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• #3 Grand Valley State will hit the road for the first time in 2025 with a matchup at #16 Pittsburg State (0-2). Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. (ET) at Carnie Smith Stadium. 

• Grand Valley State is 32-21 in road openers all-time and 18-5 since 2001.

• This is the second all-time meeting with Pittsburg State. GVSU claimed a 24-21 victory over the Gorillas in the 2023 NCAA DII Playoffs at Lubbers Stadium. 

• #3 GVSU is coming off a 48-36 victory over Black Hills State (S.D.) last Saturday at home, while #16 Pittsburg State dropped a 27-24 decision at #12 Central Oklahoma.  

Grand Valley State is under the direction of third-year head football coach Scott Wooster. Wooster has led the Lakers to a 24-4 mark, including two NCAA Division II playoff appearances and a GLIAC title his first two years.

• 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. Schuster has completed 39-of-53 passes (73.5) for 642 yards and seven touchdowns in his first two collegiate starts.

• Sophomore kicker Mathew Bacik is 3-for-4 in field goals this season with a long of 46 yards. He is 2-for-2 from the 40-50 yard range. 

• Senior LB Anthony Cardamone surpassed the 200-tackle (202), 30 tackles for loss (30.5) and 15 QB sacks (15.5) mark for his career. 
• GVSU has led the nation in total attendance for 13 consecutive years and 2025 is off to another outstanding start. The Lakers have drawn 25,972 through two home games (12,986 pg).

• Last Week - Grand Valley State claimed a 48-36 victory over Black Hills State. The Lakers trailed 10-0 early, but stormed back to take a 20-10 halftime lead. GVSU built the lead up to 17 points on three occasions, but the Yellowjackets answered each time. The Laker offense produced seven scoring drives that took less than 2:39 off the clock and four drives that 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 in the GLIAC/NCAA Stats
- Passing Off.    1st/9th    321.6 ypg
- Rushing Def.    1st/3rd    19.0 ypg
- Pass Effic.    1st/7th    205.56
- TFL        2nd/7th    10.0 pg

• Andrew Schuster in the GLIAC/NCAA
- Comp. %      1st/8th    73.6
- Pass Effic.    1st/2nd    215.1
- Passing TDs    1st/3rd    7
- Pass yards    1st/7th    642
- Pass yds PG    1st/7th    321.0
- Pass yds Comp.    1st/14th    16.4 

• 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.

• GVSU is the all-time winningest DII football program in terms of winning percentage for teams that have played over 500 games with a record of 456-153-3 (.748).  

• GVSU has now been ranked in the top 10 of a national preseason poll 21 times since 2002 (24 polls), including 18 top five rankings and 14 top three rankings.

• Grand Valley State has won 10 or more games 20 times in the 53-year history of the program, including 18 times since 2001.

• GVSU has won a total of four national championships (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) in program history.

• The Lakers have made six NCAA championship appearances (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009) in program history.