Nov. 1, 2002

Box Score

Allendale, Mich. - #4 Grand Valley State rolled past #21 Ferris State 30-14, 30-26, 30-24 in a battle for first place in the GLIAC on Friday in front of 785 fans at the GVSU Fieldhouse. The Lakers dominated action recording 10 blocks and forcing Ferris to hit -.044 for the match. Junior Sabrina Bird led the Lakers with 11 kills, a .647 attack percentage and 8 blocks. GVSU, ranked first in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional poll, improves to 24-2 (15-1 GLIAC) while Ferris, who is second in the region, drops to 23-4 (14-2 GLIAC).

Grand Valley jumped out to a quick one game lead with a .375 attack percentage to earn the 16 point win in game one. Ferris battled back in game two as they took a 23-20 lead. GVSU responded with a run of their own with four straight points and eventually took the game 30-26. The Lakers continued to play well in game three to wrap up the match.

Bird led the individual efforts with a career high seven block assists and a career high .647 attack percentage. Sabrina is second in the GLIAC in blocks averaging 1.30/game and has led the Lakers to double-digit blocks in 11 straight matches.

Chara Fehsenfeld tallied seven kills with a .375 attack percentage and 15 digs, while Nicole Bayle recorded 28 assists, 13 digs, and seven kills with a .429 attack percentage. Carly Miller added 10 kills and 6 digs.

GVSU avenged its only GLIAC loss of the season as FSU defeated the Lakers 3-2 on October 8th in Big Rapids.

"We have really played well the last three weeks and this match was just a continuation of that," said Head Coach Deanne Scanlon. "We have really been focused on trying to win the rest of our matches so we can host the GLIAC tournament."

The winner of the regular season conference title will host the conference tournament on November 14-16. GVSU currently sits one game ahead of both Ferris State and Northwood for first place in the GLIAC North. The Lakers will finish their regular season schedule next weekend as they travel to Northwood on Friday at 7:00 pm and to Saginaw Valley on Saturday at 2:00 pm.