Football

The Bulldogs return to action after a bye week with a trip to American International this week in Springfield, Mass. Kickoff is at 12 pm (ET) and the game will be broadcast live on Sunny 97.3 FM and FerrisStateBulldogs.com along with pay-per-view video on FloSports. FSU rolled to a 43-3 non-conference home win over Ashland University two weeks ago and is 2-1 on the year. Next week, the Bulldogs open GLIAC play back at home versus Roosevelt for homecoming on Oct. 5. Ferris State is currently fifth in the American Football Coaches Association D2 National Rankings.

 

Ferris State improved to 9-0 on the year with two impressive wins to open GLIAC play on the road over the weekend. The Bulldogs beat then #16 Grand Valley State 3-1 in the league opener on Friday night and swept Wayne State 3-0 on Saturday in Detroit. FSU climbed to #7 nationally in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association D2 National Poll. Senior Olivia Henneman-Dallape was chosen as this week's GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week for the third week in a row while senior setter Kaylee Maat was tabbed as the GLIAC Setter of the Week for the second-straight week. The Bulldogs will travel to Michigan's Upper Peninsula this week to face Michigan Tech on Friday and Northern Michigan on Saturday before returning home for their first home action on Oct. 4-5 in Big Rapids.

 

Ferris State opened GLIAC play with a big 5-2 road win over Roosevelt last Friday in Illinois behind a pair of goals from senior Autumn Burns. FSU's Katherine Welch then tallied the only goal of the day in a 1-0 road triumph at Parkside on Sunday. The Bulldogs are currently ranked ninth in the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region Rankings and will host Davenport this Sunday at 1 pm. The contest will serve as FSU's Senior Day and Parents Weekend tilt.

 

The Bulldog women's cross country squad won the Lansing Invitational on Friday while the men took fourth place overall in the event. Freshman Tessa Wohlschlegel led the Bulldogs with an eighth-place overall finish in a time of 20:02.0 on the 5K women's course. Both teams return to competition on Oct. 5 at the Live in the Lou Classic slated to be held in Louisville, Ky.

 

The Ferris State men's tennis squad had a strong day on Friday (Sept. 20) at the Davenport Invitational near Grand Rapids. The Bulldogs reached the finals in five of the eight singles flights overall and three of the four doubles matches in the day-long event. The ITA Midwest Regional Championships are slated to start on Saturday (Sept. 28) and run thru Tuesday (Sept. 30) and will also be hosted by DU.

 

The FSU men's golf team claimed runner-up honors at the UIndy Fall Invitational, which wrapped up play on Tuesday (Sept. 24) at the Braodmoor Country Club in Indiana. The Bulldogs finished with a 833 total at 31 strokes under par for the 54 holes of action, finishing only four shots behind team champion Missouri S&T (829). McCoy Biagioli placed tied for fifth overall at nine-under par for the three rounds. The Bulldogs will next compete in the Midwest Regional Preview slated for next Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) in St. Joseph, Mo. The women head to Findlay (Ohio) for the Beall Fall Classic the same two days.