ALLENDALE, MI – The path to an NCAA Division II championship has become a lot clearer for Grand Valley State.

Ticket information

Grand Valley State announced its NCAA Division II Football Playoff ticket plan and pricing for Saturday's quarterfinal game versus West Texas A&M.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Lubbers Stadium.

Grand Valley State season ticket holders will receive an email on Monday with information about quarterfinal tickets, while the general public can call 616-331-3200 to purchase tickets or for ticket information.

Tickets may be purchased at the GVSU ticket office or by calling 616-331-3200.

Ticket Prices for GVSU home playoff games:

Club Seating - $25

Priority Reserved Seating - $15

Reserved Seating - $12

Grand Valley State students can pick up their free ticket at the GVSU Ticket office in the Fieldhouse with a valid student ID.

The Lakers enjoyed a double bonus Saturday that significantly improved their chances for the program's fifth national title. They beat the No. 1 team in the region – and No. 3 in the Top 25 – in Colorado State-Pueblo 34-30, and learned they play next week at home against No. 6 West Texas A&M, a 34-27 upset winner over No. 2 Ohio Dominican.

Grand Valley and West Texas A&M will play Saturday at Lubbers Stadium.

The opportunity to play at Lubbers Stadium, where the team is 8-0 this season, is obviously appealing, but so is the chance to play West Texas A&M instead of a return trip to Ohio Dominican. One of two Grand Valley losses this season came at Columbus, 57-14, in the most lopsided Lakers loss in years.

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The Lakers face a team that's No. 6 in the regional finals, and at home. The winner will play the winner of No. 6 St. Cloud State at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State. Those two meet 1 p.m. Saturday.

In other regional finals Saturday on the other side of the bracket, No. 1 Shepherd hosts No. 3 West Chester, and No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne host No. 3 North Alabama.

The finals are played on the home of the higher seed on Dec. 14 with the finals in Florence, Ala., on Dec. 21.

This past Saturday, the Lakers (11-2) were on the field for the final play against Colorado State-Pueblo when most of them learned they would host the quarterfinal game. Coach Matt Mitchell also spoke to them about it in the locker room afterward.

"The guys were pretty excited, in part because we're 8-0 at home," Mitchell said. ""But I think, at the same time, we felt kind of fortunate to get out of there with a win. They have a good program."

The Lakers will be in the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2009 when, in a semifinal game at home, they defeated Carson-Newman 41-27. The Lakers went 13-2 and were national finalists that season under coach Chuck Martin.

Grand Valley is playing in its 16th postseason, and first since 2010. They are 30-11, the third most wins in Division II. The Lakers won titles in 2002, ‘03, ‘05 and ‘06.