GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 10 of the 2025-26 women's basketball season. Northern Michigan senior guard Jacy Weisbrod earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week recognition while Grand Valley State redshirt senior guard/forward Paige VanStee was selected as GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jacy Weisbrod, Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan standout Jacy Weisbrod has been named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week after she led the No. 16 Wildcats to a pair of home wins this past weekend, improving their record to 17-3 overall and 8-2 in the conference. The senior opened her week by scoring 21 points in a 94-54 thumping of Purdue Northwest. She converted 6-10 three-point attempts and added two steals. On Saturday against Wayne State, she once again scored 21 points, backed by a 5-7 mark from beyond the arc, in a 91-71 victory. She tacked on five rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and a steal. This season, Weisbrod paces all GLIAC players with 17.3 points per game. She is shooting 44.9% from the floor and 43.1% from downtown. She is the nation’s leader in made three-pointers per game (3.53) and total makes (67). Weisbrod has connected on three or more triples in 13 games this season.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Paige VanStee, Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State redshirt senior Paige VanStee has been named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career. Over three Laker road victories, VanStee recorded 57 points, 24 rebounds, six steals, six assists, and two blocks. To start out the week, she tied her career-high, scoring 26 points, adding seven rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block in the 88-59 win at Ferris State. In Thursday’s 66-47 victory at Parkside, VanStee tallied her third double-double of the season, posting 13 points and 10 boards, while adding three steals. She played a massive role in helping hold the Rangers to their lowest scoring output this season. On Saturday, she scored a game-high 18 points, including the 1,000 th point of her Laker career, in the 75-37 win at Roosevelt. VanStee totaled seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal as well. For the second straight game, GVSU held their opponent to their season-low in points, allowing less than 40 points for the third time this season. This is the fourth overall Player of the Week award that VanStee has won, winning twice for offense and twice for defense.
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense: Kadyn Blanchard (Ferris State), Katie Hamill (Parkside), Seyyane Matthew (Lake Superior State), Taylor Thompson (Wayne State), Ellie Toney (Davenport), Paige VanStee (Grand Valley State)
Defense: McKenna Ferguson (Wayne State), Maddie Geers (Davenport), Mya Hiram (Ferris State), Sarah Newcomer (Northern Michigan), Lillie Petersen (Parkside)
