Nov. 23, 2002

Allendale, Mich. - Grand Valley State rolled up 528 yards of total offense against the top defense in Division II en route to a 62-13 victory over C.W. Post in NCAA Division II First Round Playoff action Saturday. GVSU will play Inidana University of Pennsylvania Saturday, Nov. 30. Game site and time will be determined Sunday.

GVSU opened the game with a 12-play, 74-yard scoring drive. Harlon Hill Finalist Curt Anes connected with All-American David Kircus from seven yards out. Hendrix added the PAT. After GVSU failed on a fourth down attempt midway through the first quarter, C.W. Post drove 51 yards in 13 plays to tie the game. GVSU contributed 34 yards in penalties on the drive. The Lakers dominated the game from that point on as the Lakers scored 21 points in both the second and third quarters. Kircus hauled in TD passes of 48 and 24 yards to put the Lakers up 21-7. Senior RB Reggie Spearmon hauled in a 34-yard shovel pass for a TD to put the Lakers up 28-7 at the half.

Spearmon scored on a one-yard run early in the second half and Anes hit Kircus from 34 yards out to give the Lakers a 42-7 lead midway through the third quarter. Senior Defensive end Todd DeVree got on the scoreboard when he caught a five yard TD pass from Ryan Brady on a failed field goal attempt. C.W. Post's Ian Smart scored the final points of the game for the Pioneers when he went 76 yards for a TD on the Lakers' second team defense late in the third quarter.

Spearmon scored third TD from 15 yards out and Brent Lesniak added a five yard TD run to conclude the scoring for GVSU. The Grand Valley State defense limited C.W. Post to 204 total yards, including just 21 via the air. Smart rushed for 139 yards on 23 carries overall, 90 of which came on the GVSU second team defense. QB Rob Blount completed 3-of-14 passes for 21 yards and was sacked four times. Scott Mackey led the Laker defense with seven tackles, while Orlando Williams, Keyonta Marshall and Joe Ballard each notched six tackles. GVSU recorded 10 tackles for loss (42 yards).

Anes completed 23-of-31 passes for 337 yards and six TDs, while Kircus hauled in seven receptions for a 161 yards and four TDs. Spearmon rushed for 71 yards and one TD on 25 carries, while also catching five passes for 84 yards and two TDs. Terrance Banks caught seven passes for 68 yards.

Notables...David Kircus set the Division II record for consecutive games with a TD catch (21)...Kircus has 68 TD catches in his career...Curt Anes moved into third in Division II history in total offense (11,070) and TD passes (106).