GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced that Ferris State senior guard Mallory McCartney was awarded GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week while Northern Michigan junior guard Mackenzie Holzwart earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition following Week 2 of the 2023-24 women's basketball season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mallory McCartney, Ferris State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mackenzie Holzwart, Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan junior Mackenzie Holzwart played a key role NMU's 75-61 win at Roosevelt and 74-53 win over Southwest Minnesota State. The native of Howards Grove, Wisconsin led all GLIAC players with eight steals over the two NMU wins while also recording a block. The guard was all over the floor, as she pulled down an impressive 18 rebounds (13 defensive) in the two contests, leading Northern in allowing just 14 total second-chance points last week. Holzwart now leads GLIAC guards in defensive rebounds/game (5.3) this season. Holzwart is stuffing the stat sheet so far for the Green and Gold, averaging 10.0 ppg, 3.5 apg, and 6.8 rpg as she has played a big role in the 4-0 start for the Wildcats.
