ALLENDALE, Mich. – The No. 3 Grand Valley State Lakers dominated the Ferris State Bulldogs, 7-0, Sunday (Oct. 27) afternoon in GLIAC action at the GVSU Soccer Field. The Lakers have now pitched 10 straight shutouts to improve to 13-1 overall and 6-0 in conference play.
Riko Sagara scored twice to lead the Laker attack while five other Lakers found the back of the net. GVSU took the lead in the 11' when
Ava Cook controlled the ball in the box and slid it to the center for
Chantel Carranza, who heel-kicked the ball past the keeper and inside the post for what would be the game-winning goal.
GVSU would score three times in a four-minute stretch around the half-hour mark. In the 28' it was
Makenna Schoolman striking home a rebound off a
Caitie Baron insert from the right wing. Then Cook took another cross from Baron and headed it past the keeper for her GLIAC-leading 16
th goal of the season. A minute later, Cook would draw a penalty and Sagara converted from the spot for the second straight match. The Lakers would take a 4-0 lead into the halftime break.
At the 71' mark, a foul on the Bulldogs set Sagara up with a free kick straight on with goal from 20 yards out, which she would convert for her ninth goal of the year and second of the day. In the 79',
Hannah Klingerman circled the Bulldog defense and rolled a perfect cross in front of goal for
Chelsea Graves to finish off. Then
Lauren Ross provided the extra point with a 25-yard strike under the crossbar for her second of the year to cap off the scoring.
The Lakers have three more regular season matches, all on the road, beginning Friday (Nov. 1) at Ashland in a battle for first place in the conference. Both teams are 6-0 headed into the showdown in Ohio. GVSULakers.com will provide links to live stats and video while @GVSUSoccer provides live Twitter updates.
