NMU's Kuhn and GVSU's Bisballe named GLIAC women's basketball players of the week

NMU's Kuhn and GVSU's Bisballe named GLIAC women's basketball players of the week

GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced that Northern Michigan senior guard Makaylee Kuhn has been honored as GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week while Grand Valley State junior forward Rylie Bisballe was selected GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week following Week 13 of the 2023-24 women's basketball season.


OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Makaylee Kuhn, Northern Michigan

Makaylee Kuhn of Northern Michigan has been named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week following back-to-back 25-point performances in a pair of home wins over Parkside and Purdue Northwest. Kuhn notched an impressive 25-point, 10-rebound double-double against Parkside while adding six assists. She then followed it up with 25 more points and six rebounds to lead the Wildcats past the Pride. She now leads the conference in scoring at 17.4 points/game and is fourth on the glass with 7.1 rebounds/game. Kuhn has scored in double figures in 13 straight games and 20/22 this season, as well as reached 20+ points in 10 games. Leading NMU to a 9-4 conference record thus far, the program’s all-time leading scorer is currently at 1,853 career points.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rylie Bisballe, Grand Valley State

For the third time this season, GVSU junior forward Rylie Bisballe has been named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week. Bisballe helped lead the Lakers to a 2-0 weekend, as she averaged 20 points and nine rebounds, while shooting 70% from the field. She tallied her second double-double of the season in the win over Wayne State, scoring 16 points and grabbing a career-high 15 boards. She followed that up by scoring a career-high 24 points on 9-11 shooting in the victory against SVSU. This season, Bisballe ranks sixth in the GLIAC in both rebounding (6.9 per game) and blocks (1.0 per game).

HONORABLE MENTION
 
OFFENSE: Rylie Bisballe (GVSU), Chloe Idoni (FSU), Isabella Lenz (MTU), Jessica Massey (SVSU), Shea Tripp (WSU)
 
DEFENSE: Chloe Idoni (FSU), Lydia Meredith (SVSU), Gracey Metz (LSSU), Alex Rondorf (MTU), Taylor Thompson (WSU), Braelyn Torres (NMU)