National Player of the Week
Gabby Piazza
#22 · OH · Ferris State68 kills (.354), 34 digs and 5 aces in three wins
Best: 26 kills (.370), 14 digs and 4 blocks · W 3–1 vs. #53 Cedarville
Honors Oct. 12–18
Players of the Week
Gabby Piazza of Ferris State is the D2VB Stats National Player of the Week after 68 kills (.354), 34 digs and 5 aces in three wins. Emporia State is the Team of the Week after going 2–0.
Published October 19, 2026 · 349 D2 matches from Oct. 12 to Oct. 18
By region
"#" is CORA's Strength rank going into the match.
Atlantic Region
Hailey Henriquez
#9 · OH · Livingstone86 kills (.302), 11 aces and 38 digs in seven wins
Best: 21 kills (.364) · W 3–2 at Virginia St.
Central Region
Katelyn Schroeder
#2 · OH · Northern State35 kills (.417) and 27 digs in two wins
Best: 20 kills (.474) and 18 digs · W 3–0 vs. #66 Minnesota St.
East Region
Mackenzie Casey
#10 · MB · Adelphi11 blocks, 23 kills (.489) and 4 aces in two wins
Best: 17 kills (.586) and 6 blocks · W 3–2 at Molloy
Midwest Region · also national
Gabby Piazza
#22 · OH · Ferris State68 kills (.354), 34 digs and 5 aces in three wins
Best: 26 kills (.370), 14 digs and 4 blocks · W 3–1 vs. #53 Cedarville
South Region
Valeriya Kozlova
#18 · OH · Barry45 kills (.421), 8 aces and 6 blocks in three wins
Best: 16 kills (.385), 4 blocks and 4 aces · W 3–1 vs. #42 Embry-Riddle (FL)
South Central Region
Breanna Nohava
#12 · MB · Western Colorado18 blocks and 18 kills (.432) in two wins
Best: 10 blocks · W 3–2 vs. #96 Adams St.
Southeast Region
Emily Campbell
#7 · MB · Anderson (SC)17 blocks and 44 kills (.471) in three wins
Best: 19 kills (.459) and 10 blocks · W 3–2 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
West Region
Corinne Westby
#11 · OH · Central Washington36 kills (.333) and 12 blocks in two wins
Best: 16 kills (.293) and 9 blocks · W 3–2 at #60 Alas. Fairbanks
Team of the Week
Team of the Week
Emporia State
Central · went 2–0- W 3–0 at #92 Northwest Missouri State · 79% chance going in
- W 3–1 vs. #1 Nebraska-Kearney · 23% 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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