Grand Valley State was selected as the #1 seed and the host of the 2005 Great Lakes Region Championship. The tournament will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17 - Saturday, Nov. 19 at the GVSU Fieldhouse. The Lakers will play #8 seed Charleston on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

Grand Valley earned the GLIAC's automatic bid after winning the GLIAC Tournament Championship Sunday. GVSU beat Northwood 3-0 to win the third title in school history. It marks the sixth straight time the Lakers have made the Great Lakes Regional Tournament.

The matchups for the Great Lakes Regional Tournament are as follows:

Thursday, November 17
Match 1: #3 SIUE (27-5) vs. #6 Ferris State (22-9), 12:00 p.m.
Match 2: #2 Rockhurst (27-6) vs. #7 Hillsdale (19-11), 2:30 p.m.
Match 3: #4 Northwood (22-9) vs. #5 Ashland (23-9), 5:00 p.m.
Match 4: #1 Grand Valley State (26-6) vs. #8 Charleston (26-9), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 18
Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2, 5:00 p.m.
Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 19
Great Lakes Regional Championship Match, 7:00 p.m.