DIII club Hockey ties and loses against Oakland

The Grand Valley State Division III hockey club came out of a two-game series with Oakland with a tie and a loss. The Lakers lost Friday night’s game 5-3 Sept. 30 and battled for a 3-3 tie in the second game of the series Saturday, Oct. 1.

In the series opener, Oakland scored three goals in the first period before the Lakers were able to put any points on the board. GVSU closed the first period with a goal to cut into the deficit, but Oakland scored the only goal of the second period to put its lead back to three goals.

The Lakers battled back to a one-goal deficit with two goals late in the third period with goals from Ben Chafin and Alex Siroky, but Oakland scored with less than a minute left to seal the game.

In GVSU’s home opener, the Lakers fought for a 3-3 tie against Oakland. Both teams were unable to score in the first period, but scored two goals apiece in the second period.

After Oakland took an early lead in the third period, GVSU’s Bronson Foote scored to send the game into overtime. Both teams played the five minute overtime without scoring.

The Lakers will play a two-game home series against Sault St. Marie, Ontario at Georgetown Ice Center Oct. 7-8.

Laker men’s club water polo sweeps another weekend

For the second weekend in a row, the Grand Valley State men’s water polo club won all four games of its weekend series Oct. 1-2. The Lakers are now 14-1 and undefeated in conference play.

GVSU opened the weekend with a 20-0 drubbing of the University of Chicago, followed by a 15-4 win against Cincinnati.

In the third game of the day, the Lakers battled for a 9-6 win over Notre Dame. In the final match of the weekend Sunday, GVSU handled Loyola 22-2.

The Lakers will have next weekend off before traveling to Ohio State Oct. 15-16.

GV names PNC Bank official bank of Laker athletics

Grand Valley State University announced long-time partner PNC Bank is now the official bank of GVSU Athletics as of Thursday, Sept. 29. As a result, all university athletic radio and television broadcasts will include PNC’s brand.

Along with supporting GVSU athletics, PNC has provided the university with grants for low-income students and funds the PNC Early Childhood Education scholarship.

The PNC name will also be featured in all of GVSU’s athletic facilities and social media.