ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The No. 4 Grand Valley State Lakers will honor seven seniors on Sunday before their final home match of the 2017 season against Davenport at 1:00 PM at the GVSU Soccer Field. The senior class has a career record of 80-7-4 (39-1-1 GLIAC) in their four years, with three trips to the NCAA Championship match and twice hoisting the ultimate prize in 2014 and 2015.
The Lakers being honored Sunday are:
MF
Dani Johnson
F
Tracey McCoy
F
Gabriella Mencotti
GK
Paige Pryson
D
Shannon Quinn
F
Sara Stevens
GK
Jennifer Steinaway
"This class has an extra-special place in my heart since we came in together and we have experienced everything right along each other's side," said fourth-year head coach
Jeff Hosler. "Most importantly, I'm very proud of who they are as people. Great ambassadors for our program and great teammates."
The Lakers will look to carry the emotion into a tough GLIAC matchup with the Davenport Panthers Sunday afternoon in the first-ever meeting between the cross-town rivals. GVSU aims for a 13th straight win and tries to keep their red-hot offense clicking after 29 goals in their last four games. Live video coverage of the match will be available on GVSULakers.com.