It was quite a day for the #8 seeded Grand Valley State women's golf team at the 2021 NCAA DII Women's Golf National Championship. The Lakers advanced to the Medal Match Championship portion of the tournament as the #8 seed after stroke play and squared off against #1-seeded Limestone. GVSU claimed a 3-2 upset over top-seeded Limestone in quarterfinal action, but dropped a 3-2 match to #5 Dallas Baptist in semifinal round action. 

Medal match is scored by the cumulative number of strokes won by rather than the number of holes won. Up 3 means that the player is up by 3 strokes, not 3 holes. The player up by the most strokes after 18 holes wins the match.

Senior Maria Sol Pose turned in a stellar performance as the first golfer out and shot a 78, claiming a two stroke win. Freshman Julia Sanchez followed with a four stroke win after shooting a 73. Arna Kristjansdottir dropped the third match out down two, but shot a very respectable 77. Freshman Megan Miron sealed the win for the Lakers in the number four slot in dominating fashion, claiming a 10 stroke win with a 73. Katie Chipman dropped her final match and carded a 77. 

The Lakers' semifinal match versus #5 seed Dallas Baptist was close throughout. Sanchez claimed a 10 stroke win as the leadoff golfer, shooting a 71 (-1). Sol Pose battled for 18 holes, but dropped a tough two stroke affair as the second golfer out for GVSU. Miron was down the entire match, but tied it on the 16th hole to keep the Lakers close. However, she dropped the final two holes and fell by three strokes. Chipman showed her All-American grit and shot a 73, claiming the match by two strokes. Kristjansdottir fell by six strokes in the final match, giving Dallas Baptist the 3-2 win.