ALLENDALE – The Grand Valley State women's soccer team is set to host Saginaw Valley State in the GLIAC semifinals Friday (Nov. 6) afternoon at the GVSU Soccer Field. The Lakers are hosting both semifinal rounds and the championship match on Sunday, November 8^th in Allendale. 
 
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About the Lakers
GVSU defeated Purdue Northwest 4-1 in the GLIAC quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Lakers trailed 1-0 going into the second half before scoring four unanswered goals to advance to the semifinals. Kendall Aikens scored the game-winning goal in the 71^st minute. The Lakers earned the right to host the rest of the GLIAC tournament as the top remaining seed after Ferris State upset the top seeded Wayne State. 
 
The Lakers improved to 11-3-5 on the season and enter Friday's semifinal match on a three-game win streak. GVSU has outscored their opponents 37-15 and rank seventh in the country averaging 20 shots per game. The Lakers also rank 10^th in the country averaging 2.37 assists per game. 
 
Ava Kozak leads the Lakers in scoring with six goals and six assists for 18 points this season. Kozak dished out two assists in the quarterfinal win vs Purdue Northwest and scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Northern Michigan in the final game of the regular season. Vesna Dennison leads GVSU with seven goals and 52 shots, while ranking second on the team with 17 points. Sarah Fromm has added five goals and three assists for 13 points this season. Macie Hunter has started all 19 games this season making saves and posting five individual shutouts. 
 
About Saginaw Valley State
Saginaw Valley State defeated Northern Michigan 2-1 in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. The Cardinals are 11-6-2 on the season and have won three straight matches entering Friday's semifinal match against the Lakers. GVSU defeated Saginaw Valley State 2-0 on the road in the only matchup of the regular season between the two teams. 
 
This season. SVSU has outscored their opponents 35-20 with eight shutouts. Abby Ellis leads the Cardinals in scoring with eight goals and two assists for 18 points. Ellis leads her team with three game-winning goals on the year. Emily Kolodin leads the GLIAC with 13 assists and ranks second on SVSU with 17 points. Melanie Kolnitys has added five goals and five assists for 15 points. Ava Wilberding has started all 19 games in goal making 67 saves with seven individual shutouts. 
 
The winner of Friday's semifinal match will advance to the championship game on Sunday, November 8^th at 1:00 PM on the campus of Grand Valley State. The game will be streamed live on FloCollege.