ALLENDALE, Mich. – The No 16 Grand Valley State Lakers won their sixth consecutive match with a 19-13 victory over the McKendree Bearcats in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action Saturday afternoon at the GVSU Lacrosse Field. Three Lakers had hat-tricks in the contest, led by five goals from Meghan Datema, who also controlled ten draws in the match. The Lakers improve to 7-2 on the year and 5-0 in the conference while McKendree falls to 2-7 overall and 1-3 in league play.
 
Despite the six-goal victory the Lakers were out-shot 38-35 in the match but Brianna DeMilia made 17 saves between the pipes for GVSU. The 17 saves were the most in a single game in Laker program history. The Lakers were pesky in the neutral zone, holding McKendree to just 16 successful clear attempts in 25 chances and drawing 29 fouls on the Bearcats while commiting 16 of their own.
 
The Lakers scored the first six goals of the match to take a commanding lead eight minutes in. Ashley Bailey scored three of the Lakers first 12 goals, including a free-position goal with 10 minutes left in the first half to open a double-digit lead, 12-2, and start a running clock. The Lakers would lead by nine at the break and hold off McKendree in the second half to secure the victory.
 
The Lakers are now 2-0 on their home field and look to keep the good times rolling on Wednesday (April 4) when they host the Tiffin Dragons in GLIAC action at 7:00 PM. GVSULakers.com and @GVSUWLAX on Twitter will have live coverage of the match.