Grand Valley, Davenport clash in crosstown matchup

The No. 23 Lakers close out their 2026 regular season against crosstown rival and No. 18 Davenport on November 14 at Davenport’s Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.

Fans can watch Saturday’s game online via FloSports, or listen to radio broadcasts available on WLAV (96.9 FM, wlav.com), The Ticket (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, theticketmi.com) or WLCS (98.3 FM, 983wlcs.com).

Grand Valley (7-3, 3-3 GLIAC) is riding a two-game winning streak, following its 61-14 win over visiting Northern Michigan last weekend. 

“It was a tough month of October with our three losses, but we got on track over the last week and got some things going and were able to take the next step (against Northern),” said head coach Scott Wooster, following the team’s win over the Wildcats. 

There is a glimmer of hope for the Lakers to advance to the NCAA Division II playoffs, but they will need help, or they’ll miss the postseason for the second consecutive season. 

The top eight teams in each of the four super regions advance to the postseason with Grand Valley at No. 11 in Super Region 3, three spots outside the playoff field.

Davenport (8-2, 4-2 GLIAC), ranked No. 7 in Super Region 3, can seal its trip to the postseason with a win over Grand Valley.  

The Panthers possess the conference’s top-ranked rushing offense, leading the GLIAC with 311.5 yards per game. 

Davenport’s Cephaus Harris is the conference’s leading rusher as well, averaging more than 181 yards per game. He’s also the top scorer in the GLIAC with 24 touchdowns this season.

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In search of their first national championship since 2021, the Lakers head to Ohio to face Ashland University in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. The teams meet at 3 p.m. on November 13. 

Fans can watch the game online via the NCAA’s website.

The Lakers (11-4-5) are the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region facing off the host team and No. 2 seed, Ashland (14-3-3).

Grand Valley finished second in the GLIAC regular-season chase, one point behind champion, Wayne State. The Lakers lost in the semifinals of the GLIAC Tournament to eventual champion, Saginaw Valley State.

Last weekend, Ashland won its third consecutive Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament championship and fifth in six seasons. 

The teams faced each other in August, resulting in a 1-1 draw.