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Steven Glenn 2018 vs. Walsh
Steven Glenn had a 68-yard touchdown reception at Grand Valley.
21
Wayne State WS 2-9 , 2-7
45
Winner Grand Valley State GV 10-1 , 7-1
Wayne State WS
2-9 , 2-7
21
Final
45
Grand Valley State GV
10-1 , 7-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
WS Wayne State 7 7 7 0 21
GV Grand Valley State 14 14 10 7 45

Game Recap: Football | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Football Falls In Season Finale At #8-Grand Valley, 45-21

Four costly turnovers subdue Warriors.

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Wayne State University football team (2-9 overall, 1-7 GLIAC) ended its 2018 season with a 45-21 setback at eighth-ranked Grand Valley State University (10-1 overall, 7-1 GLIAC) Saturday afternoon.
 
The Lakers took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards in 10 plays with Chawntez Moss scoring on an eight-yard rush.
 
Following a Warrior punt, GVSU extended its lead to 14-0 on a 61-yard scoring drive capped by a 22-yard touchdown reception from Grand Dempster.
 
WSU answered back with a five-play, 72-yard touchdown drive with junior James Hill (Livonia, Mich. / Clarenceville) scoring on a one-yard rush.  The drive began with a 59-yard run by Hill, the longest rush of the year by WSU.
 
The next two drives for each team ended in punts, before Grand Valley went 72 yards in four plays with Moss scoring on a 52-yard jaunt to make it 21-7 Lakers.
 
Wayne State responded with a 10-play touchdown drive that covered 75 yards.  Graduate student punter Shane Hynes (Clarkston, Mich.) rushed for 32 yards on a fourth-and-four near midfield.  Junior Darece Roberson, Jr. (Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores) hauled in a nine-yard scoring pass from redshirt sophomore Jake AmRhein (South Elgin, Ill.).
 
Late in the first half, the Lakers Nick Dodson caught a 12-yard scoring toss from Bart Williams to make it 28-14 at intermission.
 
After an exchange of punts to start the second half, WSU missed a 37-yard field goal attempt.
 
GVSU kicker J.J. McGrath connected on a 24-yard field goal to conclude a 73-yard drive in six plays.
 
The Warriors answered with a 68-yard flea flicker as sophomore tight end Steven Glenn (Lincoln Park, Mich.) was wide open down the right sideline for Wayne State's longest pass play of the season.  Graduate student Paul Graham (Commerce Twp., Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary's) third PAT of the contest pulled WSU within 10 at 31-21.
 
Following a Grand Valley punt, the Warriors advanced into Laker territory but a lost fumble that was returned 53 yards set up a 10-yard touchdown pass from Williams to Austin Paritee.
 
Another lost fumble and a 15-yard roughing the punter penalty on the Warriors, preceded a 10-yard touchdown run by Jack Provencher to extend the GVSU lead to 45-21 early in the fourth period.
 
Neither team scored in the final 12 minutes.
 
TEAM STATS
 
Wayne State totaled 471 yards of offense, compared to 413 for the Lakers.  WSU was just 2-of-13 on third down, while limiting Grand Valley to 4-of-12.  The biggest difference was four turnovers by the Warriors to zero for GVSU.
 
LEADING THE WARRIORS
 
Hill rushed for a game-high 101 yards on 13 carries, while junior DeOntay Moffett (Muskegon Hts., Mich. / Mona Shores) gained 64 yards on 10 attempts.  AmRhein completed 18-of-31 passes for 229 yards along with two touchdowns and two interceptions.  Glenn had a team-high 84 receiving yards on two catches.
 
LEADING THE LAKERS
 
Moss rushed for a team-high 100 yards and two touchdowns.  Williams passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns on 20-of-26.  Dodson had game-high totals of seven catches for 104 yards along with one touchdown.
 
UP NEXT
 
Wayne State will begin the 2019 campaign at home vs. Slippery Rock on Thursday, Sept. 5.  The 2018 WSU Football Banquet will be held on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Dearborn Inn.
 
 
 
 
 
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