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BAY CITY, Mich. - Michigan Technological University senior forward Katie Wysocky (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) and Northwood University senior forward Jodi Ostergren (Midland, Mich./Dow) have been chosen as the GLIAC Women's Basketball North and South Division "Players of the Week", respectively it was announced by the league office.

GLIAC North Division Player of the Week:
Katie Wysocky - Michigan Tech
6-0, Senior, Forward
Whitefish Bay, Wis.

Wysocky averaged 18.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in helping the Huskies win twice and wrap up their regular season with a school-record 25-2 mark. The 6-0 forward turned in 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in an 84-68 win over Lake Superior State. She followed that up with 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists in an 85-73 victory vs. Saginaw Valley State. Wysocky is averaging 17.3 points and 11.8 rebounds this season. She has run her career point total to 1,800 and needs just 57 more to become Tech’s all-time leading scorer.

North Division Weekly Honor Roll:Kelsey DeNoyelles - FS, Alex Stelfox - GV,
Cassy Schemberger - LS; Brittany Burkhardt - SV

2009 North Division "Players of the Week": (11/23) Katie Wysocky - MT; (11/30) Mariah Dubham - NM; (12/06) Jasmine Padin - GV; (12/14) Katie Wysocky - MT;(12/21) Danae Danen - MT; (01/04) Katie Wysocky - MT; (01/11) Katie Wysocky - MT; (01/19) Steffani Stoeger - NM; (01/25) Katie Wysocky - MT; (02/01) Katie Zimmerman - MT; (02/08) Emma Veach - GV; (02/15) Katie Wysocky - MT; (02/22) Brittany Burkhardt - SV; (03/02) Katie Wysocky - MT.

GLIAC South Division Player of the Week:
Jodi Ostergren - Northwood
5-11, Senior, Forward
Midland, Mich./Dow

Jodi Ostergren averaged 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in a pair of road games last week. She shot 53.8 percent from the floor (14-26) and 92.3 percent from the foul line (12-13). She scored 16 points at Ferris State Thursday night to share team-high honors. She then led all scorers at Grand Valley State, finishing with 24 points and six rebounds. Ostergren currently ranks fourth in the GLIAC at 16.7 points per game.

South Division Weekly Honor Roll: Lacy Romine- AU, Kaitlyn Nelson - UF, Laura Barczak - HC, Tyler Hardy - WS.

2009 South Division "Players of the Week": (11/23) Mandy Jaeb - TU; (11/30) Pam Wilson - NU; (12/06) Brooke Knight - HC; (12/14) Audra Mihalic - UF; (12/21) Laura Bardall - UF; (01/04) Lindsey Gaut - AU; (01/11) Laura Bardall - UF; (01/19) Mandy Jaeb - TU' (01/25) Pam Wilson - NU; (02/01) Jodi Ostergren - NU; (02/08) Pam Wilson - NU; (02/15) Micki Kuns - AU; (02/22) Laura Bardall - UF; (03/02) Jodi Ostergren - NU.

Ashland Eagles (14-13, 10-12 GLIAC)

The Eagles went 1-1 at home last week as they lost to Findlay, 71-50, but defeated Hillsdale, 87-74. The win on Saturday (Feb. 27) locked Ashland in the seventh spot in the GLIAC tournament. It will take on the second-seed in the league Northern Michigan on Tuesday (Mar. 2). For the week, Ashland was led by returning senior Lacy Romine. Romine played in her first game on Thursday (Feb. 25) since she suffered an injury on Jan. 31. Against Findlay, she scored nine points and four assists. She found her rhythm against Hillsdale as she scored a career-high 26 points. Romine added three rebounds and three assists. Against the Chargers, freshman Daiva Gerbec also had a career day as she scored 12 points had eight rebounds, a career-high five assists and a career-high four blocks. Senior Micki Kuns also had a career-high four blocks. She added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists to her block total. A win against the Wildcats will give the Eagles their third consecutive winning season.

Ferris State Bulldogs (8-19, 7-15 GLIAC)

The Ferris State University women’s basketball team wrapped up its 2009-10 campaign on a winning note as the Bulldogs recorded a 61-53 triumph over Wayne State on Saturday (Feb. 27). It was the second consecutive home win to end the year for FSU, which also beat Northwood by a 59-58 count on Thursday (Feb. 25).FSU finished the year with an 8-19 overall record and a 7-15 mark in GLIAC play with their entire roster slated to return intact next season. Sophomore guard Tricia Principe tallied a game-high 16 points and added five rebounds with four assists for the Bulldogs in the win over Wayne State. FSU also received 14 points by sophomore guard Kelsey DeNoyelles along with an 11-point and five-rebound effort from junior forward Amy Joostberns. Saturday’s victory came before a crowd that numbered 1,800 fans by the time the men’s contest rolled around as the Bulldogs held “Operation Giveaway”with a number of giveaways, prizes and more for fans to enjoy. Principe finished the season with a .925 (86-93) free throw percentage, which is a single single-season record. She ranked first in the nation in the category heading into the final two games.

Findlay Oilers (20-7, 15-7 GLIAC)

The Oilers won a pair of road games in the GLIAC last week to secure a home court game in the first round of the GLIAC Tournament. The wins also gave them the GLIAC South Division title for the first time since the 1999-00 campaign. Their 20-win season is their first since going 27-4 during the 1999-00 campaign. They have not played in the GLIAC Tournament since 2000-01. Senior guard Audra Mihalic has currently scored 1,347 career points with the Oilers, ranking third all-time. Mihalic has a shot at breaking Findlay’s all-time assist record as she has racked up 412 during her career. The record of 423 is held by Jenni McGraw, who played from 1993-96. Mihalic is also on pace to eclipse her single season school record of 134 assists, set last season, and now has 132 on the year. Sophomore forward Kaitlyn Nelson scored a career-high 16 points in the Oilers 62-51 win at Tiffin on Saturday and blocked a career-high six shots in Findlay’s 71-50 victory at Ashland on Thursday.

Grand Valley State Lakers (18-9, 15-7 GLIAC)

The Lakers will host Lake Superior State on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the GLIAC Tournament. GVSU won an opening round game last season against Ashland, 59-49, in Allendale. Grand Valley State is 10-4 at home this season, having defeated LSSU, 73-49, on Jan. 9 in Fieldhouse Arena. Freshman center Alex Stelfox (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) led the Lakers in scoring in both games and averaged 16.0 points per game for the week. She has been the team’s top scorer in each of the past six games and owns a team-high 12.3 points per game. Her 40 blocked shots are one more than the entire 2008-09 team’s total. Sophomore guard Emma Veach (Grand Haven, Mich.) totaled her fourth double-double of the season with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in the 60-47 win over Wayne State on Thursday. She has six double-doubles in her two-year career.

Hillsdale Chargers (14-12, 14-8 GLIAC)

The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team saw its five-game winning streak snapped at Ashland in Saturday’s regular season finale. Despite the loss, the Chargers ended up in second place in the GLIAC South Division, making it five straight years Hillsdale has finished either first or second in the South Division. Hillsdale will open the 2010 GLIAC Basketball Tournament on the road for the first time since 2005 when it travels to Findlay for Tuesday’s first-round game, starting at 6 p.m. The Chargers are the defending GLIAC champions, winning their second-ever conference tournament last year. Junior Laura Barczak scored a career-high 21 points in Thursday’s win at Tiffin, to go along with a career-best three blocked shots. Her nine made field goals also tied a career-high. Sophomore guard Chelsea Harrison now holds the GLIAC record for 3-pointers made in a season, making 69 during the season. Her 78 overall made 3-pointers already stands as a new single-season school record. Senior Brooke Knight finished the regular season leading the conference in assist per game (5.8). Harrison was second in the GLIAC in free throw percentage (.879).

Lake Superior State Lakers (14-12, 11-11 GLIAC)

Freshman forward Maria Blazejewski (Beulah, Mich.) averaged 15.5 points, junior guard Emily Joseph (Sterling Heights, Mich.) contributed 6.5 assists, and sophomore center Cassy Schemberger (Park Falls, Wis.) chipped in 8.5 rebounds per game to lead the Lakers during their regular-season split with GLIAC quarterfinals opponent Grand Valley State. LSSU lost 74-49 on Jan. 9 in Allendale and won 69-62 on Feb. 18 in Sault Ste. Marie. LSSU’s 2009 GLIAC Tournament run ended with a two-point loss at Hillsdale. The Lakers last won a GLIAC Tournament game on Feb. 28, 2006, when they beat Michigan Tech 64-50 during the quarterfinal round. Blazejewski is averaging 12.8 ppg to rank ninth in the GLIAC in overall scoring – she is first among rookies. Blazejewski is also 12th in field-goal percentage at .469…Joseph is ranked 10th in the GLIAC in scoring (12.7 ppg), third in assists (4.7 apg) and seventh in free-throw percentage (.838). Schemberger is third in the league in rebounding (8.5 rpg) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.545).

Michigan Tech. Huskies (25-2, 20-2 GLIAC)

Michigan Tech will play in the postseason for the 20th straight year. The Huskies are the only team in the GLIAC to qualify for every league tournament since its inception in 1990-91. Tech is 25-16 in GLIAC Tournament games and 5-1 in its last six. Katie Wysocky (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) scored 37 points last week to run her career total to an even 1,800. The 6-0 senior forward needs just 57 more points to surpass Jenny Postlewaite’s (1989-93) total of 1,856. Michigan Tech ranks No. 1 in the Midwest Region and No. 5 in the nation. The Huskies, who were the preseason national No. 1, have been ranked in the top five all season long. Senior Sarah Stream (Ishpeming, Mich./Westwood) notched eight assists in two games last week to run her career total to 431 and pull within eight of the school’s all-time assist record of 439. Senior Danae Danen (Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon) came back from a four-game absence to tally 30 points in two wins last week. Her 22 points vs. Saginaw Valley State last Saturday (Feb. 27) tied a season high.

Northern Michigan Wildcats (19-8, 16-6 GLIAC)

The Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team will host the Eagles of Ashland University in a quarterfinal game of the GLIAC Tournament Tuesday night. NMU split with Ashland during the regular season, the Wildcats lost on the road (69-64) and defeated the Eagles at home (81-65). The 18 wins for the ‘Cats is the most in the Troy Mattson era. NMU has not had as many wins since the 2004-05 season when the team recorded 19. The last time the ‘Cats had 20 or more win was during the 2002-03 season. Mariah Dunham led the ‘Cats against the Lake Superior Lakers with 27 points off the bench. Dunham leads the NMU team with 288 points (12.5 ppg). Two other ‘Cats are averaging over 10 points a game, Christa Erickson (10.3 ppg) and Steffani Stoeger (10.1 ppg). Elicia Derusha leads the ‘Cats with 168 rebounds (6.2 rpg)/ Stoeger enters the post-season with a team-high 78 assists and 36 steals/ Angie Leckson has 21 blocks to pace the ‘Cats.

Northwood Timberwolves (13-13, 9-13 GLIAC)

Northwood went 1-1 last week in a pair of one point games on the road. The Timberwolves lost at Ferris State 59-58 before earning a 64-63 win at Grand Valley State. NU finished the regular season with a 13-13 overall record. Northwood was led by senior Jodi Ostergren (Midland, MIch./Dow) and Pam Wilson (Grand Blanc, Mich.). Ostergren averaged 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game She shot 53.8 percent from the floor and 92.3 percent from the foul line. Wilson scored 18.5 points per game, playing all 80 minutes. Northwood finished the regular season 12-3 when they scored at least 60 points and 1-10 when they scored less than 60. The Timberwolves will be making their third straight appearance in the GLIAC Tournament when they travel to Michigan Tech Tuesday. NU had never made the GLIAC Tournament prior to their current three-year streak.

Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (7-20, 5-17 GLIAC)

The Saginaw Valley State University women’s basketball ended their 2009-10 season with two losses this week against Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech. The Cardinals fell to the Wildcats by a score of 63-60. Junior Brittany Burkhardt led Saginaw Valley in scoring, recording 17 points while junior Rhonda Gusa had 13. As a team, the Cards shot 100% from the free-throw line, going 9-for-9. SVSU lost to Michigan Tech (Feb. 27) in the final game of its season, 73-85. Freshmen Grace Herzog and Aysha Boston each tallied 16 points on the night while Herzog also dominated on the boards, pulling down 11 rebounds. Saginaw Valley ends the 2009-10 season with a 7-20 overall record and 5-17 mark in the GLIAC, more than double the win totals from last season, when the Cardinals went 3-24 overall and 2-20 in league play.

Tiffin Dragons (7-20, 4-18 GLIAC)

Tiffin University trailed just 38-33 at halftime against GLIAC-leading Findlay, but a 29 percent field goal percentage in the second half was too much to overcome, as TU eventually fell 62-51 in their season finale. Jennifer Johnston was the top scorer for TU with 15 points, while Mandy Jaeb had 11 points and Katrina Clark 10 points and 8 rebounds. Jordan Jenkins also grabbed 9 rebounds. Tiffin University held a 42-33 halftime lead and played close throughout the second half but a 14-3 run over the last 6:00 by Hillsdale gave them a 84-73 victory. Karli Mast led TU with 16 points while Mandy Jaeb had 14 points as did Stephanie Kelly with 14. Katrina Clark also had 7 points with 8 rebounds.

Wayne State Warrior (8-19, 6-16 GLIAC)

The Wayne State women’s basketball team ended its season last week with losses at Grand Valley (60-47) and Ferris State (61-53) to finish the season with a record of 8-19 overall and 6-16 in the GLIAC. For the week, freshman guard Tyler Hardy averaged three rebounds and 10.5 points per game including a team-high 14 points against Ferris State. At GVSU, freshman forward Chelsea Davis had nine points and eight rebounds to lead the Warriors. Freshman forward Deanna Crumpton became just the second player in WSU history to start 27 games as a true freshman. Crumpton also recorded five rebounds in Wayne State’s season finale against the Bulldogs, her 14th game of the year with at least five rebounds. After scoring just eight points in her previous four games, sophomore guard Kiara Smith managed to match that at FSU. Senior guard Brooke Bowers ends her WSU career with 195 made three-pointers, 203 steals and 1,154 points which are the first, sixth and eighth highest amounts in school history.