Women's Basketball

Grand Valley State University

1 Campus Avenue - Allendale, MI - 49401
Team Office: Tel: (616) 895-3208 Fax: (616) 895-3232
Team website: gvsulakers.collegesports.com/

Grand Valley State University was founded in 1960 and offers over 200 areas of study, including 68 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate programs. Among those programs offered: Film and Video, Hospitality and Tourism, International Business, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Natural Resource Management and Journalism. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked GVS #44 among midwest universities offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Allendale, MI (pop.13k) located about 12 miles from Grand Rapids.

School website
www.gvsu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

18,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult: ACT 25/75: 22-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$13,000
Out-of-State: ~$19,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Health - English

Misc. Information

Head coach Janel Burgess takes over from Dawn Plitzuweit in 2007-08. Under Plitzuweit, the Lakers compiled a 117-39 record, won two conference titles, and made four NCAA appearances including winning the NCAA national championship in 2006. Burgess comes to Grand Valley State after spending the last three years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Missouri State, including being the Associate Head Coach for the 2006-07 season. Burgess was a four-year starter at Iowa State, and a two-time All-Big 12 selection and led the Cyclones to two NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2006-07, the Lakers went 21-8 but were defeated in the first round of the NCAA tourney by Gannon.

Team Name	Lakers
Colors	Blue, Black and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-8	33-3	28-6	69-67 (.507)
Conference	14-4	17-1	16-2	40-51 (.440)
Conf. Finish	2	1	1	5, 2, 5, 7, 4
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	Nat'l Ch	Elite 8	NCAA 1x
Final 25 Rank	#12	#13	#8	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Janel Burgess
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Grand Valley St	2007-08
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	0-0
Record at Grand Valley St	0-0
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Jill VanderEnde, Abby Wiseman

Recruiting Coordinator

Jill VanderEnde, (616) 895-3208, tbp

Conference and Schedule

Grand Valley plays in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.gliac.org), the premier D2 conference in the midwest. The GLIAC is comprised of 13 schools from Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The conference is divided into two divisions, north and south. GVS plays in the North. The Lakers will play each team in the north division twice, and once in the south. Conference play can start in early December but the schedule includes non-conference opponents until January. Conference games include one or two weekday games plus a Saturday game that is often piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the GLIAC conference which takes the top four teams from each division with crossover play beginning with the semi-finals. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

North: Northwood, Lake Superior St., Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, Saginaw Valley, and Ferris St. South: Gannon, Findlay, Hillsdale, Ashland, Wayne St., and Mercyhurst.

Facilities

GVSU Fieldhouse
Capacity: 4,100

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Grand Valley was ranked #7 in defense, limiting opponents to 53.9 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #19 at 55.7.