Nov. 30, 2009

Box Score

Big Rapids, Mich. - Grand Valley State dropped its GLIAC opener on Monday night (Nov. 30), falling at Ferris State, 67-41. The Bulldogs made 50.0 of their three-pointers and shot 51.2 percent from the field in knocking off GVSU, which had just one player reach double figures.

The Lakers fall to 2-2 overall with an 0-1 record in the GLIAC, while Ferris State improves to 1-3 overall and 1-0 in the conference. Grand Valley State has alternated wins and losses in its first four games, defeating Northern Kentucky and Saint Joseph's, while falling to FSU and Cornerstone.

GVSU held a 9-8 lead at the 12:33 mark before Ferris State put together a 9-0 run that kept the Lakers off the board until the 6:48 mark after a free throw from Nick West. A layup from junior Justin Ringler made the score 20-14 with 5:04 remaining, but that would be as close as Grand Valley State would get the rest of the game. FSU closed the half on a 13-2 run that turned into a 17-2 run in the early minutes of the second half.

In the opening 20 minutes, GVSU shot 27.3 percent (6-of-22) from the field and was just 1-of-10 from three-point range. Ferris State shot the ball very well, connecting on 48.0 percent (12-of-25) of its shots and 5-of-10 three-pointers. The Lakers shot better in the second half, but unfortunately the Bulldogs did too.

FSU attempted only 16 shots in the second stanza, but made nine of them, as the Bulldogs did their damage at the charity stripe. Ferris State connected on 14-of-19 free throws in the final 20 minutes, as GVSU was just 0-of-2 at the line. For the game, Grand Valley State shot 17-of-51 for a 33.3 percent clip, while FSU shot 51.2 percent from the field and made 7-of-14 long distance tries. The Lakers did own a 36-26 rebounding edge and recorded 18 offensive boards to just six for Ferris State.

Ringler was the lone GVSU player in double figures, as he notched 15 points and 14 rebounds. His 15 points tied for game-high scoring honors while the 14 rebounds tied his career-high figure. Ringler shot 7-of-15 from the field and added seven offensive rebounds.

Junior Toreau Brown added six points and five rebounds, all of which were offensive boards. Freshman point guard Breland Hogan made two of three triple tries for six points, while sophomore Wes Trammell also notched six points.

Grand Valley State returns to the court on Thursday (Dec. 3) when the Lakers host Tiffin at 8:00 p.m.