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The Game - #1 Grand Valley State will host #5 Ferris State in NCAA DII Quarterfinal action Saturday (Dec 3) at Lubbers Stadium. The Super Region 3 final is set for a 1:00 pm kickoff. 

THE SERIES
Grand Valley State leads the all-time series with Ferris State by a 30-22-1 margin. The Lakers have won 17-of-the-last-28 meetings between the schools. GVSU is 16-10-1 at Top Taggart Field versus the Bulldogs and 14-12 at Lubbers Stadium. GVSU holds a 13-8 advantage when either team or both are ranked since 2001.  

LAST WEEK
#1 Grand Valley State claimed a 13-8 NCAA DII Second-Round victory over #8 NW Missouri State. GVSU rushed for 200 yards against the top-ranked rushing defense in the country, including a game-high 98 yards by junior RB Tariq Reid and 78 from QB Cade Peterson. Peterson passed for 194 yards and Jahdae Walker hauled in three catches for 87 yards. Nyzier Fourqurean set a GVSU single-game playoff record with three interceptions, while Abe Swanson tallied a game-high 11 tackles. The Laker defense limited NWMST to 53 rushing yards.  

• Grand Valley State has now been ranked #1 in the country for 93 weeks, which is 33 more than any other Division II team in the country. The Lakers are 85-6 as the top-ranked team in the country. 

LAKER BYTES
• GVSU has limited its opponents to 767 rushing yards on 308 attempts (2.5 ypc). 252 of those 767 rushing yards have come on eight carries. GVSU has yielded 515 yards on 300 carries (1.7 ypc) outside of those eight rushing attempts. 

• The Lakers have forced 56 three-and-out drives...Held opponents to 106 drives that have consisted of six plays or less...Limited opponents to 72 drives that have produced 12 yards or less.

• The Lakers have allowed two teams, SVSU (106 yds. reached on the last play of the game with a 9-yard run) & Davenport (115 yds.) to reach the 100-yard rushing mark. 

 • Grand Valley State leads the nation in scoring defense, allowing 10.1 points per game. The GVSU defense has allowed six rushing and seven passing TDs in 12 games.

• The GVSU offense has rushed for 41 touchdowns (3.5 pg) - (2-Mines; 5-CSU-Pueblo; 5-Lincoln; 4-WSU; 2-SVSU; 4-AIC; 2-FSU; 5-NMU; 3-MTU; 4-WSU2; 3-Davenport; 2-NWMST).  

• GVSU opponents are averaging 14.0 first downs per game, with four squads (Lincoln-9; WSU-9; NMU-7; MTU-8) being held under 10. The Lakers are averaging 22.6 first downs per game.

• The Laker defense ranks 3rd nationally in rushing yards allowed per game (63.9), while the rushing offense is eighth nationally (237.7). 

• GVSU leads the nation in scoring defense (10.1) and ranks 10th  nationally in scoring offense (39.3). 

• The Lakers rank 11th nationally in total offense (460.7) and 12th in total defense (267.2).   

• 18 different receivers have caught a pass, while 16 different players have at least one rush.

• The Laker defense ranks 6th nationally in third-down conversion defense (.253).

• The Laker secondary has 11 interceptions and 63 pass breakups.

• The GVSU defensive line has and 68 QB hurries, 49.5 tackles for loss (-211) and 25.0 QB sacks (-154).  

• GVSU ranks 9th nationally in offensive first downs (273) and 23rd in defensive first downs allowed (169). 

• The Lakers' redzone offense ranks 24th nationally with a .869 conversion rate, while the defense ranks 4th nationally (.600).
 
• GVSU ranks 20th nationally in net yards per punt (37.5).  

• The GVSU offense is 52-for-60 in red zone scores, 47 of which have resulted in a touchdown. Laker opponents are 12-for-20 in redzone opportunities with seven TDs and five made field goals.

• Balanced Attack - The Laker offense is averaging 241.1 yards per game rushing and 225.6 yards per game passing for a total offensive output of (466.7 ypg). 

• The GVSU defensive line (12 players) have combined for 185 tackles, 47.5 tackles for loss (-203) and 25.0 QB sacks (-150) and 66 QB hurries through 12 games.

• The GVSU offense has converted 32-of-67 (.477) third down opportunities in the second and third quarters this season. GVSU is 17-for-37 in the second quarter and 15-for-32 in the third quarter. 

First-Team All-GLIAC
• Junior RB Tariq Reid ranks second in the GLIAC in rushing yards (949 yards) and rushing yards per game (79.1 ypg)...Leads the GLIAC in yards per carry (6.6)...Ranks 8th nationally and second in the GLIAC with 18 rushing TDs...Rushed for 148 yards and two TDs at CSU-Pueblo en route to being named the GLIAC Player of the Week...Tallied 140 yards and three TDs at Wayne State...Rushed for 144 yards and three TDs on 10 carries at AIC...Tallied 90 rushing yards on 15 carries at Ferris State...Rushed for 90 yards and two TDs on six carries at Davenport...Rushed for 98 yards and two TDs on 15 carries vs. NW Missouri State...Reid became the 18th Laker to reach the career 2,000-yard rushing mark and ranks 11th in rushing TDs with 27.   

GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year
First-Team All-GLAC
Second-Team Super Region 3 CCA
• Junior QB Cade Peterson has completed 144-of-244 passes for 2,249 yards and 16 TDs, while rushing for 534 yards and seven TDs...Averaging 187.4 yards passing  per game and  completing 59.0 percent of his passes...Recording a GLIAC-best 231.9 yards of total offense per game...Leads the GLIAC in pass efficiency rating (156.4)...Leads the GLIAC in passing yards per attempt (9.22) and passing yards per completion (15.6)...Named GLIAC Player of the Week after accounting for 255 yards of total offense and accounting for four TDs vs. Wayne State...Passed for 183 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 73 yards and two TDs...Named the GLIAC Player of the Week after completing 18-of-19 passes for 304 yards and two TDs at Michigan Tech. ..His 94.7 completion percentage set a GLIAC and GVSU single-game record...Also rushed for 64 yards for 368 yards of total offense...Accounted for 251 yards of total offense (173 passing-78 rushing) vs. NWMST...Peterson has passed for 4,925 yards and 47 TDs, while rushing for 1,249 yards and 15 TDs in his career...Became the fourth GVSU QB to reach the 1,000-yard rushing and 4,000-yard passing mark...Accounted for 6,174 yards of total offense in his career.  

All-GLIAC HM
• Senior RB Jack Provencher has rushed for 377 yards on 51 carries and is averaging 7.4 yards per carry...Rushed for 95 yards on four carries with a 78 yard TD at AIC...Rushed for 76 yards and one TD, while catching three passes for 49 yards and a TD at Ferris State...Became the eighth player in GVSU program history to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,275) and catch 50 or more passes (57) in his career (523).

First-Team All-GLIAC
• Sophomore WR Jahdae Walker ranks third in receptions (26) and first in receiving yards 538 yards (20.7 ypc) and receiving TDs (4)...Walker is averaging 53.8 yards receiving per game...He hauled in four catches for 132 yards vs. Mines and four for 97 yards vs. Pueblo...Caught three passes for 87 yards vs. NW Missour St.   

Second-Team All-GLIAC
• Sophomore WR Jaylon Tillman ranks second in receptions (28) and receiving yards (514) and TD catches (4) for the Lakers...Caught 10 passes for 191 yards and one TD at Michigan Tech. Both totals rank 10th all-time in a single -game...Hauled in five catches for 99 yards and a TD at Wayne State...Hauled in the 10th longest TD pass (88 yards) at Davenport...Tillman has 35 receptions for 635 yards and five TDs in his career. 

• Senior WR Jacob Miller has 10 receptions for 154 yards and one TD this season...Hauled in a 58-yard TD pass vs. SVSU...Tallied 52 receptions for 702 yards and eight TDs in his career.

• Sophomore WR Cody Tierney leads GVSU in receptions (30), ranks second in yards (468) and TD catches (4) this season...Recorded first 100-yard receiving game in his career with three for 101 yards and two TDs at AIC...Hauled in five receptions for 106 yards and a TD at Michigan Tech...Caught five passes for 87 yards and a TD vs. Wayne state...Tierney has 64 career receptions for 879 yards and six TDs. 

• Sophomore WR Kyle Nott has 18 carries for 136 yards and three TD's, while catching six passes pass for 70 yards...Five kickoff returns for 108 yards and six punt returns for 71 yards...Completed a 15-yard pass to Avery Moore at FSU...Rushed for a career-high 76 yards and a TD at Michigan Tech, including a 51-yard TD run...Tallied 133 all-purpose yards at Michigan Tech...Recorded 385 all-purpose yards in 2022.

• Sophomore QB Avery Moore has toted the ball 53 times for 278 yards and three TDs this season...Completed 4-of-8 passes for 29 yards and two TDs. 

First-Team All-GLIAC
• Redshirt freshman punter Trace Hrgich leads the GLIAC in punting (41.4 ypp) with a long of 61 yards...Hrgich has dropped 14 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line, with five over 50 yards and 10 being fair caught...Named GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 48.5 yards on four punts vs. SVSU...The 48.5 ypp average ranks sixth all-time in a single-game...Averaged 45.5 yards on two punts, dropping both inside the 20 at Michigan Tech.  

• Sophomore PK Kollin Kralapp hit a career-long 40-yard field goal and was 9-fo-9 in point after attempts versus Lincoln...Named the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week...Kralapp is 3-for-3 this season and 5-for-5 in his career in field goals...Converted 44-of-47 PATs.

GLIAC Defensive Skill POY
First-Team All-GLIAC
First-Team CCA Super Region 3 
• Junior LB Abe Swanson leads GVSU in tackles with 84, while recording 7.5 TFL (-31), 4.0 QB sacks (-17), seven QB hurries, one interception and a forced fumble...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording seven tackles, 1.5 TFL (-6) and recovering a fumble at Ferris State...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week after his 12-tackle, 1.0 TFL (-5) and one interception performance vs. SVSU...Tallied 11 tackles, 1.5 QB sacks (-6) and 1.5 TFL (-6) vs. NW Missouri...Swanson has 210 career tackles, 19.5 TFL (-80), 7.0 QB sacks (-37) and three interceptions in his career...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week five times in his career.

All-GLIAC HM
• Senior safety Antonio Strong has tallied 33 tackles, 2.0 TFL (-3) and six pass breakups...Strong has 139 tackles, four interceptions, seven PBU's and three forced fumbles in his career.

GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year
First-Team All-GLIAC
First-Team CCA Super Region 3
• Junior DE Christian McCarroll has 29 tackles, leads the squad in TFL with 9.5 (-50) and 4.0 QB sacks (-30), nine QB hurries, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery ...Recorded 7.0 tackles, 2.0 TFL (-15), 1.0 QB sacks (-14) vs. SVSU...Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week with three tackles, 3.0 TFL (-18), 1.0 QB sacks (-4) and a forced fumble vs. WSU...McCarroll has 86 tackles, 14.5 TFL (-62) and 7.0 QB sacks (-40) in his career.
Second-Team All-GLIAC
• Junior DE Colton Hyble ranks second among defensive linemen 29 tackles, 6.0 TFL (-43) and 4.5 QB sacks (-41) this season...Hyble tallied 63 tackles and 12.0 TFL (-56) in his career. 

All-GLIAC HM
• Junior DT Seth Hoonhorst has 18 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-16) and 2.0 QB sacks (-15) this season..Hoonhorst tallied four tackles, 1.0 QB sacks (-8) and 1.5 TFL (-8) versus Mines...Recorded 55 tackles, 8.5 TFL and 3.0 QB sacks in his career. 

Second-Team All-GLIAC
• Sophomore DT Jack Gilchrist leads GVSU defensive linemen in total tackles with 35, while also recording 5.5 TFL (-20) and 3.5 QB sacks (-16)...Gilchrist has 59 career tackles, 9.5 TFL (-47), 6.0 QB sacks (-39) in his career. 

All-GLIAC HM
• Senior DT Nate Umlor has 14 tackles, 3.0 QB sacks (-12), 3.5 TFL (-17), three pass break ups and one QB hurry...Tallied three tackles, 1.0 TFL (-7) and .5 QB sacks vs. NW Missouri State...Umlor has 34 stops 4.5 TFL and 3.5 QB sacks in his career. 

• Sophomore SS Ian Kennelly has 17 tackles, one fumble recovery and a forced fumble this season...Kennelly tallied six tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble vs. Mines...Missed two games with an injury...Tallied four tackles and a pass break up vs. NW Missouri State...Kennelly has 50 tackles, six pass breakups, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in his career. 

• Redshirt freshman Jay'viar Suggs has recorded 19 tackles, 3.0 QB sacks (-17) and 6.0 TFL (-23) this season...Tallied one QB sack (-8) and a TFL (-8) at Ferris State...Recorded 2.0 QB sacks and 2.0 TFL vs. Mines in season-opener...Recorded three tackles and a QB sack (-3) vs. NW Missouri State.

• Sophomore SS Damonte McCurdy ranks second on the squad in tackles with 51, while picking off one pass, recovering a fumble and recording six pass break ups...Recorded seven tackles and recovered a fumble vs. NW Missouri State...McCurdy has 106 tackles, 4.5 TFL, two INTs and seven pass break ups in his career.  

Second-Team All-GLIAC
• Redshirt freshman CB Terez Reid has 28 tackles, 3.5 TFL (-7) and four PBU...Recorded five tackles and 2.0 TFL (-5) at Ferris State.  

First-Team All-GLIAC
First-Team CCA Super Region 3
• Sophomore CB Nyzier Fourqurean has 34 stops, four interceptions, one fumble recovery...Ranks second in the GLIAC and leads the team with 11 pass breakups this season...Set a GVSU playoff single-game record with three interceptions vs. NW Missouri State. Also tallied three tackles and a PBU...Tallied three pass breakups and picked off a pass vs. SVSU...Notched three pass breakups at AIC...Recorded four tackles and a TFL (-1) at Ferris State.
 
First-Team All-GLIAC
• Senior LB Damon Wesley has 38 tackles, 5.0 TFL (-22) and a QB sack (-9)...Wesley recorded four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-10) and 1.0 QB sacks vs. WSU...Wesley has 95 stops and 8.0 TFL in his career.

• FS Cole Patritto has recorded 29 tackles and tallied two pass breakup this season...Recorded 7.0 tackles vs. SVSU. 

• Anthony Cardamone has 36 tackles, 6.5 TFL (-35) and 4.0 QB sacks (-31) this season....Cardamone tallied 4.0 tackles, 1.0 TFL and a QB sack vs. SVSU...Notched four tackles a QB sacks (-2) and a TFL (-2) vs. NW Missouri State.

• Kollin Kralapp's 40 field goal vs. Lincoln was the first time since 2016 that GVSU has connected on a field goal of 40 yards or more. Joel Schipper converted a 47-yard field goal in 2016.

• The Laker defense has produced 83 tackles for loss (-368), 41 QB sacks (-249), 68 QB hurries and 63 pass break ups.

• Scoring by quarter for the GVSU offense.

1st - 131 points (11.0)
2nd - 139 points (11.5)
3rd - 110 points (9.1)
4th - 92 points (7.6)

• Scoring by quarter for the GVSU defense.

1st - 33 points (2.7)
2nd - 21 points (1.7)
3rd - 34 points (2.8)
4th - 33 points (2.7)

2022 GVSU GLIAC HONORS 

Offensive Back of the Year - Cade Peterson
Offensive Lineman of the Year - Quinton Barrow
Defensive Lineman of the Year - Christian McCarroll
Defensive Back of the Year - Abe Swanson

First-Team All-GLIAC
Cade Peterson (Jr) - Quarterback
Tariq Reid (Jr) - Running Back
Jahdae Walker (So) - Wide Receiver
Quinton Barrow (Sr) - Offensive Line
Jordan Davis (Jr) - Offensive Line
Garrett Carroll (Jr) - Offensive Line
Christian McCarroll (Jr) - Defensive Line
Abe Swanson (Jr) - Linebacker
Damon Wesley (Sr) - Linebacker
Nyzier Fourqurean (So) - Cornerback
Trace Hrgich (RFr) - Punter

Second-Team All-GLIAC
Jayk Slager (Sr) - Tight End
Jaylon Tillman (So) - Wide Receiver
Gabe Brown (So) - Offensive Line
Colton Hyble (Jr) - Defensive Line
Jack Gilchrist (So) - Defensive Line
Terez Reid (RFr) - Cornerback

Honorable Mention All-GLIAC
Joel Linden (Jr) - Offensive Line
Jack Provencher (Sr) - Running back
Seth Hoonhorst (Jr) - Defensive Line
Nate Umlor (Sr) - Defensive Line
Antonio Strong (Sr) - Defensive Back

Gene Upshaw Finalist
Quinton Barrow (Sr) - Offensive Line

Harlon Hill Nominee
Cade Peterson (Jr) - Quarterback

First-Team CCA Super Region 3
Quinton Barrow (Sr) - Offensive Line
Christian McCarroll (Jr) - Defensive Line
Abe Swanson (Jr) - Linebacker
Nyzier Fourqurean (So) - Defensive Back

Second-Team CCA Super Region 3
Cade Peterson (Jr) - Quarterback
Garrett Carroll (Jr) - Offensive Line