National Player of the Week
Macy Scheer
#20 · S · Midwestern State167 assists, 8 aces and 11 blocks in three matches (2–1)
Best: 61 assists and 7 blocks · W 3–2 vs. #83 UT Dallas
Honors Oct. 5–11
Players of the Week
Macy Scheer of Midwestern State is the D2VB Stats National Player of the Week after 167 assists, 8 aces and 11 blocks in three matches (2–1). Seattle Pacific is the Team of the Week after going 2–0.
Published October 12, 2026 · 294 D2 matches from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11
By region
"#" is CORA's Strength rank going into the match.
Atlantic Region
Olivia Taylor
#4 · L/DS · Lock Haven73 digs and 4 aces in two wins
Best: 41 digs and 3 aces · W 3–1 vs. Shippensburg
Central Region
Crystal Smith
#2 · MB · Pittsburg State23 blocks and 23 kills (.286) in three wins
Best: 10 kills (.444) and 12 blocks · W 3–2 vs. #33 Rockhurst
East Region
Sophia Poehlein
#6 · OH · Bentley37 kills (.413) in two wins
Best: 22 kills (.404) · W 3–1 at American Int'l
Midwest Region
Madelyn Hensley
#12 · OH · Cedarville48 kills (.414) in two wins
Best: 25 kills (.407) · W 3–2 vs. #93 Ohio Dominican
South Region
Rachele Zanini
#1 · S · West Alabama135 assists, 9 aces and 24 digs in three wins
Best: 57 assists, 10 digs and 5 aces · W 3–2 vs. Lee
South Central Region · also national
Macy Scheer
#20 · S · Midwestern State167 assists, 8 aces and 11 blocks in three matches (2–1)
Best: 61 assists and 7 blocks · W 3–2 vs. #83 UT Dallas
Southeast Region
Gracie Hibdon
#9 · S · Tusculum116 assists and 28 digs in two wins
Best: 54 assists and 20 digs · W 3–2 vs. #91 Carson-Newman
West Region
Sophia Baugh
#13 · S · Point Loma101 assists and 38 digs in two matches (1–1)
Best: 54 assists and 23 digs · W 3–2 at #7 CUI
Team of the Week
Team of the Week
Seattle Pacific
West · went 2–0- W 3–0 vs. #6 Simon Fraser · 30% chance going in
- W 3–0 vs. #35 Western Washington · 70% 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 CORA's Strength 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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