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All-Time Postseason Summaries
2002 NCAA Division II National Championship Game
Grand Valley State 31, Valdosta State 24
Florence, Ala. • Dec. 14, 2002
Braly Municipal Stadium
Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP
Valdosta State 3 3 7 11 24
Grand Valley State 14 3 7 7 31
QTR Time Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} VS GV
1 6:23 VS Will Rhody 26-yard field goal {9-89, 2:54} 3 0
1 5:37 GV Reggie Spearmon 9-yard run
(Dave Hendrix-kick) {2-58, 0:46} 3 7
1 1:06 GV David Kircus 54-yard pass from Curt Anes
(Dave Hendrix-kick) {3-54, 1:35} 3 14
2 12:54 GV Dave Hendrix 38-yard field goal {5-23, 2:01} 3 17
2 0:34 VS Will Rhody 27-yard field goal {4-2, 2:00} 6 17
3 12:28 GV David Kircus 67-yard pass from Curt Anes
(Dave Hendrix-kick) {4-69, 1:37} 6 24
3 3:51 VS Aaron Jenkins 7-yard run
(Will Rhody Kick) {14-56, 4:51} 13 24
4 3:30 VS Will Rhody 43-yard field goal {10-38, 3:50} 16 24
4 3:09 VS Tim Thompson 0-yard fumble recovery
(C.J. Lofton pass) 24 24
4 1:04 GV David Kircus 10-yard pass from Curt Anes
(Dave Hendrix-kick) {7-68, 2:05} 24 31
TEAM STATISTICS VS GV
First Downs 14 17
Rushes/Yards 35/133 30/118
Passes (A-C-I) 42-27-3 36-23-1
Yards Passing 181 361
Total Offense 314 479
Punts/Average 7-35.3 4-41.8
Fumbles/Lost 3-0 2-2
Penalties 1-10 6-39
Time of Possession 32:35 27:25
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
RUSHING: GV-Lesniak 8-56; VS-Jenkins 20-111.
PASSING: GV-Anes 23-36, 361; VS-Faulkner 26-41, 139.
RECEIVING: GV-Kircus 11-270, Banks 9-66; VS- Jordan 4-57, Mosley 9-47.
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Grand Valley Claims Division II National Championship
2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 National Champions
Florence, Ala. - Harlon Hill Award winner Curt Anes hit All-American wide
receiver David Kircus with a 10-yard scoring pass with 1:04 left in the game to lift
Grand Valley State to a 31-24 victory and the 2002 NCAA Division II Football
National Championship. The National Championship is the school's first-ever in a
varsity sport.
Valdosta State opened the scoring with a field goal by Will Rhody at the 6:23 mark
of the first quarter. The field goal capped an 8-play, 89-yard drive and put the Lakers
behind for just the second time in 2002. The VSU lead didn't last long as GVSU
went 58 yards in just two plays. Anes hit Kircus with a 49-yard pass play, and Reggie
Spearmon carried the ball in from 9-yards out to put the Lakers up 7-3. The Blazers
were forced to punt on its ensuing drive and the Lakers struck quickly again. Anes
hit Kircus again, this time with a 54-yards out and David Hendrix added the PAT to
put the Lakers up 14-3. GVSU drove 23 yards in five plays and Hendrix hit a 38yard
field goal to put GVSU up 17-3. VSU added a field goal late in the second quarter
to pull the Blazers within 11 (17-6) at the half.
The Lakers forced a three and out to open the second half and the GVSU took
advantage as Anes hit Kircus with a 67-yard scoring pass. Hendrix added the PAT
and GVSU led 24-6. VSU scored it first TD of the game midway through the third
quarter as Aaron Jenkins rambled in from seven yards out to cap a 14-play, 56-yard
drive. GVSU missed a pair of scoring opportunities and the Blazers capitalized to
close the margin. Rhody kicked a 43-yard field goal, followed by a mishandled snap
by Laker QB Curt Anes that VSU's Tim Thompson recovered for TD. Buster
Faulkner hit C.J. Lofton with the two-point conversion to tie the game at 24-24 with
3:09 left.
Terrence Banks put the Lakers in good field position with a 30-yard kickoff return.
Anes and Kircus then went to work. Anes hit Kircus with an 8-yard completion, then
a 33-yard stop-n-go. Facing a third and nine from the VSU 26 yard line, Anes hit
Kircus with a 10-yard completion. Spearmon ran six yards to the Blazer 10 to set up
the winning score. Anes checked from a run play to pass play and hit Kircus with the
National Championship winning score.
Anes completed 23-of-36 passes for 361 yards and three TDs. Kircus caught a
championship game record 11 passes for record 270 yards and three TDs. Terrence
Banks caught nine passes for 66 yards, while Brent Lesniak rushed eight times for
56 yards. Spearmon rushed 14 times for 29 yards. DB Melvin Estes and DL Keyonta
Marshal led the defense with a combined 24 tackles and 12 tackles for loss (37
yards). Estes notched 12 tackles, six tackles for loss (-21) and 2.5 QB sacks, while
Marshall chipped in 12 stops, six tackles for loss and one QB sack. LB Orlando
Williams notched eight tackles, two tackles for loss and one QB sack. CB Darren
Smith snagged a pair of interception and notched two pass deflections.
GVSU completed the 2002 season with a perfect 14-0 record, including wins in
33-of-its-last-34 games.
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