ALLENDALE, Mich. – The No. 14 UIndy football team ended its season Saturday, falling to host Grand Valley State by a final score of 24-7. The Greyhounds limited the No. 5 Lakers to 68 rushing yards and were within one score midway through the fourth quarter.
 
INS & OUTS
Trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Hounds came out of the locker room with renewed purpose. The defense got a stop to start the third quarter, and the offense responded with its first scoring drive of the afternoon. UIndy marched 79 yards on just five plays, highlighted by a 34-yard catch by Alonzo Derrick and a 36-yard touchdown scamper by QB Gavin Sukup.
 
After the teams traded punts, the Lakers retook the lead midway through the third with a 68-yard touchdown pass. UIndy kept the margin at seven until midway through the fourth, but Grand Valley finally pulled away with points on back-to-back drives in the back half of the fourth quarter, scoring on a lengthy touchdown drive and tacking on a late chip-shot field goal.
 
GV came into the game ranked sixth in DII in rushing yards per game, but the Hounds held them to nearly 180 yards under its season average. Senior linebacker Clay Schulte led the stout UIndy defense, matching a career best with 13 tackles.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Schulte tallied three tackles for a loss and accounted for the team's lone takeaway with a interception late in the second quarter.
- RB1 Jon Lewis racked up 123 yards and 20 carries.
- San Flowers and Kole Viel amassed nine tackles apiece, while Viel and Aaron Barnett each had a sack.
- Amarion Evans had 3.0 TFLs, a forced fumble and a QB hurry.
- The teams combined to go 3-for-28 on third down, yielding a total of 19 punts.