Grand Valley State drives past Truman in NCAA Midwest Region
No. 3 seed Grand Valley State Lady Lakers topple No. 6 Truman 89 64 in the Midwest Region quarterfinal at Drury University Springfield MO. Cassidy Boensch 27 points leads trio with Victoria Hedemark 26 and Maddie Dailey 21 as GLVS shoots 58.3 percent while limiting Truman to 36.1 percent. Lakers advance to face Lewis at 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Lakers rally to earn NCAA bid after GLIAC tourney upset
West Ottawa graduate Jake Van Tubbergen exploded for 27 points in 35 minutes as Grand Valley State shocked Ashland 72 61 in the GLIAC tournament quarterfinals. The Lakers, 19 12, earned an automatic NCAA berth as eighth seed to face top seed Lewis (25 4) in the first round.
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Zeeland West star Lucy Bouvier signs with Cornerstone Dux
Zeeland West senior Lucy Bouvier signs a national letter of intent to play soccer at Cornerstone University an NAIA program in Grand Rapids. She led a top West Michigan defense last season with a goal and an assist earning all district and all area honors and will join former Zeeland East teammate Hope Steenwyk and Holland Christian’s Liz Collins in an incoming class.
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Foster Lover lifts Spartans in Big Ten tourney win
Michigan State star Foster Lover scores a 3 pointer in the first half as his team faces Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago. AP photo NAM Y. HUH shows the moment.
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Michigan State reaches milestone as Izzo gains 600th win
No. 6 Michigan State beat Ohio State 77-70 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals to set Tom Izzo's 600th career victory. Cassius Winston led with 18 points, with Foster Loyer adding a career-high four off the bench. The Spartans advance to face No. 19 Wisconsin in the semifinals as they chase a sixth Big Ten title and deep NCAA run.
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