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THE GAME
• #23 Grand Valley State will host Michigan Tech for the 2025 homecoming contest. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. The Lakers are 5-3 overall and 3-2 in league action, while the Huskies are 7-2 overall and 4-1 in GLIAC action. 
 
THE SERIES
Grand Valley State leads the all-time series by a 33-4 margin. The Lakers claimed 20-0 victory over the Huskies a year ago in Houghton. GVSU has won nine consecutive games in the series and are 28-2 versus MTU since 1985. The Lakers have scored 40 or more points 13 times in the last 20 games and 20 times overall versus the Huskies.     
Grand Valley State is under the direction of third-year head football coach Scott Wooster. Wooster has led the Lakers to a 27-7 mark, including two NCAA Division II playoff appearances and a GLIAC title his first two years.

• Grand Valley State claimed a 59-13 victory at Wayne State last Saturday. Trailing 6-3, the Lakers scored 56 consecutive points. Six different players rushed for a touchdown, Jason Hardy returned an interception 90 yards for a TD and LB Anthony Scott recovered a fumbled snap on a punt in the endzone. LB Torian Wyatt tallied a team-high eight tackles and forced a fumble, while LB Anthony Cardamone tallied seven tackles, 1.5 QB sacks and 1.5 TFL. PK Mathew Bacik converted all nine PATs and hit a 29-yard field goal. QB Andrew Schuster completed 17-of-26 passes for 256 yards. Kellen Reed caught five passes for 70 yards and Lynn Wyche-El hauled in four passes for 81 yards. 
• QB Brady Drogosh ranks second in rushing with 212 yards and four rushing TDs.


• The GVSU defense ranks fourth in the country in redzone defense. Opponents have scored on 14-of-25 (56.0) opportunities, including just nine TDs.  

•  The Laker offense ranks second in the GLIAC, converting 25-of-29 opportunities (86.2) inside the redzone, 22 of which have been TDs.

• Senior punter Trace Hrgich is second in the country, averaging 46.4 yards per punt. He has punted 24 times, with seven of 50 yards or more and 11 inside the 20 yard line.

•  Versus Davenport and Northern Michigan, the GVSU defense has yielded 154 yards of total offense and zero points on 12 drives in the second half. 

• The Laker defense ranks 12th in the country in tackles for loss with 52 for -203 yards.

• The Laker defense ranks 21st in the country in first down defense, yielding 145 through seven games (18.2). 


• Senior LB Anthony Cardamone has 242 tackles, 34.0 tackles for loss and 18.5 QB sacks mark for his career.

• Junior LB Jimmy Downs hit the 100-tackle mark (120) for his career. 

• Kellen Reed has  2,262 all-purpose yards in his career. He has 1,315 kickoff return yards, 780 receiving yards and 167 rushing yards.

• LB Anthony Cardamone was tabbed as the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week. He tallied seven tackles, including 1.5 QB sacks (-10) and 1.5 tackles for loss (-10) in the Lakers' 59-13 victory at Wayne State. He was a key piece of a defense that limited Wayne State to 141 yards of total offense while he was in the game. Cardamone leads GVSU in total tackles with 52, including a team-best 4.5 QB sacks (-20) and 6.5 tackles for loss (-22), five QB hurries and a fumble recovery. Cardamone now has 242 career tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss and 19 QB sacks in his career. 

• PK Mathew Bacik was named the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week. Bacik hit a 29-yard field goal, was 8-for-8 in point after attempts and averaged 53.7 yards on nine kickoffs with one touchback at Wayne State. Bacik is 37-for-38 in PATs and has converted five field goals on the season, including a career-long 54-yarder. 

• PK Mathew Bacik hit a career-best 54-yard field goal at Ferris State. Bacik is 37-for-38 in PATs this season.

• 10 different receivers caught passes vs. Davenport, led by Sean Byrd's three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. 

• Riley Simpson set a GVSU record with his 96-yard fumble return for a touchdown at Pitt State, breaking the mark of 95 held by Scott Mackey vs. Findlay in 2002. 

• Other than the opening drive of the game and a 1-play, 75-yard touchdown on the first play late in the second quarter, the Laker defense limited Davenport to 152 yards of total offense on nine drives.

• GVSU Offense vs. Black Hills State...
   - 7 scoring drives under 2:39
   - 6 scoring drives with 5 plays or less
   - 4 scoring drives of 65 yards or more

• GVSU tallied 18 plays of 10 yards or more vs. Black Hills State, including eight explosive plays of 20 yards or more.

• The Lakers recorded 436 yards of total offense on 56 plays vs. Black Hills State for an average of 7.8 yards per play.

• GVSU recorded four scoring plays of 27 (37, 55, 27, 33) yards or more and five of 14 yards or more, averaging 33.2 yards per scoring play vs. Black Hills State. 

• The Laker passing game averaged 11.5 yards per attempt and 17.0 yards per completion vs. Black Hills State.

• Grand Valley State redshirt freshman quarterback Andrew Schuster was named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week. Schuster completed 22-of-32 passes for 391 yards and four touchdowns in the Lakers' 48-36 victory over Black Hills State. The 391 passing yards is a GVSU freshman record and tied for ninth on the list of all-time, single-game passing yards list. Schuster completed passes to 10 different receivers, tallied seven completions of 30 yards or more and he engineered seven scoring drives that did not eclipse 2:39. In addition, five touchdown drives were 65 yards or more. 

• The Laker defense tallied 11.0 tackles for loss (-53) and 4.0 QB sacks (-25) vs. Black Hills State. 

• The Laker offense has produced 13 plays of 20 or more through the first two games, including six that have gone for touchdowns. 

• GVSU defense vs. Lincoln...
  - 5 drives of three and out
  - 7 drives of 5 plays or less
  - 6 drives of 6 yards or less
  - 8 drives of less than 2:30 in possession

• The GVSU offense was efficient, producing seven scoring drives and 10 possessions that ended with a kick. The Lakers picked up 26 first downs total. 

• RS freshman QB Andrw Schuster completed a freshman, single-game record 80.9 percent (17-of-21) of his passes vs. Lincoln. In addition, he completed passes to seven different players and completed three passes of 30 yards or more. 

• Junior LB Jimmy Downs tallied eight tackles, 2.0 TFL (-8), 1.0 QB sack (-8) and two QB hurries vs. Lincoln. 

• The Laker defense tallied 9.0 tackles for loss (-25) and picked off three passes vs. Lincoln, followed by an 11.0 (-53) TFL and 4.0 QB sack outing vs. Black Hills State.

• LB Torian Wyatt notched a career-high eight stops, a TFL and a QB sack at Pitt State. 

• DB Quin Wills recorded a career-high seven tackles at Pitt State.

• DL Jamari Buddin tallied six tackles, 2.0 TFL and a QB sack at Pitt State.

• DT Khamani Potts registered four tackles, 2.5 TFL and two QB hurries at Pitt State.

• GVSU has led the nation in total attendance for 13 consecutive years and 2025 is off to another outstanding start. The Lakers have drawn 41,160 through two home games (13,720 pg).