No. 2 Grand Valley faces another early season test in No. 20 West Florida

For the third time in four games, No. 2 Grand Valley faces off against a Top-25 opponent. 

In the first matchup ever between the teams, the Lakers and No. 20 West Florida meet at Lubbers Stadium on September 28. Kickoff is 3 p.m.

Last week, Grand Valley (3-0) held off Wisconsin-La Crosse, 20-13, to remain undefeated on the season. The Lakers were without starting quarterback Avery Moore, who was out of the game due to an injury, and relied on a trio of quarterbacks — Ike Udengwu, Vinny Meschi and Alex Thole — to lead the team to the win.

The Lakers’ defense rose to the challenge, holding the Eagles to 35 rushing yards. Wisconsin-La Crosse outgained Grand Valley in passing yardage, but the Lakers sacked Eagles quarterback Zach Weir five times.

“Wisconsin-La Crosse is a tough team,” head coach Scott Wooster said. “They know how to win. They know how to get into those fourth-quarter battles. They know how to grind it out, and that’s exactly what they did. They make you earn absolutely everything and a tremendous amount of credit goes to them.”

While the Lakers beat the Eagles last week, West Florida (1-1) lost in double overtime, 35-33, to West Alabama. 

The Argonauts are led by the tandem of quarterback Marcus Stokes and receiver Corey Scott. The two connected on a 73-yard passing touchdown to spark the Argonauts' offense against West Alabama. 

Tickets and parking passes for Saturday’s game are available at the GVSU Ticket Office webpage.

Fans can watch the game online at FloFootball, or listen to the radio broadcast at WLAV-FM 96.9 ( wlav.com), WJRW-FM 106.1/WJRW-AM 1340 and WLCS-FM 98.3.

A Spanish-language broadcast is also available on La Poderosa 93.3 FM and 810 AM in Grand Rapids and 103.1 FM and 1080 AM in the Midland and Lansing areas. 

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