GVSU Football Highlights

Head Coach Matt Mitchell

Senior SS Antonio Strong

Junior QB Cade Peterson

Junior DT Seth Hoonhorst

Junior RB Tariq Reid

#4 Grand Valley State used a dominating run game and suffocating defense to claim an impressive 35-10 road win at #21 Colorado State-Pueblo. The Lakers, who improve to 2-0 on the year versus the top two teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, will host Lincoln (Calif) in the annual Family Day contest next Saturday (Sept. 17) at Lubbers Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Grand Valley State got on the board first with an opening possession 6-play, 77-yard scoring drive that took 2:23 off the clock. Sophomore WR Kyle Nott scampered in from 18 yards out and sophomore PK Kollin Kralapp added the first of his five PATs. Colorado State-Pueblo took advantage of a GVSU special teams miscue to cut the lead to 7-3, but the Lakers aswered with an 8-play, 86-yard drive that junior QB Cade Peterson finished with a 2-yard TD run. The Timberwolves scored their only touchdown of the game to pull within four (14-10), but GVSU answered once again with an 11-play, 72-yard scoring drive that Sophomore QB Avery Moore finished with a 3-yard TD run to give the Lakers a 21-10 halftime lead. Junior RB Tariq Reid added two second half TD runs that capped drives of 66 and 60-yards. 

The Laker defense limited Colorado State-Pueblo to 221 total yards, including just 75 on the ground. GVSU tallied 5.0 QB sacks (-15), 8.0 (-24) tackles for loss, forced three turnovers, recorded eight QB hurries and notched five pass break ups. Junior All-American LB Abe Swanson led the squad with nine tackles, while redshirt freshman LB Anthony Cardamone added three stops, 1.0 QB sacks (-50 and 1.5 tackles for loss (-7). Senior DE Nate Umlor chipped in two tackles, 1.5 QB sacks (-2) and tackles for loss. Sophomore SS Damonte McCurdy and freshman CB Devin Pringle each picked off a pass and sophomore safety Kobe Hayward recorded three tackles and recovered a fumble. 

Reid rushed for 148 yards and two TDs on 19 carries, while Peterson added 73 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Senior RB Jack Provencher chipped in 39 yards on four carries. Peterson completed 11-of-24 passes for 138 yards, while sophomore WR Jahdae Walker hauled in four passes for 97 yards. Sophomore WR Cody Tierney added 23 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards on four receptions.