By Kevin Lopez
The Grand Rapids Community College Women’s basketball team has announced that seven players have received postseason honors. This came as the team finished the season with a winning record of 19-8 and a conference record of 10-4, while also winning the Great Lakes B tournament championship and having a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Tournament.
Grace Lodes, a sophomore forward, was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Northern Conference Defensive Player of the Year after anchoring the paint averaging 2.6 blocks and 2.1 steals a game. Lodes also averaged a double-double with 14.1 points and 10.8 rebounds a game.
Sally Merrill, a sophomore forward, who is sixth in the region in scoring, averaging 17.3 points a game, was named to the MCCAA First Team All-Northern Conference and to MCCAA All-Region Women’s Basketball team along with Lodes being named as well.
Marlene Bussler, a sophomore guard, was named to the MCCAA Northern Conference All-Defensive Team, snatching 42 steals and averaging 1.6 steals a game. Allison Kellogg, a sophomore forward, Alyssa Katerburg, a sophomore forward, and Emersyn Koepke, a sophomore guard, were all named to the MCCAA Northern Conference Honorable Mention All-Conference for their contributions.
