Great Lakes Valley Conference · 2026 season
Ill. Springfield
4–12
Overall
1–5
GLVC
.141
Hitting % · 227th in D2
.239
Opponents hit · 263rd in D2
189
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
at Drury 12–4
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
Nothing in the top 30% of D2 yet.
Where they can be pushed
- Opponent hitting %.239 · 263rd in D2
- Assists per set9.29 · 241st in D2
- Point-scoring %41.4% · 243rd in 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 | Maddie Mendelblatt | MB | 43 | 47 | 147 | 1.09 | .163 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.70 | 0.23 | 1.53 |
| 2 | Madi Siefken | S | 55 | 24 | 103 | 0.44 | .039 | 6.62 | 0.22 | 0.49 | 2.15 | 0.92 |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Taylor | S | 19 | 9 | 33 | 0.47 | .182 | 0.95 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.53 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Khadijah Blue | MB | 55 | 73 | 274 | 1.33 | .128 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Emma Frazier | L/DS | 55 | 2 | 13 | 0.04 | .154 | 0.53 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 3.55 | 0.15 |
| 7 | Avery Gonzalez | MB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | -.500 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Alyssa Gray | OH | 44 | 64 | 291 | 1.45 | .058 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 1.59 | 1.66 |
| 10 | Alexis Schwartz | MB | 43 | 28 | 133 | 0.65 | .060 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.92 |
| 12 | Eva Huerta | L/DS | 53 | 1 | 4 | 0.02 | .000 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 1.43 | 0.19 |
| 13 | Tuana Yuce | L/DS | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.12 | .273 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 2.12 | 0.27 |
| 14 | Kendall Johnson | OH | 53 | 134 | 420 | 2.53 | .129 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 1.53 | 2.94 |
| 18 | Marley Christy | S | 31 | 6 | 18 | 0.19 | .278 | 2.19 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 1.23 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Makenna Cox | OH | 46 | 171 | 503 | 3.7230th D2 | .237 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 3.11 | 4.1736th D2 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won47.4% of 78
- Sideout %55.6% · all rallies 51.2%
- Point-scoring %40.5% · all rallies 41.4%
- Late kills–errorsCox 6–1 · Johnson 7–2 · Gray 4–1 · Blue 3–1
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run9 straight · 25–13 in set 3 vs. Central Mo. 09/11
- Longest run against12 straight · 8–25 in set 2 vs. Mo.-St. Louis 09/26
- Sets with a 5-point run20 for · 23 against · of 55
- Comeback setsNone from 5+ down
- Leads lostup 5, lost 19–24 in set 1 vs. Ky. Wesleyan 09/05
up 5, lost 21–25 in set 1 vs. Mo.-St. Louis 09/26
Ill. Springfield news
- UIS Volleyball Hosts Drury, Southwest Baptist During Homecoming WeekOct 8
- UIS Athletics Brings Route 66 Celebration to Homecoming VolleyballOct 8
- Prairie Stars Hall of Fame Feature: Alyssa HaslerOct 7
- This Week in UIS Athletics: Oct. 5-11Oct 5
- Prairie Stars Show Fight In Three-Set Loss To William JewellOct 3
Headlines from Ill. Springfield athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Emporia St. | 15–3 | L 0–3 19-25, 13-25, 25-27 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Ferris St. | 16–0 | L 0–3 12-25, 20-25, 10-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  MSU Denver | 10–6 | L 0–3 18-25, 15-25, 15-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Purdue Northwest | 1–14 | L 0–3 22-25, 16-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Davis & Elkins | 0–20 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-13, 25-22 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Ark.-Fort Smith | 14–6 | L 1–3 14-25, 25-21, 13-25, 18-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Ky. Wesleyan | 3–13 | W 3–1 19-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-17 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Central Mo. | 11–8 | L 0–3 17-25, 14-25, 13-25 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Missouri Western | 15–1 | L 0–3 14-25, 16-25, 17-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Arkansas Tech | 11–9 | W 3–2 15-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 15-9 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  UIndy GLVC | 16–2 | L 2–3 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 7-15 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  Lewis GLVC | 12–6 | L 1–3 25-22, 18-25, 16-25, 19-25 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs.  McKendree GLVC | 2–14 | W 3–0 25-21, 25-18, 25-21 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Mo.-St. Louis GLVC | 11–5 | L 0–3 21-25, 8-25, 13-25 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Rockhurst GLVC | 11–5 | L 0–3 20-25, 13-25, 18-25 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  William Jewell GLVC | 2–14 | L 0–3 21-25, 14-25, 23-25 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at  Drury GLVC | 12–4 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 3% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | vs.  Quincy GLVC | 11–7 | Oct 20, 6:00 PM CT 31% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | at Quincy GLVC | 11–7 | Oct 24, 3:00 PM CT 22% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at  Truman St. GLVC | 7–9 | Oct 29, 6:00 PM CT 11% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at  Upper Iowa GLVC | 6–9 | Oct 31, 3:00 PM CT 31% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs.  Missouri S&T GLVC | 8–8 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 35% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs.  Maryville (MO) GLVC | 8–9 | Nov 7, 3:00 PM CT 19% |