ALLENDALE, MICH. – The GVSU women's basketball team is on to tomorrow's GLIAC Championship game, as they took down Parkside 72-59. The win moves the Lakers to 28-2 overall as they are on a 13-game winning streak.
 
The Lakers raced out to an 12-4 lead to begin the game behind five points from Nicole Kamin. Parkside fought back and cut their deficit to two at 16-14 with two minutes to play in the quarter. GVSU would respond with a 7-2 run to end the quarter, leading 23-16 after one.
 
The Rangers began the second quarter on a 10-0 scoring run to take their first lead of the game at 26-23. Macy Bisballe tied the game back up with a three-pointer, which ignited a 10-0 run from the Lakers to take the lead right back. The Lakers pushed their lead up to 10 points at 40-30, but the Rangers got the final basket of the quarter, still trailing 40-32 at the break.
 
Hadley Miller opened the second half with a triple, starting a 7-0 Laker run, as they increased their lead up to 47-32. The lead ballooned to 20 points later in the quarter, but the Rangers would not go away, ending the period on a 8-2 run, as it was 57-43 GVSU with one quarter to play.
 
Parkside was able to get their deficit down to 10 points early in the fourth quarter, but they were never able to bring it any closer, as GVSU hit 11 fourth quarter free throws to ice the game away and secure their spot in the championship game.
 
Rylie Bisballe posted a near double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Hadley Miller scored 12 points and pulled down five boards, while Nicole Kamin had 11 points and six rebounds. Paige Vanstee added nine points and six rebounds. The Lakers blocked 10 shots, with Bisballe, Miller, and Molly Anderson all having two.
 
Up Next
The Lakers will take on Northern Michigan in the GLIAC Championship Sunday afternoon at 3:00.