Houghton, Mich. – The Michigan Tech women’s soccer team has helped local schools participate in March is Reading Month by returning to their roots and reading to classes of elementary-aged students from Houghton and Chassell. The experience has given the athletes an opportunity to influence future potential Huskies off the field.
PAINESVILLE, OHIO – Lake Erie College Director of Athletics Griz Zimmermann announced today (Jan. 21) that Jamie Shadd has been named the new head women’s soccer coach at the school. Shadd, a Cleveland native who played collegiately at Gannon University, was most recently an assistant at Millersville University.
Bay City, Mich.--The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today the Fall 2010 All-Academic Teams. 469 student-athletes from thirteen institutions were honored in the following sports; men and women's cross country, football, men and women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball. To be eligible for all-academic status, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0-3.49 a 4.0 scale, and must not be a freshman or first year transfer.
Bay City, Mich.--The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today the Fall 2010 All- Academic Excellence Teams. 365 student-athletes from thirteen institutions were honored in the following sports; men and women's cross country, football, men and women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball. To be eligible for all-academic excellence status, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50-4.0 a 4.0 scale, and must not be a freshman or first year transfer.
BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announces the recipients of the Fall 2010 GLIAC Commissioner’s Awards. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall,Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six male and six female student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play.
MIDLAND, Mich. - The Northwood University Department of Intercollegiate athletics has announced a restructuring of its varsity men's and women's soccer programs.
Louisville, Ky. - Grand Valley State claimed its second NCAA Division II National Championship on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 4) in Louisville, Ky., with a 4-0 victory over #12 UC San Diego. GVSU recorded its first National Championships title last season and the last team to notch back-to-back championships was UC San Diego in 2000 and 2001.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. --- University of West Florida senior forward Shakira Duncan repeated as the Ron Lenz National Player of the Year to headline the 2010 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Teams.
Louisville, Ky. - The #5 Grand Valley State women's soccer team defeated Florida Tech 2-0 on Thursday afternoon (Dec. 2) in Louisville, Ky. to advance to the NCAA Division II National Championship. This is the second straight year GVSU will play in the national game, as the Lakers return to defend their 2009 Championship Title.
ALLENDALE, Mich. - The #5 Grand Valley State women's soccer team defeated #3 Fort Lewis 5-0 on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 21) to advance to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals. The Lakers recorded their 19th shutout with the win, which ties a school record and the tough GVSU defense played its entire home schedule without giving up a goal. Grand Valley State will travel to Louisville, Ky. to play Florida Tech on Thursday (Dec. 2) at the NCAA Division II Fall Festival.
BAY CITY, Mich. - The #5 Grand Valley State University Lakers claimed a 3-0 win over Quincy University (Ill.) on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 14) to advance to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championship match this Friday (Nov. 19).
BAY CITY, Mich. - Three teams from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) have received berths in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Midwest Region postseason tournament beginning this Friday (Nov. 12).
ALLENDALE, Mich. - The No. 10 Grand Valley State women's soccer team claimed its fourth consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament Title after defeating Tiffin 2-0 on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 7).
BAY CITY, Mich. -- Northwood University junior forward Amanda Watson (Oregon, Ohio/Clay) was named the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women’s soccer “Offensive Player of the Year,” while Grand Valley State University senior defender Jenna Wenglinski (Jenison, Mich.), was named “Defensive Player of the Year” in balloting conducted by the league’s coaches.
ALLENDALE, Mich. - The top two seeds in the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) wommen's soccer tournament will meet in the championship match on Sunday at the GVSU Soccer Field. Top-seeded Grand Valley State University and No. 2 Tiffin University each survived semifinal tests on Friday (Nov. 5).