The Grand Valley State University dodgeball team is not used to being underdogs. This weekend for the Ultimate Dodgeball Championships in Las Vegas they were. The Lakers needed to win the Facebook vote contest to capture the 8th seed going into the tournament. When I asked about what the other teams expected from them. Senior Kenny Bacchus (#32) “We were definitely the underdogs of the tournament, because of just getting in by the Facebook vote. Even when we got there, we found out that we were the youngest team there, so we knew that we had a lot to prove to all the other teams.” Continue reading “Ultimate Dodgeball Championships: GVSU Places 3rd”
Category: Results
2012 PACE Stats (Plus a Comparison to the 2013 Season)
Here are the PACE stats for the 2011-2012 season:
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Season Recap: DePaul Dodgeball
Season Recap: Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State played in their first ever National Tournament, where they also played their first ever games. They showed tremendous growth from game one to four as well.
Season Recap: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Going 5-10 on the season, the WKU Hilltoppers picked up the biggest win in program history by beating SVSU at the BEAST !!. Continue reading “Season Recap: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers”
Season Recap: Ohio State Buckeyes
Season Recap: Saginaw Valley State Cardinals
The defending National Champions going into the season, SVSU went 15-7-3 before losing to Michigan State in the National Quarterfinals. Continue reading “Season Recap: Saginaw Valley State Cardinals”
Season Recap: Kentucky Wildcats
Season Recap: Central Michigan Chippewas
Season Recap: Kent State Golden Flashes
Season Recap: Michigan State Spartans
The MSU Spartans ended up 16-8-3, and made their first ever appearance in the National Title Game.
Season Recap: Grand Valley State Lakers
Sunday Results
First Round:
- #2 UK 4 #15 Miami 0
- #3 JMU 5 #14 DePaul 0
- #6 GVSU 5 #11 BGSU 0
- #7 CMU 1 #10 OSU 3
- #1 Kent 6 #16 PSU 0
- #4 SVSU 5 #13 NSULA 0
- #5 MSU 2 #12 UWP 1
- #8 WKU 4 #9 Towson 0
Quarterfinals:
- #3 JMU 1 #6 GVSU 4
- #2 UK 3 #10 OSU 2 (OT)
- #1 Kent 5 #8 WKU 0
- #4 SVSU 1 #5 MSU 3
Semifinals:
- #1 Kent 0 #5 MSU 3
- #2 UK 1 #6 GVSU 4
Championship Game:
- #5 MSU 0 #6 GVSU 3
GVSU Wins 2013 National Title
BGSU Round Robin Recap
#3 James Madison (14-4-2) won the BGSU Round Robin, going 2-0 in the tournament. They knocked off #10 Bowling Green (3-12-1) 3-2 in OT, as well as #5 Michigan State (11-6-3) 3-2 in OT. The Dukes trailed in both games (2-0 to BGSU at halftime, 2-1 to MSU in the second half) but were able to play strong in the event. None of the teams had their best lineup, and only JMU had a full 20 man roster. Continue reading “BGSU Round Robin Recap”