ALLENDALE - Grand Valley State made 14-of-28 three-point attempts to beat Lake Superior State 69-66 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball showdown Thursday.

The three-point loss left LSSU (15-12 overall, 8-11 GLIAC) in a three-way tie with Northern Michigan and Ferris State for third place in the GLIAC North Division. The Lakers play at FSU at 1 p.m. Saturday. NMU snuck into that deadlock by upsetting GLIAC South Division leader Hillsdale, 69-68, Thursday. The Wildcats' win left Michigan Tech with the best conference record with three regular-season games remaining.

GVSU (18-6 overall, 14-5 GLIAC) trailed 33-30 at halftime, then opened the second half by making three of its first four shots -- all from three-point range. GVSU's Kelly Kretz made two three-pointers to give her team a 10-point lead, 52-42, with 11:57 remaining.

LSSU roared back with a 12-0 run that included two three-pointers and a field goal by Shelle Rochon. The Lakers led 54-52 with 9:36 to go, and the rest of the game was a fight to the finish. Elizabeth Van Tiflin's three-pointer with 21 seconds to go wound up being the deciding factor.

Jasmine Padin was 5-for-8 from behind the arc and led all scorers with 23 points. Rochon, who entered the contest averaging 4.6 points per game, led LSSU with 21 points. She has averaged 15.8 points per game in four games against Grand Valley State spanning the last two seasons.

GVSU shot 40 percent from the field and made 3-of-4 free throws.

Alyssa VanderWal, playing in front of her hometown crowd, finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots. Jaclyn Armstrong added 11 points and two steals. LSSU shot 52 percent from the field, including 7-of-18 from three-point range, and made 7-of-9 free throws. The Lakers out-rebounded GVSU, 36-29.

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