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No. 2 GVSU football remains unbeaten with decisive win over Wayne State

Grand Valley State defeated Wayne State on Saturday night.
Grand Valley State defeated Wayne State on Saturday night.

DETROIT - The Grand Valley State football team remained unbeaten with a 48-9 win over Wayne State on Saturday night on the road.

The Lakers (4-0) opened the scoring on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Cade Peterson to Jahdae Walker with 8:26 to go in the first quarter.

Wayne State answered with a 37-yard field goal from Saugatuck graduate Griffin Milovanski.

But it was mostly all Lakers after that.

Tariq Rush scored on a 59-yard runeterson then found Jaylon Tillman for a 50-yard touchdown strike as GVSU led 21-3 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Reid scored on runs of 2 and 7 yards to put the game away.

In the fourth quarter, Jack Provencher scored on a 13-yard run. JT Popp followed with an interception return 45 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring.

Reid carried the ball 17 times for 140 yards.

Peterson was 9-for-17 passing for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Tillman caught five passes for 99 yards.

Defensively, Damonte McCurdy and Abe Swanson each totaled six tackles.

Josh Kulka was 25-for-43 passing for 306 yards for Wayne State (1-3).

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: GVSU football remains unbeaten with decisive win over Wayne State