Lakers Live on Web

History will be made in Allendale, this weekend and anyone surfing the Web can watch. Grand Valley will open the 2002 NCAA Division II National Championship playoffs at home against C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, Brookville, New York. With a click, fans all over the world can watch the first Division II football playoff game streamed live on the Internet.

The live audio and video Web cast of Saturday's game is being produced by AMPM Sports, a division of MLB Advanced Media, LP, the new media and Internet company of Major League Baseball.

The Grand Valley football team (10-0), the number one seed in the Northeast Region takes on C.W. Post (11-0), the number four seed, at 1:00 p.m. Saturday November 23. Family, alumni and football fans around the world will be able to watch for free, live on the Internet at www.gvsu.edu .

The Grand Valley Lakers, the 2002 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champs (GLIAC), have won 26 straight regular season games, 19 consecutive home games and 24 consecutive GLIAC games.

'We're excited about the possibility of Laker fans everywhere being able to watch the Lakers in playoff action,' said Grand Valley's Director of Athletics Tim Selgo.

Look for more live streaming of Laker football on the Web. There will be a link available on the Grand Valley Web site during the teams playoff games as the Lakers move forward in their quest for the national championship.