By Cooper Chadwick
Priding herself on defense, Buhler’s senior point guard Gracie Oard is hoping to grow and be the best player she can be, on both sides of the ball.
Oard, who had 1.2 steals per game last season, loves the challenge of guarding the other team’s best player. She hopes that drive will help her reach her own individual goals of becoming her leagues defensive player of the year.
Even though Orad is a defensive minded player, that doesn’t mean her offense suffers, averaging 9.8 points and three assists per game as the primary ball handler.
“(Orad) is at her best when she’s attacking down hill and working her pull up 15 footers to 3 point range,” Buhler head coach John Darrow said. “ She will be a great leader for us this year and in everything she does in her future.”
Being a leader is one thing that comes with being a point guard and a senior, that is why Orad has made it a focus this year and something for her to be excited about.
Orad also hopes to continue to improve in many ways as a point guard from last season.
“This year I would love to improve on my assist to turnover ratio. It was not bad last year but I want it to be even better this year,” Orad said. “I worked on my ball handling this off-season and getting as much court time as possible.”
