a grinder’s guard with real floor-security upside for Valpo
Bella Swedlund is a 5'8" guard for Valparaiso who, in the 2024-25 season, appeared in eight games as a freshman/redshirt freshman and earned her first collegiate points at the free-throw line before reaching 21 appearances by Senior Day in 2026. Her value is less about box-score flash and more about dependable guard traits: coachable depth, energy, and willingness to do the unglamorous stuff like rebound and defend; she even chipped in rebounds in back-to-back games and again against Illinois State in 2026. If you need a poised, low-ego backcourt piece who competes and fills a role, she’s the kind of player staffs like to keep around.
