ALLENDALE – The Grand Valley State women's soccer team closes out the regular season this weekend with one match on the road before returning home for the final game of the regular season. The Lakers will travel to face rival Ferris State on Thursday, October 29^th at 1:00 PM before hosting Northern Michigan on Saturday, October 31^st at 1:00 PM.
 
GVSU is coming off a 2-0 loss at Wayne State and a 1-1 draw at Purdue Northwest last weekend. The Lakers are 8-3-5 overall on the season and in second place in the GLIAC standings with a 6-2-4 conference mark. GVSU has outscored their opponents 30-13 on the season and rank eighth in the country averaging 19.4 shots per game. Vesna Dennison leads GVSU with seven goals, two game-winning goals, and 17 points. Dennison scored her team leading seventh goal of the season last game at Purdue Northwest. Sarah Fromm ranks second on the team with five goals and is tied for second with 12 points. Ava Kozak has notched 12 points this season with four goals and four assists. Macie Hunter has started in all 16 games making 32 saves.
 
Ferris State enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 6-6-4 overall record and sit in seventh place in the GLIAC standings with a 4-5-3 conference record. GVSU tied Ferris State 0-0 in Allendale earlier this season. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 20-14 including eight shutouts. Haley Buckman leads Ferris State with six goals and two assists for 14 points. Buckman is a perfect 3-3 in penalty kicks this season. Katherine Welch has notched five goals and 11 points this year. Korinne Ihrke has started all 16 games in goal making 42 saves. 
 
Northern Michigan travels to Allendale this weekend with an 8-3-5 overall record and 5-3-4 GLIAC mark. The Wildcats fell 3-0 to GVSU in the conference opener earlier this season. Northern Michigan hasn't lost in nine matches, winning five and tying four of those matches. The Wildcats have posted four shutouts over their last five games, outscoring their opponents 13-1 during that stretch. Madison Bilbia leads NMU with six goals and three assists for 15 points including two game-winning goals. Carly Sides has started all 16 games in goal making 55 saves with seven shutouts. 
 
Both games will be streamed live on FloCollege. Visit gvsulakers.com for links to live video and live stats. Follow @GVSUSoccer on X for live in-game updates.