Jan. 8, 2025

Ferris State basketball player Kadyn Blanchard honored as GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week

Ferris State University women's basketball senior guard Kadyn Blanchard has been chosen as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Blanchard, a Master of Business Administration student from Freeland, helped lead the Bulldogs to a pair of GLIAC home wins last weekend.

The senior standout tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, seven steals and six assists on Thursday evening in a 70-56 triumph over Saginaw Valley State and then came back with a team-high 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on Saturday in Ferris State’s 82-65 win over visiting Wayne State.

She also connected on four three-pointers in the win over the Warriors as Ferris State set a new school mark with 18 made treys.

For the week, Blanchard averaged 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals as the Bulldogs improved to 10-3 overall and remained unbeaten in GLIAC play.

Ferris State is currently tied atop the GLIAC standings with rival and top-ranked Grand Valley State and the Bulldogs will host the Lakers on Thursday, Jan. 9, inside Wink Arena in a conference doubleheader.

The women's game will tipoff at 5:30 p.m. and will be a rematch of last year's NCAA D2 Midwest Region Championship game won by the Bulldogs.

Ferris State will then host Davenport on Saturday, Jan. 11 in GLIAC play starting at 1 p.m.