Caileb Brown Graduate Assistant | Grand Valley State University Athletics Website
Caileb Brown Graduate Assistant | Grand Valley State University Athletics Website
The Grand Valley State men's basketball team is set to begin a series of five consecutive road games, starting with a matchup against Davenport on Saturday at 3:00 PM. The Lakers previously defeated Davenport in the GLIAC opener this season with a score of 75-65, improving their all-time record against the Panthers to 11-5.
In recent performances, the Lakers split two GLIAC games last weekend, narrowly losing to Purdue Northwest before securing a win against Parkside. This brings their conference record to 5-4 and their overall record to 8-11. On average, GVSU scores 72.6 points per game with a shooting percentage of 43% from the field. They maintain a rebounding margin of 5.7 over opponents and lead the GLIAC with an average of 12.6 offensive rebounds per game.
Key players for GVSU include Marius Grazulis, who leads in scoring and rebounding with averages of 11.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game respectively. Ethan Alderink contributes an average of 11.5 points on 43% shooting along with five rebounds per game. William Dunn adds an average of 10.7 points per game while leading in three-point shooting percentage at 42%. Britain Harris provides support off the bench with an average of 10.3 points on a shooting percentage of 40%.
Davenport enters Saturday's contest holding an overall record of 8-11 and a GLIAC mark of 3-6 after winning three out of their last four games, including a significant victory over Kuyper College earlier this week.
The Panthers are averaging 74.4 points per game on a shooting percentage of 44.5%. Marcedus Leech Jr., third in the GLIAC for scoring, averages 17.1 points per game while maintaining shooting percentages of approximately 42% from the field and nearly 39% from beyond the arc. Myles Belyeu averages just over ten points per game and leads his team in assists (61) and steals (23). Luke Bara ranks third in three-point percentage within the GLIAC at nearly a clip of about forty-nine percent coming off the bench.
Fans can watch the live stream on FloSports or listen via Thunder Country at frequency FM stations such as WLCS or The Ticket among others available online through gvsulakers.com which also provides links for live stats video/audio coverage updates follow @gvsubasketball Twitter handle throughout match day action as it unfolds
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