Story byThe Holland SentinelDan D'Addona, Holland SentinelFri, February 20, 2026 at 2:38 AM UTC·3 min readALLENDALE - When Lexi Plitzuweit was 3 years old, she was running around the Grand Valley Field House with a championship team when her mother was the coach. Nearly two decades later, the GVSU guard was a bigger part of an NCAA championship team. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt is quite a rare bond that mother and daughter share."My mom (Dawn) coached here when I was born, so I was actually three days old the first time I was in the gym I play in now," Lexi said. "It was definitely a special moment for both of us. At the national championship game, she wore her natty shirt.
