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2006 Game Summaries<br />

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP<br />

South Dakota 3 0 0 14 17<br />

Grand Valley State 7 21 0 7 35<br />

First Quarter<br />

SD-Leibfarth 25 yd field goal, 10:03<br />

(9 plays, 72 yards, 4:57) SD 3 - GV 0<br />

GV-Finnerty 5 yd run (Carter kick), 7:39<br />

(5 plays, 66 yards, 2:17) GV 7 - SD 3<br />

Second Quarter<br />

GV-Catlin 45 yd punt return (Carter kick), 14:44<br />

GV 14 - SD 3<br />

GV-Fowler 22 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick), 9:12<br />

(4 plays, 80 yards, 2:04) GV 21 - SD 3<br />

GV-Martin 8 yd run (Carter kick), 6:42<br />

(6 plays, 46 yards, 2:05) GV 28 - SD 3<br />

Fourth Quarter<br />

SD-Allison 18 yd pass from Shepard (Leibfarth kick), 11:41<br />

(10 plays, 96 yards, 2:28) GV 28 - SD 10<br />

GV-Fowler 12 yd pass from Finnerty (Carter kick), 8:53<br />

(6 plays, 68 yards, 2:35) GV 35 - SD 10<br />

SD-Shepard 1 yd run (Leibfarth kick), 7:04<br />

(7 plays, 62 yards, 1:39)<br />

Allendale, Mich. - #1 ranked Grand Valley State turned in a stellar team effort Saturday afternoon at Lubbers Stadium en route to a 35-17 NCAA<br />

Division II Second Round play<strong>of</strong>f victory over South Dakota. GVSU improves to 12-0 on the year and will host North Dakota in the Northwest<br />

Region Championship game. It will be the third straight year the Lakers and Fighting Sioux have met in the Northwest Regional title game. GVSU<br />

has now reached a regional title game six straight years and enter the UND game with a 4-1 record in regional title games.<br />

South Dakota opened the game with a nine-play, 72-yard scoring drive as Frank Leibfarth connected on a 25-yard field goal. The Lakers quickly<br />

answered with a five-play, 66-yard touchdown drive that took just 2:17. Finnerty scored on a run around the left end and Todd Carter added the<br />

PAT for a lead the Lakers would not relinquish. Senior WR Mark Catlin provided the next big play as he fielded a Luke Mikkelson punt at the USD<br />

45 and eluded several would be tackles before scoring on a 45-yard punt return for a TD. It was GVSU's first punt return for a TD since 2003 when<br />

Scott Mackey returned a punt 71 yards for a TD at Findlay. Carter's PAT put GVSU up 14-3. "Mark Catlin once again made a big play for us when<br />

he returned that punt for a touchdown," said GVSU head coach Chuck Martin. "You could feel the momentum really shift when we were able to go<br />

up 14-3," added Martin.<br />

The Laker defense forced a Coyote punt and Finnerty led the Lakers on another scoring drive. RB Astin Martin toted the ball twice for 25 yards,<br />

Finnerty hit tight end John Mathews with a 43-yard completion, and then found Fowler in the end zone for a 22-yard TD reception. Carter added<br />

his third PAT <strong>of</strong> the day for a 21-3 Laker lead. LB Kirk Carruth forced and recovered a fumble by USD QB Noah Shepard at the Coyote 48 to put<br />

the GVSU <strong>of</strong>fense back in action. Finnerty rushed for 21 yards, before Astin Martin finished the drive with three carries for 31 yards. Astin Martin<br />

scored untouched from eight yards out to give Grand Valley State a 28-3 halftime lead.<br />

"I was extremely pleased with our entire team effort in the first half," said Martin. "We played well in all facets <strong>of</strong> the game and really took the<br />

wind out <strong>of</strong> their sails," added Martin.<br />

Grand Valley State just tried to run clock the second half. South Dakota scored on a 10-play, 96-yard drive early in the fourth quarter, but the<br />

Lakers came right back with a six-play, 68-yard scoring drive <strong>of</strong> their own. Finnerty completed passes <strong>of</strong> 23, 21 and the final 12 yards for a TD to<br />

Fowler to give the Lakers a 35-10 lead. South Dakota added a late TD against the GVSU reserves for the final margin.<br />

"We came out clicking <strong>of</strong>fensively," said Finnerty. "The <strong>of</strong>fensive line did a great job <strong>of</strong> pass and run blocking, and our entire receiving unit and<br />

Astin Martin did a great job <strong>of</strong> making plays," added Finnerty.<br />

Finnerty completed 14-<strong>of</strong>-23 passes for 228 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 27 and another TD. Astin Martin rushed for 96 yards and TD.<br />

WR Eric Fowler caught six passes for 116 yards and two TDs to lead the receivers. Fowler broke the 100-yard receiving mark for the sixth time this<br />

season and ran his season total to 56 catches for 1,206 yards and 18 TDs. Antione Trent hauled in six receptions for 60 yards.<br />

The Laker defense held the high powered Coyote <strong>of</strong>fense to just 119 yards in the opening half. Redshirt freshman Jacob McGuckin tallied a<br />

career-high 15 tackles, while Buster Larkins added nine tackles and a interception. P.J. Beuke chipped in eight tackles and two QB sacks (-22).<br />

Brandon Carr tallied seven tackles and three pass deflections. GVSU recorded eight tackles for loss and five QB sacks in the game.<br />

TEAM STATISTICS<br />

SD GV<br />

First Downs 23 19<br />

Rushing 15 8<br />

Passing 8 9<br />

Penalty 0 2<br />

Rushing Attempts 43 31<br />

Yards Gained Rushing 229 172<br />

Yards Lost Rushing 43 38<br />

Net Yards Rushing 186 134<br />

Net Yards Passing 214 228<br />

Passes Attempted 32 23<br />

Passes Completed 16 14<br />

Had Intercepted 1 0<br />

Total Offensive Plays 75 54<br />

Total Net Yards 400 362<br />

Avg. Gain Per Play 5.3 6.7<br />

Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 0-0<br />

Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-45 8-55<br />

No. <strong>of</strong> Punts-Yards 5-180 6-239<br />

Avg. Per Punt 36.0 39.8<br />

Punt Returns: No.-Yds 2-(-1) 1-45<br />

Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns:No.-Yds 4-103 2-39<br />

Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 1-5<br />

Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0<br />

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0<br />

Possession Time 29:42 30:18<br />

3rd Down Conversions 7-16 0-6<br />

4th Down Conversions 1-3 0-0<br />

Sacks By:No.-Yds 2-19 5-36<br />

South Dakota<br />

Individual Statistics<br />

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG<br />

Logan 17 98 3 95 0 20<br />

Shepard 20 101 40 61 1 19<br />

Mlady 5 20 0 20 0 11<br />

Perkowski 1 10 0 10 0 10<br />

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG<br />

Shepard 32 16 1 214 1 18<br />

Receiving No. Yds TD LG<br />

Allison 7 76 1 18<br />

Little 4 32 0 14<br />

Hatter 2 56 0 42<br />

Logan 2 6 0 8<br />

Robinson 1 44 0 44<br />

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20<br />

Mikkelsen 5 180 36.0 51 2<br />

Returns PR KOR INTR<br />

Logan 2-(-1) 2-78 -<br />

Mlady - 2-25 -<br />

Field Goal Attempts<br />

Leibfarth 1st 10:03 25 yds Good<br />

Defense S-A-T TFL S INT<br />

Dacy 2-7-9 - - -<br />

Simmons 4-3-7 - - -<br />

Scales 2-4-6 2.5-21 2.0-19 -<br />

Reid 2-3-5 - - -<br />

2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 National Champions<br />

Game 12<br />

November 25, 2006<br />

South Dakota 17<br />

Grand Valley State 35<br />

Lubbers Stadium<br />

Allendale, Mich.<br />

Attendance - 4,133<br />

Grand Valley State<br />

Individual Statistics<br />

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG<br />

Martin 20 113 17 96 1 19<br />

Finnerty 7 46 19 27 1 21<br />

Smolen 2 13 0 13 0 9<br />

Team 2 0 2 -2 0 0<br />

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG<br />

Finnerty 23 14 0 228 2 43<br />

Receiving No. Yds TD LG<br />

Fowler 6 116 2 30<br />

Trent 6 60 0 16<br />

Mathews 1 43 0 43<br />

Martin 1 9 0 9<br />

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20<br />

Trumble 6 239 39.8 54 5<br />

Returns PR KOR INTR<br />

Larkins - - 1-5<br />

Catlin 1-45 - -<br />

Smolen - 2-39 -<br />

Field Goal Attempts<br />

None<br />

Defense S-A-T TFL S INT<br />

McGuckin 4-11-15 - - -<br />

Larkins 2-7-9 - - 1-5<br />

Beuke 2-6-8 2.0-22 2.0-22 -<br />

B. Carr 5-2-7 1.0-2 - -<br />

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