Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · 2026 season
Grand Valley State
14–3
Overall
8–1
GLIAC
.292
Hitting % · 6th in D2
.146
Opponents hit · 48th in D2
17
AVCA poll · Oct 5
17
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Midwest seed 2.2
Projected Midwest seed 2.2
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 12:00 PM CT
vs. Hillsdale 8–8
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Hitting %.292 · 6th in D2
- Kills per set13.84 · 22nd in D2
- Sideout %61.1% · 22nd in D2
- Point-scoring %49.6% · 21st in D2
Where they can be pushed
No category in the bottom third of D2.
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Olivia Behen | L/DS | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 1.81 | 0.16 |
| 2 | Shelby Fabbri | L/DS | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 | .500 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 1.58 | 0.15 |
| 3 | Sara Pahl | OH | 33 | 58 | 149 | 1.76 | .268 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.82 | 1.97 |
| 4 | Lexi Armstrong | L/DS | 62 | 4 | 6 | 0.06 | .667 | 1.10 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 4.9432nd D2 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Taelynn Rodeghero | OH | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Paige Sanders | MB | 61 | 146 | 269 | 2.39 | .4249th D2 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.77 | 0.08 | 2.85 |
| 7 | Autumn Gorman | MB | 23 | 16 | 43 | 0.70 | .140 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Caroline Baker | S | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -.500 | 2.22 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Laene Voortman | MB | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0.37 | .333 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 10 | Grace Busold | OH | 50 | 96 | 265 | 1.92 | .177 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 1.94 | 2.18 |
| 11 | Sydney Stanfield | OH | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.21 |
| 12 | Brianna Stawski | MB | 62 | 125 | 317 | 2.02 | .271 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 2.34 |
| 13 | Autumn Sanders | MB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Kate Goudreau | OH | 32 | 45 | 89 | 1.41 | .416 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 1.59 |
| 15 | Johanna Tillman | MB | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| 16 | Ella Chaapel | OH | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Finley Arp | OH | 60 | 181 | 461 | 3.02 | .249 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 2.27 | 3.63 |
| 18 | Kennedy Arp | MB | 61 | 141 | 322 | 2.31 | .35462nd D2 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.84 | 0.70 | 3.02 |
| 19 | Gabby Orlet | S | 62 | 51 | 137 | 0.82 | .299 | 9.9026th D2 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 2.27 | 1.35 |
| 20 | Sadie Haase | MB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won54.2% of 118
- Sideout %56.9% · all rallies 61.1%
- Point-scoring %52.5% · all rallies 49.6%
- Late kills–errorsArp 8–0 · Stawski 9–3 · Sanders 7–2 · Orlet 3–0 · Goudreau 3–0 · Arp 7–5 · Busold 5–3
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run12 straight · 25–6 in set 3 vs. Lake Superior St. 09/11
- Longest run against7 straight · 17–25 in set 4 vs. Central Mo. 08/29
- Sets with a 5-point run32 for · 15 against · of 63
- Comeback setsdown 5, won 25–23 in set 3 vs. Central Mo. 08/29
- Leads lostup 5, lost 22–25 in set 4 vs. Barry 08/28
up 5, lost 21–25 in set 1 vs. Lynn 08/28
up 5, lost 20–25 in set 1 vs. Davenport 09/25
Grand Valley St. news
- #17 Lakers To Host Doubleheader On FridayOct 8
- Volleyball Wins Thrilling Five Set Match At SVSUOct 6
- Lakers To Travel To Saginaw For Tuesday Night Battle Of The ValleysOct 5
- Volleyball Drops Match At Ferris StateOct 3
- Volleyball Sweeps Wayne StateOct 2
Headlines from Grand Valley St. athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 27 | at  Bentley | 13–6 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-22, 25-14 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Barry | 11–2 | W 3–2 16-25, 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Lynn | 15–2 | W 3–1 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-16 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Central Mo. | 11–8 | L 2–3 25-14, 23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 11-15 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  Northwood | 4–12 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-15, 25-12 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Post | 4–15 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-18, 25-14 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Cedarville | 7–8 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-15, 25-10 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Seton Hill | 9–6 | L 2–3 25-15, 25-10, 23-25, 25-27, 11-15 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Lake Superior St. GLIAC | 3–13 | W 3–0 25-14, 25-11, 25-6 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at  Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC | 7–9 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-15, 25-16 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  Roosevelt GLIAC | 5–10 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-15, 25-17 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  Wis.-Parkside GLIAC | 11–5 | W 3–2 25-22, 18-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-8 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs.  Davenport GLIAC | 11–4 | W 3–1 20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Northern Mich. GLIAC | 8–8 | W 3–0 27-25, 25-19, 25-19 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs. Wayne St. (MI) GLIAC | 7–9 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Ferris St. GLIAC | 16–0 | L 0–3 19-25, 24-26, 21-25 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | at  Saginaw Valley GLIAC | 12–6 | W 3–2 25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 25-19, 16-14 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Hillsdale | 8–8 | Oct 9, 12:00 PM CT 93% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs. Roosevelt GLIAC | 5–10 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 99% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs.  Michigan Tech GLIAC | 9–7 | Oct 23, 5:00 PM CT 79% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. Wis.-Parkside GLIAC | 11–5 | Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 79% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Northern Mich. GLIAC | 8–8 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 82% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at Michigan Tech GLIAC | 9–7 | Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT 69% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at  Purdue Northwest GLIAC | 1–14 | Oct 31, 6:00 PM CT 97% |
| Sun, Nov 8 | vs. Saginaw Valley GLIAC | 12–6 | Nov 8, 12:00 PM CT 88% |