Senior forward Joseph Stroud swatted his way to GNAC Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-GNAC selection on Tuesday.

Stroud had a total of 67 blocked shots this year and is two blocks shy of his 2014-15 season record.

Stroud’s biggest game of the year came against Western Washington University during their ROOT sports game. He scored a career high 34 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

The senior led the GNAC in blocked shots, averaging 2.5 per game. Stroud blocked a shot in every game except for two.

He also recorded the second best field goal percentage in the GNAC, shooting 61 percent from the field.

Stroud was a dominate player all season for the Wildcats. He led the team in five different statistical categories this season.

He finished with the best points per game average during the season with 16.6. Stroud also led the team in rebounds per game with 6.8. He finished the regular season with a team high of 29 steals and 67 blocks.

Last season, Stroud was a second team all-conference selection.