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The Laker Women rolled through the competition in this past week’s Elite Eight over in Pittsburgh with three double digit victories, all against first time opponents in program history, that added to the season total of 35 of the 36 victories coming by way of double digit wins.

The lone loss came by one single point in Detroit against Wayne State.

The GVSU Women have now notched three National Championships in program history joining the 2005-06 and 2024-25 teams.

Here’s how last week unfolded during the final week of the 2025-26 season:

Before we put a bow on the season, here are some final national individual honors involving members from both the men’s and women’s teams:

This past weekend saw the GVSU Women secure another Midwest Regional Championship are heading back to Pittsburgh, while the GVSU Men’s season ended in heartbreak during Sunday’s Regional Semifinal battle against Michigan Tech.

Here’s how everything unfolded:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

As for the GVSU Women, here’s how the final week of the season stacks up as they look for back-to-back titles inside the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in downtown Pittsburgh:

#2 GVSU WOMEN (33-1, 19-1 GLIAC)

• Elite Eight – Tuesday, March 24th vs. Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (24-10, 15-7 SAC) – 6 pm
• Final Four – Thursday, March 26th– 8:30 pm *IF NECESSARY*
• National Championship – Saturday, March 28th – 3 pm *IF NECESSARY*

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

That team in 2006?

Grand Valley State University.

This past week, the GVSU Men and Women captured their respective GLIAC Tournament Championships with the women holding serve at home, while the men took to the U.P. and grabbed two victories over a pair of U.P. teams in Marquette to take the crown after winning its first tournament contest at home.

Here are the results from the trio of conference tournament games for both squads:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#2 GVSU WOMEN (30-1, 19-1 GLIAC)

• Friday, March 13th vs. Maryville Saints (25-6, 16-4 GLVC) – 5 pm
• Midwest Regional Semifinal – Saturday, March 14th– 7:30 pm *IF NECESSARY*
• Midwest Regional Championship – Monday, March 16th – 7 pm *IF NECESSARY*

#22 GVSU MEN (25-6, 15-5 GLIAC)

• Saturday, March 14th vs. Ashland Eagles (20-10, 13-7 G-MAC) – 2:30 pm
• Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sunday, March 15th – 5 pm *IF NECESSARY*
• Midwest Regional Championship – Tuesday, March 17th – 7 pm *IF NECESSARY*

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

After the four games were completed, it was The GVSU Men and Women that seized complete control of the “Crosstown Showdown” and Anchor-Bone Classic by going a perfect 4-0 for the week and both capturing regular season sweeps over their rivals.

Here’s how the regular season concluded for both teams:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#2 GVSU WOMEN (27-1, 19-1 GLIAC)

• Wednesday, March 4th vs. Lake Superior State Lakers (8-20, 5-15) – 5:30 pm
• GLIAC Tournament Semifinal – Saturday, March 7th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*
• GLIAC Tournament Championship – Sunday, March 8th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*

#25 GVSU MEN (22-6, 15-5 GLIAC)

• Wednesday, March 4th vs. Wayne State Warriors (13-13, 10-10) – 7:30 pm
• GLIAC Tournament Semifinal – Saturday, March 7th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*
• GLIAC Tournament Championship – Sunday, March 8th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The weekend featured the women’s team pulling off a weekend sweep away from home, while the men’s team suffered a pair of tough losses that eventually put them out of the top spot in the GLIAC standings with two games remaining.

Here’s how the weekend panned out for both teams:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#2 GVSU WOMEN (25-1, 17-1 GLIAC)

• Tuesday, February 24th at Davenport Panthers (7-19, 5-13) – 5:30 pm
• Thursday, February 26th vs. #13 Ferris State Bulldogs (23-4, 16-2) – 5:30 pm

GVSU MEN (20-6, 13-5 GLIAC)

• Tuesday, February 24th at Davenport Panthers (13-13, 7-11) – 7:30 pm
• Thursday, February 26th vs. Ferris State Bulldogs (10-15, 7-11) – 7:30 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The GVSU Men and Women hosted the Roosevelt Lakers (Thursday night) and Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers (Saturday afternoon) inside the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena and came out with a couple of GLIAC doubleheader sweeps to get back to their winning ways before heading back on the road for three straight beginning this weekend.

Here’s how the recent weekend unfolded:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#3 GVSU WOMEN (23-1, 15-1 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 19th at Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (5-19, 3-13) – 5:30 pm
• Saturday, February 21st at Lake Superior State Lakers (6-18, 3-12) – 1 pm

#15 GVSU MEN (20-4, 13-3 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 19th at Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (11-13, 5-11) – 7:30 pm
• Saturday, February 21st at Lake Superior State Lakers (13-11, 8-8) – 3 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The road trip got off on a positive note with both teams winning on Thursday to keep their respective winning streaks alive, but Saturday’s doubleheader did not turn out the way both teams had hoped with the women losing for the first time this season and the men seeing their winning streak stopped at nine games.

Here’s how the past weekend went for the GVSU Men and Women:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#3 GVSU WOMEN (21-1, 13-1 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 12th vs. Roosevelt Lakers (6-15, 5-9) – 5:30 pm
• Saturday, February 14th vs. Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers (11-11, 6-8) – 1 pm

#19 GVSU MEN (18-4, 11-3 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 12th vs. Roosevelt Lakers (4-17, 3-11) – 7:30 pm
• Saturday, February 14th vs. Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers (9-12, 4-10) – 3 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The weekend featured three of the four contests being nationally ranked matchups, and once again, it would be the Laker Men and Women coming out on top to complete another GLIAC doubleheader sweep while continuing to stack up more wins to their respective records.

Here’s how the final weekend of January unfolded:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#1 GVSU WOMEN (20-0, 12-0 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 5th at Purdue Northwest Pride (3-17, 1-11) – 6 pm
• Saturday, February 7th at Wayne State Warriors (14-6, 9-3) – 1 pm

#14 GVSU MEN (17-3, 10-2 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 5th at Purdue Northwest Pride (9-10, 5-7) – 8 pm
• Saturday, February 7th at Wayne State Warriors (9-9, 6-6) – 3 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The Grand Valley State Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams continue to roll as they both recently completed the first round of GLIAC play with more week in January left.

Recently, the Laker Men and Women cruised through a busy three-game road week going a perfect 6-0 combined with doubleheader sweeps over Ferris State (Monday), Wisconsin-Parkside (Thursday), and Roosevelt (Saturday).

Here’s how the last pair of conference doubleheaders went for the GVSU Men and Women:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#1 GVSU WOMEN (18-0, 10-0 GLIAC)

• Thursday, January 29th vs. #12 Northern Michigan Wildcats (17-3, 8-2) – 5:30 pm
• Saturday, January 31st vs. Michigan Tech Huskies (12-6, 6-4) – 1 pm

#23 GVSU MEN (15-3, 8-2 GLIAC)

• Thursday, January 29th vs. #10 Northern Michigan Wildcats (18-2, 9-1) – 7:30 pm
• Saturday, January 31st vs. #6 Michigan Tech Huskies (18-2, 9-1) – 3 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).