To kick off the 2026 calendar year, the Grand Valley State Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams took the trip to the Upper Peninsula on New Year’s Day for a pair of GLIAC contests against the Michigan Tech Huskies (Friday) and Northern Michigan Wildcats (Saturday) on back-to-back afternoons.
When all was said and done, the Laker Men and Women ended the trip with a 3-1 combined record that included a pair of wins against nationally-ranked counterparts:
*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*
Top 5 WIN to start 2026‼️#AnchorUp | #ReadyForMore | #LetsGetThisWork pic.twitter.com/K62i2fcxZG
— GVSU Men's Basketball (@gvsubasketball) January 2, 2026
Final.#AnchorUp | #ReadyForMore | #LetsGetThisWork pic.twitter.com/hJZAaCe1yn
— GVSU Men's Basketball (@gvsubasketball) January 3, 2026
*GVSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL*
Starting 2026 off with a dub! 🎇#AnchorUp | #ReadyForMore pic.twitter.com/RuXXHoT6t7
— GVSU Women's Basketball (@gvsuwbb) January 2, 2026
Got it done! 👊#AnchorUp | #ReadyForMore pic.twitter.com/uviEBKGZg7
— GVSU Women's Basketball (@gvsuwbb) January 3, 2026
To go with her GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week nod earlier in the season, sophomore MacKenzie Bisballe has added the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week recognition to her individual list of achievements this season:
Congratulations to MacKenzie Bisballe on being named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week!#AnchorUp | #ReadyForMore https://t.co/JWjWCGDo5c
— GVSU Women's Basketball (@gvsuwbb) January 5, 2026
The GVSU Men and Women will be back at home inside the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena for the next couple of weeks as GLIAC play rolls along with a pair of doubleheaders on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon:
#1 GVSU WOMEN (12-0, 4-0 GLIAC)
- Thursday, January 8th vs. Wayne State Warriors (9-3, 4-0) – 5:30 pm
- Saturday, January 10th vs. Purdue Northwest Pride (3-9, 1-3) – 1 pm
GVSU MEN (9-3, 2-2 GLIAC)
- Thursday, January 8th vs. Wayne State Warriors (5-5, 2-2) – 7:30 pm
- Saturday, January 10th vs. Purdue Northwest Pride (6-5, 2-2) – 3 pm
You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).
