Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · 2026 season
Missouri Western
15–1
Overall
5–0
MIAA
.267
Hitting % · 21st in D2
.130
Opponents hit · 16th in D2
7
AVCA poll · Oct 5
19
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Central seed 4.2
Projected Central seed 4.2
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT
vs. Fort Hays St. 14–6
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
- Blocks per set2.61 · 5th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.130 · 16th in D2
- Assists per set12.89 · 18th in D2
- Sideout %61.7% · 17th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Service errors per set2.21 · 184th 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 | Anna Weberg | L/DS | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0.04 | .167 | 0.86 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 5.2116th D2 | 0.16 |
| 3 | Taylor Russell | OH | 56 | 148 | 390 | 2.64 | .310 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.88 | 0.39 | 3.09 |
| 4 | Hayley Barsky | S | 34 | 3 | 11 | 0.09 | .182 | 4.12 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 1.53 | 0.35 |
| 5 | Skylar Walters | S | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Ella Anderson | L/DS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Emma Ammon | OH | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Tanith Roush | OH | 56 | 171 | 392 | 3.05 | .304 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 3.39 |
| 10 | Emily Loy | OH | 21 | 44 | 103 | 2.10 | .301 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.43 | 2.17 |
| 11 | Summer Anderson | L/DS | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 | .500 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 0.13 |
| 12 | Dakota Hendricks | L/DS | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.04 |
| 13 | Anna Strohmeier | OH | 13 | 10 | 30 | 0.77 | .133 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Mackenzie Peters | MB | 56 | 75 | 163 | 1.34 | .337 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 1.414th D2 | 0.68 | 2.36 |
| 15 | Emma Duff | S | 39 | 4 | 15 | 0.10 | .200 | 4.33 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 0.51 |
| 16 | Brooklyn Gormley | MB | 56 | 74 | 157 | 1.32 | .363 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 1.1130th D2 | 0.21 | 1.93 |
| 18 | Katelyn Diani-O'Day | S | 51 | 7 | 19 | 0.14 | .263 | 5.98 | 0.4397th D2 | 0.00 | 2.04 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Holly Heldt | OH | 56 | 128 | 416 | 2.29 | .192 | 0.18 | 0.5046th D2 | 0.36 | 3.16 | 2.97 |
| 21 | Noelle Sutcliffe | OH | 44 | 107 | 336 | 2.43 | .196 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 1.14 | 2.80 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won67.0% of 100
- Sideout %85.7% · all rallies 61.7%
- Point-scoring %56.9% · all rallies 48.3%
- Late kills–errorsRussell 13–1 · Heldt 8–2 · Sutcliffe 6–1 · Roush 8–5 · Gormley 2–1
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run9 straight · 25–16 in set 2 vs. St. Edward's 08/28
- Longest run against10 straight · 15–25 in set 3 vs. Fla. Southern 08/29
- Sets with a 5-point run23 for · 17 against · of 56
- Comeback setsdown 8, won 25–23 in set 4 vs. Mo. Southern St. 10/03
down 6, won 26–24 in set 1 vs. Northern St. 09/04
down 6, won 27–26 in set 2 vs. Mo. Southern St. 10/03 - Leads lostNone from 5+ up
Missouri Western news
- No. 7 Griffons welcome Fort Hays State, No. 5 Nebraska-Kearney for Homecoming WeekendOct 8
- Pink weekend returns with three home events Oct. 9-10Oct 5
- Volleyball climbs to program-best No. 7 in AVCA pollOct 5
- Weberg earns MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week honorOct 5
- No. 8 Griffons improve to 15-1, win eighth straight and set best start in program historyOct 3
Headlines from Missouri Western athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  St. Edward's | 9–8 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-16, 25-18 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Embry-Riddle (FL) | 10–5 | W 3–1 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-15 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Fla. Southern | 8–6 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-15, 25-15 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Florida Tech | 4–10 | W 3–1 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-17 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  Southwest Minn. St. | 13–4 | W 3–1 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Northern St. | 12–5 | W 3–1 26-24, 25-17, 16-25, 25-20 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Okla. Christian | 9–8 | W 3–0 25-13, 25-21, 25-19 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Rockhurst | 11–5 | L 2–3 23-25, 15-25, 25-17, 25-17, 12-15 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Arkansas Tech | 10–9 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-13, 25-17 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs.  Ill. Springfield | 4–12 | W 3–0 25-14, 25-16, 25-17 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  McKendree | 2–14 | W 3–0 25-10, 25-15, 25-20 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Central Okla. MIAA | 14–5 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-16, 25-19 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  Newman MIAA | 6–14 | W 3–0 25-23, 25-12, 25-15 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs.  Northwest Mo. St. MIAA | 6–9 | W 3–0 25-19, 25-14, 25-10 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Central Mo. MIAA | 11–8 | W 3–1 23-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-20 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Mo. Southern St. MIAA | 6–11 | W 3–1 18-25, 28-26, 25-22, 25-23 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  Fort Hays St. MIAA | 14–6 | Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 79% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Neb.-Kearney MIAA | 17–1 | Oct 10, 1:00 PM CT 17% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | vs.  Washburn MIAA | 17–3 | Oct 15, 6:00 PM CT 59% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | vs. Fort Hays St. MIAA | 14–6 | Oct 17, 2:00 PM CT 79% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | at Northwest Mo. St. MIAA | 6–9 | Oct 20, 6:00 PM CT 92% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at Washburn MIAA | 17–3 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 47% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs.  Ark.-Fort Smith MIAA | 14–6 | Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 96% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs.  Northeastern St. MIAA | 1–16 | Oct 31, 2:00 PM CT 99% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at  Pittsburg St. MIAA | 12–6 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 59% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | at  Emporia St. MIAA | 15–3 | Nov 7, 7:00 PM CT 53% |