GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following the 15th week of the 2024-25 women's basketball season. Ferris State swept the awards, with junior guard Mia Riley earning GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week and senior guard Kenzie Bowers receiving GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mia Riley, Ferris State
Ferris State University junior guard Mia Riley had a huge week for the Bulldogs as FSU went 2-0 and held onto second place in the GLIAC standings. Riley tallied 53 points, 16 assists, 10 steals and nine rebounds in the two games while helping FSU improve to 19-8 on the year. She poured in a game-high and career-best 33 points with seven assists, six rebounds and five steals on Thursday night as the Bulldogs scored a school-record 118 points in a decisive win over Purdue Northwest. She then came back with 20 points, nine assists, five steals and three boards on Saturday as the Bulldogs claimed a big 85-76 win over Parkside in the regular-season home finale. For the week, she averaged 26.5 points, 8.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.5 rebounds per contest while shooting better than 50% from the floor and 86% at the free throw stripe.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kenzie Bowers, Ferris State
Ferris State University senior guard Kenzie Bowers had an impressive week of action as the Bulldogs went 2-0 and stayed in second place in the GLIAC standings. In her final collegiate regular-season home game, Bowers notched a rare triple-double on Saturday as FSU topped Parkside, becoming only the third player in school history to accomplish the feat with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists while adding four steals and a block. She also had 18 points with 12 rebounds, six assists and three steals on Thursday night in a double-double effort as FSU put up a school-record 118 points in a win over Purdue Northwest. For the week, she averaged 15.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 3.5 steals a game as FSU improved to 19-8 on the year. Bowers finished the week with 31 points, 22 rebounds, 16 assists, seven steals and a block.
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense: Cassidy Arni (Parkside), Rylie Bisballe (Grand Valley State), Breah Golden (Lake Superior State), Luka Malinka (Roosevelt), Kendall Standfest (Michigan Tech), Shea Tripp (Wayne State)
Defense: MacKenzie Bisballe (Grand Valley State), Grace Bradford (Lake Superior State), Taylor Thompson (Wayne State)
