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Honors Sept. 28–Oct. 4

Players of the Week

Chloe Hanel of Wayne State (NE) is the D2VB Stats National Player of the Week after 16 blocks and 30 kills (.351) in three wins. Wayne State (NE) is the Team of the Week after going 3–0.

Preview week. The first official D2VB Stats honors are for Oct. 5–11, out Monday, Oct. 12.

Published October 6, 2026 · 351 D2 matches from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4

By region

"#" is our power ranking going into the match.

Honorable mention: Kellee Craig (Virginia State), 129 digs, 10 aces and 32 assists in seven wins; Finley Kearney (Clarion), 12 blocks and 25 kills (.357) in two wins

Honorable mention: Makenna Nold (Concordia-St. Paul), 47 kills (.289), 36 digs and 9 blocks in three matches (2–1); Madeline Guetzkow (Minnesota Duluth), 45 kills (.348), 9 aces and 28 digs in three wins

Honorable mention: Ashley Ballou (D'Youville), 98 assists, 8 blocks and 22 digs in two matches (1–1); Kimberli Mitchell (Southern Connecticut State), 83 assists, 7 blocks and 19 digs in two matches (1–1)

Honorable mention: Izzy Shank (Walsh), 39 kills (.208), 43 digs and 4 aces in three matches (2–1); Allie Barlow (Northern Michigan), 9 aces and 72 assists in two wins

Honorable mention: Hayden Nash (Eckerd), 18 blocks and 27 kills (.243) in three matches (1–2); Ava Wind (Montevallo), 64 digs and 7 aces in three matches (2–1)

Honorable mention: Macy Scheer (Midwestern State), 154 assists, 20 digs and 4 aces in three wins; Scarlette Young (UT Dallas), 44 kills (.250), 40 digs and 70 assists in three matches (2–1)

Honorable mention: Ellie Nieporte (Anderson (SC)), 150 assists, 43 digs and 7 blocks in three matches (2–1); Mable James (UVA Wise), 21 blocks and 31 kills (.393) in three wins

Honorable mention: Hanna Ligons (Saint Martin's), 16 blocks in two matches (1–1); Ruby Ennis (Cal State LA), 8 blocks, 56 assists and 5 aces in two matches (1–1)

Team of the Week

Team of the Week

Wayne State (NE)

Central · went 3–0
  • W 3–0 at #13 Southwest Minnesota State · 62% chance going in
  • W 3–1 at #17 Northern State · 68% chance going in
  • W 3–0 at #38 Jamestown · 87% chance going in

How they're picked

The data picks them, not a vote. Every D2 player's matches are scored on her kills (worth more when she hits well), digs, assists, aces and blocks. Each match is weighted by how good the opponent was going in, by our power rating, with extra credit for wins and five-set matches. Her three best matches count in full, so a seven-match week doesn't win on volume alone. The Team of the Week had the best wins: each win counts by how good the opponent was going in (a top-10 win counts most, a win over a team outside the top 100 almost nothing), and a loss counts against, more so to a weaker team. To spread the honors around, someone who has already won this season wins again only with a clearly better week than the best first-time winner. Picks are made after Sunday's matches and don't change afterward.

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