GVSU preps for preseason tilt at MSU

The return to the hardwood is just days away.

The Grand Valley State University women’s basketball team will head to East Lansing for an exhibition game against Michigan State University on Sunday at 4 p.m.

The Lakers open the regular season with a home game against Rochester College on Nov. 17.

GVSU was picked to finish third in the GLIAC North Division in the conference’s preseason poll. The team returns four starters, including All-GLIAC North Second Team selection Kat LaPrairie.

LaPrairie, a senior forward, knocked down 48 three-pointers at a 34.8 percent clip last season.

Three Lakers garner academic honors

Three Grand Valley State University women’s soccer players were named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District Women’s Soccer Team for District 4.

Sophomores Marti Corby and Gabbie Guibord and senior Andrea Strauss were honored.

Corby, an exercise science major, has posted a 3.82 GPA while scoring 10 goals for GVSU this season. Guibord has started 15 matches and earned a 3.76 GPA as a business major.

Strauss, a first-year goaltender, has notched 10 shutouts while allowing just eight goals all season. An allied health sciences major, Strauss has racked up a 3.70 GPA.

T&F assistant coach earns promotion

The Grand Valley State University track & field program promoted assistant coach Keith Roberts to Associate Head Coach over the weekend.

Roberts will join longtime head coach Jerry Baltes after assisting Baltes for the past five years.

Prior to GVSU, Roberts was the head coach for track & field and cross country at Division III Heidelberg College. Roberts ran track at Kent State University for four years, excelling at hurdles.