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Lakers Ruin Hillsdale's Homecoming

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Grand Valley St. (7-2)	0	21	14	7	42
Hillsdale (6-3)	6	3	0	14	23
Hillsdale, Mich. | Muddy Waters Stadium

Grand Valley St.	Hillsdale
Pa: Isiah Grimes - 259 Ru: Michael Ratay - 110 Rec: Charles Johnson - 97	Pa: Anthony Mifsud - 172 Ru: Joe Glendening - 157 Rec: Andrew Mott - 59

TEAM STATISTICS	Grand Valley St.	Hillsdale
Passing Yards	259	216
Rushing Yards	287	237
Turnovers	2	2
Time of Poss.	28:56	31:04

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October 27, 2012 - There would be no more homecoming magic for the Hillsdale College football team in this game.

The Chargers were seeking their third win in four years against 23rd-ranked Grand Valley State University, and second homecoming win over the Lakers since 2009. But GVSU put on an extremely impressive performance on both sides of the ball, and defeated the Chargers 42-23 before more than 2,800 fans at Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Saturday afternoon.

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WCSR's Andy Brown Interviews Senior Chargers Center DJ Loy

Andy Brown catches up with Chargers center DJ Loy to talk about the state of the Hillsdale program.

Photo galleries galore from Saginaw Valley game

This week we have two great photo galleries to share.

Patrick Heckenlively delivers six pages of great shots from his work as the team's official photographer and Chargerblue.com partner.

Also this week, Jim Drews shares a series of photos he shot on Saturday including this crazy shot of Hillsdale's Tim Moinet getting crazy air on a Saginaw Valley field goal attempt.

Hillsdale finds its way back into the DII Coaches' poll at #24

It had become a running joke among Hillsdale fans. "Wow. That was a great win. I wonder how far we will drop in the Coaches' poll. Hillsdale's 34-17 win over then #15 Saginaw Valley knocked the Cardinals out of the poll and must have been enough to convince voters to put the Chargers back into the mix.

This week's opponent Grand Valley is ranked #23. They have been ranked a record 147 straight weeks. A win by the Chargers would end that streak.

2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 22, 2012

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week Eight	Next Game
1.	Colorado St.-Pueblo (24)	8-0	743	1	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 45-13	Oct. 27 at Colorado Mesa
2.	Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (6)	8-0	720	2	D. Livingstone (N.C.), 58-0	Oct. 27 at Shaw (N.C.)
3.	New Haven (Conn.)	7-0	679	3	D. Stonehill (Mass.), 45-41	Oct. 27 vs. Southern Connecticut St.
4.	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	8-0	629	4	D. Cheyney (Pa.), 27-13	Oct. 27 at No. 10 Shippensburg (Pa.)
5.	Northwest Missouri St.	7-1	623	5	D. Missouri Southern St., 38-14	Oct. 27 at No. 16t Washburn (Kan.)
6.	Ashland (Ohio)	8-0	589	6	D. Malone (Ohio), 31-7	Oct. 27 vs. Findlay (Ohio)
7.	Minnesota St.-Mankato	8-0	544	9	D. Winona St. (Minn.), 30-20	Oct. 27 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
8.	Minnesota-Duluth	7-1	537	7t	D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 30-0	Oct. 27 at Minnesota-Crookston
9.	Henderson St. (Ark.)	8-0	484	11	D. East Central (Okla.), 49-14	Oct. 27 at Southern Arkansas
10.	Shippensburg (Pa.)	8-0	457	13	D. West Chester (Pa.), 42-24	Oct. 27 vs. No. 4 Bloomsburg (Pa.)
11.	Midwestern St. (Texas)	6-1	453	12	D. Abilene Christian (Texas), 35-31	Oct. 27 vs. Eastern New Mexico
12.	Missouri Western St.	7-1	421	16	D. No. 7t Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 63-14	Oct. 25 at No. 15 Emporia St. (Kan.)
13.	California (Pa.)	7-1	390	14	D. Gannon (Pa.), 41-0	Oct. 27 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.)
14.	West Texas A&M	7-1	365	17	D. Eastern New Mexico, 44-21	Oct. 27 at West Georgia
15.	Emporia St. (Kan.)	8-0	354	18t	D. Truman St. (Mo.), 52-26	Oct. 25 vs. No. 12 Missouri Western St.
16t.	Indiana (Pa.)	7-1	274	20	D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 31-13	Oct. 27 vs. Clarion (Pa.)
16t.	Washburn (Kan.)	7-1	274	18t	D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 19-16	Oct. 27 vs. No. 5 Northwest Missouri St.
18.	Miles (Ala.)	7-1	209	21	D. Lane (Tenn.), 38-20	Oct. 25 vs. Stillman (Ala.)
19.	Harding (Ark.)	6-1	164	25	D. No. 10 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 34-14	Oct. 27 vs. Arkansas Tech
20.	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	6-1	162	10	Lost to No. 25 Harding (Ark.), 34-14	Oct. 27 at East Central (Okla.)
21.	Sioux Falls (S.D.)	7-1	145	23	D. Augustana (S.D.), 32-31 2OT	Oct. 27 vs. Upper Iowa
22.	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	5-2	119	7t	Lost to No. 16 Missouri Western St., 63-14	Oct. 27 at Truman St. (Mo.)
23.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	6-2	71	24	D. Northwood (Mich.), 42-28	Oct. 27 at No. 24 Hillsdale (Mich.)
24.	Hillsdale (Mich.)	6-2	62	NR	D. No. 15 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 34-17	Oct. 27 vs. No. 23 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
25.	Charleston (W.Va.)	7-1	59	NR	D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 27-14	Oct. 27 at Glenville St. (W.Va.)

Dropped Out: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) (15), Michigan Tech (22)

Others Receiving Votes: West Alabama, 52; Wayne St. (Mich.), 36; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 28; Tuskegee (Ala.), 26; Indianapolis (Ind.), 24; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 20; Southern Arkansas, 14; American International (Mass.), 13; Chadron St. (Neb.), 6; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 2; Missouri S&T, 2.

NCAA Regional Rankings: Hillsdale in at 6 in SR4

Here is the first round of NCAA Regional Rankings for 2012. These are a combination of record and strength of schedule. The top six from the four regions earn playoff berths. Hillsdale currently sits in the 6th spot in Super Region 4.

REGION/RANK	SCHOOL	DIVISION II RECORD	OVERALL RECORD
SUPER REGION ONE
1	Shippensburg	8-0	8-0
2	Winston-Salem State	8-0	8-0
3	Bloomsburg	8-0	8-0
4	California (Pa.)	7-1	7-1
5	New Haven	7-0	7-0
6	Charleston (W.Va.)	7-1	7-1
7	Indiana (Pa.)	7-1	7-1
8	Shepherd	6-2	6-2
9	American International	6-1	6-1
10	West Chester	5-2	5-3
SUPER REGION TWO
1	Miles	7-1	7-1
2	Mars Hill	5-1	5-3
3	West Alabama	4-1	6-2
4	Valdosta State	5-2	6-2
5	Carson-Newman	5-2	5-2
6	Fort Valley State	5-2	6-2
7	Lenoir-Rhyne	4-2	5-2
8	Wingate	5-3	5-3
9	Newberry	5-3	5-3
10	Albany State (Ga.)	5-3	5-3
SUPER REGION THREE
1	Minnesota State Mankato	8-0	8-0
2	Henderson State	8-0	8-0
3	Harding	6-1	6-1
4	Emporia State	8-0	8-0
5	Northwest Missouri State	7-1	7-1
6	Minnesota Duluth	7-1	7-1
7	Winona State	6-2	6-2
8	Sioux Falls	7-1	7-1
9	Missouri Western State	7-1	7-1
10	Ouachita Baptist	6-1	6-1
SUPER REGION FOUR
1	Colorado State-Pueblo	8-0	8-0
2	Ashland	8-0	8-0
3	Chadron State	6-1	6-2
4	Indianapolis	6-1	6-2
5	West Texas A&M	7-1	7-1
6	Hillsdale	6-2	6-2
7	Saginaw Valley State	6-2	6-2
8	Midwestern State	6-1	6-1
9	Wayne State (Mich.)	5-2	5-2
10	New Mexico Highlands	6-1	6-2

WCSR Radio Highlights from Hillsdale's 34-17 victory over Saginaw Valley

Great work from WCSR's Andy Brown as he shares the radio highlights from Saturday's win over Saginaw Valley.

Hillsdale's defense proving to be one stingy unit late in games

Hillsdale has outscored opponents 110-40 in the second half this year, or 15.7-5.7 ppg. Hillsdale has given up only 23 total points in the 4th quarter. Only 3 have come against the starters (Week 1 at Cal PA). Last score was a TD on 9/22 at Notre Dame late in the game. I have always been convinced Otter coaches two separate games. He and DC Craig Blanchard keep it pretty vanilla in the first half and then put in their adjustments and new wrinkles at half and later when it is toughest to counter-punch. The way Hillsdale has been able to shut people down through the 3rd quarter has played as big of a role in getting back to the top of the GLIAC as they offensive fire power they have. Shutting down an explosive offense will be high on the goal sheet for Hillsdale this week as Grand Valley comes to Muddy Waters Stadium.